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15. Fingertip trajectory recognition
Fingertip Trajectory Recognition
Orin board users can directly open the terminal and input the tutorial commands to run directly. Jetson-Nano board users need to enter the docker container first, then input the tutorial commands in the docker to start the program.
1. Introduction
MediaPipe is a data stream processing machine learning application development framework developed and open-sourced by Google. It is a graph-based data processing pipeline used to build applications that use various forms of data sources such as video, audio, sensor data, and any time series data.
MediaPipe is cross-platform and can run on embedded platforms (Jetson nano, etc.), mobile devices (iOS and Android), workstations and servers, and supports mobile GPU acceleration. MediaPipe provides cross-platform, customizable ML solutions for real-time and streaming media.
The core framework of MediaPipe is implemented in C++ and provides support for languages such as Java and Objective C. The main concepts of MediaPipe include Packet, Stream, Calculator, Graph, and Subgraph.
Features of MediaPipe:
- End-to-end acceleration: Built-in fast ML inference and processing accelerates even on ordinary hardware.
- Build once, deploy anywhere: Unified solution for Android, iOS, desktop/cloud, web and IoT.
- Ready-to-use solutions: Cutting-edge ML solutions that showcase the full capabilities of the framework.
- Free and open source: Framework and solutions under Apache2.0, fully scalable and customizable.
2. Launch
2.1. Program Description
After the program starts, the camera captures images. Place your hand flat in the camera frame, with fingers spread open and palm facing the camera, similar to the number 5 gesture. The image will draw all the joints on the entire hand. Adjust the hand position to be in the upper middle part of the screen.

At this point, keep the index finger unchanged while retracting other fingers, similar to the number 1 gesture.

While maintaining the gesture 1 posture, move the finger position, and red lines will appear on the screen, drawing the path of the index finger movement.

When the drawing is complete, open all fingers, similar to the number 5 gesture, and the drawn shape will be generated at the bottom.

Note: The drawn shape needs to be in a closed state, otherwise some content may be missing.
Currently, there are four recognizable trajectory shapes: triangle, rectangle, circle, and five-pointed star.
2.2. Program Launch
- Enter the following command to start the program
ros2 run dofbot_pro_mediapipe 15_FingerTrajectoryPress the q key in the image or press Ctrl+c in the terminal to exit the program.
3. Source Code
Code path:
xxxxxxxxxx# Jetson-Nano users need to enter the docker container to view~/dofbot_pro_ws/src/dofbot_pro_mediapipe/dofbot_pro_mediapipe/15_FingerTrajectory.py
x#!/usr/bin/env python3# coding: utf8import osimport enumimport cv2import timeimport numpy as npimport mediapipe as mpimport rclpyfrom rclpy.node import Nodeimport queuefrom sensor_msgs.msg import Imagefrom dofbot_utils.fps import FPSimport gcfrom dofbot_utils.vutils import distance, vector_2d_angle, get_area_max_contourfrom cv_bridge import CvBridgedef get_hand_landmarks(img, landmarks): """ Convert landmarks from MediaPipe's normalized output to pixel coordinates :param img: The image corresponding to pixel coordinates :param landmarks: Normalized key points :return: """ h, w, _ = img.shape landmarks = [(lm.x * w, lm.y * h) for lm in landmarks] return np.array(landmarks)def hand_angle(landmarks): """ Calculate the bending angle of each finger :param landmarks: Hand key points :return: Angles of each finger """ angle_list = [] # thumb 大拇指 angle_ = vector_2d_angle(landmarks[3] - landmarks[4], landmarks[0] - landmarks[2]) angle_list.append(angle_) # index 食指 angle_ = vector_2d_angle(landmarks[0] - landmarks[6], landmarks[7] - landmarks[8]) angle_list.append(angle_) # middle 中指 angle_ = vector_2d_angle(landmarks[0] - landmarks[10], landmarks[11] - landmarks[12]) angle_list.append(angle_) # ring 无名指 angle_ = vector_2d_angle(landmarks[0] - landmarks[14], landmarks[15] - landmarks[16]) angle_list.append(angle_) # pink 小拇指 angle_ = vector_2d_angle(landmarks[0] - landmarks[18], landmarks[19] - landmarks[20]) angle_list.append(angle_) angle_list = [abs(a) for a in angle_list] return angle_listdef h_gesture(angle_list): """ Determine the gesture made by the finger through 2D features :param angle_list: Bending angles of each finger :return : Gesture name string """ thr_angle, thr_angle_thumb, thr_angle_s = 65.0, 53.0, 49.0 if (angle_list[0] < thr_angle_s) and (angle_list[1] < thr_angle_s) and (angle_list[2] < thr_angle_s) and ( angle_list[3] < thr_angle_s) and (angle_list[4] < thr_angle_s): gesture_str = "five" elif (angle_list[0] > 5) and (angle_list[1] < thr_angle_s) and (angle_list[2] > thr_angle) and ( angle_list[3] > thr_angle) and (angle_list[4] > thr_angle): gesture_str = "one" else: gesture_str = "none" return gesture_strclass State(enum.Enum): NULL = 0 TRACKING = 1 RUNNING = 2def draw_points(img, points, tickness=4, color=(255, 0, 0)): """ Draw the recorded connected points on the image """ points = np.array(points).astype(dtype=np.int32) if len(points) > 2: for i, p in enumerate(points): if i + 1 >= len(points): break cv2.line(img, tuple(p), tuple(points[i + 1]), color, tickness)def get_track_img(points): """ Generate a trajectory image with black background and white lines using recorded points """ points = np.array(points).astype(dtype=np.int32) x_min, y_min = np.min(points, axis=0).tolist() x_max, y_max = np.max(points, axis=0).tolist() track_img = np.full([y_max - y_min + 100, x_max - x_min + 100, 1], 0, dtype=np.uint8) points = points - [x_min, y_min] points = points + [50, 50] draw_points(track_img, points, 1, (255, 255, 255)) return track_imgclass FingerTrajectoryNode(Node): def __init__(self): super().__init__('finger_trajectory') self.drawing = mp.solutions.drawing_utils self.timer = time.time() self.hand_detector = mp.solutions.hands.Hands( static_image_mode=False, max_num_hands=1, min_tracking_confidence=0.05, min_detection_confidence=0.6 ) self.fps = FPS() # FPS calculator self.state = State.NULL self.points = [] self.start_count = 0 self.no_finger_timestamp = time.time() self.gc_stamp = time.time() self.image_queue = queue.Queue(maxsize=1) self.bridge = CvBridge() # Initialize video capture device self.cap = cv.VideoCapture(0, cv.CAP_V4L2) self.cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 640) self.cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 480) if not self.cap.isOpened(): self.get_logger().error("Error: Could not open video device.") rclpy.shutdown() def image_proc(self): ret, frame = self.cap.read() if not ret: self.get_logger().error("Error: Could not read frame from video device.") return rgb_image = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB) rgb_image = cv2.flip(rgb_image, 1) # Horizontal flip result_image = np.copy(rgb_image) result_call = None if self.timer <= time.time() and self.state == State.RUNNING: self.state = State.NULL try: results = self.hand_detector.process(rgb_image) if self.state != State.RUNNING else None if results is not None and results.multi_hand_landmarks: gesture = "none" index_finger_tip = [0, 0] self.no_finger_timestamp = time.time() # Record current time for timeout handling for hand_landmarks in results.multi_hand_landmarks: self.drawing.draw_landmarks( result_image, hand_landmarks, mp.solutions.hands.HAND_CONNECTIONS) landmarks = get_hand_landmarks(rgb_image, hand_landmarks.landmark) angle_list = (hand_angle(landmarks)) gesture = (h_gesture(angle_list)) index_finger_tip = landmarks[8].tolist() if self.state == State.NULL: if gesture == "one": # Detect index finger extended alone, other fingers clenched self.start_count += 1 if self.start_count > 20: self.state = State.TRACKING self.points = [] else: self.start_count = 0 elif self.state == State.TRACKING: if gesture == "five": # Extend five fingers to end drawing self.state = State.NULL # Generate black and white trajectory image track_img = get_track_img(self.points) contours = cv2.findContours(track_img, cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE)[-2] contour = get_area_max_contour(contours, 300) contour = contour[0] # Recognize the drawn shape according to trajectory image # cv2.fillPoly draws and fills polygons on the image track_img = cv2.fillPoly(track_img, [contour,], (255, 255, 255)) for _ in range(3): # Erosion function track_img = cv2.erode(track_img, cv2.getStructuringElement(cv2.MORPH_RECT, (5, 5))) # Dilation function track_img = cv2.dilate(track_img, cv2.getStructuringElement(cv2.MORPH_RECT, (5, 5))) contours = cv2.findContours(track_img, cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE)[-2] contour = get_area_max_contour(contours, 300) contour = contour[0] h, w = track_img.shape[:2] track_img = np.full([h, w, 3], 0, dtype=np.uint8) track_img = cv2.drawContours(track_img, [contour, ], -1, (0, 255, 0), 2) # Perform polygon fitting on image contour points approx = cv2.approxPolyDP(contour, 0.026 * cv2.arcLength(contour, True), True) track_img = cv2.drawContours(track_img, [approx, ], -1, (0, 0, 255), 2) print(len(approx)) # Determine the shape based on the number of vertices of the contour envelope if len(approx) == 3: cv2.putText(track_img, 'Triangle', (10, 40),cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 1.2, (255, 255, 0), 2) if len(approx) == 4 or len(approx) == 5: cv2.putText(track_img, 'Square', (10, 40),cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 1.2, (255, 255, 0), 2) if 5 < len(approx) < 10: cv2.putText(track_img, 'Circle', (10, 40),cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 1.2, (255, 255, 0), 2) if len(approx) == 10: cv2.putText(track_img, 'Star', (10, 40),cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 1.2, (255, 255, 0), 2) cv2.imshow('track', track_img) else: if len(self.points) > 0: if distance(self.points[-1], index_finger_tip) > 5: self.points.append(index_finger_tip) else: self.points.append(index_finger_tip) draw_points(result_image, self.points) else: pass else: if self.state == State.TRACKING: if time.time() - self.no_finger_timestamp > 2: self.state = State.NULL self.points = [] except BaseException as e: self.get_logger().error("e = {}".format(e)) self.fps.update_fps() self.fps.show_fps(result_image) result_image = cv2.cvtColor(result_image, cv2.COLOR_RGB2BGR) cv2.imshow('image', result_image) key = cv2.waitKey(1) if key == ord(' '): # Press space to clear recorded trajectory self.points = [] if time.time() > self.gc_stamp: self.gc_stamp = time.time() + 1 gc.collect()def main(args=None): rclpy.init(args=args) finger_track_node = FingerTrajectoryNode() try: while rclpy.ok(): finger_track_node.image_proc() except KeyboardInterrupt: pass finally: finger_track_node.cap.release() cv2.destroyAllWindows() rclpy.shutdown()if __name__ == "__main__": main()