Pedestrian gesture classifier

[jasonl112]

11/11/2024 Update:

• Status: In Progress – Currently researching datasets; have identified several collections focused on hand gestures, often used for sign language recognition.
• Next Steps: Begin training the model to recognize two specific gestures: “stop” (open palm) and “move forward.” Planning to train the model with a custom or premade dataset.
• Projected Completion: Monday, November 18, 2024
• Update: The YOLOv11 model successfully detects cars, people, and other general objects. Aiming to complete gesture training within one week.

[jasonl112]

11/18/2024 Update:

• Status: In Progress – Currently fine-tuning the model to recognize hand gestures from pedestrians at a distance.
• Next Steps: After fine-tuning, I will test this out on CARLA and open a PR.
• Projected Completion: Monday, December 2nd, 2024
• Update: The model successfully detects hand gestures and points of the hands when the person is close to the camera.