Despite advancing at a tremendous pace recently, few real-world applications have stemmed from research on radar-based gesture interaction. This phenomenon can be attributed to the complexity of integrating signal processing techniques and gesture recognition algorithms into user-friendly applications, especially for developers lacking expertise in this field. In response, this paper introduces the main ideas behind zeroG, an upcoming software framework designed to streamline the development of radar-based gesture interfaces. Once completed, its graphical user interface should enable developers to assemble standardized modules into complex gesture recognition dataflows, facilitating both testing and application development. By introducing a clear separation of concerns between application frontend and gesture recognition, zeroG will enable developers to effortlessly adapt existing dataflows to new applications or sensors, without requiring extensive experience in (radar-based) gesture recognition. This paper explores the current landscape of tools for creating radar-based gesture interfaces, introduces the core elements of the zeroG framework emerging from its early stages of design and development, and outlines future development stages and potential challenges.
Sluÿters, A., & Ousmer, M. (2024). zeroG: Towards an Integrated Development Environment for Deploying Radar-based Gesture User Interfaces. Beyond Radar Waves: The First Workshop on Radar-Based Human-Computer Interaction, Cagliari, Italy. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/267946