Journal Article

Gesture-Based Physical Stability Classification and Rehabilitation System

Tolba, A. S., Raafat, Hazem, Tolba, Sherif

2025

Overview

This paper introduces the Gesture-Based Physical Stability Classification and Rehabilitation System (GPSCRS), a low-cost, non-invasive solution for evaluating physical stability using an Arduino microcontroller and the DFRobot Gesture and Touch sensor. The system quantifies movement smoothness, consistency, and speed by analyzing “up” and “down” hand gestures over a fixed period, generating a Physical Stability Index (PSI) as a single metric to represent an individual’s stability. The system focuses on a temporal analysis of gesture patterns while incorporating placeholders for speed scores to demonstrate its potential for a comprehensive stability assessment. The performance of various machine learning and deep learning models for gesture-based classification is evaluated, with neural network architectures such as Transformer, CNN, and KAN achieving perfect scores in recall, accuracy, precision, and F1-score. Traditional machine learning models such as XGBoost show strong results, offering a balance between computational efficiency and accuracy. The choice of model depends on specific application requirements, including real-time constraints and available resources. The preliminary experimental results indicate that the proposed GPSCRS can effectively detect changes in stability under real-time conditions, highlighting its potential for use in remote health monitoring, fall prevention, and rehabilitation scenarios. By providing a quantitative measure of stability, the system enables early risk identification and supports tailored interventions for improved mobility and quality of life.

• Publisher: MDPI AG,Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
• Subject: Accelerometers / Algorithms / Analysis / Artificial intelligence / Classification / Communication / Community support / Comparative analysis / Deep Learning / DFRobot gesture and touch sensor / Equilibrium (Physiology) / Gesture / gesture analysis / gesture recognition / Gestures / Humans / Identification and classification / Literature reviews / Machine Learning / microcontroller / Neural networks / Neural Networks, Computer / physical stability / Physical therapy / Physiological aspects / Rehabilitation / Sensors / Stability / Therapeutics, Physiological / Vision systems