Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that train machine-learned modules to perform radar-based gesture detection in an ambient compute environment. Compared to other smart devices that rely on a physical user interface, a smart device (104) with a radar system (102) can support ambient computing by providing an eye-free interaction and less cognitively demanding gesture-based user interface. The radar system (102) can be designed to address a variety of challenges associated with ambient computing, including power consumption, environmental variations, background noise, size, and user privacy. The radar system (102) uses an ambient-computing machine-learned module (222) to quickly recognize gestures performed by a user up to at least two meters away. The ambient-computing machine-learned module (222) is trained, at least in part, using a two-phase evaluation process, which includes a segmented classification task and an unsegmented recognition task.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that facilitate ambient computing using a radar system. Compared to other smart devices that rely on a physical user interface, a smart device with a radar system can support ambient computing by providing an eye-free interaction and less cognitively demanding gesture-based user interface. The radar system can be designed to address a variety of challenges associated with ambient computing, including power consumption, environmental variations, background noise, size, and user privacy. The radar system uses an ambient-computing machine-learned module to quickly recognize gestures performed by a user up to at least two meters away. The ambient-computing machine-learned module is trained to filter background noise and have a sufficiently low false positive rate to enhance the user experience.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that facilitate ambient computing using a radar system. Compared to other smart devices that rely on a physical user interface, a smart device with a radar system can support ambient computing by providing an eye-free interaction and less cognitively demanding gesture-based user interface. The radar system can be designed to address a variety of challenges associated with ambient computing, including power consumption, environmental variations, background noise, size, and user privacy. The radar system uses an ambient-computing machine-learned module to quickly recognize gestures performed by a user up to at least two meters away. The ambient-computing machine-learned module is trained to filter background noise and have a sufficiently low false positive rate to enhance the user experience.