bool checkCloud(const sensor_msgs::PointCloud2& cloud_msg,
                typename pcl::PointCloud<T>::Ptr hand_cloud,
                //typename pcl::PointCloud<T>::Ptr finger_cloud,
                const std::string& frame_id,
                tf::Vector3& hand_position,
                tf::Vector3& arm_position,
                tf::Vector3& arm_direction)
{  
  typename pcl::PointCloud<T>::Ptr cloud(new pcl::PointCloud<T>);
  pcl::fromROSMsg(cloud_msg, *cloud);

  if((cloud->points.size() < g_config.min_cluster_size) ||
     (cloud->points.size() > g_config.max_cluster_size))
    return false;

  pcl::PCA<T> pca;
  pca.setInputCloud(cloud);
  Eigen::Vector4f mean = pca.getMean();

  if((mean.coeff(0) < g_config.min_x) || (mean.coeff(0) > g_config.max_x)) return false;
  if((mean.coeff(1) < g_config.min_y) || (mean.coeff(1) > g_config.max_y)) return false;
  if((mean.coeff(2) < g_config.min_z) || (mean.coeff(2) > g_config.max_z)) return false;

  Eigen::Vector3f eigen_value = pca.getEigenValues();
  double ratio = eigen_value.coeff(0) / eigen_value.coeff(1);

  if((ratio < g_config.min_eigen_value_ratio) || (ratio > g_config.max_eigen_value_ratio)) return false;

  T search_point;
  Eigen::Matrix3f ev = pca.getEigenVectors();
  Eigen::Vector3f main_axis(ev.coeff(0, 0), ev.coeff(1, 0), ev.coeff(2, 0));
  main_axis.normalize();
  arm_direction.setX(main_axis.coeff(0));
  arm_direction.setY(main_axis.coeff(1));
  arm_direction.setZ(main_axis.coeff(2));
  arm_position.setX(mean.coeff(0));
  arm_position.setY(mean.coeff(1));
  arm_position.setZ(mean.coeff(2));

  main_axis = (-main_axis * 0.3) + Eigen::Vector3f(mean.coeff(0), mean.coeff(1), mean.coeff(2));
  search_point.x = main_axis.coeff(0);
  search_point.y = main_axis.coeff(1);
  search_point.z = main_axis.coeff(2);



  //find hand
  pcl::KdTreeFLANN<T> kdtree;
  kdtree.setInputCloud(cloud);

  //find the closet point from the serach_point
  std::vector<int> point_indeices(1);
  std::vector<float> point_distances(1);
  if ( kdtree.nearestKSearch (search_point, 1, point_indeices, point_distances) > 0 )
  {
    //update search point
    search_point = cloud->points[point_indeices[0]];

    //show seach point
    if(g_marker_array_pub.getNumSubscribers() != 0)
    {
      pushSimpleMarker(search_point.x, search_point.y, search_point.z,
                       1.0, 0, 0,
                       0.02,
                       g_marker_id, g_marker_array, frame_id);
    }

    //hand
    point_indeices.clear();
    point_distances.clear();
    kdtree.radiusSearch(search_point, g_config.hand_lenght, point_indeices, point_distances);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < point_indeices.size (); ++i)
    {
      hand_cloud->points.push_back(cloud->points[point_indeices[i]]);
      hand_cloud->points.back().r = 255;
      hand_cloud->points.back().g = 0;
      hand_cloud->points.back().b = 0;
    }

    Eigen::Vector4f centroid;
    pcl::compute3DCentroid(*hand_cloud, centroid);

    if(g_marker_array_pub.getNumSubscribers() != 0)
    {
      pushSimpleMarker(centroid.coeff(0), centroid.coeff(1), centroid.coeff(2),
                       0.0, 1.0, 0,
                       0.02,
                       g_marker_id, g_marker_array, frame_id);
    }

    hand_position.setX(centroid.coeff(0));
    hand_position.setY(centroid.coeff(1));
    hand_position.setZ(centroid.coeff(2));

#if 0
    //fingers
    search_point.x = centroid.coeff(0);
    search_point.y = centroid.coeff(1);
    search_point.z = centroid.coeff(2);
    std::vector<int> point_indeices_inner;
    std::vector<float> point_distances_inner;
    kdtree.radiusSearch(search_point, 0.07, point_indeices_inner, point_distances_inner);

    std::vector<int> point_indeices_outter;
    std::vector<float> point_distances_outter;
    kdtree.radiusSearch(search_point, 0.1, point_indeices_outter, point_distances_outter);

    //ROS_INFO("before %d %d", point_indeices_inner.size(), point_indeices_outter.size());

    std::vector<int>::iterator it;
    for(size_t i = 0; i < point_indeices_inner.size(); i++)
    {

      it =  std::find(point_indeices_outter.begin(), point_indeices_outter.end(), point_indeices_inner[i]);
      if(it != point_indeices_outter.end())
      {
        point_indeices_outter.erase(it);
      }
    }

    //ROS_INFO("after %d %d", point_indeices_inner.size(), point_indeices_outter.size());

    //ROS_DEBUG_THROTTLE(1.0, "found %lu", point_indeices.size ());
    for (size_t i = 0; i < point_indeices_outter.size (); ++i)
    {
      finger_cloud->points.push_back(cloud->points[point_indeices_outter[i]]);
      finger_cloud->points.back().r = 255;
      finger_cloud->points.back().g = 0;
      finger_cloud->points.back().b = 0;
    }
#endif

  }
  else
  {    
    return false;
  }

  if(g_marker_array_pub.getNumSubscribers() != 0)
  {
    pushEigenMarker<T>(pca, g_marker_id, g_marker_array, 0.1, frame_id);
  }


  return true;
}