Gesture Control System for Smart Environments

This paper presents a system to control lighting, heating, ventilation and entertainment electronics in smart environments using gestures. Until now, there has not been general control method for intelligent environments available. In addition to the actual control system a pilot platform, where the system can be tested in a real environment, has been implemented. Usability and functionality of the system are verified by initial end-user testing and the results are presented in this paper. According to initial test results the solution is easy to use and expandable to be used in any smart environment to control various devices.