INTRODUCTION
Have you ever seen a movie called “Iron Man”?
If yes, then it must have made you wonder at least once in your life about what it would be like to control the TV, computer or any other electronic gadget in your home with just a flick of your finger, or a wave of your hand.
Well, Hand Gesture Detection is something that will give you an idea about how it feels like to be able to do that. Hand Gesture Detection is an original concept that has had the good fortune of coming into life because of the immensely capable Digital Content Team of Virtual Reality Systems
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY HAND GESTURE DETECTION?
Hand Gesture Detection is an application that is supported by the programming function named OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) which mainly targets at real-time Computer Vision.
The goal of this Hand Gesture Detection application is to interpret human gestures accurately that originates from any sort of bodily motion or state, but especially the gestures that originate from the hand.
HOW DOES THE HAND GESTURE DETECTION APPLICATION WORK?
The Face Filters using Computer Vision application uses a specific area of Computer Vision called Image processing. The application, broadly, works in three simple steps.
The first step is called Face Detection where all the human faces that are present in the image or video are found out.
The second step is called Facial Landmarks Extraction where the facial features of each detected face, such as the eyes, lips, bone, nose, mouth, etc. are extracted.
The third and the final step is called Image Processing where the chosen filter is finally applied onto a full face.
The best feature of the Face Filters using Computer Vision application is that it is very accessible to every regular person and hence, it is an easy-to-use application.
USES OF THE HAND GESTURE DETECTION APPLICATION IN THE INDUSTRY
In a world like where we live now, no technology goes unused. There are more than a couple of uses of the Hand Gesture Detection application that are listed below:
- Change in the way we use traditional computers
The Hand Gesture Detection application has been used to introduce a completely new system of interaction for the Personal Computers (PC) based entirely on hand gesture detection. This has resulted in the death of the use of traditional computers due to the emergence of a technology that now allows the user to interact with the PC by the help of gesture control.
- Mobile payments
The Hand Gesture Detection application is used to manage personal media, such as photos or files on the mobile, and even conduct online payments by just using hand gestures.
- Car controls
The Hand Gesture Detection application has been useful for the drivers to access control features such as air conditioning, windows and windshield wipers with the help of gesture controls.
- Sign language interpreter
The Hand Gesture Detection application is used to overcome the gap that exists between the deaf and the non-deaf who may not know sign language. It is, therefore, used as a notion of breaking down the communication barriers using the technology of gesture recognition
FUTURE SCOPE OF THE HAND GESTURE DETECTION APPLICATION
The Hand Gesture Detection application has immense scope for use in the future. This is because there are several fields, say, the medical supplication field, and the entertainment application field where this application can make life way easier than it is now. Even in homes, offices and transport vehicles, the Hand Gesture Detection application can be incorporated to greatly increasing practicability. Also, to grant an easier life to the lesser or differently-abled, the Hand Gesture Detection application can be used to eliminate a lot of manual labour that the disabled cannot perform.
