Gesture Control System

Made with ❤️ by Shaurya Nandecha

A sophisticated Python-based gesture control system that allows you to control your computer's mouse cursor using hand gestures captured through your webcam. This project combines computer vision and machine learning to create a natural and intuitive way to interact with your computer.

Features

• Control mouse cursor with index finger movements
• Left click and drag with index finger + thumb pinch
• Right click with middle finger + thumb pinch
• Double click with quick double pinch
• Activate/deactivate gesture control with "Yo" sign (index and pinky up)
• Smooth cursor movement with enhanced gesture detection
• Debug visualization mode

Requirements

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Webcam
• Required Python packages (install using pip install -r requirements.txt):
  • OpenCV
  • MediaPipe
  • PyAutoGUI
  • NumPy

Installation

1. Clone this repository: bash git clone https://github.com/Shauryan28/Gesture-Control-Cursor.git cd Gesture-Control-Cursor

2. Install required packages: bash pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Run the program: bash python gesture_control.py

2. To activate/deactivate gesture control:

   • Make a "Yo" sign (index finger and pinky up, other fingers down)
   • Hold it for 1 second
   • Status will change from "Inactive" (red) to "Active" (green)

3. When active:

   • Move index finger to control cursor
   • Pinch index finger and thumb for left click
   • Hold pinch and move for drag operations
   • Quick double pinch for double click
   • Pinch middle finger and thumb for right click

4. To quit:

   • Press 'q' while the webcam window is focused
   • Or close the webcam window

Debug Visualization

The program includes visual feedback to help with gesture recognition: - Green circles: Extended fingers - Red circles: Folded fingers - Blue circles: Thumb position when near middle/ring fingers - Purple line: Appears when "Yo" sign is detected

Citation and Credits

If you use this project in your work, please provide appropriate credit by:

1. Adding a citation in your README: markdown This project uses [Gesture Control System](https://github.com/Shauryan28/Gesture-Control-Cursor) by [Shaurya Nandecha](https://github.com/Shauryan28).

2. Adding a star ⭐ to the original repository

3. If you create a derivative work, please maintain the original credit in your code and documentation: python """ Based on Gesture Control System Original work by Shaurya Nandecha (https://github.com/Shauryan28) """

For academic use, please cite as: bibtex @software{nandecha2024gesture, author = {Shaurya Nandecha}, title = {Gesture Control System}, year = {2024}, publisher = {GitHub}, url = {https://github.com/Shauryan28/Gesture-Control-Cursor} }

Author

Shaurya Nandecha - GitHub: @Shauryan28

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

If you found this project helpful or interesting, please consider giving it a ⭐️ on GitHub!