Low cost smart glove for universal control of IR devices

This paper presents a low cost gesture recognition system that acts as URC (universal remote control) for multiple consumer electronic appliances. A sensor based glove for recognition of touches is the input module to the system. It consists of contact sensors, positioned at the finger tips to detect gestures signed. This glove communicates the gesture signed to the master unit through Radio Frequency. The master unit performs three main operations, that is IR code generation, IR Transmission, and IR Reception. Based on the data received from the glove, IR codes are generated and passed on to the consumer appliance, such as Televisions, Music Systems, etc. By this method, users can configure the system for various consumer electronic devices. The system is designed ergonomically, making it highly compact and portable.