Control of home devices based on hand gestures

Human-machine interfaces are constantly evolving. Within this group, the interfaces based on natural gestures of users allow converting these movements into commands for a computer system without contacting any surface. This paper describes the architectural model of a system that addresses these interfaces to control home automation systems. An armband for gestural capture called MYO® is selected in this case. This device combines the measurement of electrical activity produced by the movement of forearm and hand muscles in order to detect the hand gesture, but it is also able to capture the orientation and rotation of the movement. Finally, a study is performed of its application.