Touchless 3D Controller Using Capacitive Sensing Method

Nur Shazwani, Aminuddin (2015) Touchless 3D Controller Using Capacitive Sensing Method. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This project is to improve the existing technology into the next level needs where it will implement a touch-less interaction by hand movements in the air for human computer interactions. This project will cover about gestural control and interface technology by using capacitive sensor as the major component for sensing the gesture movement. Capacitive sensing function depends upon how long it takes a capacitor to charge (known as the time constant). Placing an object within the electric field of a capacitor will affect the capacitance value and the corresponding time constant. The main idea is to build a low cost 3D controller for gesture detection and implement it for human computer interactions. The functionality of it is to allow a run time user control by simply using microcontroller as a bridge for interface connection between the hardware and computer. In this project the microcontroller used is Arduino UNO. The technology has the potential to change the way users interact with computers by eliminating input devices (e.g. mouse, keyboard) and allows gestural movement to take control of the computer. Movements of hand gesture will be an input to be manipulated so that it can take over the computer cursor to control applications at computers. With the use of MATLAB software the input received can be calculated and the functionality of the capacitive changes will be substitutes to the gestural input created by the user.

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