Hand Motion and Gesture Control of Laboratory Test Equipment Using the Leap Motion Controller

In this paper, the design and development of a system to provide hand motion and gesture control of laboratory test equipment is considered and discussed. The Leap Motion controller is used to provide an input to control a laboratory power supply as part of an electronic circuit experiment. By suitable hand motions and gestures, control of the power supply is provided remotely and without the need to physically touch the equipment used. As such, it provides an alternative manner in which to control electronic equipment via a PC and is considered here within the field of human computer interaction (HCI).

• Ian A. Grout

• Control
• hand gesture
• human computer interaction
• test equipment.

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