Experiment 3 - Gesture Recognition Experience

Step 1: System Preparation

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake pkg-config python3-dev python3-pip

Step 2: Create Virtual Environment

cd OPENCV
python3 -m venv rdkx5_vision_env
source rdkx5_vision_env/bin/activate

Step 3: Install Dependencies

pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Test Environment

python3 mediapipe_gesture_demo.py
TOOLTOOL

The example program includes the following features:

  • ✅ Real-time gesture detection - Supports simultaneous dual-hand recognition
  • ✅ Digital gesture recognition - Recognizes finger counts 1-5
  • ✅ Special gesture recognition - OK gesture, thumbs up gesture
  • ✅ Performance monitoring - Real-time FPS display
  • ✅ Visual feedback - Hand keypoint drawing

The code uses skin color detection with HSV threshold sliders to identify hand gestures and count fingers.