Home Kinection
Brian Bowman, Reid Erekson,
Stephen Larew, Will McGrath,
Abstract
The basic aim of the project is to enable a home to
naturally and intuitively respond to its inhabitants
needs. The team plans to implement basic home
automation, specifically controlling the devices in a
living room, utilizing gesture recognition from a
Microsoft Kinect sensor. A user would be able to
assign certain gestures to correspond with different
actions. Actions in the living room include: turning
on/off a device, dimming a light, controlling a TV or
other A/V equipment and controlling a PC.
Block Diagram
Desktop
Block Diagram (continued)
Dimming Module
Dimmer Module
AC Load
Power Supply
Microcontroller
AC Switching Ciruitry
AC Power
AC Zero-Cross
Detect Circuit
Wireless Interface
(Xbee)
Switching Module
Switch Module
AC Power
Power Supply
Microcontroller
AC Switching Ciruitry
Wireless Interface
(Xbee)
IR Module
IR Module
IR Reciever
AC Power
Power Supply
Microcontroller
IR Transmitter
Wireless Interface
(Xbee)
AC Load
Block Diagram (continued)
Shade Module
Shades Module
Limit Switches
(Reed)
AC Power
Power Supply
Microcontroller
Contact Closure
Interface (up /
down)
Wireless Interface
(Xbee)
PSSCs
• 1. An ability to control AC lights/appliances.
2. An ability to control IR-based devices (TV,
etc.).
• 3. An ability to control motorized shade
(up/down).
• 4. An ability to control a computer (via a
"virtual touchscreen ") using gestures and
voice commands.
• 5. An ability to distinctly interpret the
gestures and voice commands required for all
control functions of the system.