Gesture-Controlled Mouse with Intel oneAPI

A real-time hand gesture recognition system that controls your mouse cursor, optimized with Intel oneAPI for cross-architecture acceleration.

🔧 Key Features

• 👆 Index finger tracking for cursor movement
• 🤏 Pinch gesture for mouse clicks
• ⚡ Intel-optimized performance via:
  • OpenVINO toolkit for AI inference
  • oneDNN acceleration for MediaPipe
  • Intel IPP in OpenCV
• 🖼️ Air drawing mode with gesture-based color switching

🚀 Intel oneAPI Integration

This project leverages multiple Intel technologies:

Component	Intel Tech Used	Benefit
AI Inference	OpenVINO Toolkit	3-5x faster inference on Intel CPUs/GPUs
Math Operations	oneDNN	Accelerated landmark calculations
Image Processing	Intel IPP (via OpenCV)	Optimized frame processing
Thread Management	Intel TBB	Efficient multi-threading

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Intel CPU (6th Gen+) or GPU (Iris Xe/Arc)
• Python 3.9+
• Windows/Linux

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/devznsh/AirCursor.git
cd AirCursor

# Create and activate virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Linux/Mac
.\venv\Scripts\activate   # Windows

# Install dependencies (Intel-optimized versions)
pip install -r requirements.txt

🏗️ Project Structure

gesture-mouse-oneapi/
├── models/                   # OpenVINO IR models
├── gesture_mouse.py          # Main control script
├── air_drawing.py           # Drawing mode
├── openvino_utils.py        # Intel acceleration helpers
└── requirements.txt         # Intel-optimized packages