WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control
Print ISSN: 1991-8763, E-ISSN: 2224-2856
Volume 21, 2026
Accessible Home Automation System for Elderly Individuals and People with Disabilities: Combining Eye Tracking, Hand Gestures, and Voice Recognition
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Abstract: With increasing elderly populations and people with disabilities all over the world, there is an emerging need for accessible, autonomous home environments. This paper proposes a fully embedded, low-cost, and multimodal home automation system focused on solving interaction challenges for users with physical or sensory impairments. The proposed solution integrates eye-tracking, hand gesture recognition, and voice-based command inputs for a sustainably adaptable control towards diverse users. This system not only answers the needs of elderly and disabled people but also contributes to a global vision per the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. It was built using the Raspberry Pi 4 platform with open-source Python libraries, allowing the implementation of custom offline solutions with lower latency. Validation of the system was carried out by functionally deploying it at a caregiving facility, where it showed very high accuracy rates, from 90 to 96%, for the tested input modalities and robust performance under real-world conditions.
Keywords:
Home automation, hand gestures, eye tracking, speech interface, sustainability, assistive technology
Pages: 73-84
DOI: 10.37394/23203.2026.21.8