The present invention relates to a gesture controlled wheelchair comprising of (a) a wheelchair, (b) glove control means located on atleast one of the gloves placed on at least one of the arras of the wheelchair, (c) control means located on the wheelchair to drive the wheelchair, such that signals from the glove control means are supplied to the control means on the wheelchair to drive the wheelchair wherein the glove control means comprise of (i) at least one infra red transmitter-receiver pair located on the fingers of the glove, the aforesaid pair connected to a circuit embedded into the glove and (ii) an accelerometer located on said glove for measuring the tilt of the hand of an user such that the movement of the fingers of the glove defines the direction of movement of the wheelchair and the tilt of the hand defines the speed of the travel. The present invention can be used when the user is seated on the wheelchair as well as remotely.
