Disclosed is a virtual reality helmet capable of recognizing a gesture, comprising: a helmet shell which is convenient for a user to wear; a sensing module having an infrared emitter for emitting infrared light so as to form an infrared inductive area and an infrared receiving array for receiving reflected infrared light and generating a corresponding signal; a signal processing unit electrically connected to the infrared emitter and the infrared receiving array respectively; and a driving mainboard electrically connected to the signal processing unit and used for sending a recognized manipulation command to a corresponding actuating mechanism. Also disclosed is a gesture recognition method for a virtual reality helmet capable of recognizing a gesture, comprising three steps: the initialization of a virtual reality helmet; the starting of an infrared gesture recognition mode; and a gesture control auxiliary function. A parameter of a virtual reality helmet is accurately and quickly adjusted by recognizing a gesture of a user when the user is wearing the helmet, thereby improving the user experience.
VIRTUAL REALITY HELMET CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING GESTURE AND GESTURE RECOGNITION METHOD THEREFOR