A method of touchless activation of an electrically activated device may comprise: receiving, via a processor and through a sensor in an aircraft cabin, gesture data; comparing, via the processor, the gesture data to a predetermined gesture, the predetermined gesture being created by transitioning a hand from a first position to a second position, one of the first position and the second position being a closed fist, a remainder of the first position and the second position being an open palm; determining, via the processor, whether the gesture data matches the predetermined gesture; and commanding, via the processor, the electrically activated device to change from a first state to a second state.