Hadeel Ayoub student at Goldsmiths University of London in England has been working to build smart glove which can take the sign language and convert it to common language.
Hadeel Ayoub has created a series of smart glove prototypes that can detect sign language gestures, and use digital processing to translate them so that the wearer can be understood by someone who does not know sign language.
Ayoub created three different prototypes. The first one outputs a single letter to a display and was relatively slow to function.
The second design streamlined the process and the processor that connects to the computer is a bit smaller, and the prototype was wireless. It also had updated software that allowed for full text to be displayed on the screen.
The final design is the one that features the capabilities to relay out loud the words that are being signed. It works by attaching several sensors to the fingers that record the position they end in. An accelerometer keeps track of what position the entire hand is in, while all of the data is relayed into a computer that identifies the signs and displays the words. The wires are actually sewn into the lining, making it look smoother and sleeker than the previous design.
Ayoub has more ambitious plans in store. She wants to incorporate a wireless communications system for the glove, so that it does not have to be tethered to a computing device by a wire harness. She also speaks Arabic, French, and English, and wants to add a language translation feature to the system so that people can communicate with each other even if they are visually challenged or hearing impaired and regardless of the language that they speak.
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