Development of smart glove: gesture translator

Abstract

Generally, people with hearing impaired and speech disability use sign language based on hand gestures with specific motion to represent the “language” they are communicating. A gesture in a sign language is a particular movement of the hands with a specific shape from the fingers and hole hand. This project aims to convert the hand gestures based on electronic device that translate sign language into speech to make the communication take place between the mute communities with the general public. In this research, a practical implementation of a system which enables mute people to use gloves so as to communicate with normal people via their smart phone has been designed and implemented practically. Mute people can use the glove to perform hand gesture and it will be converted into speech to allow normal people to understand their expression. An Android Application designed will be used that will convert the gestures into text depending on hand shape detected and produce a voice. The developed project will potentially reduce the communication gap between mute and normal people.