Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network

In this paper we present an automatic visual-based sign language translation system. Our proposed automatic sign-language translator provides a real-time English translation of the Malaysia SL. To date, there have been studies on sign language recognition based on visual approach (video camera). Ho...

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Main Authors: Akmeliawati, Rini, Melanie, Po-Leen Ooi, Ye, Chow Kuang
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2007
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/5384/1/imtc2007_signlanguage.pdf
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author Akmeliawati, Rini
Melanie, Po-Leen Ooi
Ye, Chow Kuang
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Melanie, Po-Leen Ooi
Ye, Chow Kuang
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description In this paper we present an automatic visual-based sign language translation system. Our proposed automatic sign-language translator provides a real-time English translation of the Malaysia SL. To date, there have been studies on sign language recognition based on visual approach (video camera). However, the emphasis on these works is limited to a small lexicon of sign language or solely focuses on fingerspelling, which takes diferent approaches respectively. In practical sense, fingerspelling is used if a word cannot be expressed via sign language. Our sign language translator can recognise both fingerspelling and sign gestures that involve static and motion signs. Trained neural networks are used to identify the signs to translate into English.
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spelling iium-53842012-05-23T01:30:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5384/ Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network Akmeliawati, Rini Melanie, Po-Leen Ooi Ye, Chow Kuang TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering In this paper we present an automatic visual-based sign language translation system. Our proposed automatic sign-language translator provides a real-time English translation of the Malaysia SL. To date, there have been studies on sign language recognition based on visual approach (video camera). However, the emphasis on these works is limited to a small lexicon of sign language or solely focuses on fingerspelling, which takes diferent approaches respectively. In practical sense, fingerspelling is used if a word cannot be expressed via sign language. Our sign language translator can recognise both fingerspelling and sign gestures that involve static and motion signs. Trained neural networks are used to identify the signs to translate into English. 2007 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5384/1/imtc2007_signlanguage.pdf Akmeliawati, Rini and Melanie, Po-Leen Ooi and Ye, Chow Kuang (2007) Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network. In: IMTC 2007 - Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Warsaw, Poland, 1-3 May 2007, 1-3 May 2007 , Warsaw, Poland . http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2007.379311 doi:10.1109/IMTC.2007.379311
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Akmeliawati, Rini
Melanie, Po-Leen Ooi
Ye, Chow Kuang
Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network
title Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network
title_full Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network
title_fullStr Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network
title_full_unstemmed Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network
title_short Real-time Malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network
title_sort real-time malaysian sign language translation using colour segmentation and neural network
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/5384/1/imtc2007_signlanguage.pdf