Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication

This paper introduces a novel approach aimed at enhancing communication between individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and those unfamiliar with sign language. The project addresses this challenge by developing a mobile application that harnesses the power of smartphone cameras, coupled with a...

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Main Author: Lee, Teck Junn
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2024
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Online Access:http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6654/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6654/1/fyp_CS_2024_LTJ.pdf
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description This paper introduces a novel approach aimed at enhancing communication between individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and those unfamiliar with sign language. The project addresses this challenge by developing a mobile application that harnesses the power of smartphone cameras, coupled with a deep learning model, to interpret hand gestures and provide real-time contextual information to users. It emphasizes the widespread adoption of smartphones and the practical applicability of mobile applications in real-life scenarios. Furthermore, the paper proposes a new methodology leveraging Google’s MediaPipe, which outperforms traditional approaches such as transfer learning with pre-trained object detection models in deep learning model development. Of paramount importance is the seamless integration of the deep learning model with the mobile application, enabling real-time detection and recognition on the mobile application.
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spelling utar-66542024-10-23T06:01:22Z Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication Lee, Teck Junn L Education (General) T Technology (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering This paper introduces a novel approach aimed at enhancing communication between individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and those unfamiliar with sign language. The project addresses this challenge by developing a mobile application that harnesses the power of smartphone cameras, coupled with a deep learning model, to interpret hand gestures and provide real-time contextual information to users. It emphasizes the widespread adoption of smartphones and the practical applicability of mobile applications in real-life scenarios. Furthermore, the paper proposes a new methodology leveraging Google’s MediaPipe, which outperforms traditional approaches such as transfer learning with pre-trained object detection models in deep learning model development. Of paramount importance is the seamless integration of the deep learning model with the mobile application, enabling real-time detection and recognition on the mobile application. 2024-01 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6654/1/fyp_CS_2024_LTJ.pdf Lee, Teck Junn (2024) Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6654/
spellingShingle L Education (General)
T Technology (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Lee, Teck Junn
Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication
title Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication
title_full Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication
title_fullStr Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication
title_full_unstemmed Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication
title_short Automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication
title_sort automated hand gesture recognition for enhancing sign language communication
topic L Education (General)
T Technology (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6654/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6654/1/fyp_CS_2024_LTJ.pdf