Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Spring 5-31-2003
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Biomedical Engineering Committee
First Advisor
Richard A. Foulds
Second Advisor
Tara L. Alvarez
Third Advisor
Michael T. Bergen
Abstract
American Sign Language (ASL) is a form of communication that is used by the Deaf. It consists of hand shapes and gestures to express words and phrases. Translators on the market today consist of interpreting a simple form of ASL known as finger spelling. In order to develop a more effective translator, instrumentation was developed utilizing a Flock of Birds and Cyberglove system to record in hand shapes and movements in a LabVIEW environment. Experimentation done included reading in data and subjectively analyzing the data recorded for accuracy. Initial results have show that the instrumentation worked and data was recorded successfully.
Recommended Citation
DeMarco, Robert Michael, "Data recording and analysis of American sign language" (2003). Theses. 616.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/616
