Design and implementation of a sign-to-speech/text system for deaf and dumb people

Abstract

This paper presents an approach for designing and implementing a smart glove for deaf and dumb people. There have been several researches done in order to find an easier way for non-vocal people to communicate with vocal people and express themselves to the hearing world. Developments have been made in sign language but mainly in American Sign Language. This research aims to develop a sign to Arabic language translator based on smart glove interfaced wirelessly with microcontroller and text/voice presenting devices. An approach has been developed and programmed to display Arabic text. The whole system has been implemented, programmed, cased and tested with very good results.