Real Time Sign Language: A Review

Nakul Nagpal *, MindyCrain-Dorough**, Pankaj Agrawal ***
* Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jhulelal Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
** Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, Manoharbhai Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gondia, Maharashtra, India.
*** Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, G.H. Raisoni Academy of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Periodicity:December - February'2018
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpr.4.4.14132

Abstract

In order to develop a system which is versatile there is a need to achieve a dual channel communication, i.e. from deaf
to hearing and vice-versa. Basically, Sign Language Recognition System is a system which helps the stakeholders, i.e. the
deaf and the dumb persons and those with normal senses to communicate with each others quickly and efficiently
without a need of conventional interpreters. In this review, the authors have tried to study the works, which have been
carried out over the years and tried to present the insight gained along with the identified research gap.

Keywords

Gesture Spotting, Recognition, Image Processing, Indian Sign Language.

How to Cite this Article?

Nagpal, N., Mittra, K. A., and Agrawal, P. (2018). Real Time Sign Language: A Review. i-manager’s Journal on Pattern Recognition, 4(4), 39-50. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpr.4.4.14132

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