A research team led by scientists from the University at Buffalo modified the headset with
The system, called SonicASL, showed93.8% effective in indoor and outdoor tests involving 42 words. Examples of vocabulary used: “love”, “space” and “camera”. Under the same conditions, using 30 simple sentences – for example, “Nice to meet you” – SonicASL showed an efficiency of 90.6%.
There is still a lot of work to be done beforethe technology will be able to enter the market as a commercial product, the researchers emphasized. For example, you need to significantly expand your SonicASL vocabulary. In addition, the system must be able to read facial expressions, which is an important component of sign language.
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Researchers intend to continue working oncreating a system. Their main motive is that there are over 72 million people with hearing impairments worldwide. They all have difficulty communicating with other people. The task is very difficult because deaf people around the world deal with over 300 different sign languages.
According to the researchers, the inventionDoppler technology is used to “feel” tiny vibrations or echoes in the acoustic waves created by the movement of the hand. The research results will be presented at the ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), which will be held from September 21 to 26.
Source: acm.org, buffalo.edu
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