Diseño e implementación de un guante electrónico que permite transformar el lenguaje de señas en caracteres y reproducción sonora de voz artificial

Abstract

The goal of the project is to develop a prototype able to translate sign language into characters that can be read and reproduced using an artificial voice, which in turn uses reflex-able sensors about 7.8cm long. These sensors can read hand motion and comprise of a circuit adapted in order to regulate the sensitivity of these sensors, and Arduino Mega 2560 card which reads the signals of these sensors and transmits them into a text version in an LCD format that later on will be reproduced by a speech synthesizer Emic 2 with two 9V rechargeable batteries. The codes for the system were developed in an Arduino platform which compares the signs being made with the already stored ones and if they happen to match then an alphabetical letter will show up however if no match is found nothing will show up. This hardware was designed in uniform manner in which the user will not have any difficulty while using it. Throughout this ergonomic analysis we notice the advantages and characteristics that make this product secure and reliable for its users. The prototype developed in this project is in charge of generating a channel of communication for people who are deaf-mute, allowing them to have a better life style and by decreasing the limits they have with their social environment.