NDLI: An electromagnetic imaging system for remote sign language communication

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Dogramadzi, S. Allen, C.R. Bell, G.D. Rowland, R.
Copyright Year	1999
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Electr. Eng., Newcastle upon Tyne Univ., UK (Dogramadzi, S.)
Abstract	The technique described in this paper is concerned with the provision of a sign language emulator driven by an array of electromagnetic sensors integrated into a pair of data gloves. The objective is to provide a 3D visualization of the signing performed either end of the telephone link. The link requires an ISDN telephone protocol which is now actively marketed in the UK by the telecommunications industry. The objective of the work is to enable the deaf to communicate across telecommunications links. The sensing system is based on an electromagnetic imaging technique devised for key hole surgery and specifically for guidance of colonoscopes during colonoscopy in the screening and treatment of intestinal cancers. It comprises modules for generating magnetic field, sensing the magnetic field and processing the signals from the first two modules. Sensors are mounted in a pair of gloves and determine a position of the fingers and hands to enable the sign language to be read by a computer. Images could be than transferred via ISDN links anywhere in the world. This system operates in real time and with a position accuracy of a few millimeters and orientation accuracy of less than 1 degree of arc.
Starting Page	1443
Ending Page	1446
File Size	591628
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780352769
ISSN	10915281
DOI	10.1109/IMTC.1999.776047
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-05-24
Publisher Place	Italy
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Handicapped aids Sensor arrays Telephony ISDN Magnetic fields Sensor phenomena and characterization Data gloves Data visualization Protocols Communication industry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Instrumentation Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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