Design of a Weareble Device to Translate Mexican Sign Language

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a prototype consist in a wearable device able to translate Mexican sign language (LSM) to phonetic, playing the sound and showing the phrases in a mobile phone. Using a glove, the disabled person can communicate naturally with people who do not know sign language.
The device consists of a glove, which is capable of interpreting movements due to 5 flexible sensors that possess, these sensors are placed on each finger of the hand: thumb, index, middle, ring and little finger. Those register the variation of resistance (ohms) and the variation when flexing is compared.
The results are analyzed in an arduino interface, interpreted and later displayed through an LCD screen. The device is intended to support assertive communication between people who use Mexican sign language and those who do not know it. The progress of our project promises to reduce communication barriers between sectors with hearing or verbal disabilities, improving their quality of life and their interaction with society, benefiting academic, work, social areas, among others.