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Dual LMCs fusion for recognition of isolated Arabic sign language words

  • King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a Dual-Leap Motion Controllers (DLMC) based Arabic Sign Language recognition system. More particularly, we propose to use both front and side controllers to cater for the challenges of finger occlusions and missing data. For feature extraction, we select an optimum set of geometric features extracted from both controllers, while for classification, we used both a Bayesian approach with a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) and a simple Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) approach. Though this paper focused only on the GMM approach. Data was collected from a native adult signer, for 100 isolated Arabic words. Ten observations were collected for each of the signs. The proposed framework uses an intelligent strategy to handle the case of missing data from one or both controllers. A recognition accuracy of 94.63% was achieved, with the proposed system. The proposed system outperforms glove-based systems and a single-LMC based techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 14th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, SSD 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages611-614
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538631751
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, SSD 2017 - Marrakech, Morocco
Duration: 28 Mar 201731 Mar 2017

Publication series

Name2017 14th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, SSD 2017
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference14th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, SSD 2017
Country/TerritoryMorocco
CityMarrakech
Period28/03/1731/03/17

Keywords

  • Arabic sign langauge recognition
  • electronic glove
  • image-based system
  • leap motion controller
  • machine learning

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