About

= __About H a n dLink__ = = = =The H a n dLink is designed to allow two-way communication between individuals using sign language and individuals speaking conventionally. Its main purpose is to translate sign language into text and spoken words into text. Therefore, the overall system consists of two subsystems, the first is to translate sign gestures into text and the second subsystem is to translate speech to text.= = = =The device is made up for two necessary pieces of hardware during usage. The main part of the design is the physical device, which consists of a two-sided screen with a key touch screen keyboard. The second part of the hardware consists of a data glove with a 3D tracker is used in conjunction with the device.= = = =The first subsystem reads the hand shapes and motions representing sign language through the hand-based input received from the data glove. The device recognizes the incoming data and translates the gestures into written text on the opposite side of the signer.= = = =The second subsystem recognizes speech input and converts into text presented on the screen opposite of the speaker. The H a n dLink team believes that sign language gestures being presented as text is an efficient method to increase communication between two individuals that use two different forms of communication, one using sign language and the other using speech.=