SIGN LANGUAGE RECOGNITION APPLICATION SYSTEM USING LEAP MOTION CONTROLLER
Hearing impaired people and people with complete hearing loss use sign language based on an independent form of presentation, not related to verbal. Normal people find this way of communication difficult and it is inevitable to have an interpreter for the translation purposes. The modern development of the video image recognition and training technologies allowed the creation of gesture recognition systems. They are designed to provide a society of deaf and hearing impaired people a more convenient way of communication. The task of the device is the translation of sign language in written or audio- speech. In the present paper we made a review of the most popular hardware methods for collecting data on gestures and their processing. The paper suggests using the Leap motion controller [1] in the gesture recognition system, since such a controller allows you to get rid of problems with the process of recognizing the user's hands and highlighting the main characteristics. The high speed of information processing and independence from the lighting conditions allows you to consider Leap Motion as the basis for an effective and versatile gesture recognition system.