Sign language recognition from real-time video

Project Information

TALKING HANDS

Grant agreement ID: 509477

Project closed

Start date 1 August 2004

End date 31 July 2006

Funded under

• Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006

Total cost € 148 207,00

EU contribution € 148 207,00

Coordinated by

DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
Ireland

Objective

Our aim is to produce a computer-based Sign language translation system which can translate Irish SignLanguage (ISL) to English. The system will be implemented on a standard personal computer connected to acolour video camera. Hand, face and body gestures will be recognised using image processing techniques basedon Principal Component Analysis and multi-resolution hierarchical search. The system will have a vocabulary ofover 1000 gestures and incorporate ISL grammar and syntax. The system will be trained an d tested by native ISLsigners.We are proposing to recruit a highly talented Chinese researcher who has shown great promise in the field ofpattern recognition in video images. His new knowledge and perspective will enrich European research in thisarea. The project addresses the 1ST strategic theme of Multi-modal Interfaces. It also addresses the objective ofelnclusion by making computers more accessible to a disadvantaged group in society, viz. the Deaf.

Fields of science

Not validated

• humanities › languages and literature › linguistics › sign language
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › colors
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors › optical sensors

Programme(s)

• FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006

Topic(s)

• MOBILITY-2.3 - Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-MOBILITY-7
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Funding Scheme

IIF - Marie Curie actions-Incoming International Fellowships

Coordinator

DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Collins Avenue ; DUBLIN ; Ireland
• Total cost: No data