Design of a communication system between deaf people and hearing people

  • José Miguel Martínez-Aponte Universidad de Pamplona
  • Sergio Stivenson-Pinto Universidad de Pamplona
Keywords: Signs recognizing, quantification, characterization, Hidden Markov Models.

Abstract

This article presents the design of a software prototype, able to allow the communication between two languages, the voice and the signs language. It is pretended to decode both languages by using digital signal processing techniques as well as the establishment of common patterns. The goal is that a deaf person be able to understand what a hearing person says and vice versa.

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Author Biographies

José Miguel Martínez-Aponte, Universidad de Pamplona
Ingeniero en Telecomunicaciones, Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia.
Sergio Stivenson-Pinto, Universidad de Pamplona
Ingeniero en Telecomunicaciones, Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia.

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Published
2015-11-06
How to Cite
Martínez-Aponte, J., & Stivenson-Pinto, S. (2015). Design of a communication system between deaf people and hearing people. ITECKNE, 12(2), 138-145. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15332/iteckne.v12i2.1240
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Research and Innovation Articles