Design and development of a fingerspelling and basic Filipino sign language / by Adrian Miguel J. Catibayan and Marco Niño L. Oronica.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT).

CATIBAYAN, ADRIAN MGUEL J. and ORONICA, MARCO NIÑO L., Design and Development of a Fingerspelling and Basic Filipino Sign Language Translator Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. January 2020. Adviser: Ms. Emeline C. Guevarra.

A study was conducted to design and develop a microcontroller-based fingerspelling and basic Filipino sign language translator. The project aimed to provide an accessible, interactive educational platform for learning fingerspelling and basic Filipino Sign Language (FSL) to the Filipino youth, may they be deaf and mute, or abled. It may also serve as an alternative communication means, bridging the communication gap between the deaf/mute youth and the abled youth. The study's general objective was to develop a hand-worn device for teaching Fingerspelling and Basic Filipino Sign Language. The study specifically aimed to design and fabricate a hand-worn device that discerns Fingerspelling and Basic Filipino Sign Language; design and construct a microcontroller circuit; develop a program that will control the operation of the microcontroller using C language, parse collected data using Python language; test and evaluate the performance of the hand-worn device; and conduct cost computation. The materials used in the study were: microcontroller unit, flex sensor, MPU-6050 accelerometer, compression gloves, NRF24L01 transceiver, WeMo’s D1 Mini Battery Shield, LiPo battery, and laptop of the researchers. Fingerspelling and basic Filipino Sign Language Translator is able recognize gestures from combinations of sensor data, as performed by the user. Recognizing gestures through the learn and translate modes of the GUI application is the major process developed in the system. The GUI application features the following modes: Learn Mode - here, the user could learn the different basic alphabet and words of the alphabet by performing the gestures displayed, and feedback will show to accord whether the gesture they signed matched the gesture in the screen or not. Translate Mode - here, the user could perform the gestures they have learned, and a corresponding audio-visual output will appear onscreen. Play Mode - here, ten default gestures will appear one after the other, and the user must sign the current displayed letter/word in order to earn a point. Results of the evaluation showed that based from the evaluated accuracy of the feedback of the gesture recognition of the system, the sign language translator was considered efficient and precise in teaching and translating sign language. The study was proven effective on its capability to meet its objective. Thus, it is a reasonable and competent option for learning and translating basic sign languages gestures. The fingerspelling and basic Filipino sign language translator had a total cost of P11,533.00.

Submitted copy to the University Library. 02/18/2020 T-8792