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Bangladeshi Sign Language Recognition Employing Neural Network Ensemble
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 58 - Number 16 |
| Year of Publication: 2012 |
| Authors: Bikash Chandra Karmokar, Kazi Md. Rokibul Alam, Md. Kibria Siddiquee |
10.5120/9370-3846
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Bikash Chandra Karmokar, Kazi Md. Rokibul Alam, Md. Kibria Siddiquee . Bangladeshi Sign Language Recognition Employing Neural Network Ensemble. International Journal of Computer Applications. 58, 16 ( November 2012), 43-46. DOI=10.5120/9370-3846
Abstract
This paper proposes a Bangladeshi sign language recognizer (BdSLR), an initiative to recognize sign language of Bangladeshi deaf and mute (D&M) people. Although all over the world, the D&M people are a part of the community, the communication between the general and the D&M people becomes tough when interaction is required. Moreover in different races, the D&M people use different sign languages. In this regard BdSLR has been developed that can interpret Bangladeshi sign language into Bengali text and vice versa. In BdSLR, the inputs of Bangladeshi sign language have been taken by webcam and later on recognized by efficient Neural Network Ensemble (NNE). Without any major modification, BdSLR can be used as an interpreter for the sign languages of other races. In the Proposed BdSLR the use of an efficient NNE technique converges the training time faster and recognizes with good generalization ability.
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