Date of Completion
2020
Document Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
CEMS
Thesis Type
Honors College
First Advisor
James Eddy
Second Advisor
Davis Darais
Keywords
Computer-Vision ASL Machine-learning Object-Detection
Abstract
Over the past several years there have been incredible advancements in machine learning and object detection. They’re now being used in everything from security systems to self-driving cars, to automated sorting facilities. One area that has had little benefit from the advancements in breaking down the communication barriers between the Deaf and those who are unable to understand sign language. This paper examines one attempt to start to address those barriers and how that attempt took an unexpected turn that looked deeper at the differences and challenges among various object detection algorithms, how computing power affects how fast and efficiently code can run, and how difficult it can be to work with people.
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Recommended Citation
MacMaster, Gordon, "Sign Language Translation Using Machine Learning and Computer Vision" (2020). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 480.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/480