Tracing of arm motion by matching video images with 3D arm model for intelligent communication of sign language

Author

AOKI, Yoshinho ; Tanahashi, Shin ; SUGIYAMA, Hideya

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

13-16 Oct 1996

Firstpage

53

Abstract

An intelligent image communication of sign language is discussed, where arm motions are analyzed by matching the real images of moving arm and motion of an arm model. Using the extracted angles of arm joints, computer graphics animation is produced which simulate gestures of sign language. A preliminary experiment of intelligent communication using a communications satellite was done and the validity of the proposed method of gesture reconstruction by the intelligent communication was examined

Keywords

computer animation; image matching; motion estimation; natural languages; satellite communication; video signal processing; visual communication; 3D arm model; arm motion tracing; communications satellite; computer graphics animation; gesture reconstruction; intelligent image communication; joint angle; sign language; video image matching; Animation; Artificial satellites; Computational modeling; Computer graphics; Computer simulation; Handicapped aids; Image analysis; Image communication; Image motion analysis; Motion analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 1996. ICECS '96., Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Rodos

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3650-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECS.1996.582664

Filename

582664