Towards the construction of an open database of the MSL

Keywords: fingerspelling, mexican sign language, robotic hand, database, labelling

Abstract

This work reports the initial phase of the creation of an open visual database for the finger-spelling alphabet of the MSL. The design of the database is reported, and it consists of 29 static and dynamic signs. For each sign, the RGB color frames are captured along with the depth map, by means of RGB-D sensors. Also, in order to provide synthetic samples, a virtual robotic hand has been created to present the finger-spelling configurations. A reduced set of 7 signs has been selected to be presented and analyzed, in a robotics simulator.

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Published
2023-09-11
How to Cite
Ordaz-Hernández, K., Castillo-Gaytán, D., Rodríguez-Recio, A. S., Boone-Obregón, R. D., Hernández-García, L. Ángel, & Hilario-Acuapan, G. (2023). Towards the construction of an open database of the MSL. Pädi Boletín Científico De Ciencias Básicas E Ingenierías Del ICBI, 11(Especial2), 134-141. https://doi.org/10.29057/icbi.v11iEspecial2.10699
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