Gloves for Speech Impaired

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Project by: Abhijit Kathawate, M.Tech. Student, Instrumentation Dept
Guide: Prof Dr C.Y.Patil

The digital glove designed by Abhijit Kathwate (right) who wants to introduce it in maximum schools. (Source: Express Photo)

Pune | Published on:April 20, 2015 2:43 am

came for Rs 750 each. For the controller, LCD and wires, another Rs 2,000 were needed. The college bore the expenses,” he said.

Citing a future possibility of the implementation of a digital glove for both hands, Kathwate said, “With two hands, one can make as many as 1,024 commands. It will expand the library of words manifolds. There will be nothing impossible for the deaf and mute. Addition of a camera in the system can utilise the facial expression in an appropriate way to convert it into words. In our daily lives too, we can interact withpeople, who speak different languages, using this glove.”

His project was guided by Dr C Y Patil, Assistant Professor, InstrumentationDepartment, CoEP. On April 26, Kathwate will present his paper at the InternationalConference for Electronics, Computer Science and Information Technology, which is taking place at Hyatt, Pune.

“I wish to enhance the quality of these gloves and introduce it in maximum schools in the coming year,” says Kathwate.

Commenting on the project, Dr C Y Patil, professor at instrumentation department, CoEP, said, “Kathwate’s digital glove is a pioneering attempt. Similar attempts have been made outside India, but the deaf and mute people in the country hasn’t seen a final product like this. It will be beneficial not just for the users but also for researchers who wish to bring some change in the lives of others. Many a times a college projectends right after its presentation as there is no practical use. But that won’t be the case here.”