IoT-Enabled Assistive Glove for Real-Time Sign Language Translation Using Machine Learning

This paper presents a real-time system for translating gestures from American Sign Language (ASL) using an IoT-enabled smart glove. The glove is equipped with five flex sensors and an MPU-6050 gyroscope to capture finger movements and wrist orientation, processed by an Arduino Nano. Sensor data is transmitted via a Bluetooth module to a mobile application, where a Random Forest machine learning model with 97% accuracy classifies the gestures. The recognized gestures are displayed as text and vocalized through a speaker.Moreover, the app has a feature that allows users to see ASL signs with theircorresponding vocabulary, thus enabling accessibility and making language more accessible to learn. It enhances the communication between the deaf and the hearing community since it offers an accurate, portable, and interactive sign recognition application.