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I am trying to create a glove that translates sign language into text. To do this i need touch sensors placed on the glove, however the only sensors that i can find detect a change in electromagnetic fields on both sides, meaning that if i place them on the glove they will be detecting a signal no matter what.

I have tried using multiple layers of thick electrical tape with no outcome.

when you touch the sensor it should recognise the press, however when on the glove it detects a press no matter what.

I am trying to observe the different letters signed. using flex sensors on each finger (already working fine) and touch sensors to further determine the position of the users finger. the error that i am having is putting the sensors on a glove so they do not activate when not pressed.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I thought I understood what you wanted from your first sentence. But then you describe it more and it's not clear to me how you want it to work. Draw some rough sketches and diagrams and scan them in. You can add them in using the "edit" button. Have you considered resistive bend sensors along the glove fingers? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 22, 2019 at 6:12
  • \$\begingroup\$ This is beyond cool, if you can achieve it. I can't imagine how, though. Often, place near your body indicates certain subjects or ideas and those are established as part of the sign communication process and returned to during a conversation, repeatedly. I have no idea how you will write software smart enough to handle the very broad range of ASL in practice. I've learned it because my daughter is autistic and cannot tolerate sounds well. But it's a very complex and sophisticated language, as practiced. (It is a blessing to me at times -- in large crowded rooms where you don't need to shout.) \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 22, 2019 at 6:14
  • \$\begingroup\$ Check internet for Acceleglove using MEMS sensors. I recall the product has been discontinued, but i might be wrong. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 22, 2019 at 6:27
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    \$\begingroup\$ Can you please describe in detail how the touch sensors are supposed to get what you need? Most of us don't speak sign language and it's not clear to us why you need touch sensors. It seems that to a bunch of us, we're not sure why you need touch sensors to begin with. Like...are you just trying to figure out where different parts of the hand are touching itself to get more accurate gesture when combined with finger flex data from resistive bend sensors? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 22, 2019 at 16:15
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    \$\begingroup\$ Because if so, I would not actually use "touch" sensor as much as just a bunch of conductive contact points everywhere on the glove that run to a multiplexer that does something like a resistance or continuity test between every possible combination of expected contact. About 57 contacts. One for the palm and 4 per finger segment (one for each side). 3192 possible combos for a single hand touching itself, but some are impossible and others probably aren't used in gestures so you can just not check those. Then there's the one hand touching the other hand too. I hope you like lookup tables. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 22, 2019 at 16:23

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