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Vol. 14 (2022)

Full-Fiber Auxetic-Interlaced Yarn Sensor for Sign-Language Translation Glove Assisted by Artificial Neural Network

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00887-5
Ronghui Wu
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST‑Gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
Sangjin Seo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST‑Gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
Liyun Ma
College of Physical Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Juyeol Bae
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST‑Gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
Taesung Kim
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST‑Gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea

Corresponding Author: Taesung Kim

tskim@unist.ac.kr

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 139

Abstract

Yarn sensors have shown promising application prospects in wearable electronics owing to their shape adaptability, good flexibility, and weavability. However, it is still a critical challenge to develop simultaneously structure stable, fast response, body conformal, mechanical robust yarn sensor using full microfibers in an industrial-scalable manner. Herein, a full-fiber auxetic-interlaced yarn sensor (AIYS) with negative Poisson’s ratio is designed and fabricated using a continuous, mass-producible, structure-programmable, and low-cost spinning technology. Based on the unique microfiber interlaced architecture, AIYS simultaneously achieves a Poisson’s ratio of−1.5, a robust mechanical property (0.6 cN/dtex), and a fast train-resistance responsiveness (0.025 s), which enhances conformality with the human body and quickly transduce human joint bending and/or stretching into electrical signals. Moreover, AIYS shows good flexibility, washability, weavability, and high repeatability. Furtherly, with the AIYS array, an ultrafast full-letter sign-language translation glove is developed using artificial neural network. The sign-language translation glove achieves an accuracy of 99.8% for all letters of the English alphabet within a short time of 0.25 s. Furthermore, owing to excellent full letter-recognition ability, real-time translation of daily dialogues and complex sentences is also demonstrated. The smart glove exhibits a remarkable potential in eliminating the communication barriers between signers and non-signers.


Highlights:


1 Full-fiber auxetic-interlaced yarn sensor was fabricated by a continuous and mass-producible computerized wrapping spinning technology.
2 Auxetic-interlaced yarn sensor shows a Poisson’s ratio of − 1.5, a robust mechanical property (0.6 cN/dtex), and a fast train-resistance responsiveness (0.025 s).
3 A novel sign-language translation glove was developed to recognize the full English alphabet and translate the wearer’s sign language to text.

Keywords

Negative Poisson’s ratio yarns Interlaced yarn sensors Smart glove Deep learning Sign-language translation
Wu, Ronghui, Sangjin Seo, Liyun Ma, Juyeol Bae, and Taesung Kim. 2022. “Full-Fiber Auxetic-Interlaced Yarn Sensor for Sign-Language Translation Glove Assisted by Artificial Neural Network”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (July):139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00887-5.
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