COMPUTER-ANIMATED SIGN SYNTHESIS

I期和II期研究的长期目标是提供 一种创新的手语合成技术， 把一个符号的书面形式翻译成抽象形式 构成要素--手形，位置，动作-- 以及从这些抽象的图形动画的汇编 编码的元素。 语言处理方法 调查是基于一个音位级正字法的标志 一种名为SignFont的语言，它以前是由 提议组织。 该系统允许用户进入 手语文本（包括语法改变和新颖的 sign-forms），并在 电脑动画 拟议设计中固有的技术创新 包括（1）存储手语的新方法 微机环境下的结构数据;（2）新算法 （3）一个用户界面，旨在接受 符号的音位级或语音级表征;以及（4） 在Macintosh计算机上实现该软件， 出色的图形能力。 第一阶段将侧重于应用 的软件，用于合成的标志共享组件 从手语结构的约束子集 参数

The long-term goal of Phase I and Phase II research is to provide an innovative technology for synthesizing Sign Language based on the translation of the written form of a sign into abstract formational components -- handshapes, locations, movements -- and the compilation of graphic animations from these abstractly encoded elements. The language processing approaches under investigation are based on a phonemic-level orthography for Sign Language called SignFont, which was previously created by the proposing organization. This system would allow users to enter Sign Language text (including grammatically altered and novel sign-forms) from a keyboard or file and see the actual signs in computer animation. The technological innovations inherent in the proposed design include (1) novel approaches to the storage of Sign Language structural data in microcomputer environment; (2) new algorithms for animating signs; (3) a user interface designed to accept phonemic-level or phonetic-level representations of signs; and (4) implementation of the software on a Macintosh computer with its excellent graphic capability. Phase I will focus on the application of the software for the synthesis of signs sharing components from a constrained subset of Sign Language structural parameters.