Smart Necklace With Chin Recognition and Silent Language
Imagine sitting in a conference room or library where you can hear a pin drop and saying “Siri, what’s the weather tomorrow” might not be appropriate. What happens when a person can’t speak or has to be quiet, but wants to give commands to a smart device? Cheng Zhang, an assistant professor of information science at Cornell University, and Ruidong Zhang, a doctoral student, designed a necklace called “ SpeeChin “. Based on jaw movements, it captures “skin deformations on the neck and face” to recognize silent language, and can now recognize simple phrases in English and Chinese. Necklace hanging around the neck, the camera points to the wearer’s chin The SpeeChin infrared lens is mounted on a 3D printed “necklace case” that can be hung around the neck on a silver chain, with the lens pointing at the wearer’s chin. To improve stability, the developers designed “wings” and placed a coin at the bottom. In a...