M.S. AAI Capstone Chronicles 2024

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good performance of the CNN model on the testing set is the evidence that the developed CNN

model can be successfully adopted to translate sign language images into text.

Figure 6

Confusion matrix of the CNN model calculated on the testing set

For our specific application, the optimal performance of the CNN model is in fact pivotal.

Imagine one wants to use our CNN model just to translate a simple sentence from sign language

to text. If the model was not always able to properly classify most of the letters, it could lead to a

different or nonsense sentence, that would have detrimental consequences on the subsequent

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