Review Article
Design Criteria of Soft Exogloves for Hand Rehabilitation-Assistance Tasks
Table 2
Proposed criteria and considerations for SEG system design.
| Type | Criteria | Considerations |
| Function | Rehabilitation | Stroke survivors and hand disabilities | Assistance | Grasp, grab, pinch, lift, hold, and release tasks |
| Mobility | Actuation | Cable-driven, pneumatic, or hydraulic | Materials | Fabric, synthetic leather, neoprene | Motion guidance | Passive or active | Manufacture | 3D printing+other procedures | Operation & control | 45 minutes/day, OLC or CLC | Assessment | 7 N/finger or 10 to 15 N for 1 kg objects |
| Usability | Modularity | Open or closed palm configuration | Portability | 500 g or less than 3 kg for the whole system | Customization | Right size, fasteners or Velcro® straps | Mode of intervention | Bilateral or unilateral | Costs | Assembly less than $30 USD |
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