Constraint Study for a Hand Exoskeleton: Human Hand Kinematics and Dynamics

Table 1

Mean finger lengths and palm dimensions of USAF male (M)/female (F) flying personnel [9, 10] (cm).

	Finger length; (crotch to tip)				Finger length; (wrist crease to tip)
	Mean	s.d.	<5%	<95%	Mean	s.d.	<5%	<95%
M
Thumb	5.87	0.45	5.07	6.57	12.70	1.13	11.05	14.68
Index	7.53	0.46	6.83	8.19	18.52	0.88	17.33	20.06
Middle	8.57	0.51	7.82	9.74	19.52	0.92	18.10	21.04
Ring	8.0	0.47	7.44	8.93	18.72	0.91	17.52	20.28
Little	6.14	0.47	5.44	6.99	16.61	0.91	15.11	18.10
F
Thumb	5.37	0.44	4.68	6.12	11.05	1.00	9.51	12.83
Index	6.90	0.52	6.10	7.80	16.67	0.89	15.21	18.14
Middle	7.79	0.51	7.01	8.68	17.65	0.87	16.22	19.05
Ring	7.31	0.52	6.52	8.22	16.76	8.94	15.28	18.20
Little	5.46	0.44	4.80	6.24	14.64	0.92	13.11	16.12