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Table 1 Summary of the technical characteristics of the eWrist

From: Characterization and wearability evaluation of a fully portable wrist exoskeleton for unsupervised training after stroke

Performance metrics Obtained values
Forearm module weight [g] 238
Upper arm module weight [g] 224
Myo armband weight [g] 94
Total weight [g] 556
Forearm module dimensions1 [mm] 200 ×120×802
Upper arm module dimensions1 [mm] 120 ×1603×1253
Output max. torque [Nm] 3.7
Output max. velocity [deg/s] 5304/5205
Output max. acceleration [deg/s2] 6’5104/7’5705
Force/torque range6 [N]/[Nm] 0-50/0-4
Force/torque resolution [mN]/[mNm] 7.3/0.58
Angular position resolution [deg] 0.058
Angular velocity resolution [rpm] configurable
Restrained RoM [deg] (cf. Fig. 1d) ±77
Static friction7 [Nm] <±0.1
Dynamic friction8 [Nm] \(0.00198\dot {\theta }\pm 0.0135\)
Position control bandwidth [Hz] 1.74
PD steady-state error [deg] <0.12
Autonomy9 [min] 125
Battery capacity [Wh] 11.1
  1. 1for a 1m83 tall user
  2. 2with palm support and fastening cable
  3. 3with module fingers fully extended
  4. 4in extension and in restrained RoM
  5. 5in flexion and in restrained RoM
  6. 6measurable by the load cell in both directions
  7. 7in restrained RoM
  8. 8for \(\dot {\theta }\) up to 250 deg/s, R2=0.995
  9. 9in normal use