- The device must be able to reduce grip muscle effort by 25%
- Hold an item with a diameter between 1 cm and 7.5 cm
- The weight of the entire device must be less than or equal to 20 lbs
- The device must be able to be donned and doffed within 1 minute without assistance
- Replaceable parts of the device must be exchanged within 5 minutes
- One finger movement must not influence the movement of another and the device must give access to a wider range of hand functions
- The force measured by the glove must be within 10% of what is read during the same activity by the force dynamometer
- The device must be able to output the force data into a .CSV file, capable of being stored in MATLAB
- Device must not cause damage to the user
- The device must be able to augment user’s grip strength
- The device must be able to assist the user in holding items of different sizes
- The device must be portable and easily carried
- The device must be easily donned and doffed
- Replaceable components are easily exchanged by the user
- Fingers must operate independently of each other
- The device must be able to accurately measure the force produced by the hand during the validation of augmenting the user’s grip strength
- The glove must be able to store the measured forces
- Must be safe for the user
