Table 1.

Summary table of glove-based systems. Abbreviations: ACC = Accelerometers, FFS = Finger Flexion Sensors, Cam = Camera, IC = Internet Connectivity, HR = Heart rate sensor, TF = Tactile Feedback with vibration motor, PS = Pressure Sensor, SRR = Short Range Radio (Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc.), TS = Temperature Sensor.

Category	Works	Main technologies used
Medicine and rehabilitation	[15,30–33,37–40,52]	ACC FFS PS SRR Bio-signals IC HR TF TS
Input device for computers	[12–15,18–21,57]	ACC FFS SRR
Productivity, security and services	[17,48–50,54–56,58]	ACC RFID TS PS Cam
Assistive technology and health care	[22–25,27,40,41,43]	ACC Cam TS PS HR Speech synthesis TF
Behavior and daily life activities studies	[30,34–36,42,44–47]	ACCFFS RFID SRRGyro
Learning and training	[51–53]	TF PS