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. 2020 Oct 7;17:132. doi: 10.1186/s12984-020-00749-4

Table 1.

Summary of the technical characteristics of the eWrist

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] 0.00198θ˙±0.0135
Position control bandwidth [Hz] 1.74
PD steady-state error [deg] <0.12
Autonomy9 [min] 125
Battery capacity [Wh] 11.1

1for a 1m83 tall user

2with palm support and fastening cable

3with module fingers fully extended

4in extension and in restrained RoM

5in flexion and in restrained RoM

6measurable by the load cell in both directions

7in restrained RoM

8for θ˙ up to 250 deg/s, R2=0.995

9in normal use