CyberGlove

A wearable motion-capture device in the form of a lightweight, elastic glove instrumented with bend sensors that measure the angles of finger joints during hand movement. CyberGloves are widely used in sign language research, virtual reality, and rehabilitation to record detailed handshape data. Each glove contains 18 or 22 sensors (depending on the model) that detect flexion and abduction of fingers, thumb rotation, palm arch, and wrist movement. The sensors require calibration each time the glove is worn to map raw electrical resistance values to actual joint angles, and the quality of this calibration significantly affects the accuracy of recorded data.