期刊
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
卷 14, 期 7, 页码 2084-2091出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2290738
关键词
Body area sensor networks; dielectric elastomers; energy harvesting; self-sustained operation
资金
- Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr [0926127] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division of Computing and Communication Foundations [0926127] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
We propose a novel harvesting technology to inconspicuously transduce mechanical energy from human foot-strikes and explore its configuration and control toward optimized energy output. Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are high-energy density, soft material that electrostatically transduce mechanical energy. These properties enable increased energy-transduction efficiency without sacrificing user comfort, if configured and controlled properly. We expose key statistical properties of human gait, which show that an array of miniaturized harvesters across the foot-sole will improve energy output. Further, the gait properties naturally yield a closed-loop control strategy to individually control harvesters in the array in a manner that maximizes net energy output. We propose statistical techniques that guide the configuration and control of the harvester array, and evaluate system behavior from detailed analytical and empirical models of DE behavior. System evaluations based on experimentally collected foot pressure data sets show that the proposed system can achieve up to 120 mJ per foot-strike.
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