An automated design flow for vibration-based energy harvester systems

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1391-1396

  Wang, Leran ^a   Kazmierski, Tom J ^a   Al Hashimi, Bashir M ^a   Beeby, Steve P ^a   Zhu, Dibin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AUTOMATED DESIGN; DESIGN CASE STUDIES; DESIGN FLOWS; ENERGY HARVESTER; ENERGY HARVESTER DESIGNS; MICROGENERATORS; SOFTWARE PLATFORMS; VIBRATION-BASED ENERGY HARVESTERS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 70350053105     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/date.2009.5090881     Document Type: Conference Paper

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