Kinetic energy powered computing - An experimental feasibility study

Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 22-25

  Von Büren, Thomas ^a   Lukowicz, Paul ^a   Tröster, Gerhard ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SOURCE; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMAN BODIES; LOW POWER; MECHANICAL MODEL; MICROGENERATORS; OUTPUT POWER; UPPER LIMITS; WAVE FORMS; WEARABLE COMPUTING; WEARABLE SYSTEMS;

ACCELEROMETERS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; KINETIC ENERGY;

WEARABLE COMPUTERS;

EID: 78649485051     PISSN: 15504816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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