Permanent magnet vibration power generator as an embedded mechanism for smart hip prosthesis

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages 766-769

  Morais, R ^a   Silva, N ^b   Santos, P ^b   Frias, C ^c   Ferreira, J ^d   Ramos, A ^d   Simoes J ^d   Baptista, J ^b   Reis, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomedical implant; Energy harvesting; Hip prosthesis; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; HIP PROSTHESES; MAGNETS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PROSTHETICS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; TELEMETERING;

BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS; DOUBLE GENERATORS; EFFECTIVE POWER; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY RESERVOIRS; HUMAN MOVEMENTS; ITS ARCHITECTURE; MECHANICAL ENERGIES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 78650626620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18777058     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2010.09.221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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