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Human-powered wearable computing

Starner, T.·1996·IBM Systems Journal

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Batteries add size, weight, and inconvenience to present-day mobile computers. This paper explores the possibility of harnessing the energy expended during the user's everyday actions to generate power for his or her computer, thus eliminating the impediment of batteries. An analysis of power generation through leg motion is presented in depth, and a survey of other methods such as generation by breath or blood pressure, body heat, and finger and limb motion is also presented.

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Authors: Starner, T.
Affiliations: MIT Media Lab (US)
Corresponding author: Starner, T.
ORCID: Starner, T.
Venue: IBM Systems Journal
Publisher: IBM
Published: 1996
Volume: 35
Issue: 3.4
Pages: 618-629
ISSN: 0018-8670 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1147/sj.353.0618
OpenAlex: W1997121451
Cited by: 876
References: 12
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 39 · 2020: 45 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 51 · 2016: 56 · 2015: 48 · 2014: 43 · 2013: 48 · 2012: 46
FWCI: 9.93
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: IBM Systems Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Wireless Body Area Networks
Keywords: wearable computing, human-powered energy harvesting, leg motion, blood pressure, body heat, mobile computers

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