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Harvesting Human Motion

 

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Membership level
2014-2015 Team
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Team Name
Farmers
Project Title
Harvesting Human Motion
Design Challenge
We are tasked with designing and creating a device that harvests electricity from human motion. Specifically, we are challenged to harness the intermittent kinetic energy of walking, convert it into a usable form, and store it in a battery.
Design Summary
Our team has developed a device that harvests human mechanical energy and stores this energy in a lithium ion battery. We optimized previous designs by improving mechanical efficiency and integrating a power collection, conversion, and storage system. Additionally, the the device addresses the issues surrounding sustainable energy generation by generating and storing 1.3 Joules of clean energy every step. Updated 5/2/2015.
Date Updated3
5/2/2015
Date Updated
Saturday, May 02, 2015
Sponsors
Cameron
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Department(s)
  • Bioengineering
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
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Faculty Advisor 1 - Name
Steven Rickman
Faculty Advisor 1 - Department
  • MECH
Faculty Advisor 2 - Name
Gary Woods
Faculty Advisor 2 - Department
  • ECE
 

Team Members

Media Links
Included on a list of the Aspen Institute's 5 Best Ideas of Today: http://time.com/3843236/how-to-feed-9-billion-people

Included in a Rice News press release: http://news.rice.edu/2015/04/30/need-a-charge-take-a-hike/

Contact us

Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
Rice University

6100 Main Street MS 390 | Houston, Texas | 77005

Phone: 713.348.OEDK

Email: oedk@rice.edu

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