Compact and lightweight energy harvesters are needed to power wireless sensor nodes (WSNs). WSNs can provide health monitoring of aircraft structures, improving safety and reducing costs by enabling predictive maintenance. ...

This paper presents the testing results of a wireless sensor communication system with low power consumption integrated with an energy harvesting power source. The experiments focus on the system's capability to perform ...

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are a highly multidisciplinary field and this has large implications on their applications and design. Designers are often faced with the task of balancing the modelling, simulation ...

This paper presents the performance testing results of a wireless sensor communication system with low power consumption integrated with a vibration energy harvesting power source. The experiments focus on the system’s ...

A new technique based on the plucking of flexible piezoelectric material can be used to boost energy harvested to power portable electronic devices.

The modern drive towards mobility and wireless devices is motivating intense research in energy harvesting (EH) technologies. In an effort to reduce the battery burden of people, we are investigating a novel piezoelectric ...