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Wearable Technology
Research
Alisa Maria Wronski
November 28 2013
FIRST COMMON FACTOR
ALL wearable technology has one thing in common:
FIRST COMMON FACTOR
It is worn on the body.
SECOND COMMON FACTOR
Most wearable technology will require power
SECOND COMMON FACTOR
Batteries are used because they are mobile
from an outlet, and can be carried around.
SECOND COMMON FACTOR
But they can be bulky, and sometimes
become the main feature of most technologies.
GOOGLE GLASS
For example the bulky battery only last 4 hours,
and it is the largest part of the device.
GOOGLE GLASS
BODY AND POWER
BODY AND POWER
The movie Matrix showed humans harvested for
power. This is actually a great idea for wearable
technology knowing that the device will be used
in conjunction with an energy emitting being.
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Creating new technologies for military use,
they created GPS and Internet
http://www.darpa.mil
DARPA
Currently working on lightening technology for soldiers,
because they must be as agile as possible
DARPA
Their current objective: “Sensor-studded clothing worn by a
soldier to track his movements and vital signs
and a cellphone is implanted in a tooth,”
according to a story describing the DARPA program
last year in The Smithsonian.
BODY HEAT-FUJITSU
The chip uses thermoelectric materials, which produce
an electric current when exposed to two different
temperatures—such as body heat and the (usually)
cooler air around us.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2010/20101209-01.html
BODY HEAT-FUJITSU
There is a growing demand for devices that can
efficiently derive energy from the surrounding
environment at any time
Body heat would enable the devices to be used at all
times without worry of powering off.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2010/20101209-01.html
BODY HEAT-GOOGLE
Google Science Fair invites young people to share
projects. Canadian Ann Makonsinski created a flashlight
powered by human touch.
https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/2013/
BODY HEAT-VODAFONE
Vodafone created a wearable charger pocket for pants
and sleeping bags for music festivals.
http://mashable.com/2013/06/13/power-pocket-charging/
BODY HEAT-VODAFONE
“One side of that is cold and the other is hot, and when you get a flow
of heat through it you can create a voltage and a current.”
http://mashable.com/2013/06/13/power-pocket-charging/
INNER EAR-M.I.T.
The ear is a natural battery that converts a mechanical
force (the vibration of the eardrum) into electrochemical
signal converted to the brain, this bio-battery is the source
of the signals current. The ions create an electrical voltage
that can power devices.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/biological-battery-1107.html + http://www-mtl.mit.edu/ulp_medical/index.shtml
INNER EAR-M.I.T.
This could be used to power a self sufficient ear
device like mp3 or hearing aid,
removing excess bulk from wearables.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/biological-battery-1107.html + http://www-mtl.mit.edu/ulp_medical/index.shtml
BREATH POWER
The breath is extremely powerful, it’s like a mini
windmill. It can easily be incorporated into
wearable’s and it is always available.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/biological-battery-1107.html + http://www-mtl.mit.edu/ulp_medical/index.shtml
BREATH POWER
The breath is extremely powerful, it’s like a mini
windmill. It can easily be incorporated into
wearable’s and it is always available.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/biological-battery-1107.html + http://www-mtl.mit.edu/ulp_medical/index.shtml
VIBRATIONS & KINETICS
When we move we can power a device.
KINECTS-M2E CHARGER
M2E makes use of the Faraday principle which
states that a "moving magnet could induce an
electrical current in a wire coil”
KINECTS-M2E CHARGER
When the charger is moved, a magnet moves through
the coil creating the energy. M2E, however, tweaked
the technology so that even "subtle micro-motions"
are translated into energy.
http://goodcleantech.pcmag.com/news-and-events/280495-m2e-power-to-launch-battery-charger-juiced-by-kinetic-energy
KINECTS-EMPOWER
Powers lanterns in rural Africa using kinetic
movements in playgrounds by children.
http://emplay.squarespace.com
KINECTS- DANCE PANTS
Leggings that power your mp3 player as you
run and dance.
http://inhabitat.com/power-your-music-player-with-your-running-pants/
KINECTS-DANCE CHARGE
A charger worn around arm such as any mp3
band is already worn, but powers device.
http://inhabitat.com/power-your-music-player-with-your-running-pants/
VIBRATIONS-M.I.T.
Chandrakasan and his colleagues use piezoelectric
materials, which produce an electric current when
subjected to mechanical pressure, the DC current
that is created can be stored in a chip 2mm small.
http://www-mtl.mit.edu/~anantha/research.html
THE FUTURE OF POWER
As devices become smaller and more portable,
batteries must too.
But there is only so much we can shrink, that is why a
self sufficient power would be the logical step in
making wearable technologies more comfortable and
seamless to the body
http://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/intimacy/info/
THE FUTURE OF POWER
As wearable devices become smaller and more
portable, batteries must too.
But there is only so much we can shrink, that is why a
self sufficient power would be the logical step in
making wearable technologies more comfortable and
seamless to the body.
•
http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2011/02/10/wanted-dead-or-alive-humans-for-energyharvesting/
• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/40th-anniversary/Embedded-Technologies-PowerFrom-the-People.html
• Bio Technology Scientific Journal
November 2012, Volume 30 No 11 pp1009-1150
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v30/n11/index.html
• http://futurismic.com/2010/07/14/sing-the-body-electric-be-your-own-batteries/