Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface Applications

In this work, a human–machine interface with energy harvesting capabilities was developed and a modular floor made of tiles equipped with piezoelectric elements was produced. The developed platform was tested as a position-tracking system for a human user, allowing the tracking of the lower body in...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Zompanti, Paolo Romeo, Anna Sabatini, Luca Vollero, Marco Santonico, Giorgio Pennazza
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/35
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author Alessandro Zompanti
Paolo Romeo
Anna Sabatini
Luca Vollero
Marco Santonico
Giorgio Pennazza
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description In this work, a human–machine interface with energy harvesting capabilities was developed and a modular floor made of tiles equipped with piezoelectric elements was produced. The developed platform was tested as a position-tracking system for a human user, allowing the tracking of the lower body in a virtual reality environment. Moreover, the energy collected by the device was evaluated.
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spelling doaj-art-23fffa9c81524bae923e57b8d96f74462024-12-27T14:48:37ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002024-03-019713510.3390/proceedings2024097035Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface ApplicationsAlessandro Zompanti0Paolo Romeo1Anna Sabatini2Luca Vollero3Marco Santonico4Giorgio Pennazza5Department of Engineering, Research Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, Research Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, Research Unit of Computer Systems and Bioinformatics, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, Research Unit of Computer Systems and Bioinformatics, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development and One Health, Research Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, Research Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, ItalyIn this work, a human–machine interface with energy harvesting capabilities was developed and a modular floor made of tiles equipped with piezoelectric elements was produced. The developed platform was tested as a position-tracking system for a human user, allowing the tracking of the lower body in a virtual reality environment. Moreover, the energy collected by the device was evaluated.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/35energy harvestingsmart tilepiezoelectrichuman–machine interface
spellingShingle Alessandro Zompanti
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Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface Applications
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energy harvesting
smart tile
piezoelectric
human–machine interface
title Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface Applications
title_full Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface Applications
title_fullStr Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface Applications
title_full_unstemmed Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface Applications
title_short Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface Applications
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topic energy harvesting
smart tile
piezoelectric
human–machine interface
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