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Paper Abstract
For many reasons, it would be beneficial to have the capability of powering a wildlife tag over the course of multiple
migratory seasons. Such an energy harvesting system would allow for more data collection and eliminate the need
to replace depleted batteries. In this work, we investigate energy harvesting on birds and focus on vibrational
energy harvesting. We review a method of predicting the amount of power that can be safely harvested from
the birds such that the effect on their longterm survivability is not compromised. After showing that the safely
harvestable power is significant in comparison to the circuits used in avian tags, we present testing results for the
flight accelerations of two species of birds. Using these measured values, we then design harvesters that matched
the flight acceleration frequency and are sufficiently low mass to be carried by the birds.
Paper Details
Date Published: 26 March 2012
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 8341, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2012, 834103 (26 March 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.915370
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8341:
Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2012
Henry A. Sodano, Editor(s)
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 8341, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2012, 834103 (26 March 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.915370
Show Author Affiliations
Ephrahim Garcia, Cornell Univ. (United States)
David Winkler, Cornell Univ. (United States)
David Winkler, Cornell Univ. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8341:
Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2012
Henry A. Sodano, Editor(s)
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