Generating Electricity While Walking with Loads Export

@article{citeulike:315236, abstract = {We have developed the suspended-load backpack, which converts mechanical energy from the vertical movement of carried loads (weighing 20 to 38 kilograms) to electricity during normal walking [generating up to 7.4 watts, or a 300-fold increase over previous shoe devices (20 milliwatts)]. Unexpectedly, little extra metabolic energy (as compared to that expended carrying a rigid backpack) is required during electricity generation. This is probably due to a compensatory change in gait or loading regime, which reduces the metabolic power required for walking. This electricity generation can help give field scientists, explorers, and disaster-relief workers freedom from the heavy weight of replacement batteries and thereby extend their ability to operate in remote areas.}, author = {Rome, Lawrence C. and Flynn, Louis and Goldman, Evan M. and Yoo, Taeseung D.}, citeulike-article-id = {315236}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1111063}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/309/5741/1725}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16151012}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16151012}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/309/5741/1725}, day = {09}, doi = {10.1126/science.1111063}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {energy, environment-friendly-technology}, month = {September}, number = {5741}, pages = {1725--1728}, posted-at = {2005-09-09 22:39:37}, priority = {2}, title = {Generating Electricity While Walking with Loads}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1111063}, volume = {309}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:315236 L3 - citeulike-article-id:315236 N2 - We have developed the suspended-load backpack, which converts mechanical energy from the vertical movement of carried loads (weighing 20 to 38 kilograms) to electricity during normal walking [generating up to 7.4 watts, or a 300-fold increase over previous shoe devices (20 milliwatts)]. Unexpectedly, little extra metabolic energy (as compared to that expended carrying a rigid backpack) is required during electricity generation. This is probably due to a compensatory change in gait or loading regime, which reduces the metabolic power required for walking. This electricity generation can help give field scientists, explorers, and disaster-relief workers freedom from the heavy weight of replacement batteries and thereby extend their ability to operate in remote areas. IS - 5741 JF - Science EP - 1728 TI - Generating Electricity While Walking with Loads VL - 309 SP - 1725 KW - energy KW - environment-friendly-technology AU - Rome, Lawrence AU - Flynn, Louis AU - Goldman, Evan AU - Yoo, Taeseung PY - 2005/09/09/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1111063 ER -