Project

A cooperative project between industry and university
Applications: military shoes, AAL, safety and security

Energy harvesting
The SMART SHOES Project
Actual technical project
Electronic design and software
Future outlook and conclusions

What is it?

Macro scale- wind and solar

Micro scale- electromagnetic and piezoelectricity

Our systems use:
MICRO PISTONS & PIEZO

Deform to get voltage	Apply voltage to deform

What is it?
Occurs in polycrystalline materials
(For example: Quartz, lead-zirconate-titanate, Rochelle salt, etc.)

Why in shoes?
Flexible -> comfort

Output always different
High voltage, low current
Sample output:

Able to be inserted in shoes in industrial processes
… or to be used in plastic components (later on)
Project in cooperation with Montebove