Energy-Harvesting Smart Tiles for Human–Machine Interface Applications
Alessandro Zompanti,
Paolo Romeo,
Anna Sabatini,
Luca Vollero,
Marco Santonico,
Giorgio Pennazza
Affiliations
Alessandro Zompanti
Department of Engineering, Research Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
Paolo Romeo
Department of Engineering, Research Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
Anna Sabatini
Department of Engineering, Research Unit of Computer Systems and Bioinformatics, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
Luca Vollero
Department of Engineering, Research Unit of Computer Systems and Bioinformatics, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
Marco Santonico
Department 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, Italy
Giorgio Pennazza
Department of Engineering, Research Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
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.
