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Young people’s experiences using electric powered indoor-outdoor wheelchairs (EPIOCs): Potential for enhancing users’ development? [PDF]
, 2007 Purpose: To examine the experiences of severely physically disabled young people using electric powered indoor/outdoor chairs (EPIOCs). Methods: A priori interview questions examined young people’s functioning with EPIOCs, pain and discomfort with ...
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Self-Powered Wireless Flexible Ionogel Wearable Devices
, 2023 Ionogels are promising soft materials for flexible wearable devices because of their unique features such as ionic conductivity and thermal stability. Ionogels reported to date show excellent sensing sensitivity; however, they suffer from a complicated ...
Qi Ge (221542) +5 more
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Ambient Photovoltaics for Self-Powered and Self-Aware IoT [PDF]
, 2023 As the number of Internet of Things devices is rapidly increasing, there is an urgent need for sustainable and efficient energy sources and management practices in ambient environments.
Richard , Freitag +5 more
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A bio-inspired and self-powered triboelectric tactile sensor for underwater vehicle perception
npj Flexible Electronics, 2022 Marine mammals relying on tactile perception for hunting are able to achieve a remarkably high prey capture rate without visual or acoustic perception.
Peng Xu +12 more
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Recent Progress on Wave Energy Marine Buoys
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 This study aims to introduce and discuss the recent research, development and application of wave energy marine buoys. The topic becomes increasingly appealing after the observation that wave energy technologies have been evolving in the recent decades ...
Ruijiang Xu +4 more
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Sensors, 2023 Underwater vehicles can operate independently in the exploitation of marine resources. However, water flow disturbance is one of the challenges underwater vehicles must face.
Changxin Liu +7 more
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Recent Progress on Underwater Energy Harvesting Technology for Powering Observation Networks
水下无人系统学报, 2023 Underwater stereo observation networks are critical for acquiring a real-time awareness of the environment, targets, and underwater activities. It forms an essential foundation for national marine security, subsea resource exploitation, and early warning
Yu ZHANG +3 more
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Potential Applications of Whisker Sensors in Marine Science and Engineering: A Review
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Perception plays a pivotal role in both biological and technological interactions with the environment. Recent advancements in whisker sensors, drawing inspiration from nature’s tactile systems, have ushered in a new era of versatile and highly sensitive
Siyuan Wang +6 more
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Micromachines, 2022 In recent years, sensors have been moving towards the era of intelligence, miniaturization and low power consumption, but the power-supply problem has always been a key issue restricting the popularization and development of machine-mounted sensors on ...
Yida Xin +5 more
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Research on Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Underwater Energy Harvesting
水下无人系统学报, 2022 The marine distributed sensor network is composed of numerous wireless sensor nodes, which are crucial for ocean development and protection. These sensors are highly dependent on batteries and difficult to operate for long working times.
Xiang-yu LIU +3 more
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