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Energy Generation for the millitary chaps amongst us
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:17 pm
by D-Rider
US Army's Boot-Based Energy Harvester Lightens Soldier's Load
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?se ... _id=235935
... so walk for 85mins and charge 2AA batteries .... that'll be useful when you're pinned down and your night-vision goggles start flickering ... I guess the least popular member of the platoon will be assigned the running-on-the-spot-while-being-shot-at activity .....
I can see this spawning a whole new generation of energy harvesting kit.
For the humble (??) squadie there will be the underpants with a built in wind generation facility ..... which automatically generates more power when under stressful situations. Performance is uncertain when the sh~t really hits the fan ....
There will also be a version of these energy generating underpants for the top-brass but the wind generator will be replaced by a solar panel to collect the copious amounts of sunlight they emit from that region ....
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:23 pm
by back_marker
Not a bad idea, effectively trying to get "free" energy. However I can't see it ever being taken on since the returns are pretty small for what it probably cost to introduce.
Thuink they need to get their figures right too - 2AAs in 85 min is assuming that the wearer is moving constantly at 3mph, in reality troops patrolling on the ground are rarely going that fast.
Re: Energy Generation for the millitary chaps amongst us
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:10 pm
by blinkey501
D-Rider wrote:US Army's Boot-Based Energy Harvester Lightens Soldier's Load
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?se ... _id=235935
I guess the least popular member of the platoon will be assigned the running-on-the-spot-while-being-shot-at activity ..... there will be the underpants with a built in wind generation facility . Performance is uncertain when the sh~t really hits the fan ....
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:48 pm
by Kwackerz
back_marker wrote:Not a bad idea, effectively trying to get "free" energy. However I can't see it ever being taken on since the returns are pretty small for what it probably cost to introduce.
Thuink they need to get their figures right too - 2AAs in 85 min is assuming that the wearer is moving constantly at 3mph, in reality troops patrolling on the ground are rarely going that fast.
Suppose it could be useful.. im sure somehow the technology could be used, just where would it be viable.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:11 pm
by back_marker
Kwackerz wrote:back_marker wrote:Not a bad idea, effectively trying to get "free" energy. However I can't see it ever being taken on since the returns are pretty small for what it probably cost to introduce.
Thuink they need to get their figures right too - 2AAs in 85 min is assuming that the wearer is moving constantly at 3mph, in reality troops patrolling on the ground are rarely going that fast.
Suppose it could be useful.. im sure somehow the technology could be used, just where would it be viable.
Keeping your iPod charged on a CFT