Flexible piezoelectric sensors are essential to monitor the motions of both humans and humanoid robots. However, existing designs are either are costly or have limited sensitivity. In a recent study, ...

What is a SWED? How the research team's SWED design significantly improved imaging. Initial test results with the SWED design. The standard two-dimensional array of piezoelectric sensors used for ...

This open-circuit voltage data combined with the figure for the power management unit's start-up voltage reveals whether the piezo will power-up the wireless sensor node. As an example, consider the ...