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Connecting and powering flexible IoT, an insole case study

Connecting and powering flexible IoT, an insole case study
Connecting and powering flexible IoT, an insole case study
Integration of Wireless IoT Wearables on a flexible substrate has been hindered by the unavailability of flexible RF frontends for fabric or Polyimide-based circuits. In addition, existing reference antennae are not designed for operation in human proximity. Moreover, the size and lifetime of batteries hinder the realization of a Fit-and-Forget solution.Presented, a flexible Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) node, with a bespoke detuning-resilient antenna for Body Area Networks (BAN). Furthermore, the system can be powered entirely from a flexible Ferro-electret energy harvesting insole, producing sufficient energy for an intermittent BLE beacon, advertising every 10 steps. The insole can be utilized to prolong battery life for high duty-cycle applications by >80%. The designed flexible circuit can be seamlessly adjusted adding multiple 2.4GHz wireless protocols support, based on Texas Instruments’ CC26XX 2.4 GHz wireless SoCs.
Internet of Things, Electronic Textiles, Energy Harvesting, Wireless Sensor Networks, Body Area Networks (BAN)
Wagih, Mahmoud
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Wei, Yang
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Yong, Sheng
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Beeby, Stephen
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Wagih, Mahmoud
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Wei, Yang
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Yong, Sheng
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Beeby, Stephen
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Wagih, Mahmoud, Wei, Yang, Yong, Sheng and Beeby, Stephen (2018) Connecting and powering flexible IoT, an insole case study. Arm Research Summit 2018, Robinson College, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 17 - 19 Sep 2018.

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Abstract

Integration of Wireless IoT Wearables on a flexible substrate has been hindered by the unavailability of flexible RF frontends for fabric or Polyimide-based circuits. In addition, existing reference antennae are not designed for operation in human proximity. Moreover, the size and lifetime of batteries hinder the realization of a Fit-and-Forget solution.Presented, a flexible Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) node, with a bespoke detuning-resilient antenna for Body Area Networks (BAN). Furthermore, the system can be powered entirely from a flexible Ferro-electret energy harvesting insole, producing sufficient energy for an intermittent BLE beacon, advertising every 10 steps. The insole can be utilized to prolong battery life for high duty-cycle applications by >80%. The designed flexible circuit can be seamlessly adjusted adding multiple 2.4GHz wireless protocols support, based on Texas Instruments’ CC26XX 2.4 GHz wireless SoCs.

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Published date: 17 September 2018
Venue - Dates: Arm Research Summit 2018, Robinson College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2018-09-17 - 2018-09-19
Keywords: Internet of Things, Electronic Textiles, Energy Harvesting, Wireless Sensor Networks, Body Area Networks (BAN)

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Local EPrints ID: 425049
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425049
PURE UUID: 0f346da3-2df9-4ac7-b19b-9b869709d63c
ORCID for Mahmoud Wagih: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7806-4333
ORCID for Yang Wei: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6195-8595
ORCID for Sheng Yong: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8588-5981
ORCID for Stephen Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759

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Date deposited: 09 Oct 2018 16:30
Last modified: 21 Nov 2024 03:00

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Author: Mahmoud Wagih ORCID iD
Author: Yang Wei ORCID iD
Author: Sheng Yong ORCID iD
Author: Stephen Beeby ORCID iD

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