Shoe Power Generator Earns Louisiana Tech Professor National Attention

[BLUE collar]

I worked on this project in my Business Inovations class. A small prototype has been built already, it lights up and LED pad that reads "LA Tech." Very interesting to see it in action. Perhaps one of the biggest uses of it would be in military boots. Most soldiers carry somewhere near 30 lbs of batteries into combat to power telecommunications devices, as well as GPS...etc. If a soldier were to wear one of these devices in his or her boot, they may be able to reduce the wight of their pack. However, it all depends on getting a higher ceiling of power.

[AustinDawg]

I worked on this project in my Business Inovations class. A small prototype has been built already, it lights up and LED pad that reads "LA Tech." Very interesting to see it in action. Perhaps one of the biggest uses of it would be in military boots. Most soldiers carry somewhere near 30 lbs of batteries into combat to power telecommunications devices, as well as GPS...etc. If a soldier were to wear one of these devices in his or her boot, they may be able to reduce the wight of their pack. However, it all depends on getting a higher ceiling of power.

What is a reasonable voltage these things are able to achieve?

[BLUE collar]

What is a reasonable voltage these things are able to achieve?

I was a business major working with the engineering dept. You would have to ask one of the engineers on this board.

[splicer]

I worked on this project in my Business Inovations class. A small prototype has been built already, it lights up and LED pad that reads "LA Tech." Very interesting to see it in action. Perhaps one of the biggest uses of it would be in military boots. Most soldiers carry somewhere near 30 lbs of batteries into combat to power telecommunications devices, as well as GPS...etc. If a soldier were to wear one of these devices in his or her boot, they may be able to reduce the wight of their pack. However, it all depends on getting a higher ceiling of power.

I was a business major working with the engineering dept. You would have to ask one of the engineers on this board.

How'd you do on your project? With that spelling, and not knowing about the product, I'd be a bit worried.

J/K, I loved that class and the business plan competition. I served on the ABESE board the year after my group came in second.

[inudesu]

right. and your watch will be powered by the hands spinning around, and a pump will be powered by the fluid moving through it, and light bulbs will be powered by the heat they emit...

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.co...et-frustrated/

You think Dr. Lorhenz left this?

[arkansasbob]

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.co...et-frustrated/

You think Dr. Lorhenz left this?

the ghost of dr. lorhenz haunts those who dare sin against the church of thermodynamics...