US US20110278857A1

Method and apparatus for harvesting energy from ankle motion

Publication no.

US20110278857A1
Priority date
2010-05-14
Filing date
2011-05-16
Published
2011-11-17
Assignee
Thomas Sugar
Inventor

Thomas Sugar

Abstract

A method for harvesting energy from ankle motion includes coupling a generator module across an ankle joint, the generator module including a generator and an elastic member. The generator is affixed to the leg shank and at least one of the generator and the elastic member is continuously coupled …

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