Title
UltraPower: Powering Tangible & Wearable Devices with Focused Ultrasound
Abstract
ABSTRACT Wireless power transfer creates new opportunities for interaction with tangible and wearable devices, by freeing designers from the constraints of an integrated power source. We explore the use of focused ultrasound as a means of transferring power to a distal device, transforming passive props into dynamic active objects. We analyse the ability to transfer power from an ultrasound array commonly used for mid-air haptic feedback and investigate the practical challenges of ultrasonic power transfer (e.g., receiving and rectifying energy from sound waves). We also explore the ability to power electronic components and multimodal actuators such as lights, speakers and motors. Finally, we describe exemplar wearable and tangible device prototypes that are activated by UltraPower, illustrating the potential applications of this novel technology.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1145/3430524.3440620
TEI
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rafael Morales González100.34
Asier Marzo25312.59
Euan Freeman37714.41
William Frier425.10
Orestis Georgiou516324.89