International contributors in engineering, computer science, electronics, and electrical engineering present the latest work in biologically-inspired energy harvesting and transmission technologies, which includes harvesting energy from solar, wind, or other environmental sources, as well as harvesting energy from body heat and foot strikes and converting it to electrical energy. Section 1 introduces biologically-inspired computing, describing applications of vibration-based energy harvesting devices and biologically-inspired wireless power transmission systems. Section 2, the bulk of the book, presents work on energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks. Some specific topics include solar powered smart street lights, harvesting energy from microbial fuel cells, and modeling green transportation systems. Section 3 considers current and future trends in combining biologically-inspired computing with energy harvesting in WSN and energy transmission. The book’s readership includes those in academic and industrial communities.
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