Numerical Simulation of MERVH (Motion and Energy Regulating Vibration Harvester) for different human activities

In this paper the numerical simulation of the MERVH is presented. The simulation is mainly intended to investigate the effectiveness of MERVH for human activities such as slow walking, fast walking, jumping, jogging, and running. The MATLAB-Simulink is used to numerically analyze the theoretical model. The results revealed that the MERVH provides average power output varying from 0.04 W to 0.19 W and peak power of 4.41 W. The maximum power was obtained in case of running motion. The MERVH is found to be useful in powering wearable devices and operating the medical sensors.