backpack generator

[qjdb]

I saw this in the Vancouver Sun newspaper, and then found it online.  The Sun article had some pictures that described it quite well.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050909/tc_nm/backpack_dc

thought it might interest some of you here.

Quentin

 

[Tornado]

Hey! That's awesome! And just under 85 pounds? More equipment for the 13k!  Lugging my microwave oven without a power source sucked.  I like this idea.  How many Privates can we get to run around to boost a MLVW?


Jokes aside, they actually sound like they're on to something.  Would be nice to have radios powered this way.

Take Care! 

 

[Fusaki]

Jokes aside, they actually sound like they're on to something. 

Only if they can make the damn thing weigh less then 80lbs!!!

The idea is good, but the technology needs to be developed quite a bit before something like this would be practical for military uses.

 

[Old Ranger]

And the design to intentionally shift around with walking.

Last I checked; you want your pack secure with no Floppy Floppy.

Can't they convert a back pack WMD into a generator?

 

[qjdb]

Actually, the 85 lbs thing is just a figure that they use.  If I recall the actual newspaper article correctly, the structure itself doesn't weigh much more than 10 lbs, and the idea is that the more weight you put in the backpack, the more electricity it generates, as it provides more 'bounce'.

And the 'bounce' is controlled, to be sliding along rails, up and down.  Some backpack manufacturers (according to the newspaper article) are already experimenting with the controlled movement thing, saying that once you get into a set gait, that the up and down movement actually helps make the backpack feel lighter on your back.

Quentin

 

[Old Ranger]

  Some backpack manufacturers (according to the newspaper article) are already experimenting with the controlled movement thing, saying that once you get into a set gait, that the up and down movement actually helps make the backpack feel lighter on your back.

Quentin

That makes sense;
I must have gotten confused with the Monkey on my back.