ZEL: Net-Zero-Energy Lifelogging System using Heterogeneous Energy Harvesters

Mitsuru Arita, Yugo Nakamura, Shigemi Ishida, Yutaka Arakawa

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Abstract

We present ZEL, the first net-zero-energy lifelogging system that allows office workers to collect semi-permanent records of when, where, and what activities they perform on company premises. ZEL achieves high accuracy lifelogging by using heterogeneous energy harvesters with different characteristics. The system is based on a 192-gram nametag-shaped wearable device worn by each employee that is equipped with two comparators to enable seamless switching between system states, thereby minimizing the battery usage and enabling net-zero-energy, semi-permanent data collection. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our system, we conducted data collection experiments with 11 participants in a practical environment and found that the person-dependent (PD) model achieves an 8-place recognition accuracy level of 87.2% (weighted F-measure) and a static/dynamic activities recognition accuracy level of 93.1% (weighted F-measure). Additional testing confirmed the practical long-Term operability of the system and showed it could achieve a zero-energy operation rate of 99.6% i.e., net-zero-energy operation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, PerCom 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages172-179
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781665416436
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event20th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, PerCom 2022 - Pisa, Italy
Duration: Mar 21 2022Mar 25 2022

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, PerCom 2022

Conference

Conference20th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, PerCom 2022
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPisa
Period3/21/223/25/22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Instrumentation
  • Artificial Intelligence

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