| The authors are grateful for the assistance, support and reassurance of Dr. Samuel Richie and Dr. Lei Wei. Thanks to Dr. Jeffrey Kauffman for his time and his knowledge on piezoelectric energy harvesting. Special thanks to Dr. Reza Abdolvand for all his time, support and suggestions on piezoelectric material that allowed for a successful completion of this project. We would also like to acknowledge systems engineer Douglas Maukonen, and colleagues Clayton White and Chase Cox for their time and support. David Douglas for supplying us with the tools necessary for circuit testing with the oscilloscopes and power generators. Texas Instruments, Linear Technology, and Microchip Technology for providing us with complimentary samples of the ICs necessary to make the project possible. |