1. Status Report #2 Walking Charger By: Carlos Benitez, Meryem Fennich, Srinath Kota, Jacksario Rosario September 15 st 2010 Description: Battery charger by means of piezoelectric to be applied to electronic devices such as cell phones, electronic gadgets, etc

2. Overall need Eco-friendly portable charger and energy efficient Milestones Finish planning and Research– Sep 10 th Start Design Phase – Sep13 th Order parts – Sep 14 th Begin Construction – sep 22 th

3. Recent Tasks Finished brainstorming new ideas Different ways to implement our design o Piezoelectric sensors o Thermoelectric sensor(MEMS sensor) o Photodiode sensor o Solar cells Order main parts

4. Ongoing Tasks Best way to combine different sensors Order different sensors Working on the website

5. build the main part Calculate how much power would be generated Find the best choice of sensors Upcoming Tasks

6. Block Diagram Planning and Research 90% Initial Design 50% Detailed Design 30% Hardware Design 40% Software Design 0% Implementation 0% Production 0%

7. Schedule