Potential of Large Area Photovoltaic Sheets as Indoor Interactive Surfaces

Human activity recognition in indoor environments is useful for comfortable and efficient living and working in smart homes and buildings. Energy harvesting technologies such as the photovoltaics could offer advantages for low-cost installation and maintenance, portability and energy savings. In this paper, we explore large area indoor photovoltaic (PV) sheets for both energy harvesting and gesture recognition and present early results to discuss and demonstrate its potential. Author