Drop countermeasures for electronic device
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
a sensor mounted in the housing;
a processor in the housing, wherein the processor is configured to determine when the electronic device has been dropped based on data from the sensor;
a component aligned with an unstable inertial axis of the housing; and
an actuator mounted in the housing wherein, in response to the processor determining that the electronic device has been dropped, the actuator is configured to move the component to adjust an attitude of the housing to avoid impact with a portion of the housing.
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Abstract
An electronic device comprises a housing, a motion sensor configured to sense motion of the housing, and a processor configured to determine an impact geometry based on the motion. A countermeasure system comprises an actuator coupled to an actuated member. The actuated member is operable by the actuator to modify the impact geometry, so that impact energy is redirected away from an impact sensitive component of the electronic device to an energy absorbing component of the electronic device.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; a sensor mounted in the housing; a processor in the housing, wherein the processor is configured to determine when the electronic device has been dropped based on data from the sensor; a component aligned with an unstable inertial axis of the housing; and an actuator mounted in the housing wherein, in response to the processor determining that the electronic device has been dropped, the actuator is configured to move the component to adjust an attitude of the housing to avoid impact with a portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; a motion sensor in the housing; a mass mounted in the housing and aligned with an unstable inertial axis of the housing; and an actuator mounted in the housing wherein, in response to a measurement from the motion sensor, the actuator is configured to move the mass relative to the unstable inertial axis to adjust an attitude of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a motion sensor mounted in the housing; a component in a portion of the housing; a processor in the housing, wherein the processor is configured to determine when the electronic device has been dropped based on data from the motion sensor; a mass coupled to an unstable inertial axis of the housing; and an actuator coupled to the mass, wherein the actuator is configured to move the mass to adjust an attitude of the housing to avoid impact with the portion of the housing having the component when the processor determines that the electronic device has been dropped. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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