Shock protection for electro-mechanical devices of host devices employing inertial navigation systems
First Claim
1. A shock protected electronic device comprising:
- a position receiver that generates at least one position signal of the device;
a motion sensor that generates at least one motion signal;
an electromechanical device, where the electromechanical device operates in a normal mode and a protect mode;
a position data generator that receives the at least one motion signal from the motion sensor and generates position data indicative of a position of the shock protected electronic device based on the position signal and the at least one motion signal; and
a protect signal generator that generates a protect signal based on the at least one motion signal and transmits the protect signal to the electromechanical device, which enters the protect mode in response to receiving the protect signal from the protect signal generator.
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Abstract
A shock protected electronic device comprising a position receiver, an electromechanical device, a position process, and a protect process. The position receiver generates at least one position signal. The motion sensor generates at least one motion signal. The electromechanical device operates in a normal mode and a protect mode. The position process generates position data indicative of a position of the shock protected electronic device based on at least one of the position signal and the at least one motion signal. The protect process generates a protect signal based on the at least one motion signal. The electromechanical device enters the protect mode when the protect process generates the protect signal.
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49 Claims
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1. A shock protected electronic device comprising:
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a position receiver that generates at least one position signal of the device; a motion sensor that generates at least one motion signal; an electromechanical device, where the electromechanical device operates in a normal mode and a protect mode; a position data generator that receives the at least one motion signal from the motion sensor and generates position data indicative of a position of the shock protected electronic device based on the position signal and the at least one motion signal; and a protect signal generator that generates a protect signal based on the at least one motion signal and transmits the protect signal to the electromechanical device, which enters the protect mode in response to receiving the protect signal from the protect signal generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A shock protected electronic device comprising:
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a position receiver that generates at least one position signal of the device; a motion sensor that generates at least one motion signal; a hard disk drive system comprising a hard disk drive that operates in a read/write mode and a park mode; a position data generator that receives the at least one motion signal from the motion sensor and generates position data indicative of a position of the shock protected electronic device based on the position signal and the at least one motion signal; and a protect signal generator that generates a protect signal based on the at least one motion signal, wherein the protect signal initiates a change of the hard disk drive operation mode from the read/write mode to the park mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of shock protecting an electronic device comprising an electromechanical device, a position receiver, a motion sensor, and a position process, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating position data based on a position signal of the device generated by the position receiver and at least one motion signal generated by the motion sensor; generating, by a protect process executed by a processor, a protect signal based on the at least one motion signal generated by the motion sensor; and transmitting the protect signal to the electromechanical device, which enters the protect mode in response to receiving the protect signal. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An electronic device comprising:
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a position receiver that generates at least one position signal of the device based on information received from a positioning system that is at a location that is remote from the electronic device; a motion sensor that generates a motion signal; a position data generator that receives the motion signal from the motion sensor and determines a position of the electronic device; and a protect signal generator that receives the motion signal from the same motion sensor and generates a protect signal. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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