Dynamic position control for electronic components
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsTyler Jandt, Phillip V. Mann, Mark D. Plucinski, Sandra J. Shirk/Heath
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Abstract
A computer system may determine a target position of the electronic component. The computer system may also determine a current position of the electronic component. The computer system may compare the current position to the target to position to determine whether the electronic component is in the target position. If the electronic component is not in the target position, the computer system may use an electroactive polymer to adjust the position of the electronic component to move the electronic component into the target position.
Claims19
A computer implemented method for adjusting a position of an electronic component, the method comprising:
- determining a target position of a first electronic component relative to a second electronic component, wherein the first electronic component is configured to physically connect to the second electronic component using one or more electrical connectors disposed on each of the first and second electronic components, wherein at least one of the electrical connectors is a plug that is configured to removably connect to a corresponding jack connector;
- determining a current position of the first electronic component;
- determining whether the first electronic component is in the target position by comparing the current position to the target position;
- and
- moving, in response to determining that the first electronic component is not in the target position, the first electronic component into the target position using an electroactive polymer (EAP) disposed on the first electronic component.
A system for adjusting a position of an electronic component, the system comprising:
- a memory;
- a first electronic component, the first electronic component including an electroactive polymer (EAP) and a first electrical connector;
- a second electronic component having a second electrical connector, the second electronic component being configured to physically connect to the first electronic component using the first and second electrical connectors,
- wherein the electrical connectors include a jack connector and a plug connector;
- a processor circuit in communication with the memory, wherein the processor circuit is configured to perform a method comprising:
- determining a target position of the first electronic component relative to the second electronic component;
- determining a current position of the first electronic component;
- determining whether the first electronic component is in the target position by comparing the current position to the target position;
- and
- moving, in response to determining that the first electronic component is not in the target position, the first electronic component into the target position by selectively applying a voltage to the EAP.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
- determining a target position of a first electronic component relative to a second electronic component, wherein the first electronic component is configured to physically connect to the second electronic component using one or more electrical connectors disposed on each of the first and second electronic components, wherein at least one of the electrical connectors is a plug that is configured to removably connect to a corresponding jack connector;
- determining a current position of the first electronic component;
- determining whether the first electronic component is in the target position by comparing the current position to the target position;
- and
- moving, in response to determining that the first electronic component is not in the target position, the first electronic component into the target position using an electroactive polymer (EAP) disposed on the first electronic component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.