US 10,482,789 B2 · Controllable propulsive force devices including parameter adjustments for wireless smart devices

Abstract

Described herein are propulsive force devices for providing propulsive force to integrated wireless devices for science education (e.g., Newton's laws of motion, kinematics, etc.). A propulsive force device includes a motor to drive a rotating member to generate a propulsive force and a motor driver coupled to the motor. The motor driver controls operation of the motor and at least one processing unit is coupled to the motor driver. The at least one processing unit is configured to receive a control signal from an integrated wireless device to adjust at least one parameter of the propulsive force device. When the propulsive force device is mounted to an integrated wireless device, operation of the propulsive force device may be configured to alter, adjust, or otherwise change dynamic properties of the integrated wireless device during science education experiments.

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Dependent claims

A propulsive force device for providing a propulsive force to an integrated wireless device during a science experiment, comprising:

a motor to drive a rotating member to generate the propulsive force;
a motor driver coupled to the motor, the motor driver to control operation of the motor;
and
at least one processing unit communicatively coupled to the motor driver, the at least one processing unit is configured to receive a control signal from the integrated wireless device, the propulsive force device detachably attached to an exterior of the integrated wireless device and communicatively coupled with a second processing unit of the integrated wireless device, the control signal generated by the second processing unit of the integrated wireless device and communicated to the at least one processing unit to provide the control signal to the motor driver to control operation of the motor driver including adjustment of the at least one parameter of the propulsive force device during the science experiment.

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An integrated wireless device for use in performing a science experiment, comprising:

a motion device to generate motion data based on detecting a current rate of motion of the integrated wireless device;
an accessory port;
a propulsive force device coupled to the accessory port of the integrated wireless device, wherein the propulsive force device becomes operational using a control of a software tool of a science software application of a remote wireless device, and wherein the propulsive force device is detachably attached to an exterior of the integrated wireless device;
and
at least one processing unit coupled to the motion device and the accessory port, the at least one processing unit is configured to receive from the remote wireless device a command for a desired change in at least one parameter for the integrated wireless device and generate a control signal responsive to the command, wherein the control signal is communicated from the at least one processing unit to the propulsive force device to control operation of the propulsive force device to make the desired change in the at least one parameter during the science experiment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Controllable propulsive force devices including parameter adjustments for wireless smart devices

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Controllable propulsive force devices including parameter adjustments for wireless smart devices

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