Mechanically powered scanning platform for directed sensors
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDMITRY OBUKHOV, MUTHUKUMAR KARUPPIAH, KHURRAM ISMAIL
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for a sensing apparatus. An apparatus may include a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a processing unit, a positioning sensor, an environmental sensor and one or more inductive elements positioned within a region at an edge of the PCB. The one or more inductive elements may be configured to generate electrical energy for the processing unit by passing through a magnetic field. The apparatus may also include a spindle implemented through the PCB, such that the spindle protrudes through a substantially central location relative to one plane of the PCB.
Claims30
An apparatus, comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a controller, a positioning sensor, an environmental sensor and one or more inductive elements positioned within a region at an edge of the PCB, wherein the one or more inductive elements are configured to generate electrical energy for the controller by passing through a magnetic field;
- and
- a spindle implemented through the PCB, such that the spindle protrudes through a substantially central location relative to one plane of the PCB.
A method of forming a sensing apparatus, comprising:
- implementing one or more inductive elements within a region at an edge of a PCB, wherein each inductive element is configured to generate electrical energy by passing through a magnetic field;
- implementing at least one environmental sensor on the PCB;
- implementing a controller on the PCB, configured to be powered by the one or more inductive elements and communicatively coupled to the at least one environmental sensor;
- and
- implementing a spindle through the center of the PCB, configured to allow rotation of the PCB about an axis defined by the spindle.
A method of operating a sensing apparatus at a controller, the method comprising:
- obtaining one or more sensor readings from an environmental sensor at an instant of time, the environmental sensor configured to take omni-directional readings while implemented on a PCB configured to rotate about an axis within a plane;
- determining a relative position of the environmental sensor at the instant of time;
- and
- correlating the one or more sensor readings with the relative position of the environmental sensor at the instant of time.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for obtaining one or more sensor readings from an environmental sensor at an instant of time, wherein the environmental sensor is configured to take omni-directional readings while implemented on a PCB configured to rotate about an axis within a plane;
- means for determining a relative position of the environmental sensor at the instant of time;
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- means for correlating the one or more sensor readings with the relative position of the environmental sensor at the instant of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.