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US 2024/0183184 A1Published application
Earthquake stabilization device
AssigneeDuplicent, LLC
InventorCurren Emmett Krasnoff
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Abstract
A stabilization system for a building includes a stabilization assembly configured to couple to a floor structure of a building. The stabilization assembly includes a track defining a track path, a weight slidably coupled to the track, and an actuator configured to move the weight along the track path.
Claims20
A stabilization system for a building, the stabilization system comprising:
- a stabilization assembly configured to couple to a floor structure of a building, the stabilization assembly including:
- a rotatable platform;
- a track coupled to the rotatable platform, the track defining a track path;
- a weight slidably coupled to the track;
- at least one actuator configured to
- rotate the rotatable platform in a first direction and a second direction, and
- move the weight along the track path in a third direction and a fourth direction;
- at least one sensor configured to acquire measurement data relating to a seismic event;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine a target response of the stabilization assembly that mitigates an effect of the seismic event on the building based on the measurement data, and control the at least one actuator to
- rotate the rotatable platform in at least one of the first direction or the second direction, and
- move the weight along the track path in at least one of the third direction or the fourth direction
- according to the target response.
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A building, comprising:
- a floor structure;
- and
- a stabilization assembly configured coupled to the floor structure, the stabilization assembly including:
- a rotatable platform;
- a track coupled to the rotatable platform, the track defining a track path;
- a weight slidably coupled to the track;
- at least one actuator configured to
- rotate the rotatable platform in a first direction and a second direction, and
- move the weight along the track path in a third direction and a fourth direction;
- at least one sensor configured to acquire measurement data relating to a seismic event;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine a target response of the stabilization assembly that mitigates an effect of the seismic event on the building based on the measurement data, and control the at least one actuator to
- rotate the rotatable platform in at least one of the first direction or the second direction, and
- move the weight along the track path in at least one of the third direction or the fourth direction
- according to the target response.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.