Lock system with integrated sensors for translatable structure

A method of controlling a lock system of a translatable structure, comprising:

• automatically determining whether a lock device is in a locked state or an unlocked state, the lock device being configured with the translatable structure so as to inhibit translatable motion of the translatable structure when in a locked state and to enable translatable motion of the translatable structure when in an unlocked state, the lock device being in the locked state when a locking mechanism of the lock device is engaged with an engagement feature of a stationary mount;
• in response to receiving a command signal to transition the lock device between the unlocked state to the locked state while the lock device is in the unlocked state, automatically determining whether the locking mechanism of the lock device and the engagement feature of the stationary mount are engageably aligned with one another;
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• in response to determining that the locking mechanism and the engagement feature are engageably aligned, actuating the locking mechanism to engage with the engagement feature.

A lock system, comprising:

• a stationary mount configured to be coupled to a first surface located at a wall defining an opening in which a translatable structure is positioned, the translatable structure configured to translate between an open position and a closed position and to permit access to a space when in the open position, the stationary mount including an engagement feature;
• a lock device configured to be coupled to a second surface located at the wall and proximate the first surface, the lock device including a locking mechanism configured to engage with the engagement feature of the stationary mount when engageably aligned so as to inhibit the translatable structure from translating between the open position and the closed position;
• a sensor configured to sense relative position of the locking mechanism relative to the engagement feature;
• electronics configured to determine whether the lock device is in a locked state or an unlocked state;
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• an electronics device in electronic communication with the lock device, the electronic devices configured to enable communications to the electronic device configured to, in response to receiving an input from a user, communicate a control signal to actuate the locking mechanism of the lock device to transition between the locked state and the unlocked state so as to engage and disengage the locking mechanism with the engagement feature of the stationary mount in response to the sensor sensing that the locking mechanism and the engagement feature are engageably aligned.