Apparatus for electrical signal generation based upon movement and associated methods
AssigneeHarris Corporation
InventorsKurt Alan Zimmerman, Robert Francis Meehan
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Abstract
A generator/sensor may include a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by a base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween. A body may be carried by the arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween. At least one electrical generator may be driven by relative movement between the body and the base, such as to generate electrical power or to sense movement, for example. The body may be a pendulum mass or sail responsive to fluid flow.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by said base so that said arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween;
- a body carried by said pair of arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween;
- and
- at least one electrical generator driven by relative movement between said body and said base.
A method for generating an electrical signal based upon relative movement between a body and a base of an apparatus further comprising a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by the base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween with the body carried at the crossing point, the method comprising:
- driving at least one electrical generator based upon relative movement between the body and the base to thereby generate the electrical signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.