Electronic device with environmental monitoring

An environmental monitoring device, comprising:

• a housing having walls that define a cavity within the housing;
• flow vents in at least one of the walls configured to direct an airflow into and out of the cavity;
• a sensor mechanism, within the cavity, configured to provide sensor data based on measurements of an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor mechanism includes a set of sensors;
• a baffle configured to direct the fluid flow over a selected sensor in the set of sensors wherein an orientation of the baffle is configured to change in response to an external force applied to the baffle;
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• a processor, within the cavity and electrically coupled to the sensor mechanism, configured to process the sensor data, wherein the airflow includes a convective airflow associated with heat generated during operation of the processor;
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• wherein the processor is positioned relative to the sensor mechanism so that the airflow is directed over the sensor mechanism to facilitate the measurements.

A processor-implemented method for processing sensor data, wherein the method comprises:

• generating a fluid flow over a sensor mechanism in an environmental monitoring device, wherein the fluid flow is associated with operation of the processor, and wherein the processor is positioned relative to the sensor mechanism so that the fluid flow is directed over the sensor mechanism to facilitate measurements;
• receiving sensor data from the sensor mechanism based on the measurements of the environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor mechanism includes a set of sensors;
• changing an orientation of a baffle that directs the fluid flow over a selected sensor in the set of sensors by applying an external force to the baffle;
• and
• using the processor, processing the sensor data.

An environmental monitoring device, comprising:

• a housing having walls that define a cavity within the housing;
• flow vents in at least one of the walls configured to direct a fluid flow into and out of the cavity during operation of the environmental monitoring device;
• a sensor mechanism, within the cavity, configured to provide sensor data based on measurements of an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor mechanism includes a set of sensors;
• a baffle configured to direct the airflow over a selected sensor in the set of sensors;
• a steering mechanism configured to change an orientation of the baffle based on the selected sensor;
• a control mechanism, electrically coupled to the steering mechanism, configured to provide an output signal to the steering mechanism based on the selected sensor, wherein the output signal specifies the selected sensor;
• and
• a processor, within the cavity and electrically coupled to the sensor mechanism, configured to process the sensor data, wherein the fluid flow is associated with operation of the processor;
• and
• wherein the processor is positioned relative to the sensor mechanism so that the fluid flow is directed over the sensor mechanism to facilitate the measurements.

An environmental monitoring device, comprising:

• a housing having walls that define a cavity within the housing;
• flow vents in at least one of the walls configured to direct an airflow into and out of the cavity;
• a sensor mechanism, within the cavity, configured to provide sensor data based on measurements of an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor mechanism includes a set of sensors;
• a baffle configured to direct the airflow over a selected sensor in the set of sensors;
• a steering mechanism configured to change an orientation of the baffle based on the selected sensor;
• a control mechanism, electrically coupled to the steering mechanism, configured to provide an output signal to the steering mechanism based on the selected sensor, wherein the output signal specifies the selected sensor;
• and
• a processor, within the cavity and electrically coupled to the sensor mechanism, configured to process the sensor data, wherein the airflow includes a convective airflow associated with heat generated during operation of the processor;
• and
• wherein the processor is positioned relative to the sensor mechanism so that the airflow is directed over the sensor mechanism to facilitate the measurements.

A processor-implemented method for processing sensor data, wherein the method comprises:

• generating a fluid flow over a sensor mechanism in an environmental monitoring device, wherein the fluid flow is associated with operation of the processor, and wherein the processor is positioned relative to the sensor mechanism so that the fluid flow is directed over the sensor mechanism to facilitate measurements;
• receiving sensor data from the sensor mechanism based on the measurements of the environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor mechanism includes a set of sensors;
• changing an orientation of a baffle that directs the fluid flow over a selected sensor in the set of sensors using a steering mechanism based on an output signal from a control mechanism that specifies the selected sensor;
• and
• using the processor, processing the sensor data.