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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Philippe Kahn, Aptos, CA (US);
Arthur Kinsolving, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Mark Andrew Christensen, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Brian Y Lee, Aptos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Philippe Kahn, Aptos, CA (US);
Arthur Kinsolving, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Mark Andrew Christensen, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Brian Y Lee, Aptos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fullpower Technologies, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One or more rolling averages of accelerations over a sample period are created. The one or more rolling averages of accelerations are measured by an accelerometer over the sample period. A gravitational influence is identified based upon the one or more rolling averages of accelerations. A dominant axis is assigned based upon the gravitational influence.