Invention Application
- Patent Title: ULTRASONIC TILT SENSOR AND RELATED METHODS
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Application No.: US15169503Application Date: 2016-05-31
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Publication No.: US20170343346A1Publication Date: 2017-11-30
- Inventor: Firas SAMMOURA , Stephanie FUNG , Donald William KIDWELL, JR. , Ravindra Vaman SHENOY , David William BURNS
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Main IPC: G01C9/20
- IPC: G01C9/20 ; G01F23/296

Abstract:
A device may include a surface at least partially defining an enclosed region, a plurality of fluids within the enclosed region, the plurality of fluids comprising at least a first fluid having a first acoustic impedance and a second fluid having a second acoustic impedance different from the first acoustic impedance, a first piezoelectric transducer disposed on the surface, the first piezoelectric transducer being configured to generate a first wave reception signal based, at least in part, on an ultrasonic return wave received through at least one of the plurality of fluids, and a processor coupled to the first piezoelectric transducer and configured to determine a measurement of a tilt of the device based, at least in part, on the first wave reception signal.
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