SAS Raid Head
    12.
    发明申请
    SAS Raid Head 有权
    SAS Raid头

    公开(公告)号:US20070255900A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-01

    申请号:US11740395

    申请日:2007-04-26

    Abstract: An SAS RAID head is provided to connect between at least one initiator and at least one storage device. It is a connection head possessed of the RAID function. The SAS RAID head comprises at least one SVC (or a SVC pair), a cooling module, a power supply, and/or an enclosure for accommodating and fixing the above-mentioned components. Wherein, the device-side I/O device interconnect of the SVC (or SVC pair) is the SAS interface. The invention has the flexibility to vary the numbers of initiators and storage devices connected thereto in order to satisfy the topological structures of various systems.

    Abstract translation: 提供SAS RAID头以在至少一个启动器和至少一个存储设备之间连接。 它是具有RAID功能的连接头。 SAS RAID头包括至少一个SVC(或SVC对),冷却模块,电源和/或用于容纳和固定上述组件的外壳。 其中,SVC(或SVC对)的设备端I / O设备互连是SAS接口。 为了满足各种系统的拓扑结构,本发明具有改变与其连接的启动器和存储装置的数量的灵活性。

    Controller capable of self-monitoring, redundant storage system having the same, and method thereof
    17.
    发明授权
    Controller capable of self-monitoring, redundant storage system having the same, and method thereof 有权
    具有自监控功能的控制器,具有相同功能的冗余存储系统及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US08037368B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-11

    申请号:US11177341

    申请日:2005-07-11

    Applicant: Cheng-Yu Lee

    Inventor: Cheng-Yu Lee

    CPC classification number: G06F11/0727 G06F11/0757 G06F11/2089 G06F11/2092

    Abstract: A controller capable of self-monitoring, a redundant storage system having the same, and its method are proposed. Each controller is arranged with a self-monitoring operating circuit and a watchdog unit. The self-monitoring operating circuit can periodically issue a confirmation signal to the watchdog unit. The watchdog unit comprises a counter unit for counting a predetermined time interval, and if it does not receive the confirmation signal issued by the self-monitoring operating circuit over the predetermined time interval, it will send out an output signal to the self-monitoring operating circuit. The self-monitoring operating circuit will then generate a plurality of global reset signals to shut down the entire operation of the controller. Another controller will take over the functions of the shut-down controller.

    Abstract translation: 提出了一种能够进行自我监控的控制器,具有相同功能的冗余存储系统及其方法。 每个控制器配置有一个自监控操作电路和看门狗单元。 自监视操作电路可以周期性地向看门狗单元发出确认信号。 看门狗单元包括用于对预定时间间隔进行计数的计数器单元,并且如果在预定时间间隔内没有接收到由自监视操作电路发出的确认信号,则其将向自监视操作发送输出信号 电路。 然后,自监视操作电路将产生多个全局复位信号以关闭控制器的整个操作。 另一个控制器将接管关闭控制器的功能。

    Redundant storage virtualization subsystem having data path branching functionality
    18.
    发明申请
    Redundant storage virtualization subsystem having data path branching functionality 有权
    具有数据路径分支功能的冗余存储虚拟化子系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070070887A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-29

    申请号:US11525135

    申请日:2006-09-22

    Abstract: Disclosed is a redundant storage virtualization subsystem (SVS) having branching functionality. The SVS comprises a first and a second storage virtualization controller (SVC) and a physical storage device (PSD) array. A first and a second data path are provided between the first SVC and the PSD array passing through a first and a second signal integrity enhancing device (SIED), respectively, and configured as a first pair of redundant data paths. A third and a fourth data path are provided between the second SVC and the PSD array passing through the second and the first SIED, respectively, and configured as a second pair of redundant data paths. In view of the PSD array, the first and fourth data paths form a third redundant data path pair for a PSD, and the third and second data paths form a fourth redundant data path pair for a PSD.

    Abstract translation: 公开了具有分支功能的冗余存储虚拟化子系统(SVS)。 SVS包括第一和第二存储虚拟化控制器(SVC)和物理存储设备(PSD)阵列。 在第一SVC和PSD阵列之间提供分别穿过第一和第二信号完整性增强设备(SIED)并被配置为第一对冗余数据路径的第一和第二数据路径。 在第二SVC和PSD阵列之间提供分别通过第二SIED和第一SIED的第三和第四数据路径,并被配置为第二对冗余数据路径。 鉴于PSD阵列,第一和第四数据路径形成用于PSD的第三冗余数据路径对,并且第三和第二数据路径形成用于PSD的第四冗余数据路径对。

    Storage virtualization subsystem architecture

    公开(公告)号:US20060282639A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-14

    申请号:US11448013

    申请日:2006-06-07

    Abstract: Disclosed is a storage virtualization subsystem (SVS) architecture comprising a plurality of SVSs, each SVS comprising at least one storage virtualization controller (SVC), and, in some cases, a physical storage disk (PSD) array attached to the SVC. A first and a second data access path is configured passing through the SVSs to form the SVS architecture such that when one path is failed, the other can be taken as a substitution. The SVSs in the first path are connected in a first sequence and the SVSs in the second path are connected in a second sequence different from the first one. In another embodiment, each SVS comprises a plurality of redundantly-configured SVCs rather than one SVC. The first path is formed passing through a first set of SVCs and the second path is formed passing through a different second set of SVCs.

    Real-time target tracking of an unpredictable target amid unknown obstacles
    20.
    发明授权
    Real-time target tracking of an unpredictable target amid unknown obstacles 有权
    在未知障碍物中实时目标跟踪不可预测的目标

    公开(公告)号:US06917855B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-12

    申请号:US10435934

    申请日:2003-05-12

    Abstract: Embodiments provide a strategy for computing the motions of a mobile robot operating in an obstacle-laden environment without requiring prior knowledge of the distribution of obstacles in the environment or knowing the trajectory of a target tracked by the robot. Embodiments provide an algorithm that governs the motion of the observer robot based on measurements of the target's position and the location of obstacles in the environment. The algorithm computes a description of the geometric arrangement between the target and the observer's visibility region produced by the obstacles and computes a continuous control rule using this description. Embodiments employ an escape-path tree data structure to categorize the target's possible modes of escaping from the observer robot's sensors and use the escape-path tree to determine the target's shortest escape path.

    Abstract translation: 实施例提供了一种用于计算在障碍物环境中操作的移动机器人的运动的策略,而不需要事先了解环境中的障碍物的分布或者知道由机器人跟踪的目标的轨迹。 实施例提供了一种基于目标的位置和环境中的障碍物的位置的测量来控制观察者机器人运动的算法。 该算法计算了由障碍物产生的目标和观察者的可见性区域之间的几何排列的描述,并使用该描述计算连续的控制规则。 实施例采用逃生路径树数据结构对目标的可能的观察机器人的传感器模式进行分类,并使用逃生路径树来确定目标的最短的逃生路径。

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