@Article{cmc.2020.010911,
AUTHOR = {Yu Wang, Chen Liu, Lei Wang, Lihua Zhu},
TITLE = {A Novel Design of Mechanical Switch for the High Overload  Environment},
JOURNAL = {Computers, Materials \& Continua},
VOLUME = {65},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {419--432},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/cmc/v65n1/39574},
ISSN = {1546-2226},
ABSTRACT = {The internal structure of the inertial measurement unit (IMU) in active state is 
easily damaged in the high overload environment. So that the IMU is usually required to 
be powered within the disappearance of the high overload. In this paper, a mechanical 
switch is designed to enable the IMU based on the analysis of the impact of high overload 
on the power-supply circuit. In which, parameters of mechanical switch are determined 
through theoretical calculation and data analysis. The innovation of the proposed 
structure lies in that the mechanical switch is triggered through the high overload process 
and could provide a delay signal for the circuit. After all, the proposed switch is tested 
through mechanical simulation, impact test and practical test. The experimental results 
show that the designed mechanical switch can effectively and reliably provide the delay 
for the circuit and guarantee operation of the IMU under high overload.},
DOI = {10.32604/cmc.2020.010911}
}