1. An air shroud apparatus, comprising:
a base wall;
a plurality of support walls extending from the base wall in a spaced apart orientation from each other and defining a component housing between the support walls and the base wall; and
a reinforced section comprising:
a reinforcing beam extending between the plurality of support walls; and
a plurality of reinforcing members extending between the base wall and the reinforcing beam and located in a spaced apart orientation between the plurality of support walls such that a plurality of air passageways are defined between the reinforcing beam and the reinforcing members.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, a chassis coupling member located on at least one of the support walls.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base wall defines a component access passageway located adjacent the component housing.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:
a plurality of the reinforced sections located on the base wall, wherein the reinforced sections are located on opposite sides of the component access passageway.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
an air entrance defined by the base wall and support walls; and
an air exit defined by the base wall and support walls and located opposite the base wall and support walls from the air entrance such that airflow from a fan flows substantially in an airflow direction along the length of the base wall and the support walls from the air entrance to the air exit, whereby the reinforced section comprises an elongated section that is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the airflow direction.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a cover coupling member coupled to the base wall.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a shroud cover comprising a cover wall and operable to couple to the base wall such that the cover wall is located immediately adjacent the base wall and a component access passageway defined by the base wall.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein a shroud coupling member is located on the shroud cover.
9. An information handling system, comprising:
an information handling system chassis;
a processor coupled to the chassis;
a fan coupled to the chassis;
an information handling system component coupled to the chassis and electrically coupled to the processor; and
an air shroud apparatus coupled to the chassis, the air shroud apparatus comprising:
a base wall;
a plurality of support walls extending from the base wall in a spaced apart orientation from each other and defining a component housing between the support walls and the base wall, whereby the information handling system component is located in the component housing; and
a reinforced section comprising:
a reinforcing beam extending between the plurality of support walls; and
a plurality of reinforcing members extending between the base wall and the reinforcing beam and located in a spaced apart orientation between the plurality of support walls such that a plurality of air passageways are defined between the reinforcing beam and the reinforcing members.
10. The system of claim 9, a chassis coupling member located on at least one of the support walls and coupled to the information handling system chassis.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the base wall defines a component access passageway located adjacent the component housing such that the component may be accessed through the component access passageway.
12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:
a plurality of the reinforced sections located on the base wall, wherein the reinforced sections are located on opposite sides of the component access passageway.
13. The system of claim 9, further comprising:
an air entrance defined by the base wall and support walls and located adjacent the fan; and
an air exit defined by the base wall and support walls and located opposite the base wall and support walls from the air entrance such that airflow from a fan flows substantially in an airflow direction along the length of the base wall and the support walls from the air entrance to the air exit, whereby the reinforced section comprises an elongated section that is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the airflow direction.
14. The system of claim 9, further comprising:
a cover coupling member coupled to the base wall.
15. The system of claim 9, further comprising:
a shroud cover comprising a cover wall and coupled to the base wall such that the cover wall is located immediately adjacent the base wall and a component access passageway defined by the base wall.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein a shroud coupling member is located on the shroud cover and engages the air shroud apparatus to couple the shroud cover to the air shroud apparatus.
17. A method for directing air in a chassis, comprising:
providing an air shroud comprising a base wall, a plurality of support walls extending from the base wail in a spaced apart orientation from each other, a reinforcing beam extending between the plurality of support walls, and a plurality of reinforcing members extending between the base wall and the reinforcing beam and located in a spaced apart orientation between the plurality of support walls such that the plurality of reinforcing members define a plurality of air passageways each located between adjacent reinforcing members;
coupling the air shroud to an information handling system chassis, whereby a plurality of information handling system components are located between the support walls and the base wall;
operating a fan located in the information handling system chassis; and
directing airflow from the fan with the support walls and the base wall towards the information handling system component.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising;
accessing the information handling system component through a component access passageway defined by the base wall.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
coupling a shroud cover to the air shroud.
20. The method of claim 17, wherein the directing airflow from the fan comprises allowing airflow through the plurality of air passageways to the information handling system components.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for determining and possibly compensating for the elastic deformation between a fixed and a movable platform of a parallel-kinematic device under load, comprising the steps of:
determining and storing the geometry of the hinge points on the fixed platform and on the movable platform or possibly on an intermediate platform;
determining and storing the equivalent spring constants of the mountings in the foundation and of the movable or possibly of the intermediate platform;
determining and storing the equivalent spring constants of the actuators;
determining and storing the equivalent spring constants of the bearings;
determining the instantaneous theoretical lengths of the actuators based on the settings of their drives;
determining the theoretical positions in space of all the hinge points or of all the actuators based on the theoretical lengths;
determining the forces acting on the individual actuators, joints, and bearings based on the determined geometry and known or determined load;
determining the real, instantaneous position of the bearings and the lengths and positions of the actuators to determine the real, instantaneous geometric model and thus the real, instantaneous position of the movable platform; and
comparing the real, instantaneous position of the movable platform with the previously calculated theoretical position and actuating the appropriate actuator to bring the real, instantaneous position into agreement with the theoretical position, if necessary.
2. A method for determining the elastic deformation between a fixed surface and a point a certain distance away from the fixed surface or a surface of a structure under load a certain distance away from the fixed surface, comprising the steps of:
creating a 3-2-1 equivalent kinematic system as an equivalent frame so that the fixed platform of the equivalent frame geometrically models the fixed surface and the movable platform of the equivalent frame models the point or surface under consideration;
determining the individual deformation components by way of real load, real force, and possibly real torque and by measuring the resulting real deformation on the real structure in the individual directions;
assigning the individual deformation components on the equivalent frame to the individual rods, bearings, and attack points with their equivalent spring constants so that the movable platform executes the same movement as the point or surface of the real structure;
selectively and alternatively calculating the determination of the deformation of the structure; and
subjecting the equivalent frame to the method of claim 1.