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7613581 Method, apparatus, and medium for calibrating compass sensor in consideration of magnetic environment and method, apparatus, and medium for measuring azimuth using the compass sensor calibration method, apparatus, and medium  
A method of calibrating a compass sensor in consideration of a magnetic environment is provided. The method includes (a) acquiring magnetic force data by rotating a compass sensor 360 degrees, the...
7606676 Compass sensor unit and portable electronic device  
In a compass sensor unit, an azimuth data computing method is carried out by the steps of: inputting a signal from a geomagnetic sensor to measure magnetic field; determining whether to store...
7581326 Optical solid-state heading sensor  
A heading sensor includes a housing containing an interferometer having a mirror movable in response to fluctuations in a gravitational force applied to the housing. The interferometer, responsive...
7559148 Magnetic azimuth detecting device  
A magnetic azimuth detecting device is easily reduced in size. Three or more magnetic sensors 3 and a control semiconductor 4 controlling these magnetic sensors 3 are attached to and mounted...
7552541 Pointing device  
A pointing device includes hall elements that detect inclinations of a magnet in first, second and third directions, and a control unit that determines a pointing direction with output voltages of...
7532991 Magnetic data processing device  
In a magnetic data processing device, an input part sequentially inputs magnetic data outputted from a two-dimensional or three-dimensional magnetic sensor. The magnetic data is two-dimensional or...
7523559 Compass heading noise immunity  
A method of controlling an electronic compass assembly includes calibrating magnetic field sensors to produce a calibration product and determining whether a magnetic interference condition exists...
7509748 Magnetic MEMS sensors  
The disclosure relates to micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and magnetic MEMS sensors. The sensors include a substrate having a surface, a first magnetic field detector positioned on the...
7474977 Compass sensor unit and portable electronic device  
In a compass sensor unit, an azimuth data computing method is carried out by the steps of: inputting a signal from a geomagnetic sensor to measure magnetic field; determining whether to store...
7458166 Vehicle compass system with continuous automatic calibration  
The compass system of the present invention utilizes an improved calibration route in which a processing circuit of the compass recalibrates the compass each time three data points are obtained...
7451549 Automatic calibration of a three-axis magnetic compass  
A magnetic compass apparatus and method to account for magnetic distortion while determining a magnetic heading is disclosed. The method enables a compass module, comprising at least two...
7437242 Navigation apparatus  
A navigation apparatus mounted on a vehicle is equipped with a first gyro sensor and a second gyro sensor arranged in symmetry with respect to a first axis in a travel direction of the vehicle and...
7436120 Compensation of magnetic fields  
For compensation of a magnetic field in an operating region a number of magnetic field sensors (S 1 , S 2 ) and an arrangement of compensation coils (Hh) surrounding said operating region is used....
7421792 Apparatus and method of calibrating azimuth of mobile device  
Provided are an apparatus and method of calibrating azimuth of a mobile device. The apparatus includes: a motor; a magnetic field measuring unit disposed in the mobile device and measuring magnetic...
7400142 Dynamic magnetic anomaly compensation  
An array of three-axis magnetometers used for dynamic magnetic anomaly compensation are located at the corners of a parallelopiped, with pairs of magnetometer outputs used to derive a magnetic...
7389590 Geomagnetic sensor for computing azimuth and method thereof  
A geomagnetic sensor for computing an azimuth and a method thereof. The geomagnetic sensor includes a geomagnetic sensor module, including X, Y and Z axis fluxgates orthogonal to one another, for...
7377046 Inclination sensor and azimuth measuring apparatus using inclination sensor  
A mobile device or the like having a 3-axis electronic compass is rotated, and the outputs from magnetic sensors disposed in the three axis directions are input to a first arithmetic processing...
7363718 Orientation data generation method, orientation sensor unit and portable electronic equipment  
Data are input from a geomagnetic sensor that detects magnetic fields in three axial directions, and magnetic field data are measured on the basis of the input data. The measured magnetic field...
7346995 System and method for compensating for magnetic disturbance of a compass by a moveable vehicle accessory  
A vehicle compass system for compensating for magnetic disturbances caused by a moveable vehicle accessory includes a magnetic field sensor and a control circuit coupled to the moveable vehicle...
7346466 Geomagnetic sensor and geomagnetic sensor correction method, temperature sensor and temperature sensor correction method, geomagnetism detection device  
A magnetism detection device includes a geomagnetism detection element for detecting geomagnetism of each transverse axial component and a nonvolatile memory element of a thermal metamorphic type...
7337549 Input device for using geomagnetic sensor and a method thereof for generating input signal  
An input device using a geomagnetic sensor includes a geomagnetic sensor outputting a voltage corresponding to geomagnetism, and a control part calculating an azimuth using the voltage output from...
7331115 Vehicle compass compensation  
A compass compensation system is provided for automatically and continuously calibrating an electronic compass for a vehicle, without requiring an initial manual calibration or preset of the...
7331114 Magnetic compass structure  
A simple self-contained, hand-held instrument for reading an azimuth or bearing in relation to the earth's magnetic field either out in the field or on the water with substantial accuracy. Means...
7325320 Method for estimating the accuracy of azimuthal orientations and portable sighting device  
In a method according to the invention for estimating the accuracy of azimuthal orientations (a) of a measuring device ( 1 ) having an electronic magnetic compass ( 2 ), a plurality of...
7322117 System and method for compensating for motor magnetic disturbance of a compass measurement  
A method for correcting a vehicle compass measurement for an interfering magnetic field generated by a vehicle accessory, where the interfering magnetic field has an intensity sufficient to cause a...
7281339 Encoder system  
A structure and associated method to accurately read an encoder tape in an encoder system. The encoder system comprises, a read head, a shoe structure adjacent the read head, and an encoder tape....
7278219 Magnetic compass  
A magnetic compass includes: a three-axis magnetic sensor for detecting geomagnetic vector as geomagnetic components in directions of three orthogonal axes x, y, and z; a data-plane calculating...
7268544 Magnetism detecting device for canceling offset voltage  
A magnetism detecting device includes a magnetometric sensor, a bias magnetic field generating unit, a voltage applying unit, a detecting unit, and an operating unit. The detecting unit calculates...
7260896 Electronic compass and method of calibration  
An electronic compass assembly includes a first collection portion and a second collection portion that each collect magnetic field data. The magnetic field data collected by the second collection...
7249419 Portable terminal apparatus with auto caliblation of orientation measurement  
A portable terminal apparatus is mounted in a casing and has a magnetic sensor that detects a magnetic field around the casing with an offset and outputs magnetic data representing the detected...
7248983 Electronic compass and method of controlling an electronic compass using independent calibration and compass heading modules  
A method for controlling an electronic compass includes receiving raw magnetic field data into a calibration module and determining a calibration output based upon the raw magnetic field data. The...
7225552 Method and system to detect an orientation of a moving object  
Method and system to detect orientations of a moving object using one or more magnetic compasses. The method and system minimize magnetic field interference in a space where an object is moving...
7225551 Electronic compass and method for tracking vehicle rotation  
An example method for controlling an electronic compass includes determining compass tracking angles in a coordinate system for magnetic field data points that correspond to magnetic field sensor...
7210236 Method and apparatus for measuring magnetic offset of geomagnetic sensor and portable electronic apparatus  
A method is designed for measuring a magnetic offset of a geomagnetic sensor equipped in a portable information terminal apparatus having a storage. The geomagnetic sensor has a magnetic...
7210235 Apparatus and method for detecting azimuth and inclination angle, program for detecting the same, and portable terminal device for detecting the same  
In an azimuth/inclination-angle detection apparatus, a measurement data obtaining unit obtains first and second measurement data sets g and h from acceleration and magnetic sensors, respectively. A...
7200948 Geomagnetic sensor for detecting azimuth angle and method thereof  
A geomagnetic sensor and method are provided. The geomagnetic sensor has a geomagnetic detection module for outputting an electric signal value corresponding to a geomagnetism, a tilt detection...
7194816 Mobile terminal apparatus  
A mobile terminal apparatus 1 uses an acceleration sensor as a tilt angle sensor 24 , and realizes various applications based on this detection result. A processing unit 10 counts the number...
7194815 Device for detecting magnetic azimuth  
There is provided a quadrilateral insulating substrate, and plural magnetic sensors are provided on the substrate. An IC is provided on the substrate for supplying driving signals to the magnetic...
7181857 Geomagnetic sensor for auto-calibration of magnetic field deviation and method of using the same  
A geomagnetic sensor for auto-calibration of a deviation and a method of using the geomagnetic sensor. The geomagnetic sensor includes a geomagnetic detector including X-axis and Y-axis fluxgates...
7168176 Geomagnetic sensor for informing users whether detected azimuth angle is acceptable, and a method thereof  
A geomagnetic sensor which informs a user that information with respect to a distorted azimuth angle may be detected. The geomagnetic sensor includes a geomagnetism detection module including an X...
7162807 Geomagnetic sensor having a dip angle detection function and dip angle detection method therefor  
A geomagnetic sensor supporting a dip angle detection function. The geomagnetic sensor includes a rotation angle measurement part for measuring pitch and roll angles of the main body with respect...
7159326 Electronic device, computer program product and method of operating built-in compass  
There is provided an electronic device having a built-in compass, comprising: a processing unit for controlling functions of the electronic device; an input device for giving control commands; an...
7155837 Geomagnetic sensor for detecting dip angle and method thereof  
A geomagnetic sensor includes a geomagnetic detection module configured to output an electrical signal having a magnitude corresponding to a magnetic field; a memory configured to store an azimuth...
7155836 Method and apparatus for using magnetic field  
Provided a method and apparatus for using a magnetic field. The method includes: measuring and storing magnetic field data indicating magnitudes of a magnetic field in different directions at each...
7146740 Methods and apparatus for automatic magnetic compensation  
A method for characterizing distortions in the earth's magnetic field caused by a vehicle having a magnetometer affixed therein is described. The method includes repeatedly measuring the distorted...
7127823 Vehicle compass system with continuous automatic calibration  
The compass system of the present invention utilizes an improved calibration routine in which a processing circuit of the compass recalibrates the compass each time three data points are obtained...
7093371 Direction indicating device  
A direction indicating device in which a current display direction is determined in consideration of the historical information of a direction of vehicle specified by a direction specifying unit 1...
7086164 Method and device for measuring directional, and computer program  
A method for measuring a directional of a body in a three-dimensional space defined by an X-axis (magnetic north), a Y-axis, and a Z-axis is proposed. A geomagnetic force along an x-axis, which is...
7065891 Accelerometer augmented precision compass  
A compass device includes a platform defining an xz-plane and an x-axis. A first accelerometer is coupled to the platform at an angle such that the first accelerometer is sensitive to movement of...
7028410 Portable terminal  
The present invention aims to achieve that geomagnetism can be sensed in high precision while eliminating an adverse influence by magnetic noise with respect to a geomagnetic sensor provided in a...
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