Magnetic 3D Sensor Calibratable During Measurement Operation
First Claim
1. A magnetic field sensor calibratable during measurement operation for detecting first, second, and third spatial components Bz, By and Bx of a magnetic field at a reference point, wherein the magnetic field comprises first, second, and third measurement field components BMz, BMy and BMx, and/or first, second, and third calibration field components BKz, BKy and BKx, comprising:
- a first sensor element arrangement for detecting the first magnetic field component Bz comprising a first measurement field component BMz and/or a first calibration field component BKz, with respect to a first spatial axis z at the reference point;
a second sensor element arrangement for detecting the second magnetic field component By comprising a second measurement field component BMy and/or a second calibration field component BKy, with respect to a second spatial axis y at the reference point;
a third sensor element arrangement for detecting the third magnetic field component Bx comprising a third measurement field component BMx and/or a third calibration field component BKx, with respect to a third spatial axis x at the reference point; and
an excitation line arranged such with respect to the first, second, and third sensor element arrangements that when impressing a predetermined current into the excitation line, a first predetermined calibration field component BKz with respect to the first spatial axis x in the first sensor element arrangement is generated, a second predetermined calibration field component BKy with respect to the second spatial axis y in the second sensor element arrangement is generated, and a third predetermined calibration field component BKx with respect to the third spatial axis x in the third sensor element arrangement is generated, wherein the three spatial axes z, y, and x run along linearly independent position vectors.
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Abstract
A magnetic field sensor for detecting first, second, and third spatial components of a magnetic field at a reference point includes a first sensor element arrangement for detecting the first magnetic field component having a first measurement field component and a first calibration field component with respect to a first spatial axis at a reference point, a second sensor element arrangement for detecting the second magnetic field component having a second measurement field component and a second calibration field component with respect to a second spatial axis y at the reference point and a third sensor element arrangement for detecting the third magnetic field component having a third measurement field component and a third calibration field component with respect to a third spatial axis x at the reference point. An excitation line is arranged such with respect to the three sensor element arrangements that when impressing a predetermined current into the excitation line respective predetermined calibration field components with respect to the spatial axes in the sensor element arrangements are generated.
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19 Claims
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1. A magnetic field sensor calibratable during measurement operation for detecting first, second, and third spatial components Bz, By and Bx of a magnetic field at a reference point, wherein the magnetic field comprises first, second, and third measurement field components BMz, BMy and BMx, and/or first, second, and third calibration field components BKz, BKy and BKx, comprising:
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a first sensor element arrangement for detecting the first magnetic field component Bz comprising a first measurement field component BMz and/or a first calibration field component BKz, with respect to a first spatial axis z at the reference point; a second sensor element arrangement for detecting the second magnetic field component By comprising a second measurement field component BMy and/or a second calibration field component BKy, with respect to a second spatial axis y at the reference point; a third sensor element arrangement for detecting the third magnetic field component Bx comprising a third measurement field component BMx and/or a third calibration field component BKx, with respect to a third spatial axis x at the reference point; and an excitation line arranged such with respect to the first, second, and third sensor element arrangements that when impressing a predetermined current into the excitation line, a first predetermined calibration field component BKz with respect to the first spatial axis x in the first sensor element arrangement is generated, a second predetermined calibration field component BKy with respect to the second spatial axis y in the second sensor element arrangement is generated, and a third predetermined calibration field component BKx with respect to the third spatial axis x in the third sensor element arrangement is generated, wherein the three spatial axes z, y, and x run along linearly independent position vectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for calibrating a magnetic field sensor during measurement operation by detecting first, second, and third spatial components Bz, By and Bx of a magnetic field at a reference point, wherein the magnetic field comprises first, second, and third measurement field components BMz, BMy, BMx and/or first, second, and third calibration field components BKz, BKy and BKx, comprising:
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detecting the first magnetic field component Bz comprising a first measurement field component BMz and/or a first calibration field component BKz with respect to the first spatial axis z at the reference point; detecting the second magnetic field component By comprising a second measurement field component BMy and/or a second calibration field component BKy with respect to the second spatial axis y at the reference point; detecting the third magnetic field component Bx comprising a third measurement field component BMy and/or a third calibration field component BKx with respect to the third spatial axis x at the reference point; and generating the first, second, and third calibration field components BKz, BKy and BKx with respect to the first, second, and third spatial axes z, y and x, wherein the first, second, and third spatial axes run along a linearly independent position vector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program comprising a program code for performing the method for calibrating a magnetic field sensor during measurement operation by detecting first, second, and third spatial components Bz, By and Bx of a magnetic field at a reference point, wherein the magnetic field comprises first, second, and third measurement field components BMz, BMy, BMx and/or first, second, and third calibration field components BKz, BKy and BKx, comprising:
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detecting the first magnetic field component BZ comprising a first measurement field component BMz and/or a first calibration field component BKZ with respect to the first spatial axis z at the reference point; detecting the second magnetic field component By comprising a second measurement field component BMy and/or a second calibration field component BKy with respect to the second spatial axis y at the reference point; detecting the third magnetic field component Bx comprising a third measurement field component BMy and/or a third calibration field component BKx with respect to the third spatial axis x at the reference point; and generating the first, second, and third calibration field components BKz, BKy and BKx with respect to the first, second, and third spatial axes z, y and x, wherein the first, second, and third spatial axes run along a linearly independent position vector, when the program code runs on a computer.
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