Method and system to detect an orientation of a moving object
First Claim
1. A method of detecting an orientation of a moving object on which one or more magnetic compasses are installed, the method comprising:
- setting one or more earth magnetic field (EMF) conditions without a magnetic field interference component to determine whether the one or more magnetic compasses are located in an EMF area;
calculating a magnitude of a magnetic field applied to the moving object using the one or more magnetic compasses; and
detecting an orientation of the moving object by determining whether the calculated magnitude of the magnetic field satisfies the one or more EMF conditions.
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Abstract
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 such that the orientations of the moving object can be precisely detected. The method includes setting one or more earth magnetic field (EMF) conditions without a magnetic field interference component to determine whether the one or more magnetic compasses are located in an EMF area, calculating a magnitude of a magnetic field applied to the moving object using the one or more magnetic field compasses, and detecting an orientation of the moving object by determining whether the calculated magnitude of the magnetic field satisfies the one or more EMF conditions.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of detecting an orientation of a moving object on which one or more magnetic compasses are installed, the method comprising:
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setting one or more earth magnetic field (EMF) conditions without a magnetic field interference component to determine whether the one or more magnetic compasses are located in an EMF area; calculating a magnitude of a magnetic field applied to the moving object using the one or more magnetic compasses; and detecting an orientation of the moving object by determining whether the calculated magnitude of the magnetic field satisfies the one or more EMF conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of detecting an orientation of a moving object, the method comprising:
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collecting calibration magnetic field data from a plurality of locations in an earth magnetic field (EMF) area; and characterizing the collected calibration magnetic field data and setting one or more rules to define when the moving object is in the EMF area according to a current magnetic field data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of detecting an orientation of a moving object, the method comprising:
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collecting magnetic field data at a present location of the moving object; determining whether the collected magnetic field data satisfies one or more predetermined rules that define when the moving object is in an earth magnetic field (EMF) area; and detecting the orientation of the moving object according to the collected magnetic field data when the collected magnetic field data satisfies the one or more predetermined rules.
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15. A system to detect orientations of a moving object on which one or more magnetic compasses are installed, comprising:
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a magnetic field condition setting unit to set one or more conditions of an earth magnetic field (EMF) without a magnetic field interference component to determine whether the one or more magnetic compasses are located in an EMF area; a magnetic field calculation unit to calculate a magnitude of a magnetic field applied to the moving object using the one or more magnetic compasses; an earth magnetic field area determination unit to determine whether the calculated magnitude of the magnetic field satisfies the one or more EMF conditions and to determine whether a position of the moving object is in the EMF area; and an orientation determining unit to determine an orientation of the moving object based on one or more azimuths of the one or more magnetic compasses if the position of the moving object corresponds to the EMF area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system to detect an orientation of a moving object, comprising:
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a magnetic field calculation unit to collect calibration magnetic field data from a plurality of locations in an earth magnetic field (EMF) area; and a magnetic field condition setting unit to characterize the collected calibration magnetic field data and to set one or more rules to define when the moving object is in the EMF area according to a current magnetic field data. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A system to detect an orientation of a moving object, comprising:
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a magnetic field calculation unit to collect magnetic field data at a present location of the moving object; a magnetic field comparison unit to determine whether the collected magnetic field data satisfies one or more predetermined rules that define when the moving object is in an earth magnetic field (EMF) area; and an orientation determination unit to detect the orientation of the moving object according to the collected magnetic field data when the collected magnetic field data satisfies the one or more predetermined rules.
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