Methods and systems for calibrating a sensor using a vector field
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1. A method for calibrating a sensor comprising the steps of:
- placing the sensor in a cube;
rotating said cube between a plurality of different orientations;
collecting at least one reading from said sensor from each of said plurality of different orientations; and
calibrating said sensor using said collected readings, wherein said sensor is a magnetometer.
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Abstract
Systems and methods according to exemplary embodiments address, among other features, the area of calibrating a sensor using a constant vector field. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for calibrating a sensor includes the steps of placing the sensor in a cube, rotating the cube between a plurality of different orientations, collecting at least one reading from the sensor from each of the plurality of different orientations and calibrating the sensor using the collected readings.
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1. A method for calibrating a sensor comprising the steps of:
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placing the sensor in a cube; rotating said cube between a plurality of different orientations; collecting at least one reading from said sensor from each of said plurality of different orientations; and calibrating said sensor using said collected readings, wherein said sensor is a magnetometer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23)
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11. A system for calibrating a sensor comprising:
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a sensor to be calibrated; a cube within which said sensor is mounted, wherein said sensor is a magnetometer; and a cube holder on which said cube can be rotated between a plurality of measurement positions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25)
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21. A system for calibrating a sensor comprising:
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means for placing the sensor in a cube; means for rotating said cube between a plurality of different orientations; means for collecting at least one reading from said sensor from each of said plurality of different orientations; and means for calibrating said sensor using said collected readings, wherein said sensor is a magnetometer.
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