Electromagnetic inclinometer
First Claim
1. An electromagnetic inclinometer comprising a housing having horizontal and vertical axes, said housing being adapted to receive a fluid and a magnetic core adapted to float on or in said fluid, thereby remaining substantially in the same plane as the surface of the earth wherein said housing is provided with two orthogonal sense windings, characterised in that in use, a magnetic field is applied along said vertical axis of said housing such that said magnetic field is fixed with respect to said inclinometer, which field induces a voltage in said sense windings in dependence on the angle of said magnetic core to said horizontal axis of said housing, thereby providing an indication of tilt.
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Abstract
An angle sensor comprising a housing (1) having horizontal and vertical axes, which housing is adapted to receive a magnetic core (5) such that the core remains in substantially the same plane, e.g. by floating on a liquid (4). The core is provided with two orthogonal windings (8,18). In use, an electric field is applied across the vertical axis of the housing, which electric field induces a voltage in the windings, wherein the magnitude of the induced field is dependent on the angle of the magnetic core to the horizontal winding.
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- 1. An electromagnetic inclinometer comprising a housing having horizontal and vertical axes, said housing being adapted to receive a fluid and a magnetic core adapted to float on or in said fluid, thereby remaining substantially in the same plane as the surface of the earth wherein said housing is provided with two orthogonal sense windings, characterised in that in use, a magnetic field is applied along said vertical axis of said housing such that said magnetic field is fixed with respect to said inclinometer, which field induces a voltage in said sense windings in dependence on the angle of said magnetic core to said horizontal axis of said housing, thereby providing an indication of tilt.
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