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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Fujidenolo Co., Ltd., Komaki-shi, Aichi, JP;
Hideki Miyazaki, Komaki, JP;
FUJIDENOLO CO., LTD., Komaki-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A measuring device includes at least two magnetic sensors capable of selectively measuring a magnitude of a component in a specific direction of a magnetic field. The measuring device repeatedly acquires, at a plurality of timings, a measurement value indicating the magnitude of the magnetic field detected by each of the at least two magnetic sensors. The measuring device identifies the measurement value having the largest absolute value, from among at least two measurement values acquired at a specific timing from each of the at least two magnetic sensors. The measuring device identifies a first magnetic sensor that has detected the identified measurement value having the largest absolute value. The measuring device identifies, based on a time change in the acquired measurement value, a distance in an orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the specific direction, between an object to be measured and the identified first magnetic sensor.