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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Alken Inc., Colchester, VT (US);
Inventors:
Robert F. Higgins, South Burlington, VT (US);
Allan G. Rodgers, Jr., Waterbury, VT (US);
Assignee:
ALKEN Inc., Colchester, VT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/00 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/0017 (2013.01); G01B 7/003 (2013.01); G01P 13/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for calibrating a magnetic source of an electromagnetic tracking system for tracking a position and orientation of an object using an inertial motion unit (IMU) mounted to the magnetic source and aligned with the coil array of magnetic source. Pitch and rolls angles of the coil array are calibrated using the IMU.