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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1998

Filed:

Mar. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:

Harold C Gilbert, Placentia, CA (US);

Assignee:

Hughes Electronics, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364559 ; 32420713 ; 32420714 ;
Abstract

A processing method and apparatus that process magnetometer data derived from an array of magnetometer sensors and outputs the position or location of a magnetic dipole. In the method and apparatus, (a) a set of actual magnetic field measurements of a magnetic dipole is collected using the array of magnetic sensors. Then (b), a location for the magnetic dipole is hypothesized. Then (c), a set of estimated magnetic field measurements is determined that would be formed by a magnetic dipole at the hypothesized location. Then (d), the actual magnetic field measurements are compared with the estimated magnetic field measurements. Steps (b) through (d) are repeated for all hypothesized locations within the detection range of the array of magnetic sensors. The position or location of the dipole is displayed for viewing on a display.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Gilbert, Harold. (1998). Dipole moment detector and localizer (U.S. Patent No. 5731996). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5731996

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