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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2004
Han Chul JO, Kyungki-do, KR;
Won Tae Choi, Kyungki-do, KR;
Chang Hyun Kim, Kyungki-do, KR;
Jin Yong Kang, Kyungki-do, KR;
OH JO Kwon, Kyungki-do, KR;
Ha Woong Jeong, Inchun, KR;
Han Chul Jo, Kyungki-do, KR;
Won Tae Choi, Kyungki-do, KR;
Chang Hyun Kim, Kyungki-do, KR;
Jin Yong Kang, Kyungki-do, KR;
Oh Jo Kwon, Kyungki-do, KR;
Ha Woong Jeong, Inchun, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Abstract
A method of finding a dip angle in a tilt-compensated electronic compass includes the steps of a) setting a predetermined azimuth angle indicative of a horizontal status of a geomagnetic sensor to a reference azimuth angle; b) if the compass is slightly tilted, stepwise-increasing a dip angle within a predetermined dip angle search range, and calculating azimuth angles associated with individual dip angles; c) comparing the calculated azimuth angles with the reference azimuth angle, and finding one azimuth angle, which is closest to the reference azimuth angle, among the calculated azimuth angles; and d) setting the dip angle applied to the closest azimuth angle to a specific dip angle associated with a corresponding azimuth angle, such that a more accurate azimuth angle can be detected by the on the basis of the calculated dip angle.