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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Masahiro Satoh, Iruma, JP;
Kazuhiko Terashima, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Satoh, Kawagoe, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for measuring a directional of a body in a three-dimensional space defined by an X-axis (magnetic north), a Y-axis, and a Z-axis is proposed. A geomagnetic force along an x-axis, which is the direction towards which the body points and an x-axis tilt angle, which is an angle between the horizontal plane and the x-axis, are detected. The x-axis tilt angle is determined as a rotation angle, which an angle by which the x-axis needs to be rotated around the Y-axis so as to be in the XY-plane. An azimuth of the body is calculated from the geomagnetic force and the rotation angle.