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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Anthony Joseph Peyton, Bolton, GB;
Wuliang Yin, Manchester, GB;
Stephen John Dickinson, Lancaster, GB;
Anthony Joseph Peyton, Bolton, GB;
Wuliang Yin, Manchester, GB;
Stephen John Dickinson, Lancaster, GB;
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, , GB;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an electromagnetic sensor () for detecting a microstructure of a metal target, comprising: a magnetic device () for providing an excitation magnetic field; a magnetometer () for detecting a resultant magnetic field induced in a metal target; and a calibration circuit () for generating a calibration magnetic field for calibrating the electromagnetic sensor, wherein the calibration reference magnetic field is generated by an electrical current induced in the calibration circuit by the excitation magnetic field.