Vehicle compass compensation

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6513252
SERIAL NO

09540702

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A compass compensation system is provided for automatically continuously calibrating an electronic compass for a vehicle, without requiring an initial manual calibration or preset of the vehicle magnetic signature. The system initially adjusts a two axis sensor of the compass in response to a sampling of at least one initial data point. The system further calibrates the compass by sampling data points that are substantially opposite to one another on a plot of a magnetic field and averaging an ordinate of the data points to determine a respective zero value for the Earth magnetic field. The system also identifies a change in magnetic signature and adjusts the sensor assembly.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • DONNELLY CORPORATION

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blank, Rodney K Zeeland, MI 107 9824
DeVette, Gregory H West Olive, MI 5 580
Hoekstra, Eric J Holland, MI 53 2052
Schierbeek, Kenneth L Zeeland, MI 70 14167
Schofield, Kenneth Holland, MI 307 71117
Veiseh, Merdad Grand Haven, MI 9 792

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation