Vehicle compass compensation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7568290
APP PUB NO 20080140332A1
SERIAL NO

12032308

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A compass compensation system is provided for automatically and 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.

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DONNELLY CORPORATIONHOLLAND MI

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

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