Handheld observation device comprising a digital magnetic compass

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PATENT NO 9918044
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14682693

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The invention relates to a handheld observation device including a digital magnetic compass for measuring a magnetic field direction of a magnetic field present, a gravitation sensor for measuring a gravitational field direction of a gravitational field present, and a control and evaluation unit configured for determining an externally referenced orientation of the observation device depending on a measured magnetic field direction and a measured gravitational field direction and with application of an algorithmic disturbance suppression, for which compensation parameters are stored. The observation device can also include a video tracking system (4) for recording an image sequence and for deriving orientation changes of the observation device.

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SAFRAN VECTRONIX AG9435 HEERBRUGG

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Gnepf, Silvio Heerbrugg, CH 10 158
Kirschner, Holger Widnau, CH 6 154

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