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Fluxgate Compass
Category: Science > Instruments and Methods Asked by: bobanswers-ga List Price: $4.00 |
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19 Oct 2006 15:13 PDT
Expires: 18 Nov 2006 14:13 PST Question ID: 775161 |
I am looking for a detailed technical explanation of the operation of a fluxgate compass. The mathematics, the physics, and the electronics involved.Are there any articles available on the web? |
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Re: Fluxgate Compass
From: stanmartin1952-ga on 20 Oct 2006 01:23 PDT |
A low-tech compass uses a magnetized pointer that aligns itself with the earth's magnetic field. A fluxgate compass replaces the magnetized pointer with two coils at right angles to one another. That way you get an electronic readout and can use the signal to automate the steering. That's about all I've been able to find. |
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Re: Fluxgate Compass
From: stanmartin1952-ga on 20 Oct 2006 01:31 PDT |
I found a bunch more stuff. The trick is to spell it flux gate and flux-gate. |
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