Electronic compass system
    1.
    发明授权
    Electronic compass system 有权
    电子罗盘系统

    公开(公告)号:US07379814B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-27

    申请号:US11842481

    申请日:2007-08-21

    CPC classification number: G01C17/28 G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    Abstract: An electronic compass system includes a magnetic sensor circuit having at least two sensing elements for sensing perpendicular components of the Earth's magnetic field vector. A processing circuit is coupled to the sensor circuit to filter, process, and compute a heading. The processing circuit may determine whether too much noise is present in the output signals received from said magnetic sensor circuit as a function of the relative strength of the Earth's magnetic field vector. The magnetic sensor circuit may include three magnetic field sensing elements contained in a common integrated package having a plurality of leads extending therefrom for mounting to a circuit board. The sensing elements need not be perpendicular to each other or parallel or perpendicular with the circuit board. The electronic compass system is particularly well suited for implementation in a vehicle rearview mirror assembly.

    Abstract translation: 电子罗盘系统包括具有用于感测地球磁场矢量的垂直分量的至少两个感测元件的磁传感器电路。 处理电路耦合到传感器电路以过滤,处理和计算标题。 处理电路可以确定从所述磁传感器电路接收的输出信号中是否存在过多的噪声作为地球磁场矢量的相对强度的函数。 磁传感器电路可以包括三个磁场感测元件,其包含在具有从其延伸的多个引线的公共集成封装中,用于安装到电路板。 感测元件不需要彼此垂直或与电路板平行或垂直。 电子罗盘系统特别适用于车辆后视镜组件中的实施。

    Electronic compass system
    3.
    发明授权
    Electronic compass system 有权
    电子罗盘系统

    公开(公告)号:US06968273B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-22

    申请号:US10210910

    申请日:2002-08-02

    CPC classification number: G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    Abstract: An electronic compass system includes a magnetic sensor circuit having at least two sensing elements for sensing perpendicular components of the Earth's magnetic field vector. A processing circuit is coupled to the sensor circuit to filter, process, and compute a heading. The processing circuit further selects an approximating geometric pattern, such as a sphere, ellipsoid, ellipse, or circle, determines an error metric of the data points relative to the approximating pattern, adjusts the pattern to minimize the error, thereby obtaining a best fit pattern. The best fit pattern is then used to calculate the heading for each successive sensor reading provided that the noise level is not noisy and until a new best fit pattern is identified. The electronic compass system is particularly well suited for implementation in a vehicle rearview mirror assembly.

    Abstract translation: 电子罗盘系统包括具有用于感测地球磁场矢量的垂直分量的至少两个感测元件的磁传感器电路。 处理电路耦合到传感器电路以过滤,处理和计算标题。 处理电路还选择近似几何图案,例如球体,椭圆体,椭圆或圆形,相对于近似图案确定数据点的误差度量,调整图案以最小化误差,从而获得最佳拟合图案 。 然后,最佳拟合模式用于计算每个连续传感器读数的标题,前提是噪声水平不是很嘈杂,直到识别出新的最佳拟合模式。 电子罗盘系统特别适用于车辆后视镜组件中的实施。

    Electronic compass system
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06928366B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-09

    申请号:US10873655

    申请日:2004-06-22

    CPC classification number: G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    Abstract: An electronic compass system includes a magnetic sensor circuit having at least two sensing elements for sensing perpendicular components of the Earth's magnetic field vector. A processing circuit is coupled to the sensor circuit to filter, process, and compute a heading. The processing circuit further selects an approximating geometric pattern, such as a sphere, ellipsoid, ellipse, or circle, determines an error metric of the data points relative to the approximating pattern, adjusts the pattern to minimize the error, thereby obtaining a best fit pattern. The best fit pattern is then used to calculate the heading for each successive sensor reading provided that the noise level is not noisy and until a new best fit pattern is identified. The electronic compass system is particularly well suited for implementation in a vehicle rearview mirror assembly.

    Automotive rearview mirror with capacitive switches
    5.
    发明授权
    Automotive rearview mirror with capacitive switches 有权
    带电容开关的汽车后视镜

    公开(公告)号:US09134585B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-15

    申请号:US13395069

    申请日:2011-07-07

    Abstract: A vehicular rearview assembly that has a rounded outer perimeter edge to satisfy safety standards and contains an EC element having a complex peripheral ring, a front surface that is fully observable from the front of the assembly, and a user interface with switches and sensors that activate and configure, in cooperation with electronic circuitry of the assembly, pre-defined function(s) or device(s) of the assembly in response to the user input applied to the user interface. A complex peripheral ring may include multiple bands the structures of which is adapted to provide for specified optical characteristics of light, reflected off of the ring. Electrical communications between the electronic circuitry, the mirror element, and the user interface utilize connectors configured to exert a low contact force, onto the mirror element, limited in part by the strength of adhesive affixing the EC element to an element of the housing of the assembly.

    Abstract translation: 具有圆形外周边缘以满足安全标准并且包含具有复杂外围环的EC元件的车辆后视组件,从组件前部完全可观察到的前表面以及与开关和传感器激活的用户界面 以及响应于应用于所述用户界面的用户输入,与所述组件的电子电路配合来配置所述组件的预定义功能或设备。 复杂的外围环可以包括多个带,其结构适于提供从环反射的光的特定光学特性。 电子电路,镜子元件和用户界面之间的电气通信利用被配置为在镜子元件上施加低接触力的连接部分地被将EC元件固定到壳体的元件的粘合剂的强度部分地限制 部件。

    AUTOMOTIVE REARVIEW MIRROR WITH CAPACITIVE SWITCHES
    10.
    发明申请
    AUTOMOTIVE REARVIEW MIRROR WITH CAPACITIVE SWITCHES 有权
    汽车后视镜与电容开关

    公开(公告)号:US20130170013A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-04

    申请号:US13395069

    申请日:2011-07-07

    Abstract: A vehicular rearview assembly that has a rounded outer perimeter edge to satisfy safety standards and contains an EC element having a complex peripheral ring, a front surface that is fully observable from the front of the assembly, and a user interface with switches and sensors that activate and configure, in cooperation with electronic circuitry of the assembly, pre-defined function(s) or device(s) of the assembly in response to the user input applied to the user interface. A complex peripheral ring may include multiple bands the structures of which is adapted to provide for specified optical characteristics of light, reflected off of the ring. Electrical communications between the electronic circuitry, the mirror element, and the user interface utilize connectors configured to exert a low contact force, onto the mirror element, limited in part by the strength of adhesive affixing the EC element to an element of the housing of the assembly.

    Abstract translation: 具有圆形外周边缘以满足安全标准并且包含具有复杂外围环的EC元件的车辆后视组件,从组件前部完全可观察到的前表面以及与开关和传感器激活的用户界面 以及响应于应用于所述用户界面的用户输入,与所述组件的电子电路配合来配置所述组件的预定义功能或设备。 复杂的外围环可以包括多个带,其结构适于提供从环反射的光的特定光学特性。 电子电路,镜子元件和用户界面之间的电气通信利用被配置为在镜子元件上施加低接触力的连接部分地被将EC元件固定到壳体的元件的粘合剂的强度部分地限制 部件。

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