Rearview mirror assembly with internally mounted compass sensor
    1.
    发明授权
    Rearview mirror assembly with internally mounted compass sensor 有权
    后视镜组件,带内置罗盘传感器

    公开(公告)号:US6140933A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-31

    申请号:US432939

    申请日:1999-11-03

    摘要: A rearview mirror assembly is disclosed for use in a vehicle that includes a mirror housing, a mounting structure for pivotally mounting the mirror housing to the vehicle such that the mirror housing may be both vertically and horizontally tilted, a compass sensor disposed in the mirror housing and coupled to a compass processing circuit, and a tilt detector for detecting when the mirror housing has been tilted from a prior position and for generating and transmitting a tilt detection signal to the compass processing circuit. The compass processing circuit may then respond to the reception of the tilt detecting signal by compensating the compass reading and/or display or by recalibrating the compass. The compass may be recalibrated using a variety of techniques, which may include, for example, comparing the sensor output values immediately prior and immediately after a tilt detection signal has been received and adjusting the calibration point by an amount corresponding to any difference between the sensor output levels.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于车辆中的后视镜组件,其包括镜壳体,用于将镜壳体可枢转地安装到车辆的安装结构,使得镜壳体可以垂直和水平地倾斜,设置在镜壳体中的罗盘传感器 并且耦合到罗盘处理电路,以及倾斜检测器,用于检测反射镜壳体何时已经从先前位置倾斜并且用于生成并向罗盘处理电路发送倾斜检测信号。 罗盘处理电路然后可以通过补偿罗盘读数和/或显示或通过重新校准罗盘来响应倾斜检测信号的接收。 可以使用各种技术来重新校准罗盘,其可以包括例如在接收到倾斜检测信号之前和之后立即比较传感器输出值,并且将校准点调整与传感器之间的任何差异相对应的量 输出水平。

    Power supply for electrochromic mirrors in high voltage automotive power systems
    5.
    发明授权
    Power supply for electrochromic mirrors in high voltage automotive power systems 有权
    高压汽车电源系统中电致变色镜的电源

    公开(公告)号:US06262831B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-17

    申请号:US09426794

    申请日:1999-10-22

    IPC分类号: G02B115

    CPC分类号: B60R1/088

    摘要: A rearview mirror assembly is disclosed including a housing adapted to be mounted to the vehicle, a mirror disposed in the housing, at least one electrically powered device disposed in the housing, and a power supply for receiving power from a vehicle power source having a voltage in excess of about 24 V and for supplying power at a voltage of about 5 V or less to the electrically powered device. The electrically powered device and the power supply exhibit an electromagnetic interference level of less than about 41 dB&mgr;V/m for emissions in the frequency range from about 0.4 MHz to about 20 MHz. The mirror is preferably an electrochromic mirror, and the electrically powered device may be a control circuit for the electrochromic mirror.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种后视镜组件,其包括适于安装到车辆的壳体,设置在壳体中的反射镜,设置在壳体中的至少一个电动设备,以及用于从具有电压的车辆电源接收电力的电源 超过约24V,并且用于向电动设备供电约5V或更低的电压。 对于在约0.4MHz至约20MHz的频率范围内的发射,电力设备和电源对于小于约41dBmuV / m的电磁干扰电平。 反射镜优选为电致变色镜,电动装置可以是用于电致变色镜的控制电路。

    Electronic compass system
    6.
    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

    IPC分类号: G01C21/00 G01C17/28

    CPC分类号: G01C17/28 G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 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
    7.
    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

    IPC分类号: G01C17/30 G01C17/38 G01C21/00

    CPC分类号: G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 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
    8.
    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

    IPC分类号: G01C17/30 G01C17/38 G01C21/00

    CPC分类号: G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    摘要: 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.

    Electronic compass system
    9.
    发明授权
    Electronic compass system 有权
    电子罗盘系统

    公开(公告)号:US07266452B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-04

    申请号:US11557358

    申请日:2006-11-07

    IPC分类号: G01C21/28 G01C17/38

    CPC分类号: G01C17/28 G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 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
    10.
    发明授权
    Electronic compass system 有权
    电子罗盘系统

    公开(公告)号:US07149627B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-12

    申请号:US10784594

    申请日:2004-02-23

    IPC分类号: G01C21/28 G01C17/38

    CPC分类号: G01C17/28 G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 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。