Dynamic magnetic vector fluxgate magnetometer and methods of using

    公开(公告)号:US12099100B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US18124145

    申请日:2023-03-21

    IPC分类号: G01R33/00 G01R33/04

    CPC分类号: G01R33/0035 G01R33/04

    摘要: The present invention relates to a sensor suite comprising at least one sensor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sensor suite for measuring absolute and/or relative position, location and orientation of an object on or in which the sensor suite is employed. The present invention further relates to improved, novel sensor types for use in the sensor suite. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved, novel magnetometer that is self-calibrating and scalable. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to such a magnetometer that is miniaturized. Further embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for providing location and guidance, and more particularly for providing location and guidance in environments where global position systems (GPS) are unavailable or unreliable (GPS denied and/or degraded environments).

    Gain-controllable magnetoresistive analog amplifier

    公开(公告)号:US12081176B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17904515

    申请日:2021-02-09

    IPC分类号: H03F1/34 G01R33/00 G01R33/09

    摘要: A gain-controllable magnetoresistive analog amplifier includes a substrate in an X-Y plane, an output signal magnetoresistive sensor on the substrate, and an input signal coil and a gain adjustment coil. The input signal coil and the gain adjustment coil are respectively on two side surfaces of the sensor. The gain adjustment coil is used to input a gain signal by the generation of a gain magnetic field, in order to set the gain the magnetic field is applied along a magnetization direction of a free layer of the output signal magnetoresistive sensor. The input signal coil is used for inputting a current signal to generate an input magnetic field, in order to apply the input magnetic field to a magnetization direction of a pinned layer of the output signal magnetoresistive sensor. This amplifier provides isolation between input signals, output signals, and controllable gain signals.