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Magnetic heading reference
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | This invention employs a magnetometer as a magnetic heading reference for a vehicle such as a small aircraft. The magnetometer is mounted on a directional dial in the aircraft in the vicinity of the pilot such that it is free to turn with the dial about the yaw axis of the aircraft. The invention includes a circuit for generating a signal proportional to the northerly turning error produced in the magnetometer due to the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field. This generated signal is then subtracted from the output of the magnetometer to compensate for the northerly turning error. |
| File Size | 675496 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19770012112 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t21c6s66t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-02-08 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Communications And Navigation Geomagnetism Magnetometers Azimuth Coordinates Aircraft Equipment Reference Systems Magnetic Fields Bearing Direction Yaw Navigation Instruments Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |