Title :
Smart sensor system application: an integrated compass
Author :
Tangelder, Ronald J W T ; Diemel, Guido ; Kerkhoff, Hans G.
Author_Institution :
MESA Res. Inst., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
A fully integrable electronic compass has been designed based on the pulse position method, using micro-machined fluxgate magnetic sensors. The compass has been designed to have an accuracy of one degree. The analogue and digital circuitry in the system fit on a single Sea-of-Gates array of 200 k transistors. Together with the sensors it will be combined on a single MCM
Keywords :
compasses; fluxgate magnetometers; intelligent sensors; logic arrays; magnetic sensors; microsensors; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; multichip modules; navigation; MCM; analogue circuitry; digital circuitry; integrated electronic compass; micromachined fluxgate magnetic sensor; pulse position method; sea-of-gates array; smart sensor; Capacitors; Circuits; Earth; Intelligent sensors; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic sensors; Navigation; Power supplies; Sensor systems; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
European Design and Test Conference, 1997. ED&TC 97. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7786-4
DOI :
10.1109/EDTC.1997.582358
