Digital compass averaging circuit
US3975621A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/62
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
For use with a remote reading magnetic compass a digital circuit for computing an output indication of compass heading to provide an output heading indication corrected for changes between successive compass readings. Compass heading is corrected in accordance with a weighted average value of the difference between successively read headings to provide an output which is representative of a true or weighted average heading and an output of the magnitude and sense of such difference.
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