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Automatic magnetic compass correction

US4091543A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 1976
Grant dateMay 30, 1978
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Expiry dateJun 17, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C17/38
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and apparatus for providing automatic correction of deviation errors in a magnetic compass. Data representing deviation corrections for respective compass headings are stored in memory and in response to a digital signal from the magnetic compass representing an indicated heading, the corresponding correction is provided from memory to yield a output signal representing actual heading and corrected for deviation error.

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