Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for improved navigation
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Application No.: US14505893Application Date: 2014-10-03
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Publication No.: US10076267B2Publication Date: 2018-09-18
- Inventor: Peter William Lorraine , Floribertus P. M. Heukensfeldt Jansen
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: GE Global Patent Operation
- Agent Pabitra K. Chakrabarti
- Main IPC: H03F1/26
- IPC: H03F1/26 ; A61B5/06 ; G01R33/09 ; G01R33/07 ; A61B5/00 ; G01R33/00 ; G06F11/30 ; A61M25/01

Abstract:
Systems and methods for navigation are presented. First and second response signals received from at least one magnetic sensor operatively coupled to a target device in response to a magnetic field are measured at reference and reversed sensitivity while an alignment of magnetic domains corresponding to the magnetic sensor remains unchanged. A useful portion of the first response signal is determined by eliminating common-mode noise from the first response signal based on a difference between the first and second response signals. Alternatively, a bias signal having a desired bias frequency is applied to shift a signal frequency of a response signal of a magnetoresistance sensor that includes common-mode noise. A useful portion of the response signal is determined by measuring the response signal at a shifted frequency that is a sum of the signal and bias frequencies. A position of the subject is then determined based on the useful portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160095536A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED NAVIGATION Public/Granted day:2016-04-07
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