Method for calibrating magnetometers of an object
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for calibrating magnetometers (20) of an object (1) moving in an ambient magnetic field, the method being characterised in that it comprises the steps of: (a) Acquisition by the magnetometers (20), of at least three measured components of the magnetic field around the magnetometers (20), and by inertial measurement means (11) which are secured to the object (1), of an angular velocity of the object (1); (c) Determination, by data processing means (21), of values of at least one calibration parameter of the magnetometers (20) minimising an expression defined by estimated components of the magnetic field and at least one magnetic equation relating to the angular velocity of the object (1), the estimated components of the magnetic field being a function of the measured components of the magnetic field as well as of calibration parameters of the magnetometers (20), and the at least one magnetic equation assuming that the magnetic field is uniform and stationary around the magnetic measurement means (20).
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