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Area of Science:

  • Geophysics and Navigation Systems

Background:

  • Three-axis magnetometer error calibration is crucial for accurate navigation.
  • Ellipsoid fitting methods for magnetometer calibration leave an undetermined rotation matrix.
  • This ambiguity limits the precision of heading error correction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for estimating the unknown rotation matrix in magnetometer calibration.
  • To improve the accuracy of heading error correction beyond classical ellipsoid fitting.
  • To provide a practical and efficient calibration technique.

Main Methods:

  • Established a complete error calibration model with 12 parameters based on magnetometer error mechanisms.
  • Utilized a constant intersection angle method to estimate the unknown rotation matrix (R).
  • Applied the Tikhonov method to stabilize R calculation with large condition numbers.

Main Results:

  • The constant intersection angle method effectively estimates the rotation matrix R.
  • Simulations show heading error reduced from ±1° to ±0.2° (50 dB SNR).
  • Real-world experiments demonstrate heading error reduction from ±0.8° to ±0.3°.

Conclusions:

  • The constant intersection angle method offers a practical solution for magnetometer calibration.
  • This technique enhances heading accuracy without additional calibration steps or coordinate transformations.
  • The method significantly improves upon classical ellipsoid fitting for error correction.