Title :
6-Axis Motion Control Sensor Using Magneto-Impedance Sensor
Author :
Yoshinobu, H. ; Cai, C. ; Yamamoto, M. ; Mori, M.
Author_Institution :
Aichi Steel Corp, Tokai-shi
Abstract :
This paper presents a motion control sensor based on magneto-impedance (MI) effect. The device has 6-axis, namely 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis magnetometer and a signal conditioning IC, in a compact package. Using this 6D (6 dimensional) motion control sensor, the attitude of an object such as a cell phone can be detected. This sensor has been embedded in Vodafone 3G mobile phone.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; magnetic sensors; mobile handsets; motion control; signal processing equipment; 3-axis accelerometer; 3-axis magnetometer; 6-axis motion control sensor; Vodafone 3G mobile phone; cell phone; magneto-impedance sensor; signal conditioning IC; Accelerometers; Attitude control; Cellular phones; Integrated circuit packaging; Magnetic sensors; Magnetometers; Mobile handsets; Motion control; Motion detection; Object detection;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference, 2006. INTERMAG 2006. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1479-2
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2006.376417
