Title :
A Miniature Two-Axis Fluxgate Magnetometer
Author :
Acuna, Mario H. ; Pellerin, Charles J.
Author_Institution :
Fairchild-Hiller Corporation, Riverdale, Md. now with the Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, Md. 20771
Abstract :
A two-axis miniature fluxgate magnetometer for sounding rocket applications is described. The distinctive feature is that this instrument simultaneously measures, with a single sensing element, two orthogonal components of an external magnetic field. Observed performance is accurately predicted by means of a quantitative linear mathematical model. The dependence of the output voltage on several design parameters is obtained by a Fourier analysis of the output waveform. Computer-aided analyses are presented for core materials of 4-79 Mo-Permalloy and 50-50 Ni-Fe.
Keywords :
Computer aided analysis; Instruments; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic cores; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Magnetometers; Mathematical model; Rockets; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGE.1969.271360
