Tensor coaxial calibration of magnetic sensor array

Abstract

In order to effectively solve the influence of the magnetic sensor array error caused by axial inconsistency on the measurement accuracy, an array composed of four fluxgate sensors is built by using the Euler rotation matrix, and the consistency correction is carried out. Firstly, aiming at the non orthogonal, scale factor, zero bias and other error factors of the sensor itself, a 9-PARAMETER correction coefficient matrix is constructed to compensate the non orthogonal magnetic field measurement of the sensor, and the ideal orthogonal three component magnetic field measurement value is obtained. On the above-mentioned basis, the reference sensor in the magnetometry array is selected, and the roll, pitch and azimuth of the sensor to be calibrated are transformed to establish the Euler rotation matrix, and the model for 9-PARAMETER consistency correction is constructed. The reference sensor and the sensor to be calibrated are placed on the magnetic gradiometer for experimental verification. The experimental results show that the root mean square error of magnetic field measurement is within 10 nT after the sensor measurement error compensation correction, and the angle error of each axis measurement is within 0.01åfter the consistency correction (4.22 nT). It shows that the magnetic field measurement values of different measuring points in the sensor array can be well projected on the coordinate axis of the reference sensor after correction, and the magnetic field information of the measuring points can be correctly projected, which has high reliability.

Keywords

• magnetic sensor array
• consistency correction
• euler rotation matrix
• non orthogonal compensation correction