Magneto meter using lorentz force for integrated systems
Embodiments of the present invention can provide an integrated electronic compass and circuit system having a semiconductor substrate and one or more CMOS integrated circuits formed on one or more portions of the semiconductor substrate. The system can have an electronic compass device operably coupled to the one or more CMOS integrated circuits. The system can also have a plurality of electronic compass devices configured in a parallel arrangement in a hub and spoke configuration.
1. An integrated electronic compass and circuit system comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
one or more CMOS integrated circuits formed on one or more portions of the semiconductor substrate; and
an electronic compass device operably coupled to the one or more CMOS integrated circuits.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising an accelerometer device integrated with the one or more CMOS integrated circuits and the electronic compass device.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic compass device comprises one or more moving plates operably coupled between at least a pair of electrodes, the one or more moving plates being configured with an oscillating current signal, the one or more moving plates being subjected to an external magnetic field to cause output of a capacitance measurement between the pair of electrodes.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the external magnetic field causes the one or more moving plates to defect in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field and the oscillating current signal.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic compass device is a micro-mechanical electrical system.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic compass device comprises a micro-mechanical electronic system coupled to one or more amplifier devices.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic compass device comprises a movable plate for outputting a reference current, the reference current being provided to one or more sensing devices.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic compass device comprises a movable plate for outputting a reference current, the reference current being provided to one or more sensing devices, the one or more sensing devices being coupled to one or more amplifiers device configured to output one or more DC signals.
9. An electronic compass comprising:
a plurality of electronic compass devices configured in a parallel arrangement in a hub and spoke configuration;
each of the electronic compass devices comprising:
a movable plate;
a first sensing plate coupled to the movable plate; and
a second sensing plate coupled to the movable plate; and
a hub region coupled to each of the electronic compass devices.
10. The system of claim 9 further comprising one or more CMOS integrated circuits, the one or more CMOS integrated circuits being coupled to the plurality of electronic compass devices.
11. The system of claim 9 further comprising an accelerometer device, the accelerometer device being coupled to the one or more CMOS integrated circuits and the plurality of electronic compass devices.
12. The system of claim 9 wherein the movable plate of each electronic compass device is operably coupled between at least a pair of electrodes, the movable plate of each electronic compass device being configured with an oscillating current signal, the movable plate of each electronic compass device being subjected to an external magnetic field to cause output of a capacitance measurement between each pair of electrodes.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the external magnetic field causes the movable plate of each electronic compass device to defect in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field and the oscillating current signal.
14. The system of claim 9 wherein each of the electronic compass devices is a micro-mechanical electrical system.
15. The system of claim 9 wherein each of the electronic compass devices comprises a micro-mechanical electronic system coupled to one or more amplifier devices.
16. The system of claim 9 wherein the movable plate of each electronic compass device is configured for outputting a reference current, the reference current being provided to one or more sensing devices.
17. The system of claim 16 wherein the one or more sensing devices are coupled to one or more amplifiers devices configured to output one or more DC signals.
18. An integrated electronic compass and circuit system comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
one or more CMOS integrated circuits formed on one or more portions of the semiconductor substrate; and
an electronic compass device operably coupled to the one or more CMOS integrated circuits, the electronic compass device having one or more movable plates, each of the movable plates being coupled to at least a pair of electrodes.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein the one or more moving plates are configured with an oscillating current signal.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein the one or more moving plates are subjected to an external magnetic field to cause output of a capacitance measurement between each pair of electrodes.