Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for optimizing an electromagnetic navigation system

A system for optimizing an electromagnetic navigation system including a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electromagnetic navigation system to:
• generate and transmit, via the transmitting antenna, a plurality of test electromagnetic signals corresponding to a plurality of combinations of phase offset values of a plurality of frequency components, respectively;
• receive, via the receiving antenna, the plurality of test electromagnetic signals transmitted from the transmitting antenna;
• generate, based on the received plurality of test electromagnetic signals, a table including a plurality of peak signal amplitudes associated with the plurality of test electromagnetic signals, respectively;
• identify, in the table, a minimum value of the stored peak signal amplitudes;
• determine, based on the table, which one of the plurality of combinations of phase offset values is associated with the minimum value of the stored peak signal amplitudes;
• and
• store the determined combination of phase offset values in the memory for use, during an electromagnetic navigation procedure, in generating a test electromagnetic signal including the plurality of frequency components having the determined combination of phase offset values, respectively.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electromagnetic navigation system including a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna, cause the electromagnetic navigation system to:

• generate and transmit, via a transmitting antenna, a plurality of test electromagnetic signals corresponding to a plurality of combinations of phase offset values of a plurality of frequency components, respectively;
• receive, via the receiving antenna, the plurality of test electromagnetic signals transmitted from the transmitting antenna;
• generate, based on the received plurality of test electromagnetic signals, a table including a plurality of peak signal amplitudes associated with the plurality of test signals, respectively;
• identify, in the table, a minimum value of the stored peak signal amplitudes;
• determine, based on the table, which one of the plurality of combinations of phase offset values is associated with the minimum value of the stored peak signal amplitudes;
• and
• store the determined combination of phase offset values in a memory for use, during an electromagnetic navigation procedure, in generating the test electromagnetic signal including the plurality of frequency components having the determined combination of phase offset values, respectively.