Magnetic compensation device for a drone
AssigneeSiemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
InventorJörn Grundmann
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Abstract
Various embodiments include a magnetic compensation device for a drone for triggering mines comprising: a flux-guiding element comprising a soft magnetic material in the shape of an open or closed ring; a receiving chamber for the drone for holding the drone; and an electric coil device coupled magnetically to the flux-guiding element so a predetermined magnetic flux can be coupled into the flux-guiding element using the coil device. The flux-guiding element and the receiving chamber are arranged in relation to one another so that a magnetic flux brought about by the drone can be closed through the ring shape of the flux-guiding element.
Claims17
A magnetic compensation device for a drone for triggering mines, the device comprising:
- a flux-guiding element comprising a magnetic material in the shape of an open or closed ring;
- a receiving chamber for the drone for holding the drone;
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- an electric coil device coupled magnetically to the flux-guiding element so a predetermined magnetic flux can be coupled into the flux-guiding element using the coil device;
- wherein the flux-guiding element and the receiving chamber are arranged in relation to one another so that a magnetic flux brought about by the drone can be closed through the ring shape of the flux-guiding element;
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- wherein the flux-guiding element comprises an open ring, and the receiving chamber is disposed within an open area of the ring structure.
A method for providing temporary compensation for a magnetic field of a drone for triggering mines, the method comprising:
- feeding an electric current into an electric coil device;
- using the electric current, generating a predetermined magnetic flux in a flux-guiding element;
- inserting the drone into a receiving chamber or removing the drone from the receiving chamber;
- measuring a physical characteristic representing a relative position of the flux-guiding element with respect to the drone, using a sensor unit during the insertion or removal;
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- regulating the current fed into the coil device as a function of the measured value of the sensor unit during the insertion or removal;
- wherein the measured physical characteristic represents an amplitude and/or direction of a force between flux-guiding element and drone.
A magnetic compensation device for a drone for triggering mines, the device comprising:
- a flux-guiding element comprising a magnetic material in the shape of an open or closed ring;
- a receiving chamber for the drone for holding the drone;
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- an electric coil device coupled magnetically to the flux-guiding element so a predetermined magnetic flux can be coupled into the flux-guiding element using the coil device;
- wherein the flux-guiding element and the receiving chamber are arranged in relation to one another so that a magnetic flux brought about by the drone can be closed through the ring shape of the flux-guiding element;
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- wherein the flux-guiding element includes a collector adjoining the receiving chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.