Fiber-Bragg-Grating Coupled Magnetostrictive Sensors for Magnetic Tracking of Biomedical Implants

Magnetostrictive strain sensors with high spinorbit coupling have been integrated with Fiber-Bragg-Grating sensors wherein the gap within the gratings varies with strain within the encapsulating magnetostrictive material. Terfenol-D has been chosen as the mm sized magnetostrictive material which exhibits the largest known bulk...

Mapping the magnetic field using a magnetometer array with noisy input Gaussian process regression

Ferromagnetic materials in indoor environments give rise to disturbances in the ambient magnetic field. Maps of these magnetic disturbances can be used for indoor localisation. A Gaussian process can be used to learn the spatially varying magnitude of the magnetic field using magnetometer measurements and information about the position of the...

Large-scale magnetic field maps using structured kernel interpolation for Gaussian process regression

We present a mapping algorithm to compute large-scale magnetic field maps in indoor environments with approximate Gaussian process (GP) regression. Mapping the spatial variations in the ambient magnetic field can be used for 10-calization algorithms in indoor areas. To compute such a map, GP regression is a suitable tool because it provides...

A Framework for Indoor Localization Using the Magnetic Field

In this work, our focus is on indoor localization using the indoor magnetic field as a source of position information. This relies on the fact that ferromagnetic materials inside buildings cause the magnetic field to vary spatially. We jointly estimate the pose of a combined sensor module (containing a magnetometer) as well as the magnetic field...

Indoor SLAM using a foot-mounted IMU and the local magnetic field

In this paper, a simultaneous localization and mapping algorithm for tracking the motion of a pedestrian with a foot-mounted inertial measurement unit is proposed. The algorithm uses two maps, namely, a motion map and a magnetic field map. The motion map captures typical motion patterns of pedestrians in buildings that are constrained by e.g....

Will ortho-enriched water increase the durability of concrete?

Water molecules exist as two spin isomers, differing by the relative orientation of the nuclear spins of the two hydrogen atoms: either antiparallel (para-water, S=0) or parallel (ortho-water, S=1) [1]. The transition between these nuclear spin states can be achieved through magnetic symmetry breaking via a field gradient across the spins...

Will ortho-enriched water increase the durability of concrete?

Water molecules exist as two spin isomers, differing by the relative orientation of the nuclear spins of the two hydrogen atoms: either antiparallel (para-water, S=0) or parallel (ortho-water, S=1) [1]. The transition between these nuclear spin states can be achieved through magnetic symmetry breaking via a field gradient across the spins...

Analysis of Magnetic Field Emissions in Inductive Power Transfer EV Chargers Following Reference Designs in SAE J2954/2019

This paper aims to investigate the radiated magnetic field by 11 kW inductive power transfer (IPT) systems used for the charging of electric vehicles. Two reference designs suggested by SAE J2954 are studied. Both designs are analysed to obtain the coils winding currents, and 3D FEM models are built in COMSOL without considering the car chassis,...

Shadow-free motorized capsule enables accurate beam positioning and sectorized OCT imaging of the esophagus

In this study, we demonstrate a 12x36 mm motorized capsule for OCT imaging of the esophagus. The capsule produces unobstructed images by using a distal reflector design, thus avoiding shadow caused by the motor wires. The motor synchronous control enables three working modes: circumferential imaging, angular sector imaging and accurate beam...

Design of a Test Setup to Measure Magnetic Signature Reduction

In order to avoid detection by sea mines, the magnetic signature of merchant and naval vessels can be reduced by running a current through a set of on-board copper coils. This process is called degaussing. Studies have shown that the volume, weight and energy losses of a degaussing system can be reduced by replacing the copper coils with high...

Metrology for Inductive Charging of Electric Vehicles (MICEV)

The European Union funded project MICEV aims at improving the traceability of electrical and magnetic measurement at charging stations and to better assess the safety of this technology with respect to human exposure. The paper describes some limits of the instrumentation used for electrical measurements in the charging stations, and briefly...

Optimizing drug delivery using non-uniform magnetic fields: A numerical study

A comprehensive computational model for simulating magnetic drug targeting was developed and extensively tested in a cylindrical geometry. The efficiency for particle capture in a specific magnetic field and geometry was shown to be dependent on a single dimensionless number. The effect of secondary flows, a non-Newtonian viscosity and...

Voltage noise of YBa 2Cu 3O 7-delta films in the vortex-liquid phase

An analytical model of the write and read process in digital magnetic recording with a linear recording medium