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Utilization of artificially created weak magnetic field for navigation in 3D space
Váňa, Dominik ; Beneš, Petr (referee) ; Havránek, Zdeněk (advisor)
This master's thesis focuses on the utilization of an artificially created weak magnetic field for navigation in 3D space. The theoretical part of this work deals with the general properties of the magnetic field and with its description. The next section of the theoretical part contains an overview of measuring principles for magnetic field measurements. Based on various types of measuring principles, the thesis elaborates on commercially available miniature sensors for magnetic field measurement with a measuring range up to 10 mT. The work focuses mainly on the magnetoresistive principle and fluxgate sensors. Furthermore, the theoretical part contains descriptions of methods for modeling the magnetic field of simple permanent magnets and various magnet assemblies. Lastly, the theoretical part involves a patent search of devices used for locating magnets that are installed in an intramedullary nail, which is used in intramedullary stabilization used on fractures of human bones. By locating the magnet in the nail, it is possible to precisely determine the position of the mounting holes. The practical part of the thesis deals with the analysis of magnetic field behavior in the vicinity of various magnetic assemblies, which were modeled in COMSOL Multiphysics using the finite element method. The models were created with the aim of analysing the behaviour of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the magnets and at the same time to find possible analytical functions that could be used to determine the position of the magnet in space relative to the probe. The result of this work is an analysis of various assemblies, which contains graphs of different dependencies and prescription of polynomial functions that approximate these dependencies. Another part of the thesis is the design of a probe that serves to locate the magnetic target. The work describes two possible methods of localization. For the differential method, a user interface in LabVIEW was created. The probe based on this method is fully capable of locating the magnet in the 2D plane. The state space search method is described only in theory.
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Design of magnetic bar-code read head
Kadlčík, Libor ; Drexler, Petr (referee) ; Mikulka, Jan (advisor)
Magnetic bar-code is composed from ferromagnetic bars printed on a substrate. The amount of ferromagnetic material is low, therefore reading magnetic barcode requires sensitive methods. Principle of methods of sensing both low-intensity magnetic field (fluxgates) and detecting low concentration of ferromagnetic material (resonant circuit, differential sensor) will be described. There are sensors producing frequency-modulated signal, therefore we focus on frequency demodulators as well. Signal acquired by sensor suffers from convolution distortion, reconstruction methods will be introduced. The assembled device consists of sensing oscillator, frequency demodulator, amplifier and reconstructing circuit. Frequency demodulation is done by phase-locked loop or differential demodulator. Reconstruction is based on detection of inflection points, producing square signal (representing bars of barcode). Design of these blocks is described. The device is able to read magnetic barcodes and reconstruct convolutionary distorted acquired signal. The differential demodulator exhibits low noise and low temperature drift (contrary to phase-locked loop). Signal produced by reading 2 mm wide bars is reconstructed without any problems, bars of width less than 1 mm cause troubles in certain cases (due to high degree of convolution distortion).
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Utilization of artificially created weak magnetic field for navigation in 3D space
Váňa, Dominik ; Beneš, Petr (referee) ; Havránek, Zdeněk (advisor)
This master's thesis focuses on the utilization of an artificially created weak magnetic field for navigation in 3D space. The theoretical part of this work deals with the general properties of the magnetic field and with its description. The next section of the theoretical part contains an overview of measuring principles for magnetic field measurements. Based on various types of measuring principles, the thesis elaborates on commercially available miniature sensors for magnetic field measurement with a measuring range up to 10 mT. The work focuses mainly on the magnetoresistive principle and fluxgate sensors. Furthermore, the theoretical part contains descriptions of methods for modeling the magnetic field of simple permanent magnets and various magnet assemblies. Lastly, the theoretical part involves a patent search of devices used for locating magnets that are installed in an intramedullary nail, which is used in intramedullary stabilization used on fractures of human bones. By locating the magnet in the nail, it is possible to precisely determine the position of the mounting holes. The practical part of the thesis deals with the analysis of magnetic field behavior in the vicinity of various magnetic assemblies, which were modeled in COMSOL Multiphysics using the finite element method. The models were created with the aim of analysing the behaviour of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the magnets and at the same time to find possible analytical functions that could be used to determine the position of the magnet in space relative to the probe. The result of this work is an analysis of various assemblies, which contains graphs of different dependencies and prescription of polynomial functions that approximate these dependencies. Another part of the thesis is the design of a probe that serves to locate the magnetic target. The work describes two possible methods of localization. For the differential method, a user interface in LabVIEW was created. The probe based on this method is fully capable of locating the magnet in the 2D plane. The state space search method is described only in theory.
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Design of magnetic bar-code read head
Kadlčík, Libor ; Drexler, Petr (referee) ; Mikulka, Jan (advisor)
Magnetic bar-code is composed from ferromagnetic bars printed on a substrate. The amount of ferromagnetic material is low, therefore reading magnetic barcode requires sensitive methods. Principle of methods of sensing both low-intensity magnetic field (fluxgates) and detecting low concentration of ferromagnetic material (resonant circuit, differential sensor) will be described. There are sensors producing frequency-modulated signal, therefore we focus on frequency demodulators as well. Signal acquired by sensor suffers from convolution distortion, reconstruction methods will be introduced. The assembled device consists of sensing oscillator, frequency demodulator, amplifier and reconstructing circuit. Frequency demodulation is done by phase-locked loop or differential demodulator. Reconstruction is based on detection of inflection points, producing square signal (representing bars of barcode). Design of these blocks is described. The device is able to read magnetic barcodes and reconstruct convolutionary distorted acquired signal. The differential demodulator exhibits low noise and low temperature drift (contrary to phase-locked loop). Signal produced by reading 2 mm wide bars is reconstructed without any problems, bars of width less than 1 mm cause troubles in certain cases (due to high degree of convolution distortion).
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