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US 4362992

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING THE PROXIMITY OF AN ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD

Assignee

BRITISH AEROSPACE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Filed

Jan 30, 1978

Granted

Dec 7, 1982

Location

100 PALL MALL, LONDON, SW1Y 5HR ENGLAND

Abstract

A system for, and a method of, detecting the proximity of a source of an alternating magnetic field, such as that emanating from power transmission cables, comprising a sensor coil sensitive to the magnetic field under detection, processing means to derive from the signal induced in the coil a warning signal indicative of the proximity of the magnetic field under detection, and cancelling means operable to cancel the earth's field in the region of the sensor coil. The sensor coil may be one of a pair operable to provide a signal representative of the directional heading of the magnetic field under detection, with respect to the system, which embodiment is particularly useful in helicopters for detecting the proximity of power cables.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jan 22, 1982

Rescinded

Apr 12, 1982

Duration

2 months

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