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Description
This compass module has been specifically designed for use in robots as
an aid to navigation. The aim was to produce a unique number to
represent the direction the robot is facing. The compass uses the
Philips KMZ51 magnetic field sensor, which is sensitive enough to detect
the Earths magnetic field. The output from two of them mounted at right
angles to each other is used to compute the direction of the horizontal
component of the Earths magnetic field.
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