Correcting method and correcting errors in a terrestrial magnetism heading sensor

摘要

In a location detecting apparatus which detects the location of a moving body on the basis of the heading signal from a terrestrial magnetism heading sensor attached to the moving body and the rotational angle signal from a rotational angle sensor attached to the moving body, a correcting method for correcting errors in a terrestrial magnetism heading sensor, comprising the steps of: detecting the amount of a heading change of the moving body that is made when the moving body turns a curve, and detecting a magnetized amount of the moving body on the basis of the detected amount of a heading change, an output from the terrestrial magnetism heading sensor before the heading change is made and an output from the terrestrial magnetism heading sensor after the heading change is made.