Optical image stabilization compensations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9560247-B2
Application number	US-201414292441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2014
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

Some embodiments include an optical image stabilization system. The optical image stabilization system includes a sensor. The sensor is configured for measuring movements of a camera module stabilized by the optical image stabilization system. Some embodiments further include an optical image stabilization control system for calculating from the movements a calculated position of a moving body. In some embodiments, the moving body is part of a camera module. Some embodiments further include an actuator control for generating electrical signals to move at least two actuators to achieve a calculated position of the moving body. In some embodiments, the actuator control system receives measurements from positions sensors that assess the position of the moving body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical image stabilization system, comprising:
a sensor, wherein
the sensor is configured for measuring movements of a camera module stabilized by the optical image stabilization system;

an optical image stabilization control system for calculating, based at least in part on the movements measured by the sensor, a calculated position of a moving body, wherein
the moving body is part of the camera module; and

an actuator control system for generating calculated electrical signals to drive at least two actuators to move the moving body to the calculated position of the moving body, wherein the actuator control system is configured to:
receive, as feedback for closed loop position control of the moving body, measurements from positions sensors that assess the position of the moving body, wherein one or more of the measurements from the position sensors include positional uncertainty based at least in part on one or more effects of crosstalk between axes of the actuators; and
generate the calculated electrical signals based at least in part on one or more open loop parameters determined to compensate for the positional uncertainty in the one or more of the measurements from the position sensors, wherein the one or more open loop parameters are determined based at least in part on data obtained during a calibration of the camera module.

2. The optical image stabilization system of claim 1 , wherein
the optical image stabilization actuators comprise voice coil motors;
the voice coil motors comprise magnets for moving the moving body;
the position sensors comprise at least two Hall sensors, one for each axis corresponding to a respective actuator of the actuators; and
each of the Hall sensors detects one component of the magnetic field produced by one magnet used for the respective actuator.

3. The optical image stabilization system of claim 2 , wherein
a current applied to the actuators adjusts a voltage sensed by the Hall sensors so as to compensate for the one or more effects of crosstalk between the axes of the actuators.

4. The optical image stabilization system of claim 1 , wherein
drive signals applied to the actuators adjust the measurements from the position sensors so as to improve assessment of the position of the moving body.

5. The optical image stabilization system of claim 1 , wherein the movements of the camera module stabilized by the optical image stabilization system include movements resulting from user hand shake.

6. The optical image stabilization system of claim 1 , wherein:
during the calibration, multiple open loop drive currents are applied to the actuators to move the moving body to multiple positions relative to an image sensor of the camera module; and
the data obtained during the calibration includes:
the multiple open loop drive currents applied to the actuators;
true positions of the moving body relative to the image sensor; and
position sensor measurements obtained from the position sensors.

7. The optical image stabilization system of claim 6 , further comprising:
memory storing the data obtained during the calibration as mapped data that includes, for each of the multiple positions to which the moving body is moved during the calibration:
a respective open loop drive current of the multiple open loop drive currents applied to the actuators;
a respective true position of the true positions of the moving body relative to the image sensor; and
respective position sensor measurements of the position sensor measurements obtained from the position sensors;

wherein, in the mapped data, the respective open loop drive current is mapped to the respective true position and the respective position sensor measurements.

8. A camera module, comprising:
a lens;
a digital image sensor;
optical image stabilization actuators to move a moving body so as to compensate for movements of the camera module;
a sensor
for measuring the movements of the camera module;

an optical image stabilization control system for calculating, based at least in part on the measured movements of the camera module, a calculated position of the moving body; and
an actuator control system for generating calculated electrical signals to move the optical image stabilization actuators to achieve the calculated position of the moving body, wherein the actuator control system is configured to:
receive, as feedback for closed loop position control of the moving body, measurements from position sensors that assess the position of the moving body, wherein one or more of the measurements from the position sensors include positional uncertainty based at least in part on one or more effects of crosstalk between axes of the optical image stabilization actuators; and
generate the calculated electrical signals based at least in part on one or more open loop parameters determined to compensate for the positional uncertainty in the one or more of the measurements from the position sensors, wherein the one or more open loop parameters are determined based at least in part on data obtained during a calibration of the camera module.

9. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein
the optical image stabilization actuators comprise voice coil motors;
the voice coil motors comprise magnets for moving the moving body;
the position sensors comprise at least two Hall sensors, one for each axis corresponding to a respective optical image stabilization actuator of the optical image stabilization actuators; and
each of the Hall sensors detects one component of the magnetic field produced by one magnet used for the respective optical image stabilization actuator.

10. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein
a current applied to the optical image stabilization actuators adjusts a voltage sensed by the Hall sensors so as to compensate for the effects of crosstalk between the axes of the optical image stabilization actuators.

11. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein
drive signals applied to the optical image stabilization actuators adjust the measurements from the position sensors so as to improve assessment of the position of the moving body.

12. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein
drive signals applied to the optical image stabilization actuators compensate for crosstalk between axes of the optical image stabilization actuators.

13. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein:
during the calibration, multiple open loop drive currents are applied to the actuators to move the moving body to multiple positions relative to an image sensor of the camera module; and
the data obtained during the calibration includes:
the multiple open loop drive currents applied to the actuators;
true positions of the moving body relative to the image sensor; and
position sensor measurements obtained from the position sensors.

14. The camera module of claim 13 , wherein:
the data obtained during the calibration is recorded as mapped data that includes, for each of the multiple positions to which the moving body is moved during the calibration:
a respective open loop drive current of the multiple open loop drive currents applied to the actuators;
a respective true position of the true positions of the moving body relative to the image sensor; and
respective position sensor measurements of the position sensor measurements obtained from the position sensors;

wherein, in the mapped data, the respective open loop drive current is mapped to the respective true position and the respective position sensor measurements.

15. An optical image stabilization system, comprising:
a sensor for mea

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Topliss Richard J
• Tsai Richard H
• Baer Richard L
• Beard David C
• Thivent Damien J

Classifications

• H04N23/687 Primary

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• H04N23/6812 Primary

  based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors · CPC title

• H04N5/23287

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/2254 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/23258

  Electricity · mapped topic