Actuator driving device and camera module including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9995904-B2
Application number	US-201615230730-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2016
Priority date	Aug 14, 2015
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

An actuator driving device includes: a linearizer configured to linearize a first signal, indicative of a displacement of a lens module, to generate a second signal; a position controller configured to generate a position control signal in response to the second signal and a control input signal indicative of a target location of the lens module; and a driver configured to drive an actuator in response to the position control signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An actuator driving device, comprising:
a linearizer configured to linearize a first signal, indicative of a displacement of a lens module, to generate a second signal;
a position controller configured to generate a position control signal in response to the second signal and a control input signal indicative of a target location of the lens module; and
a driver configured to drive an actuator in response to the position control signal,
wherein the linearizer is further configured to linearize the first signal based on a correction parameter set by comparing the first signal with a signal having a linearity with respect to the displacement of the lens module.

2. The actuator driving device of claim 1 , wherein the linearizer is further configured to generate an intermediate parameter by interpolation based on the correction parameter, and to linearize the first signal using the intermediate parameter and the correction parameter.

3. The actuator driving device of claim 1 , wherein the linearizer is further configured to linearize the first signal using a correction function.

4. The actuator driving device of claim 3 , wherein the correction function reflects an offset to approximate the first signal to the signal having linearity with respect to the displacement of the lens module, and reflects a curvature.

5. The actuator driving device of claim 1 , further comprising a position detector configured to:
sense a strength of a magnetic field, produced by a magnetic body disposed in the lens module, to detect the displacement of the lens module; and
provide the first signal based on the sensed strength of the magnetic field.

6. The actuator driving device of claim 1 , wherein the position controller comprises:
a position error calculator configured to calculate error information between the control input signal and the second signal; and
a controller configured to provide the position control signal depending on the error information.

7. The actuator driving device of claim 6 , wherein the position controller further comprises a switch configured to:
select one of the control input signal and the position control signal depending on an output selection control signal; and
output the selected signal to the driver.

8. A camera module, comprising:
an actuator configured to move a lens module;
a position detector configured to detect a displacement of the lens module and to generate a first signal based on the detected displacement of the lens module;
a linearizer configured to linearize the first signal, using a correction parameter, to produce a second signal;
a position controller configured to generate a position control signal in response to the second signal and a control input signal indicative of a target location of the lens module; and
a driver configured to drive the actuator based on the position control signal,
wherein the correction parameter is set by comparing the first signal with a signal having linearity with respect to the displacement of the lens module.

9. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein the linearizer is further configured to linearize an intermediate parameter by interpolation based on the correction parameter, and to linearize the first signal using the intermediate parameter and the correction parameter.

10. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein the linearizer is further configured to linearize the first signal using a correction function.

11. The camera module of claim 10 , wherein the correction function is a function reflecting an offset for approximating the first signal to the signal having linearity with respect to the displacement of the lens module, and reflecting a curvature.

12. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein the position controller comprises:
a position error calculator configured to calculate error information between the control input signal and the second signal;
a controller configured to generate the position control signal by correcting the control input signal using the error information; and
a switch configured to select one of the control input signal and the position control signal based on an output selection control signal, and to output the selected signal to the driver.

13. An apparatus, comprising:
a linearizer configured to
linearize a first signal indicative of a displacement of a lens module, using a correction parameter, to generate a second signal, and
transmit the second signal to a position controller to generate a position control signal to drive an actuator to move the lens module,
wherein the correction parameter is set by comparing the first signal with a signal having linearity with respect to the displacement of the lens module.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the linearizer is further configured to generate an intermediate parameter by interpolation based on the correction parameter, and to linearize the first signal using the intermediate parameter and the correction parameter.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the linearizer is further configured to linearize the first signal using a correction function, and the correction function reflects an offset to approximate the first signal to the signal having linearity with respect to the displacement of the lens module, and reflects a curvature.

16. A method to set correction parameters in a lens module, comprising:
measuring actual positions of the lens module within a rated stroke section;
setting the correction parameters to correct a position detection signal, generated by a position detector, into the actual positions; and,
generating intermediate parameters by interpolation based on the correction parameters, and
activating a linearizer to linearize the position detection signal using the intermediate parameters and the correction parameters.

17. The method of claim 4 , wherein the position detection signal is generated based on sensing a strength of a magnetic field produced by a magnetic body disposed in the lens module.

18. A method to operate an actuator, comprising:
sensing, using a position detector, a strength of a magnetic field produced by a magnetic body disposed in a lens module, to detect a displacement of the lens module;
generating, using the position detector, a first signal indicative of the detected displacement;
generating, using a linearizer, a second signal, by applying a correction parameter to linearize the first signal;
receiving a control input signal indicative of a target location of the lens module; and
in response to the second signal and the control input signal, generating, using a position controller, a position control signal to drive the actuator,
wherein the correction parameter is biased on a comparison of the first signal with a signal having linearity with respect to the detected displacement.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the applying of the correction parameter to linearize the first signal comprises:
generating an intermediate parameter by interpolation based on the correction parameter; and
linearizing the first signal using the intermediate parameter and the correction parameter.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Lee Byung Hoon
• Baik Jae Ho
• Cheong Shin Young
• Seo Sang Ho

Classifications

• H04N23/687

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• G02B7/08 Primary

  adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism · CPC title

• H02K41/0356

  moving along a straight path · CPC title

• G02B7/28 Primary

  Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals · CPC title

• H04N5/23287

  Electricity · mapped topic