Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation

Keita Okada

Takahito Hara

Takashi Fukushima

Provided is a drive apparatus including: a first drive unit group including first drive units, each for generating a magnetic field to drive a first object provided with a first lens and magnet in an optical axis direction; and a second drive unit group including second drive units, each for generating a magnetic field to drive a second object provided with a second lens and magnet in the direction. Each of the first and second drive units includes a first and second terminal connected via a clock and data signal line to a master controlling the drive unit as a slave. In at least one of the first drive units, the first and second terminals are respectively forward-connected to the clock and data signal lines. In at least one of the second drive units, the second and first terminals are respectively reverse-connected to the clock and data signal lines.

Drive apparatus for driving an object to a target position in a stepwise manner through via points sequentially

Provided is a camera module, comprising a controller including a first position control unit generating a first position control signal indicating a first target position to which an object provided with an image sensor or a lens is to be moved, and a first master port outputting the first position control signal, a first driver including a first slave port connected to the first master port, a first driving unit providing driving force to the object based on the first position control signal, a second position control unit generating a second position control signal indicating a second target position to which the object is to be moved, and a second master port outputting the second position control signal, and a second driver including a second slave port connected to the second master port, a second driving unit providing driving force to the object based on the second position control signal.

Camera module, portable electronic device, and position control system

Provided is a calibration apparatus comprising: a driving control unit to drive an object provided with a lens in a movable range for moving the object in an optical axis-direction by sequentially controlling a plurality of drive units configured to drive the object within each of a plurality of sections into which the movable range is divided, in calibration of a drive apparatus including: the plurality of drive units; and a magnetic field detection unit configured to detect a magnetic field corresponding to a position of the object; a position acquisition unit to acquire position data of the object; a magnetic field acquisition unit to acquire magnetic field data corresponding to a position of the object; and a generating unit to generate, based on the position data and the magnetic field data, end point information to determine a driving range in each of the plurality of sections.

Calibration apparatus, calibration method, and recording medium having recorded thereon calibration program

Drive apparatus

The position detection apparatus is provided comprising: an acquisition section that acquires a magnetic field pattern from a detection target apparatus comprising a detection unit having a plurality of magnetic sensor sections and a moving unit configured to provide the magnetic field pattern corresponding to the position with respect to the detection unit to the plurality of magnetic sensor sections; a reference pattern output section that outputs reference patterns respectively corresponding to each of a plurality of candidate positions of the moving unit with respect to the detection unit; and a detection section that detects which of the plurality of candidate positions is a position of the moving unit with respect to the detection unit based on a result of comparison of the acquired magnetic field pattern and the reference pattern corresponding to each of the plurality of candidate positions.

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Tokyo, Japan

Keita Okada