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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd., Seongnam-si, KR;
Chang Yeon Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Won Joon Kong, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jong In Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kyoung Jae Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ho Seoung Hwang, Seongnam-si, KR;
HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD., Seongnam-si, KR;
Abstract
A photo sensor assembly may include: a rotator configured to rotate together with a camera module; a plurality of first photo interrupter bars disposed at a same interval along a first circumference on the rotator; a second photo interrupter bar disposed at a second circumference on the rotator; a first photo sensor disposed closer to the first circumference than to the second circumference, and configured to detect a first light-blocking pattern generated from the plurality of first photo interrupter bars; a second photo sensor disposed closer to the second circumference than to the first circumference, and configured to detect a second light-blocking pattern generated from the second photo interrupter bar; and a processor configured to estimate an initial position of the rotator based on the second light-blocking pattern and estimate a rotational angle from the initial position of the rotator based on the detected first light-blocking pattern.