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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Digitaloptics Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
David McKinley, Fairfield, CA (US);
Assignee:
DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/36 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 3/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0046 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A MEMS actuator for a compact auto-focus camera module is configured to measure physical values and to estimated values each indicative of position or motion or both of a MEMS component. A smart logic component determines a set of MEMS driver control values based on analyzing the measured physical values and substituting estimated values to more accurately position the MEMS component. A MEMS driver component receives the set of MEMS driver control values and controls the position or motion, or both, of the MEMS component based on the MEMS driver control values.