The present invention relates to a driving control of a voice coil motor (hereinafter, referred to as VCM) which moves lens of a camera module, more particularly to a driving control method for VCM capable of reducing the noise generated at the time of initial driving or landing of the lens and reducing the moving time thereof, and the method is characterized by and include the steps of: applying a linearly increasing current with a first slope to the VCM up to a pre-set first inflection point in response to a camera operation-on command; and moving the lens to an infinite position by applying a linearly increasing current with a second slope less steep than the first slope to the VCM from the first inflection point to the infinite position.

The present invention relates to a driving control of a voice coil motor (hereinafter, referred to as VCM) which moves lens of a camera module, more particularly to a driving control method for VCM capable of reducing the noise generated at the time of initial driving or landing of the lens and reducing the moving time thereof, and the method is characterized by and include the steps of: applying a linearly increasing current with a first slope to the VCM up to a pre-set first inflection point in response to a camera operation-on command; and moving the lens to an infinite position by applying a linearly increasing current with a second slope less steep than the first slope to the VCM from the first inflection point to the infinite position.

Various embodiments provide an optical image stabilization circuit including a drive circuit having a power waveform generator and a power waveform conversion circuit. The power waveform generator generates a power waveform. The power waveform conversion circuit converts the power waveform to a power drive signal. An actuator is then driven by the power drive signal to move a lens accordingly and compensate for any movements and vibrations of a housing of the lens.

Various embodiments provide an optical image stabilization circuit including a drive circuit having a power waveform generator and a power waveform conversion circuit. The power waveform generator generates a power waveform. The power waveform conversion circuit converts the power waveform to a power drive signal. An actuator is then driven by the power drive signal to move a lens accordingly and compensate for any movements and vibrations of a housing of the lens.

Various embodiments provide an optical image stabilization circuit including a drive circuit having a power waveform generator and a power waveform conversion circuit. The power waveform generator generates a power waveform. The power waveform conversion circuit converts the power waveform to a power drive signal. An actuator is then driven by the power drive signal to move a lens accordingly and compensate for any movements and vibrations of a housing of the lens.

Various embodiments provide an optical image stabilization circuit including a drive circuit having a power waveform generator and a power waveform conversion circuit. The power waveform generator generates a power waveform. The power waveform conversion circuit converts the power waveform to a power drive signal. An actuator is then driven by the power drive signal to move a lens accordingly and compensate for any movements and vibrations of a housing of the lens.

A mover is configured to be electromagnetically propelled along a track in a linear motor track system with a force that is calculated to include compensation for gravity. A multi-axis accelerometer arranged in each segment of the track can detect an orientation or angle of the track segment for determining gravity with respect to the particular section. As a result, if the track is at an incline, such as a ramp, a desired force for moving a mover along the track can be compensated to include gravity due to the incline for achieving a desired motion result. In addition, the detected orientation of the track can be compared to an expected orientation stored by a control program to avoid a loss of performance due to physical changes in the track not matching an expected/programmed configuration of the track.

A mover is configured to be electromagnetically propelled along a track in a linear motor track system with a force that is calculated to include compensation for gravity. A multi-axis accelerometer arranged in each segment of the track can detect an orientation or angle of the track segment for determining gravity with respect to the particular section. As a result, if the track is at an incline, such as a ramp, a desired force for moving a mover along the track can be compensated to include gravity due to the incline for achieving a desired motion result. In addition, the detected orientation of the track can be compared to an expected orientation stored by a control program to avoid a loss of performance due to physical changes in the track not matching an expected/programmed configuration of the track.

A coil actuator for low and medium voltage applications including a coil electromagnet with a single coil winding and a movable anchor and a power and control unit including: a power circuit operatively coupled with the coil electromagnet, the power circuit including input terminals, at which the power circuit receives an input voltage; a PWM controller operatively coupled with the power circuit, the PWM controller being adapted to control an input current flowing through the power circuit to obtain and maintain an average operating level selected an excitation current feeding the coil electromagnet. The PWM controller is adapted to set a plurality of reference values for the input current to control the input current, each reference value for the input current selected among the plurality of reference values depending on the behavior of the input voltage.

Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for actuator control. The methods and apparatus may comprise various circuits and/or systems to detect an induced voltage and various signal processing functions to utilize the induced voltage to control the actuator. The apparatus for actuator control may comprise an induced voltage detection circuit and adjust the actuator position according to the detected induced voltage.