The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device including: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside the housing so as to move in a first direction; a first coil disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing; a base disposed below the housing; a coil part having a second coil disposed between the housing and the base so as to face the magnet; a substrate disposed between the housing and the base; and a conducting member for electrically connecting the coil part to the substrate, wherein the conducting member is disposed at a corner of the base.

A system of flexural, actuating, and semiconducting elements of part-types necessary to assemble actuated robotic systems. These parts are joined with a common interface, interlocking with neighboring parts to form a regular lattice structure. Primary considerations for the design of the part interfaces include ease of assembly and the ability to transfer mechanical loads and electronic signals to neighboring parts. The parts are designed to be assembled vertically so structures can he built incrementally one part at a time. They can be easily fabricated at a range of length-scales using a variety of two-dimensional manufacturing processes. These processes include, for example, stamping and laminating, which enable high-throughput production. The simple mechanical interfaces between parts also enable disassembly allowing for reconfigurability and reuse. The interlocking nature of these assemblies allows loads to be distributed through many parallel load-paths.

A lens apparatus includes an imaging optical system, a movable member that holds at least one lens and is movable in a direction including component perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging optical system, a coil, a first magnet, and a shield member that covers at least a portion of the coil viewed in an optical axis direction from an image plane side, covers at least a portion of the coil viewed in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis from one side of the movable member, and covers at least a portion of the coil viewed in the first direction from the other side of the movable member.

An endoscope system includes an endoscope in which an actuator moves a movable lens and a position sensor outputs a position detection signal, and a processor including a driver circuit configured to drive the actuator and a driving control circuit configured to subject a deviation of the position detection signal to first correction based on individual processor correction data stored in a processor memory and controls the driver circuit based on a target position and the position detection signal subjected to the first correction.

A driving mechanism is provided. The driving mechanism includes a fixed portion, a movable portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is movably connected to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is used for driving the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is driven by a control signal provided by a control assembly. The driving assembly includes shape memory alloy.

Systems and methods for eliminating or mitigating T-effects on Hall sensors. A system may comprise a magnet-coil arrangement for providing a relative movement therebetween to obtain a relative position, a Hall sensor for sensing the relative movement, a temperature sensor located in proximity of the Hall sensor for providing temperature sensing, and a controller having two or more channels coupled to Hall sensor and to the temperature sensor and configured to control the relative movement and to provide, based on the temperature sensing, a temperature correction input to the Hall sensor for compensating a temperature effect on the Hall sensor sensing.

A VCM (voice coil motor) is disclosed, the VCM including: a rotor including a cylindrical bobbin for accommodating a lens and protruded at a bottom end with a boss, and a coil block arranged at a periphery of the bobbin; a stator including a magnet facing the coil block and a yoke fixing the magnet; and an elastic member including a first elastic member formed with a through hole coupled to the boss of the bobbin and a second elastic member coupled to an upper end facing the bottom end of the bobbin; wherein the boss is formed with a disengagement prevention unit inhibiting the first elastic member from being disengaged from the boss, and the first elastic member is formed with a coupling unit contacting a joint where the disengagement prevention unit and the coupling unit meet.

An optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, a driving assembly and a circuit assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly includes a first coil group which has a plurality of first coils and a magnetic module which has a magnetic element and a first conductive element. The circuit assembly includes a first circuit member electrically connected to the first conductive element and a second circuit member electrically connected to the first coils. When the magnetic module is located in different positions relative to the first coil group, the first conductive element is electrically connected to different first coils in sequence, so that the first coil is electrically connected to the first circuit member and the second circuit member, and other first coils remain open.

The imaging apparatus comprises a retractable structure with active and inactive positions. An outermost lens group and a lens group actuator are movable along an optical axis. In the inactive position the lens group and the lens group actuator reside close to an image sensor. The lens group actuator is positioned to the same level as the image sensor. In the active position the outermost lens group and the lens group actuator are further from the image sensor along the optical axis. The retractable structure may protrude from the device, covering the imaging apparatus. In one example the structure is reversed, the image sensor protrudes from the device while the outermost lens group is fixed to the device body.

A driving system for moving several optical elements is provided, including a first module, a second module and a third module. The first, second and third modules respectively have a first, second and third terminal electrically connected an external circuit. The first terminal is on a first side of the first module, the second terminal is on a second side of the second module, and the third terminal is on a third side of the third module. Specifically, the first, second, and third terminals are located on the same side of the driving system.