IP Library Granted Patent US 8,243,151
Granted Patent B2
US 8,243,151 · App. 12/341,721 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Vibration prevention control circuit of imaging device

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Patent No.
US 8,243,151
App. No.
12/341,721
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vibration prevention control circuit is provided, comprising at least one analog-to-digital converter circuit that converts an output signal of a vibration detection element which detects vibration of an imaging device, and an output signal of a position detection element which detects a position of an optical component, into digital signals, and a logic circuit that generates a control signal which drives the optical component, based on the output signal of the vibration detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit and the output signal of the position detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit, wherein a phase delay circuit (all-pass filter) is provided that delays a phase of the output signal of the vibration detection element without changing an intensity in a predetermined frequency band and outputs the processed signal.

Claims (23)

1. A vibration prevention control circuit that drives an optical component of an imaging device according to vibration and that reduces influence of the vibration on imaging, the vibration prevention control circuit comprising:

at least one analog-to-digital converter circuit that converts an output signal of a vibration detection element, which detects vibration of the imaging device, and an output signal of a position detection element which detects a position of the optical component, into digital signals; and

a logic circuit that generates a control signal which drives the optical component, based on the output signal of the vibration detection element, which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit, and the output signal of the position detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit, wherein

the logic circuit comprises a phase delay circuit that increases phase delays of the output signal of the vibration detection element as the frequency becomes higher, without changing an intensity in a predetermined frequency band, and outputs the processed signal.

2. The vibration prevention control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the phase delay circuit is an all-pass filter.

3. The vibration prevention control circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the all-pass filter comprises a first-order all-pass filter.

4. The vibration prevention control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the logic circuit applies the process by the phase delay circuit after an integration process is applied on the output signal of the vibration detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit.

5. The vibration prevention control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the logic circuit applies an integration process on the output signal of the vibration detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit, and

the process by the phase delay circuit is applied before the integration process.

6. An imaging device comprising the vibration prevention control circuit according to claim 1 , comprising the optical component;

the vibration detection element;

the position detection element; and

an optical component driving element that is connected to the vibration prevention control circuit and drives the optical component according to the control signal.

7. A vibration prevention control circuit that drives an optical component of an imaging device according to vibration and reduces influence of the vibration on imaging, the vibration prevention control circuit comprising:

at least one analog-to-digital converter circuit that converts an output signal of a vibration detection element, which detects vibration of the imaging device, into a digital signal; and

a logic circuit that generates a control signal which drives the optical component, based on the output signal of the vibration detection element which is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter circuit, wherein

the logic circuit comprises a phase delay circuit that increases phase delays of the output signal of the vibration detection element as the frequency becomes higher, without changing an intensity in a predetermined frequency band and outputs the processed signal.

8. An imaging device comprising the vibration prevention control circuit according to claim 7 , comprising:

the optical component;

the vibration detection element; and

an optical component driving element that is connected to the vibration prevention control circuit and that drives the optical component according to the control signal.

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