Moving member control apparatus and imaging apparatus incorporating the same

1. A moving member control apparatus comprising:

a fixed base;

a moving part configured to be relatively movable with respect to the fixed base;

a first actuator configured to apply driving force to the moving part;

a second actuator configured to apply driving force to the moving part;

a first position detector configured to detect a real position of the first actuator;

a second position detector configured to detect a real position of the second actuator;

a control circuit that:

gives an instruction of a first target displacement position to the first actuator about a displacement position;

gives an instruction of a second target displacement position to the second actuator about a displacement position;

calculates a first deviation between the first target displacement position and a real position detected by the first position detector;

calculates a second deviation between the second target displacement position and a real position detected by the second position detector;

produces a first correction signal and a second correction signal corrected for the first deviation and the second deviation, respectively, depending on a difference between the first deviation and the second deviation, and predetermined first and second correction coefficients based on relations between a first distance from the center of gravity of the moving part to the first position detector and a second distance from the center of gravity of the moving part to the second position detector; and

controls driving forces of the first actuator and the second actuator based on the first correction signal and the second correction signal, respectively.

2. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first actuator and the second actuator are configured to apply driving force toward a direction different from a position of center of gravity of the moving part.

3. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first actuator and the second actuator are configured to apply driving forces in parallel.

4. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit multiplies a difference between the first deviation and the second deviation by the first correction coefficient and adds the resulting value up to the first deviation into the first correction signal, and multiplies a difference between the first deviation and the second deviation by the second correction coefficient and adds the resulting value up to the second deviation into the second correction signal.

5. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the first correction coefficient and the second correction coefficient comprise the following expressions (A) and (B):

Rk X1 =−R X1 /( R X1 +R X2 )  (A)

Rk X2 =R X2 /( R X1 +R X2 )  (B)

where Rk X1 is the first correction coefficient,

Rk X2 is the second correction coefficient,

R X1 is a distance from the center of gravity of the moving part from the first position detector, and

R X2 is a distance from the center of gravity of the moving part from the second position detector.

6. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet; and

a first coil located in a position opposite to the first permanent magnet and a second coil located in a position opposite to the second permanent magnet, respectively,

wherein:

the first permanent magnet and the first coil form together a first voice coil motor as the first actuator, and

the second permanent magnet and the second coil form together a second voice coil motor as the second actuator.

7. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third actuator configured to apply driving force to the moving part in a direction different from the first actuator and the second actuator; and

a third position detector configured to acquire a real position of the third actuator;

wherein the control circuit:

gives an instruction of a third target displacement position to the third actuator about a position;

calculates a third deviation between a displacement position and a real position acquired by the third position detector,

produces a third correction signal corrected for the third deviation depending on a difference between the first deviation and the second deviation, and a predetermined third correction coefficient based on relations that comprises the first distance, the second distance, and a third distance from the center of gravity of the moving part to the third position detector, and

controls driving force of the third actuator based on the third correction signal.

8. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the third actuator is configured to apply driving force toward a direction different from the position of center of gravity of the moving part.

9. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the third actuator is configured to apply driving force in a direction different from the first actuator and the second actuator.

10. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the third actuator is configured to apply driving force in a direction vertical to the first actuator and the second actuator.

11. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the control circuit multiplies a difference between the first deviation and the second deviation by the third correction coefficient and adds the resulting value up to the third deviation.

12. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the third correction coefficient comprises the following expression (C):

Rk y =R y /( R X1 +R X2 )  (C)

where Rk y is the third correction coefficient, and

R y is a distance from the center of gravity of the moving part to the third position detector.

13. The moving member control apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a third permanent magnet; and

a third coil located in a position opposite to the third permanent magnet, and

the third permanent magnet and the third coil form together a third voice coil motor as the third actuator.

14. An imaging apparatus comprising:

the moving member control apparatus according to claim 1 ;

an imaging device that is located on the moving part for photoelectrical conversion of light; and

a body configured to contain the moving member control apparatus.

15. An imaging apparatus comprising:

the moving member control apparatus according to claim 7 ;

an imaging device that is located on the moving part for photoelectrical conversion of light; and

a body configured to contain the moving member control apparatus.