Calibration method

1. A calibration method of an optical system, wherein the optical system comprises a fixed assembly, a movable element for holding an optical element, a movable member connected to the movable element, a position sensor for detecting the position of the movable member, and a driving assembly driving the movable member to move relative to the fixed assembly, wherein the calibration method comprises the steps of:

applying an electrical signal to the driving assembly to impel the movable member along a main axis of the fixed assembly, whereby the movable element moves from a first height to a second height;

adjusting the position of the movable member along the main axis so that a main surface of the movable element is perpendicular to the main axis when the movable element moves to the first height or the second height, wherein the electrical signal respectively has a first driving value and a second driving value, and the position sensor respectively generates a signal of a first sensing value and a second sensing value when the movable element is at the first and second heights;

defining an operation interval between the first and second heights and establishing a relationship between the operation interval and an electrical signal coding sequence based on the first, second heights and the first, second driving values by linear interpolation; and

establishing a relationship between the operation interval and a sensing signal coding sequence based on the first, second heights and the first, second sensing values by linear interpolation.

2. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

projecting light onto the main surface of the movable element to detect a deviation angle of the main surface relative to the main axis.

3. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

setting a plurality of sampling positions within the operation interval; and

driving the movable element to sequentially move to the sampling positions by the driving assembly;

adjusting the position of the movable member along the main axis so that the main surface is perpendicular to the main axis when the movable element is located in the sampling positions; and

establishing a relationship between the sampling positions and a plurality of driving current values of the electrical signal when the movable element is in the sampling positions; and

establishing a relationship between the sampling positions and a plurality of position codes, wherein the position codes are generated by the position sensor when the position sensor detects the movable member is in the sampling positions.

4. The calibration method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the driving current values are different.

5. The calibration method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the position codes are different.

6. The calibration method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising the step of:

establishing a position versus driving-current curve based on the sampling positions and the driving current values by curve fitting.

7. The calibration method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising the step of:

establishing a position versus position-code curve based on the sampling positions and the position codes by curve fitting.

8. The calibration method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising the step of:

projecting light onto the main surface of the movable element to detect a deviation angle of the main surface relative to the main axis.

9. The calibration method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the sampling positions are spaced at the same intervals.

10. The calibration method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the relationship between the sampling positions and the driving current values is nonlinear, and the relationship between the sampling positions and the position codes is nonlinear.

11. The calibration method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising the step of:

re-encoding the electrical signal based on the relationship between the sampling positions and the driving current values.

12. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

disposing the optical element on the movable element; and

repeating the steps of applying, adjusting, defining, and establishing.

13. The calibration method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising the steps of:

obtaining attitude information of the optical system by an inertial sensor; and

applying a modified electrical signal to the driving assembly according to the attitude information of the optical system so that the main surface of the movable element is perpendicular to the main axis.

14. The calibration method as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising the step of:

storing the attitude information and data of the modified electrical signal in a memory unit.

15. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

applying a current signal or a voltage signal to the driving assembly for moving the movable member relative to the fixed assembly.

16. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable member is movable relative to the fixed assembly within a maximum range along the main axis, and the operation interval is defined within the maximum range.

17. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

determining the first and second heights by using an external equipment to measure a plurality of reference systems that have substantially the same specification as the optical system.

18. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical system further comprises a plurality of movable members connected to the movable element, a plurality of position sensors for detecting the position of the movable members, and a plurality of driving assemblies for respectively driving the movable members to move relative to the fixed assembly.