IP Library Granted Patent US 12,535,674
Granted Patent B2
US 12,535,674 · App. 17/717,383 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror control method, control apparatus, and system

Inventor: Yu Xu (Taipei, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
G02B26/0833G02B26/101H04N9/3135
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Patent No.
US 12,535,674
App. No.
17/717,383
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror control methods, control apparatuses, and systems. One example control method includes generating a control signal, where the control signal is used to control a micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to project, in a target scanning manner, lasers corresponding to pixels in a to-be-scanned image, to output a projected image of the to-be-scanned image. The target scanning manner includes a first scanning manner and a second scanning manner, and the first scanning manner and the second scanning manner have different initial locations in the to-be-scanned image. The control signal is sent to the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror. The to-be-scanned image is scanned in the first scanning manner and the second scanning manner, that is, from at least two different directions.

Claims (21)

1 . A micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror control method, comprising:

generating a control signal, wherein the control signal is used to control a micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to project, in a target scanning manner, lasers corresponding to pixels in a to-be-scanned image, to output a projected image of the to-be-scanned image, and wherein the target scanning manner comprises at least one of a first scanning manner or a second scanning manner, and the first scanning manner and the second scanning manner have different initial locations in the to-be-scanned image, and wherein the first scanning manner or the second scanning manner is selected by using a phase shift technique; and

sending the control signal to the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror.

2 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein an initial location of the first scanning manner and an initial location of the second scanning manner are located in a same row of pixels in the to-be-scanned image.

3 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the to-be-scanned image comprises N columns of pixels, an initial location of the first scanning manner and an initial location of the second scanning manner are respectively located in an i th column of pixels and a j th column of pixels in the to-be-scanned image, both i and j are positive integers less than or equal to N, and i is different from j.

4 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein a phase difference between a first control signal used to control the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to perform scanning in the first scanning manner and a second control signal used to control the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to perform scanning in the second scanning manner in the control signal is half a period.

5 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the control signal is further used to control a scanning row spacing of the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror, and wherein the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror projects, in the target scanning manner based on the scanning row spacing, the lasers corresponding to the pixels in the to-be-scanned image.

6 . A micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror control apparatus, comprising at least one processor, and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor that cause the control apparatus to:

generate a control signal, wherein the control signal is used to control a micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to project, in a target scanning manner, lasers corresponding to pixels in a to-be-scanned image, to output a projected image of the to-be-scanned image, and wherein the target scanning manner comprises at least one of a first scanning manner or a second scanning manner, and the first scanning manner and the second scanning manner have different initial locations in the to-be-scanned image, and wherein the first scanning manner or the second scanning manner is selected by using a phase shift technique; and

send the control signal to the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror.

7 . The control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein an initial location of the first scanning manner and an initial location of the second scanning manner are located in a same row of pixels in the to-be-scanned image.

8 . The control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the to-be-scanned image comprises N columns of pixels, an initial location of the first scanning manner and an initial location of the second scanning manner are respectively located in an i th column of pixels and a j th column of pixels in the to-be-scanned image, both i and j are positive integers less than or equal to N, and i is different from j.

9 . The control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a phase difference between a first control signal used to control the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to perform scanning in the first scanning manner and a second control signal used to control the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to perform scanning in the second scanning manner in the control signal is half a period.

10 . The control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the control signal is further used to control a scanning row spacing of the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror, and wherein the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror projects, in the target scanning manner based on the scanning row spacing, the lasers corresponding to the pixels in the to-be-scanned image.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programming instruction executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to:

generate a control signal, wherein the control signal is used to control a micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to project, in a target scanning manner, lasers corresponding to pixels in a to-be-scanned image, to output a projected image of the to-be-scanned image, and wherein the target scanning manner comprises at least one of a first scanning manner or a second scanning manner, and the first scanning manner and the second scanning manner have different initial locations in the to-be-scanned image, and wherein the first scanning manner or the second scanning manner is selected by using a phase shift technique; and

send the control signal to the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror.

12 . The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein an initial location of the first scanning manner and an initial location of the second scanning manner are located in a same row of pixels in the to-be-scanned image.

13 . The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the to-be-scanned image comprises N columns of pixels, an initial location of the first scanning manner and an initial location of the second scanning manner are respectively located in an ith column of pixels and a jth column of pixels in the to-be-scanned image, both i and j are positive integers less than or equal to N, and i is different from j.

14 . The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein a phase difference between a first control signal used to control the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to perform scanning in the first scanning manner and a second control signal used to control the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror to perform scanning in the second scanning manner in the control signal is half a period.

15 . The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the control signal is further used to control a scanning row spacing of the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror, and wherein the micro-electro-mechanical scanning mirror projects, in the target scanning manner based on the scanning row spacing, the lasers corresponding to the pixels in the to-be-scanned image.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075492/0796 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: XU, YU
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069236/0030 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069336/0001 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020098912 · Jun 29, 2020
Related Publication 20220244527A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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