IP Library Granted Patent US 9,635,263
Granted Patent B2
US 9,635,263 · App. 14/996,654 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Optical apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Inventor: Kenji Takeuchi (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N5/2328G02B27/646H04N5/23258H04N5/23264
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,635,263
App. No.
14/996,654
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control apparatus includes an estimator configured to estimate a position of a blur correcting lens based on a control amount in accordance with a difference between a target position and a current position, and a numerical model, and to output a first position signal, a first extractor configured to extract a first frequency band of the first position signal, a second extractor configured to extract a second frequency band of a second position signal that is output from a detector configured to detect the position of the blur correcting lens, a combiner configured to combine a signal extracted by the first extractor and a signal extracted by the second extractor, and a controller configured to control driving of the blur correcting lens to move to the target position based on a third position signal combined by the combiner.

Claims (25)

1. An optical apparatus comprising:

an estimator configured to estimate a position of a blur correcting lens based on a control amount in accordance with a difference between a target position and a current position, and a numerical model, and to output a first position signal;

a first extractor configured to extract a first frequency band of the first position signal, which is higher than a predetermined frequency;

a second extractor configured to extract a second frequency band of a second position signal that is output from a detector configured to detect the position of the blur correcting lens, which is equal to or lower than the predetermined frequency;

a combiner configured to combine a signal extracted by the first extractor and a signal extracted by the second extractor; and a controller configured to control driving of the blur correcting lens to move to the target position based on a third position signal combined by the combiner.

2. The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first extractor is a highpass filter, and the second extractor is a lowpass filter.

3. The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a calculator configured to calculate a correction amount of the first position signal based on a difference between the first position signal and the third position signal.

4. The optical apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the estimator outputs the first position signal based on the control amount and the correction amount.

5. The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller adjusts the first frequency band and the second frequency band by adjusting the predetermined frequency.

6. The optical apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the controller:

changes the predetermined frequency to a lower frequency so as to remove driving noises of the blur correcting lens; and

changes the predetermined frequency to a higher frequency so as to maintain a control response of the blur correcting lens.

7. The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the numerical model is expressed as a transfer function relating to driving of the blur correcting lens in accordance with the control amount.

8. A method of controlling a blur correcting lens, the method comprising:

an estimating step of estimating a position of the blur correcting lens based on a control amount in accordance with a difference between a target position and a current position, and a numerical model, and outputting a first position signal;

a first extracting step of extracting a first frequency band of the first position signal, which is higher than a predetermined frequency;

a second extracting step of extracting a second frequency band of a second position signal that is output from a detector configured to detect the position of the blur correcting lens, which is equal to or lower than the predetermined frequency;

a combining step of combining a signal extracted by the first extracting step and a signal extracted by the second extracting step with each other so as to produce a third position signal; and

a control step of controlling driving of the blur correcting lens to move to the target position based on the third position signal combined by the combining step.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:

an estimating step of estimating a position of a blur correcting lens based on a control amount in accordance with a difference between a target position and a current position, and a numerical model, and outputting a first position signal;

a first extracting step of extracting a first frequency band of the first position signal, which is higher than a predetermined frequency;

a second extracting step of extracting a second frequency band of a second position signal that is output from a detector configured to detect the position of the blur correcting lens, which is equal to or lower than the predetermined frequency;

a combining step of combining a signal extracted by the first extracting step and a signal extracted by the second extracting step with each other so as to produce a third position signal; and

a control step of controlling driving of the blur correcting lens to move to the target position based on the third position signal combined by the combining step.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2016
From: TAKEUCHI, KENJI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 038188/0087 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-007502 · Jan 19, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160212344A1 · Jul 21, 2016