WO2009090960A1 - 形状記憶合金駆動装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a shape memory alloy driving device that moves a movable part using a shape recovery operation of a shape memory alloy.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for energizing in advance in a standby state before starting driving to a target position to increase the response speed.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a shape memory alloy driving device capable of accurately positioning a movable part at a normal standby position.
- a shape memory alloy driving device includes a movable portion, a shape memory alloy, a movement mechanism portion that moves the movable portion, and a movement of the movable portion by contacting the movable portion.
- a regulating member that defines a moving range of the movable part, and a drive signal corresponding to an instruction value for positioning the movable part is output to the shape memory alloy, and by deforming the shape of the shape memory alloy,
- a drive control unit that moves the movable unit to the moving mechanism unit; a contact detection unit that detects whether or not the movable unit is positioned at a contact position that contacts the regulating member; and a position of the movable unit at an initial stage
- a storage unit that stores initial position information that defines a relationship with the instruction value; an actual contact instruction value when the contact detection unit detects that the movable unit is positioned at the contact position; and the initial position information.
- a correction unit that calculates a standby instruction value, characterized in that it comprises a setting unit that sets a
- FIG. 1 shows an external configuration diagram of a shape memory alloy driving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a control circuit. It is a graph about the relationship between the position of a movable part, and the resistance value of a shape memory alloy. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the position of a movable part, and the drive current applied to a shape memory alloy. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the instruction
- FIG. 12 shows a block configuration diagram of the control circuit shown in FIG. 11. It is the graph which showed the relationship between the position of a movable part, and an instruction
- the external appearance block diagram of the shape memory alloy drive device provided with the contact sensor is shown.
- FIG. 12 shows a block configuration diagram of the control circuit shown in FIG. 11. It is the graph which showed the relationship between the position of a movable part, and an instruction
- FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a shape memory alloy driving device.
- the shape memory alloy driving device includes a shape memory alloy 1, a fixed portion 2, a bias spring 3, a lens 4, a movable portion 5, a guide shaft 6, stoppers 7 and 8, a conducting wire 9, and a control circuit 10.
- the shape memory alloy 1, the bias spring 3, and the guide shaft 6 correspond to an example of a moving mechanism unit
- the stoppers 7 and 8 correspond to an example of a regulating member.
- the shape memory alloy 1 is a wire whose longitudinal direction is the vertical direction with the upper end connected to the right end of the movable part 5 and the lower end connected to the lower fixed part 2, and when the temperature exceeds a certain temperature, the memory shape The movable portion 5 is contracted to return to the position and the movable portion 5 is moved downward by the contraction force.
- the shape memory alloy 1 is connected to the control circuit 10 at both ends via the conductor 9, and is heated by being energized by the drive current from the control circuit 10.
- the fixing unit 2 includes a pair of upper and lower fixing units 2 and 2 fixed to the housing of the imaging device.
- the upper fixing unit 2 is connected to a stopper 7 and a bias spring 3, and the lower fixing unit 2.
- the stopper 8 and the shape memory alloy 1 are connected.
- the upper fixing portion 2 has a hole (not shown) for guiding light from the subject to the lens 4, and the lower fixing portion 2 has a light image of the subject imaged by the lens 4. Is formed in the image sensor 80 (see FIG. 2).
- the bias spring 3 has an upper end connected to the upper fixed portion 2 and a lower end connected to the right end of the movable portion 5.
- the bias spring 3 applies an upward stress to the shape memory alloy 1 and stretches the contracted shape memory alloy 1 upward.
- the movable part 5 is moved upward.
- the lens 4 is composed of a convex lens, for example, and forms an image of light from the subject and guides it to the image sensor 80.
- the movable portion 5 includes a movable main body portion 51 and a holding portion 52, moves downward along the guide shaft 6 by the contraction force of the shape memory alloy 1, and moves along the guide shaft 6 by the biasing force of the bias spring 3.
- the lens 4 is moved upward and the lens 4 is moved vertically.
- the movable main body 51 has a long hole extending in the vertical direction, and a guide shaft 6 is inserted into the long hole.
- the holding part 52 is formed so as to extend from the substantially vertical center of the right side surface of the movable main body part 51 toward the right direction, and holds the lens 4 so as to surround the periphery of the circular lens 4. Further, the lower end of the bias spring 3 is connected to the upper side of the right end of the holding portion 52, and the shape memory alloy 1 is connected to the lower side of the right end.
- the guide shaft 6 is composed of a rod-like member whose upper end is connected to the lower surface of the stopper 7 and whose lower end is connected to the upper surface of the stopper 8 and whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction, and for moving the movable part 5 in the vertical direction. Do a guide.
- the stopper 7 has, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a cylindrical shape whose upper surface is attached to the upper fixed portion 2, and controls the upward movement of the movable portion 5 by contacting the upper surface of the movable main body portion 51.
- the upper limit of the movement range of the part 5 is defined.
- the stopper 8 has, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a cylindrical shape whose lower surface is attached to the lower fixed portion 2, and regulates the downward movement of the movable portion 5 by contacting the lower surface of the movable main body portion 51.
- the lower limit of the moving range of the movable part 5 is defined.
- the bias spring 3 extends.
- the shape memory alloy 1 softens due to heat dissipation, the shape memory alloy 1 extends due to the stress of the bias spring 3, thereby moving the movable portion 5 holding the lens 4. Will move.
- the control circuit 10 controls the positioning of the movable part 5 and controls the entire imaging apparatus.
- FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the control circuit 10.
- the control circuit 10 includes a drive control circuit 20 (an example of a drive control unit), a microcomputer unit 30, a storage unit 70, an imaging sensor 80, and a temperature sensor 90 (an example of a temperature detection unit).
- the drive control circuit 20 is connected to the shape memory alloy 1 through the conductive wire 9 and includes a resistance value detection unit 21 and a servo control unit 22, and stores a drive current corresponding to an instruction value for positioning the movable unit 5 in the shape memory.
- the movable part 5 is moved by outputting to the alloy 1, changing the temperature of the shape memory alloy 1, and deforming the shape of the shape memory alloy 1.
- the resistance value detection unit 21 detects the resistance value of the shape memory alloy 1 at a constant time interval, for example, and outputs the detected resistance value to the microcomputer unit 30 at a constant time interval, for example.
- the servo control unit 22 outputs to the shape memory alloy 1 such that the resistance value of the shape memory alloy 1 detected by the resistance value detection unit 21 matches the resistance value corresponding to the instruction value output from the microcomputer unit 30. Increase or decrease drive current.
- the servo control unit 22 may store in advance the relationship between the instruction value and the resistance value obtained by experiment, and determine the resistance value according to the instruction value in accordance with this relationship.
- the servo control unit 22 outputs a drive current value to the microcomputer unit 30 at regular time intervals, for example.
- the microcomputer unit 30 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, a calculation unit 40, a timer 50 that counts time (an example of a timing unit), and an operation number measurement unit 60 that measures the number of operations of the shape memory alloy 1 (number measurement unit).
- the calculation unit 40 to the operation count measurement unit 60 may be realized by causing a CPU to execute a predetermined program, or may be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit.
- the calculation unit 40 includes a contact detection unit 41, a correction unit 42, and a setting unit 43.
- the contact detection unit 41 detects whether or not the movable unit 5 is located at a contact position where it comes into contact with the stoppers 7 and 8.
- the contact detection unit 41 detects whether or not the movable unit 5 is located at the first contact position in contact with the stopper 7 by detecting a change in the resistance value, and the movable unit 5 is stopped with the stopper 8. It is detected whether it is located in the 2nd contact position which contacts.
- the contact detection unit 41 calculates the change amount of the resistance value from the resistance value output at regular intervals by the resistance value detection unit 21, and when the calculated change amount becomes larger than a predetermined value. When it is determined that the movable portion 5 has moved away from the stoppers 7 and 8 and the calculated change amount becomes smaller than a predetermined value, it may be determined that the movable portion 5 has come into contact with the stoppers 7 and 8.
- the contact detection unit 41 may detect the contact position by detecting a change in current or voltage flowing in the shape memory alloy 1 instead of the resistance value.
- the current detection unit that detects the current flowing through the shape memory alloy 1 and outputs it to the microcomputer unit 30, or the voltage detection unit that detects the voltage and outputs it to the microcomputer unit 30 is driven and controlled.
- the circuit 20 may be provided.
- the storage unit 70 stores initial position information that defines the relationship between the position of the movable unit and the instruction value at the initial stage.
- the initial position information a first initial contact instruction value predetermined as an instruction value when the movable part 5 is located at the first contact position, and the movable part 5 is located at the second contact position.
- first initial contact instruction value, second initial contact instruction value, and initial standby instruction value for example, values obtained by experiments in the manufacturing process are employed.
- the correction unit 42 is based on the second actual contact instruction value and the second initial contact instruction value when the contact detection unit 41 detects that the movable unit 5 is positioned at the second contact position.
- the initial standby instruction value is corrected, and the actual standby instruction value is calculated.
- the correction unit 42 uses, for example, the actual standby instruction value using Equation (1). Xstby 'is calculated.
- the correction unit 42 includes the first actual contact instruction value Xstart ′ and the first initial contact instruction value Xstart when the contact detection unit 41 detects that the movable unit 5 is located at the first contact position. Based on the above, the initial standby instruction value Xstby may be corrected to calculate the actual standby instruction value Xstby ′. In this case, the actual standby instruction value Xstby ′ may be calculated from the equation (2).
- the setting unit 43 sets the standby position corresponding to the actual standby instruction value as the actual standby position of the movable unit 5.
- the setting unit 43 outputs an actual standby instruction value to the drive control circuit 20, and the servo control unit 22 indicates that the resistance value detected by the resistance value detection unit 21 is actual.
- the drive current is adjusted to have a resistance value corresponding to the standby instruction value. As a result, the movable part 5 is positioned at the normal standby position.
- the setting unit 43 calculates an instruction value for the target position and outputs the instruction value to the drive control circuit 20 so that the movable unit 5 is movable.
- the part 5 is positioned at the position.
- the setting unit 43 stores in advance a relationship between each position within the movement range of the movable unit 5 and an increase / decrease value of the indicated value at each position when the standby position is used as a reference, which is measured in advance by an experiment.
- an instruction value for the target position is obtained by adding or subtracting an increase / decrease value with respect to the target position to the actual standby instruction value calculated by the correction unit 42. Calculate and output to the drive control circuit 20.
- the temperature sensor 90 is a temperature sensor such as a thermistor.
- an image sensor such as a CMOS image sensor or a CCD image sensor is employed.
- the subject Under the control of the control circuit 10, the subject is imaged and image data of the subject is acquired.
- the image data is stored in an unillustrated image memory after predetermined image processing is performed by an unillustrated image processing unit.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the position of the movable part 5 and the resistance value of the shape memory alloy 1, with the vertical axis indicating the resistance value and the horizontal axis indicating the position.
- the position 0 indicates the first contact position
- the position Pmax indicates the second contact position where the movable portion 5 contacts the stopper 8.
- the shape memory alloy 1 is stretched by the bias spring 3 because the driving current is small and the temperature is low, and the movable part 5 is in contact with the stopper 7 and is located at the first contact position.
- the drive current is the smallest, and the resistance value is the maximum resistance value Rmax of the shape memory alloy 1.
- the resistance value decreases and the contraction force of the shape memory alloy 1 increases.
- the movable part 5 moves away from the stopper 7 and starts moving.
- the resistance value at this time is Rstart.
- the movable portion 5 moves toward Pmax by the contraction force of the shape memory alloy 1 as the drive current increases. Then, the movable part 5 moves to a point C where it comes into contact with the stopper 8. At the point C, the movable part 5 is positioned at Pmax, and the resistance value of the shape memory alloy 1 is Rstop.
- the drive current is increased, the resistance value is decreased, but the movable part 5 is restricted by the stopper 8 and therefore does not change any more.
- the drive current is the maximum value, and the resistance value is the minimum resistance value Rmin of the shape memory alloy 1.
- inflection points B and C appear in the graph showing the relationship between the position of the movable part 5 and the resistance value. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the movable portion 5 is in contact with the stoppers 7 and 8 by detecting a change in the resistance value of the shape memory alloy 1.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relationship between the position of the movable part 5 and the drive current applied to the shape memory alloy 1.
- the drive current is the minimum value Imin
- the movable part 5 is in contact with the stopper 7, and the position is zero.
- the movable part 5 moves away from the stopper 7 at the point B and starts moving toward Pmax. At this time, the drive current is Istart.
- the position of the movable portion 5 increases due to the contraction of the shape memory alloy 1 as the drive current increases. Then, at the point C where the movable part 5 comes into contact with the stopper 8, the position becomes the maximum value Pmax, and the drive current becomes Istop.
- the drive current is the maximum value Imax.
- the contact detection unit 41 can determine whether or not the movable unit 5 is in contact with the stoppers 7 and 8 by detecting a change in the current flowing through the shape memory alloy 1 instead of the resistance value.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between the indicated value output from the microcomputer unit 30 and the resistance value of the shape memory alloy 1, the vertical axis indicates the resistance value, and the horizontal axis indicates the indicated value.
- the servo control unit 22 minimizes the drive current, sets the resistance value to the maximum resistance value Rmax, increases the instruction value, and decreases the resistance value.
- the drive current is the minimum value
- the resistance value is Rmax.
- the resistance value becomes Rstart
- the movable part 5 moves away from the stopper 7, and the position of the movable part 5 starts to increase.
- the instruction value at this time is Xstart.
- the movable portion 5 moves downward due to the contraction of the shape memory alloy 1 accompanying the increase in the indicated value. Then, at the point C where the movable part 5 contacts the stopper 8, the resistance value of the shape memory alloy 1 is Rstop and the indicated value is Xstop.
- the resistance value decreases, but the position does not change because the movement of the movable part 5 is restricted by the stopper 8.
- the drive current is maximized and the resistance value is Rmin.
- the resistance value maintains Rmin up to the maximum value Xmax even if the instruction value is increased.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the instruction value output from the microcomputer unit 30 and the drive current output to the shape memory alloy 1. At point A, the indicated value is 0 and the drive current is the minimum value Imin.
- the drive current increases, but the position of the movable portion 5 is regulated by the stopper 8 and does not change.
- the drive current becomes the maximum value Imax.
- the drive current maintains the maximum value up to the maximum value Xmax even if the instruction value is increased.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the instruction value output from the microcomputer unit 30 and the position of the movable unit 5. From the point A to the point B, that is, from the indication value 0 to Xstart, the movable part 5 is in contact with the stopper 7 and is located at 0.
- the position of the movable portion 5 gradually increases by servo control, and reaches the maximum value Pmax at the point C.
- the indicated value at this time is Xstop. Thereafter, even if the instruction value is increased to Xmax, the movable portion 5 is restricted by the stopper 8 and the position does not change.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the relationship between the position of the movable part 5 and the indicated value.
- the solid line graph shows the graph before the relationship changes, and the dotted line graph shows the graph after the relationship changes.
- Pstby shown in FIG. 8 indicates an initial standby position.
- the servo control unit 22 positions the movable unit 5 at the target standby position Pstby.
- the relationship between the position of the movable part 5 and the indicated value changes from a solid line graph to a dotted line graph due to a change in environmental temperature or a deterioration in the life of a member such as the shape memory alloy 1.
- the movable portion 5 is positioned at Pstby ′ and deviates from the normal standby position Pstby.
- the deviation between Xstop and Xstop ′ is the same as the deviation between Xstby and Xstby ′.
- Xstop and Xstby are stored in advance in the storage unit 70, and the correction unit 42 determines the second actual contact instruction value Xstop ′ that is an instruction value when the movable part 5 actually contacts the stopper 8.
- the actual standby instruction value Xstby ′ which is an instruction value for positioning at the normal standby position, can be obtained.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the initial sequence.
- the setting unit 43 sets an instruction value to an initial value in order to detect the second contact position (step S1).
- the initial value for example, it is preferable to employ a value sufficiently smaller than a value assumed as the second initial contact instruction value.
- the servo control unit 22 adjusts the drive current so that the resistance value detected by the resistance value detection unit 21 matches the resistance value corresponding to the specified value set by the setting unit 43, and moves the movable unit 5.
- the contact detection part 41 detects whether the movable part 5 contacted the stopper 8 (step S3).
- the setting unit 43 sets the instruction value set in this case to the second initial contact instruction value Xstop. Is written in the storage unit 70 (step S5).
- step S3 when it is determined NO in step S3, the setting unit 43 increases the set value by a predetermined value (step S4), and returns the process to step S2. As described above, the processes in steps S2 to S4 are repeated, and the second initial contact instruction value Xstop is detected.
- step S6 the setting unit 43 decreases the instruction value by a predetermined value.
- the servo control unit 22 adjusts the drive current so that the resistance value detected by the resistance value detection unit 21 matches the resistance value corresponding to the specified value set by the setting unit 43, and moves the movable unit 5. Move (step S7).
- the setting unit 43 determines whether or not the movable unit 5 is positioned at the target standby position (step S8).
- the setting unit 43 may shoot a test chart with the image sensor 80 and determine whether or not the movable unit 5 is located at the target standby position from the obtained image data.
- a reference focus position that focuses on a subject that is a fixed distance away from the imaging device or a reference zoom position that captures the subject at a constant magnification can be employed as the standby position.
- the test chart is set at a certain distance from the imaging device, the test chart is photographed, and the movable when the focused image data is obtained
- the position of the unit 5 may be set as a target standby position.
- step S8 when the setting unit 43 determines that the movable unit 5 is located at the target standby position (YES in step S8), the setting value set in this case is written in the storage unit 70 as the initial standby instruction value Xstby. (Step S9).
- step S8 the setting unit 43 returns the process to step S6 and decreases the instruction value by a predetermined value. As described above, the processes in steps S6 to S8 are repeated, and the initial standby instruction value Xstby is detected.
- This initial sequence is performed, for example, in the adjustment process of the product manufacturing process.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the correction process.
- the correction unit 42 reads out the second initial contact instruction value Xstop from the storage unit 70 (step S21).
- the correction unit 42 reads the initial standby instruction value Xstby from the storage unit 70 (step S22).
- the setting unit 43 sets the instruction value to an initial value in order to detect the second contact position (step S23).
- the servo control unit 22 adjusts the drive current so that the resistance value detected by the resistance value detection unit 21 matches the resistance value corresponding to the specified value set by the setting unit 43, and moves the movable unit 5.
- the contact detection part 41 detects whether the movable part 5 contacted the stopper 8 (step S25).
- the correction unit 42 sets the instruction value set by the setting unit 43 in this case to the second value. Obtained as the actual contact instruction value Xstop '(step S27).
- step S25 when it is determined NO in step S25, the setting unit 43 increases the set value by a predetermined value (step S26), and returns the process to step S24.
- the correction unit 42 receives the second initial contact instruction value Xstop read in step S21, the initial standby instruction value Xstby read in step S22, and the second actual contact instruction value Xstop ′ acquired in step S27. Is substituted into equation (1) to calculate the actual standby instruction value Xstby ′ (step S28).
- the setting unit 43 sets the actual standby instruction value Xstby ′ calculated in step S28 as an instruction value (step S29).
- the servo control unit 22 adjusts the drive current so that the resistance value detected by the resistance value detection unit 21 matches the resistance value corresponding to the specified value set by the setting unit 43, and moves the movable unit 5. Move to the standby position (step S30). The correction process is thus completed, the sequence is completed, and the imaging apparatus is in a standby state.
- the second actual contact instruction value when the contact detection unit 41 detects that the movable unit 5 is located at the second contact position Since the initial standby instruction value is corrected and the actual standby instruction value is calculated based on the deviation from the initial contact instruction value, the movable portion can be accurately positioned at the normal standby position.
- the correction unit 42 may perform the correction process when, for example, the power of the imaging apparatus is turned on, or may be performed when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 90 changes by a certain value.
- the correction unit 42 may perform the correction process every time the operating time of the imaging device measured by the timer 50 after the power of the imaging device is turned on, for example.
- the correction unit 42 may perform this correction process every time the number of operations measured by the operation number measurement unit 60 changes by a certain value.
- the operation number measurement unit 60 may count the operation number as one when the instruction value is set in order to move the position of the movable unit 5 to a certain target position by the setting unit 43.
- the correction unit 42 is configured such that when the power is turned on, when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 90 changes by a certain value, when a certain time is counted by the timer 50 after the power is turned on, and the number of operations is a certain value.
- the correction process may be performed by combining the changes.
- the correction process can be performed again when the deviation of the standby position is expected, and the movable portion 5 can be reliably positioned at the normal standby position. It is possible to prevent the correction process from being performed unnecessarily.
- the correction unit 42 uses the second initial contact instruction value and the initial standby instruction value stored in the storage unit 70 as the second standby instruction value when the number of operations measured by the operation number measurement unit 60 changes by a certain value.
- the actual contact instruction value and the actual standby instruction value may be updated.
- the second initial contact instruction value for searching for the second contact position can be set to an appropriate value even when the life deterioration occurs, and the detection processing time can be shortened.
- the contact detection unit 41 determines the presence / absence of contact based on a change in resistance value.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the presence / absence of contact may be determined using a contact sensor.
- FIG. 11 is an external configuration diagram of a shape memory alloy driving device including the contact sensor 11.
- the contact sensor 11 is installed on the lower surface of the stopper 7 and on the upper surface of the stopper 8.
- the contact sensor 11 is connected to the control circuit 10 via the lead wire 12 and outputs a signal indicating that the movable part 5 and the stoppers 7 and 8 are in contact with each other.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the control circuit 10 shown in FIG.
- the contact detection unit 41 receives a signal indicating contact from the upper contact sensor 11, the contact detection unit 41 determines that the movable unit 5 has contacted the stopper 7, and indicates that the upper contact sensor 11 has made no contact. When the signal is received, it is determined that the movable part 5 is separated from the stopper 7.
- the contact detection unit 41 also determines whether the lower contact sensor 11 is in contact with or not in contact with the movable unit 5 and the stopper 8 in the same manner as the upper contact sensor 11.
- the storage unit 70 stores the first initial contact instruction value (Xstart), the second initial contact instruction value (Xstop), and the initial standby instruction value (Xstby).
- Embodiment 2 Next, a shape memory alloy driving device according to Embodiment 2 will be described. Note that in this embodiment, since the external configuration and the block diagram are the same as those in Embodiment 1, FIGS. 1 and 2 are used. Further, the same components as those in the first embodiment are not described.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the relationship between the position of the movable unit 5 and the indicated value
- the solid line graph shows the graph before the relationship between the position of the movable unit 5 and the indicated value changes
- the dotted line graph shows The graph after the relationship between the position of the movable part 5 and an instruction
- the relationship between the position of the movable portion 5 and the indicated value is shifted from the solid line graph to the horizontal axis as shown by the dotted line graph due to the change in environmental temperature and the life deterioration of the members such as the shape memory alloy 1 and the inclination. Can also change.
- the movable portion 5 is positioned at Pstby ′ and deviates from the normal standby position Pstby. Further, Xstart is shifted to Xstart ′, and Xstop is shifted to Xstop ′. Xstart represents the first initial contact instruction value.
- Xstart, Xstop, and Xstby are stored in the storage unit 70 in advance, and the correction unit 42 determines the Xstart ′, Xstop ′, which are instruction values when the movable unit 5 actually contacts the stoppers 7, 8. And the actual standby instruction value Xstby ′ can be obtained by substituting Xstop ′ and Xstop ′ into Expression (3).
- the correction unit 42 determines the difference between the initial standby instruction value Xstby and the first initial contact instruction value Xstart, the difference between the first actual contact instruction value Xstart ′ and the second actual contact instruction value Xstop ′, and the first The actual standby instruction value Xstby ′ may be calculated by correcting the initial standby instruction value Xstby based on the difference between the initial contact instruction value Xstart of 1 and the second initial contact instruction value Xstop.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an initial sequence.
- the setting unit 43 sets an instruction value to an initial value in order to detect the first contact position (step S41).
- the initial value for example, it is preferable to employ a value sufficiently smaller than a value assumed as the first initial contact instruction value.
- the servo control unit 22 adjusts the drive current so that the resistance value detected by the resistance value detection unit 21 matches the resistance value corresponding to the specified value set by the setting unit 43, and moves the movable unit 5.
- the contact detection part 41 detects whether the movable part 5 has left
- the setting unit 43 sets the instruction value set in this case to the first initial contact instruction value Xstart. Is written in the storage unit 70 (step S45).
- step S43 when it is determined NO in step S43, the setting unit 43 increases the set value by a predetermined value (step S44), and returns the process to step S42. As described above, the processes of steps S42 to S44 are repeated, and the first initial contact instruction value Xstart is detected.
- the setting unit 43 sets the instruction value to an initial value in order to detect the second contact position (step S46). Thereafter, the processes in steps S47 to S49 are repeated, and the second contact position is detected. Steps S47 to S50 are the same as steps S2 to S5 shown in FIG.
- step S51 the setting unit 43 returns the instruction value to the first initial contact instruction value Xstart, and increases Xstart by a predetermined value (step S51). Thereafter, the processes of steps S51 to S53 are repeated, the movable unit 5 is moved to the target standby position, and the initial standby instruction value Xstby is detected and written in the storage unit 70. Note that the processing in steps S51 to S54 is the same as that in steps S6 to S9 shown in FIG.
- This initial sequence is performed, for example, in the adjustment process of the product manufacturing process.
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the correction process.
- the correction unit 42 reads the first initial contact instruction value Xstart, the second initial contact instruction value Xstop, and the initial standby instruction value Xstby from the storage unit 70 (steps S61 to S63).
- the setting unit 43 sets the instruction value to an initial value in order to detect the first contact position (step S64).
- the servo control unit 22 adjusts the drive current so that the resistance value detected by the resistance value detection unit 21 matches the resistance value corresponding to the specified value set by the setting unit 43, and moves the movable unit 5.
- the contact detection part 41 detects whether the movable part 5 has left
- the correction unit 42 sets the instruction value set by the setting unit 43 in this case to the first value. Obtained as the actual contact instruction value Xstart ′ (step S68).
- step S66 when it is determined NO in step S66, the setting unit 43 increases the set value by a predetermined value (step S67), and returns the process to step S65.
- Steps S69 to S73 are the same as steps S23 to S27 shown in FIG.
- the first actual contact instruction value Xstart ′ acquired in step S66 and the second actual contact instruction value Xstop ′ acquired in step S73 are substituted into equation (3) to calculate an actual standby instruction value Xstby ′ ( Step S74).
- Steps S75 to S76 are the same as steps S29 to S30 shown in FIG.
- the correction process is thus completed, the sequence is completed, and the imaging apparatus is in a standby state.
- the initial standby instruction value is corrected using Equation (3) and the actual standby instruction value is calculated. Can be accurately positioned.
- the conditions for performing the correction process may be set as in the first embodiment.
- the contact detection unit 41 may determine the presence or absence of contact using the contact sensor 11.
- the first and second initial contact instruction values are updated with the first and second actual contact instruction values, and the initial standby instruction value is updated with the actual standby instruction value. May be.
- the shape memory alloy driving device includes a movable portion and a shape memory alloy, and moves the movable portion, regulates movement of the movable portion by contacting the movable portion, and moves the movable portion.
- a regulating member for defining a moving range of the part, and a driving signal corresponding to an instruction value for positioning the movable part is output to the shape memory alloy, and the shape of the shape memory alloy is deformed to thereby move the moving mechanism.
- a drive control unit that moves the movable unit to a part; a contact detection unit that detects whether or not the movable unit is in a contact position that contacts the regulating member; and a position and an instruction value of the movable unit at an initial stage Based on the initial position information and the storage unit that stores the initial position information that defines the relationship, and the actual contact instruction value when the contact detection unit detects that the movable unit is located at the contact position, Actual standby instruction value
- a correction unit for calculating characterized in that it comprises a setting unit that sets a standby position corresponding to the actual standby instruction value as the actual standby position of the movable portion.
- the initial position information that defines the relationship between the actual contact instruction value when the contact detection unit detects that the movable part is located at the contact position, and the position of the movable part and the instruction value at the initial stage. Based on this, the actual standby instruction value is calculated, and the standby position corresponding to the actual standby instruction value is set as the actual standby position of the movable portion. Therefore, even if the standby position is deviated from the normal position due to a change in the characteristics of the shape memory alloy due to a change or deterioration of the environmental temperature, the movable part can be accurately positioned at the normal standby position.
- the initial position information includes an initial contact instruction value predetermined as an instruction value when the movable part is positioned at the contact position, and an instruction value when the movable part is positioned at the standby position. It is preferable that the setting unit calculates the actual standby instruction value based on the actual contact instruction value, the initial contact instruction value, and the initial standby instruction value.
- the actual standby instruction value is determined based on the actual contact instruction value, the initial contact instruction value, and the initial standby instruction value when the contact detection unit detects that the movable part is located at the contact position.
- the standby position calculated and corresponding to the actual standby instruction value is set as the actual standby position of the movable part. Therefore, even if the standby position is deviated from the normal position due to a change in the characteristics of the shape memory alloy due to a change or deterioration of the environmental temperature, the movable part can be accurately positioned at the normal standby position.
- the initial position information includes an initial contact instruction value predetermined as an instruction value when the movable part is positioned at the contact position, and an instruction value when the movable part is positioned at the standby position.
- the setting unit calculates the actual standby instruction value based on the difference value and the actual contact instruction value. .
- the actual standby is based on the difference between the initial standby instruction value and the initial contact instruction value and the actual contact instruction value when the contact detection unit detects that the movable part is located at the contact position.
- the instruction value is calculated, and the standby position corresponding to the actual standby instruction value is set as the actual standby position of the movable part. Therefore, even if the standby position is deviated from the normal position due to a change in the characteristics of the shape memory alloy due to a change or deterioration of the environmental temperature, the movable part can be accurately positioned at the normal standby position.
- amendment part calculates the said actual standby instruction value based on the shift
- the actual standby instruction value is calculated based on the deviation between the actual contact instruction value and the initial contact instruction value when the contact detection unit detects that the movable part is located at the contact position.
- the movable part can be accurately positioned at the normal standby position.
- the restricting member restricts movement of the movable part exceeding the other limit of the moving range, and a first restricting member restricting movement of the movable part exceeding one limit of the moving range.
- the contact detection unit detects whether or not the movable unit is located at a first contact position in contact with the first regulation member, and the movable unit is It is detected whether or not the second contact position is in contact with the second restricting member, and the initial contact instruction value is determined in advance as an instruction value when the movable portion is positioned at the first contact position.
- a first initial contact instruction value, and a second initial contact instruction value predetermined as an instruction value when the movable part is positioned at the second contact position, and the actual contact instruction value is The movable portion is moved to the first contact position by the contact detection unit.
- the correction unit performs an actual operation based on the first initial contact instruction value, the second initial contact instruction value, the first actual contact instruction value, and the second actual contact instruction value. It is preferable to calculate a standby instruction value.
- the actual standby instruction is based on the initial standby instruction value, the first initial contact instruction value, the second initial contact instruction value, the first actual contact instruction value, and the second actual contact instruction value. Since the value is calculated, the movable part can be accurately positioned at the normal standby position.
- the said contact detection part detects the said contact position by detecting the change of the resistance value of the said shape memory alloy.
- the contact position is detected by detecting a change in the resistance value of the shape memory alloy, the contact position can be detected with high accuracy. That is, since there is a large difference between the resistance value change rate with respect to the temperature when the shape memory alloy is not deformed and the resistance value change rate with respect to the temperature when the shape memory alloy is deformed, the movable part comes into contact with the restricting member or from the restricting member. When separated, the resistance value changes greatly. Therefore, the presence or absence of contact of the movable part with the regulating member can be detected with high accuracy by detecting the change in the resistance value. In addition, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of contact without providing a separate contact sensor, and space saving and cost reduction can be achieved.
- the said contact detection part detects the said contact position by detecting the change of the electric current or voltage which flows through the said shape memory alloy.
- the contact position is detected by detecting a change in current or voltage flowing through the shape memory alloy, the contact position can be detected with high accuracy. That is, when the operation of the movable part is restricted by the restriction member, in the case of a drive control part that servo-controls the indicated value as a target, the drive control part changes the current or voltage greatly. Therefore, by detecting this change in current or voltage, it is possible to accurately detect the presence or absence of contact of the movable part with the regulating member. Further, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of contact without providing a separate sensor, and space saving and cost reduction can be achieved.
- the said contact detection part is a contact sensor provided so that the contact of the said control member and the said movable part may be detected. According to this configuration, since the contact between the movable part and the regulating member is detected by the contact sensor, the presence or absence of contact can be reliably detected.
- maintains the imaging lens used for an imaging device, and the said stand-by position is a reference
- the standby position may be set at the reference focus position where the subject image data is not largely blurred before the focus adjustment starts. Even when the focus position deviates from the normal reference focus position, the movable part can be accurately positioned at the normal reference focus position.
- the movable unit holds an imaging lens used in the imaging apparatus, and the standby position is a reference zoom position of the imaging apparatus. According to this configuration, in an imaging apparatus with a built-in zoom function, it is necessary to determine the standby position at the reference zoom position so that the entire subject can be imaged before starting zoom adjustment. Even when the position is deviated from the reference zoom position, the movable portion can be accurately positioned at the normal reference zoom position.
- the correction unit calculates the actual standby instruction value when the power is turned on. According to this configuration, since the actual standby instruction value is calculated every time the power is turned on, the movable part can be accurately positioned at the normal standby position.
- a temperature detection unit that detects an environmental temperature is further provided, and the correction unit calculates the actual standby instruction value when a temperature detected by the temperature detection unit changes by a certain value. According to this configuration, since the actual standby instruction value is calculated every time the temperature changes by a certain value, even if the environmental temperature changes and the standby position deviates from the normal standby position, It is possible to position with high accuracy by the standby position.
- a timer unit for measuring the operation time is further provided, and the correction unit calculates the actual standby instruction value when the operation time measured by the timer unit has elapsed for a predetermined time. According to this configuration, since the actual standby instruction value is calculated every time the operating time changes by a certain value, even if the standby position deviates from the normal standby position as the operating time elapses, It is possible to position with high accuracy by the standby position.
- a frequency measurement unit that measures the number of operations is further provided, and the correction unit calculates the actual standby instruction value when the number of operations measured by the frequency measurement unit changes by a certain value. According to this configuration, since the actual standby instruction value is calculated every time the number of operations changes by a constant value, even when the standby position deviates from the normal standby position due to aging, the movable part is Positioning can be performed with high accuracy by the standby position.
- the apparatus further includes a frequency measurement unit that measures the number of operations, and the correction unit has the initial contact instruction value and the initial standby instruction value when the operation number measured by the frequency measurement unit changes by a certain value. Is preferably updated with the actual contact instruction value and the actual standby instruction value. According to this configuration, the initial contact instruction value is updated with the recently detected actual contact instruction value, and the initial standby position is changed to the recently detected actual standby position. Can be speeded up.
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以下、本発明の実施の形態1による形状記憶合金駆動装置について説明する。以下の説明では、形状記憶合金駆動装置を撮像装置に適用した場合を例に挙げて説明する。図1は、形状記憶合金駆動装置の外観構成図を示している。形状記憶合金駆動装置は、形状記憶合金1、固定部2、バイアスばね3、レンズ4、可動部5、ガイド軸6、ストッパー7,8、導線9、及び制御回路10を備えている。なお、形状記憶合金1、バイアスばね3、及びガイド軸6が移動機構部の一例に相当し、ストッパー7,8が規制部材の一例に相当する。
なお、補正部42は、接触検出部41により可動部5が第1の接触位置に位置することが検出されたときの第1の実接触指示値Xstart´と、第1の初期接触指示値Xstartとを基に、初期待機指示値Xstbyを補正して実待機指示値Xstby´を算出してもよい。この場合、式(2)により実待機指示値Xstby´を算出すればよい。
設定部43は、実待機指示値に対応する待機位置を可動部5の実際の待機位置として設定する。そして、設定部43は、可動部5を待機位置に移動させる場合、実待機指示値を駆動制御回路20に出力し、サーボ制御部22は、抵抗値検出部21により検出された抵抗値が実待機指示値に応じた抵抗値となるように駆動電流を調節する。これによって、可動部5が正規の待機位置に位置決めされることになる。
次に、実施の形態2による形状記憶合金駆動装置について説明する。なお、本実施の形態において、外観構成及びブロック図は実施の形態1と同一であるため、図1及び図2を用いるものとする。また、実施の形態1と同一のものは説明を省く。
Xstby´=Xstart´+(Xstby-Xstart)×(Xstop´-Xstart´)/(Xstop-Xstart) (3)
すなわち、補正部42は、初期待機指示値Xstbyと第1の初期接触指示値Xstartとの差分、第1の実接触指示値Xstart´と第2の実接触指示値Xstop´との差分、及び第1の初期接触指示値Xstartと第2の初期接触指示値Xstopとの差分を基に、初期待機指示値Xstbyを補正して実待機指示値Xstby´を算出すればよい。
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- 可動部と、
形状記憶合金を含み、前記可動部を移動させる移動機構部と、
前記可動部と接触することで前記可動部の移動を規制し、前記可動部の移動範囲を規定する規制部材と、
前記可動部を位置決めするための指示値に応じた駆動信号を前記形状記憶合金に出力し、前記形状記憶合金の形状を変形させることにより、前記移動機構部に前記可動部を移動させる駆動制御部と、
前記可動部が前記規制部材と接触する接触位置に位置するか否かを検出する接触検出部と、
初期における前記可動部の位置と指示値との関係を定める初期位置情報を記憶する記憶部と、
前記接触検出部により前記可動部が前記接触位置に位置することが検出されたときの実接触指示値と前記初期位置情報とを基に、実待機指示値を算出する補正部と、
前記実待機指示値に対応する待機位置を前記可動部の実際の待機位置として設定する設定部とを備えることを特徴とする形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 前記初期位置情報は、前記可動部が前記接触位置に位置するときの指示値として予め定められた初期接触指示値と、前記可動部が前記待機位置に位置するときの指示値として予め定められた初期待機指示値とを含み、
前記設定部は、前記実接触指示値と前記初期接触指示値と前記初期待機指示値とを基に、前記実待機指示値を算出することを特徴とする請求項1記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 前記初期位置情報は、前記可動部が前記接触位置に位置するときの指示値として予め定められた初期接触指示値と、前記可動部が前記待機位置に位置するときの指示値として予め定められた初期待機指示値及び前記初期接触指示値の差分値とを含み、
前記設定部は、前記差分値と前記実接触指示値とを基に、前記実待機指示値を算出することを特徴とする請求項1記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 前記補正部は、前記実接触指示値と前記初期接触指示値とのずれを基に、前記前記実待機指示値を算出することを特徴とする請求項2又は3記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。
- 前記規制部材は、前記移動範囲の一方の限界を超える前記可動部の移動を規制する第1の規制部材と、前記移動範囲の他方の限界を超える前記可動部の移動を規制する第2の規制部材とを備え、
前記接触検出部は、前記可動部が前記第1の規制部材と接触する第1の接触位置に位置するか否かを検出すると共に、前記可動部が前記第2の規制部材と接触する第2の接触位置に位置するか否かを検出し、
前記初期接触指示値は、前記可動部が前記第1の接触位置に位置するときの指示値として予め定められた第1の初期接触指示値と、前記可動部が前記第2の接触位置に位置するときの指示値として予め定められた第2の初期接触指示値とを含み、
前記実接触指示値は、前記接触検出部により前記可動部が前記第1の接触位置に位置することが検出されたときの第1の実接触指示値と、前記接触検出部により前記可動部が前記第2の接触位置に位置することが検出されたときの第2の実接触指示値とを含み、
前記補正部は、前記第1の初期接触指示値、前記第2の初期接触指示値、前記第1の実接触指示値、及び前記第2の実接触指示値を基に、前記実待機指示値を算出することを特徴とする請求項2又は3記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 前記接触検出部は、前記形状記憶合金の抵抗値の変化を検出することで前記接触位置を検出することを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。
- 前記接触検出部は、前記形状記憶合金を流れる電流又は電圧の変化を検出することで前記接触位置を検出することを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。
- 前記接触検出部は、前記規制部材と前記可動部の接触を検知するように設けられた接触センサであることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。
- 前記可動部は撮像装置に用いられる撮像レンズを保持し、
前記待機位置は、前記撮像装置の基準フォーカス位置であることを特徴とする請求項1~8のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 前記可動部は撮像装置に用いられる撮像レンズを保持し、
前記待機位置は、前記撮像装置の基準ズーム位置であることを特徴とする請求項1~8のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 前記補正部は、電源がオンされたときに前記実待機指示値を算出することを特徴とする請求項1~10のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。
- 環境温度を検出する温度検出部を更に備え、
前記補正部は、前記温度検出部による検出温度が一定値変化したときに前記実待機指示値を算出することを特徴とする請求項1~10のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 稼働時間を計測する計時部を更に備え、
前記補正部は、前記計時部により計測された稼働時間が一定時間経過したときに前記実待機指示値を算出することを特徴とする請求項1~10のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 稼働回数を計測する回数計測部を更に備え、
前記補正部は、回数計測部により計測された稼働回数が一定値変化したときに前記実待機指示値を算出することを特徴とする請求項1~10のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。 - 稼働回数を計測する回数計測部を更に備え、
前記補正部は、回数計測部により計測された稼働回数が一定値変化したときに、前記初期接触指示値及び前記初期待機指示値を、前記実接触指示値及び前記実待機指示値で更新することを特徴とする請求項2~5のいずれかに記載の形状記憶合金駆動装置。
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