• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.283-290
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• 2016

This study presents an 8x four-group inner-focus zoom lens with one-moving group for a compact camera by use of a focus tunable lens (FTL). In the initial design stage, we obtained the powers of lens groups by paraxial design based on thin lens theory, and then set up the zoom system composed of four lens modules. Instead of numerically analytic analysis for the zoom locus, we suggest simple analysis for that using lens modules optimized. After replacing four groups with equivalent thick lens modules, the power of the fourth group, which includes a focus tunable lens, is designed to be changed to fix the image plane at all positions. From this design process, we can realize an 8x four-group zoom system having one moving group by employing a focus tunable lens. The final designed zoom lens has focal lengths of 4 mm to 32 mm and apertures of F/3.5 to F/4.5 at wide and tele positions, respectively.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1082-1088
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose a new gel-type biomimetic variable-focus lens system. The miniaturization of conventional lens system is limited due to the use of a set of glass lenses for adjusting the focal length. Biologically inspired by the focus adjustment mechanism of the human eye, a gel-type single lens system with variable-focus is presented. The proposed system consists of a gel-type lens, mechanical parts such as body, rotation ring, and winding-type SMA actuator. In addition, the proposed system is designed to operate with a simple and miniaturized mechanical structure using a new attachment and driving mechanism. The focusing performance of the proposed system is verified through a series of experiments and measurements of the shape of the lens using tomography.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.260-268
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• 2020

Currently, it is usually a 3D scanner processing method as a laser method. However, the laser method has a disadvantage of slow scanning speed and poor precision. Although optical scanners are used as a method to compensate for these shortcomings, optical scanners are closely related to the distance and precision of the object, and have the disadvantage of being expensive. In this paper, 3D scanner using variable focus lens-based structured light module with improved measurement precision was designed to be high performance, low price, and usable in industrial fields. To this end, designed a telecentric optical system based on a variable focus lens and connected to the telecentric mechanism of the step motor and lens to adjust the focus of the variable lens. Designed a connection structure with optimized scalability of hardware circuits that configures a stepper motor to form a system with a built-in processor. In addition, by applying an algorithm that can simultaneously acquire high-resolution texture image and depth information and apply image synthesis technology and GPU-based high-speed structured light processing technology, it is also stable for changes to external light. We will designed and implemented for further improving high measurement precision.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2007

A method to focus the object in camera system by applying the Hill climb algorithm from optical lens moving device (VCM; Voice coil motor) is proposed. The focusing algorithm from VCM is focus on the object but in these criteria is a well-known drawback; the focus is good only at same distance objects but the focus is bad (blur image) at different distance objects because of the DOF (Depth of focus) or DOF (Depth of field) at the optical characteristic. Here, the new camera system that describes the Reflector of free curvature systems (or Diffractive Fresnel lens) and the partition of focusing window area is proposed. The method to improve the focus in all areas (different distance objects) is proposed by new optical system (discrete auto in-focus) using the Reflector of free curvature systems (or Diffractive Fresnel lens) and by applying the partition of all areas. The proposal is able to obtain good focus in all areas.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.230-238
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• 2011

디지털 일안 반사식 카메라 또는 콤팩트 시스템 카메라용의 교환렌즈용 줌 광학계는 화각과 제품 사양에 따라 여러 가지 형태 가 있으므로, 하나의 AF(auto-focus)군으로만 줌 렌즈의 광각단과 망원단 2곳에서 상면이동의 보정(즉, 핀트 조정)이 불가능한 경우가 발생한다. 또한 줌 광학계의 광각단과 망원단 2곳에서의 후초점거리(back focal length, BFL)가 설정된 BFL 설계값과 일치하도록 조정하기 위해서는 적어도 2곳에서 핀트 조정을 해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 광학계에 대한 종민감도의 개념을 사용한 핀트 조정의 계산 방법에 대해 제안하고, 이 광학계에 대해 핀트 조정의 조정량 한계를 통계적 분석을 통하여 계산했다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2010

This study proposed an auto focusing method for a multi-focus image in assembling lens modules in digital camera phones. A camera module in a camera phone is composed of a lens barrel, an IR glass, a lens mount, a PCB board and aspheric lenses. Alignment among the components is one of the important factors in product quality. Auto-focus is essential to adjust image quality of an IR glass in a lens holder, but there are two focal points in the captured image due to thickness of IR glass. So, sharpness, probability and a scale factor are defined to find desired focus from a multi-focus image. The sharpness is defined as clarity of an image. Probability and a scale factors are calculated using pattern matching with a registered image. The presented algorithm was applied to a lens assembly machine which has 5 axes, two vacuum chucks and an inspection system. The desired focus can be determined on the local maximum of the sharpness, the probability and the scale factor in the experiment.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1996년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국내학술편); 포항공과대학교, 포항; 24-26 Oct. 1996
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• pp.403-406
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• 1996

In this paper, the geometry between horizontal and vertical movement of lens is studied for automatic vergence control of horizontal moving axis stereo camera. When the disparity of stereo remains contant, the horizontal movement of camera lens for image disparity and the vertical movement for image focus have linear geometry. Using this linearity, we can control the vergence of stereo camera only by focusing of stereo camera lens.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.331-335
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• 2012

핸드폰에 사용되는 카메라의 발달로 자동초점용 렌즈에 대한 많은 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 다양한 종류의 자동초점용 액추에이터 중에서 VCM(Voice Coil Motor)이 가장 많이 사용되고 있다. 이 VCM은 자석, 코일, 요크 등의 모양에 따라서 구성되는 자계의 흐름을 달리하여 원하는 수준의 자동초점 조절이 가능한 핸드폰용 카메라가 만들어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유한요소 해석프로그램인 ANSYS$^{TM}$를 이용하여 산업체에서 사용되는 다양한 구조의 렌즈 중 가장 경제적인 모델을 선택하여 전자기 분석을 수행하였다. 이 전자기 해석을 통하여 효율적인 렌즈 모듈 설계 방법을 제시한다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.589-596
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• 2008

An orifice type of aerodynamic lens is generally used to focus nanoparticles. However, it is impossible to focus particles smaller than 10nm in air due to flow instability of fluid in a lens. In this study, we propose a new converging-diverging type of the aerodynamic lens capable of focusing particles of 5-50nm in air. Designing factors of the lens configurations is also extracted and explained in detail through a numerical simulation. It was demonstrated that the aerosols are delivered from the entrance to the downstream of the lens system with 90% transmission efficiency. The final beam diameters are shown to be more or less 1mm in the range of particle size.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.313-315
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• 2011

Smart phone에 실장되는 카메라 모듈은 Focus 동작에 따라 2가지 타입이 있다. AF(Auto focus) camera module과 FF(Fixed focus) camera module 2가지 타입이다. AF Camera module은 Lens의 위치를 이동하여 자동으로 초점을 맞추는 방식이며, FF camera module은 Lens의 위치가 고정된 상태로 초점을 맞추는 방식이다. EDOF camera module은 Lens의 위치가 고정된 상태에서 AF 모듈처럼 EDOF 알고리즘을 사용하여 초점을 맞추는 기술을 적용한 모듈이다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 EDOF camera module의 해상도 최적화를 구현한다.