Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Automated focusing of a camera module in production
Embodiments of the disclosure permit automated focusing of a camera module during assembly. The camera module can include an imaging device and a lens assembly that is movably mounted to a housing of the camera module. In certain embodiments, the automated focusing can include iteratively imaging a fixed set of reference markings, and successively quantifying the focusing quality of the camera module based at least on a defocus metric defined as a difference between a current spacing and a calibrated spacing among two of the imaged reference markings. The magnitude and sign of the defocus metric can guide, respectively, a magnitude and direction of the movement of the lens assembly relative to the imaging device. After successive adjustments yield a desired focusing quality of the camera module, the lens assembly can be locked in position and can be further processed according to a suitable camera module integration flow.
Amazon Techologies, Inc.
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