Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compensation circuit for compensating for an offset voltage that is present in an output signal output by a force sensor. The compensation circuit comprises: voltage divider circuitry, the voltage divider circuitry configured to receive a bias voltage that is also supplied to the force sensor and to output a control voltage derived from the bias voltage, wherein a component mismatch ratio of the voltage divider circuitry is adjustable to correspond to a component mismatch ratio of the force sensor; current generator circuitry configured to receive the control voltage and to generate a compensating current based on the received control voltage; and amplifier circuitry configured to receive the differential signal output by the force sensor and the compensating current and to output a compensated differential output signal in which the offset voltage is at least partially cancelled.

Abstract: A light guiding arrangement adapted to guide light along a deflection light path, the light guiding arrangement comprising a housing, wherein the housing comprises a light entering area; a light escaping area adapted to transmit guided light to an image sensor; a first lens arrangement arranged in between the light entering area and the light escaping area; and one or more light deflection elements arranged in between the light entering area and the light escaping area. The one or more light deflection elements are adapted to form the deflection light path in between the light entering area and the light escaping area. The housing is formed by two or more operatively interconnected components configured to deform the housing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device, a control method, and a program that make it possible to cope with various cases in which a plurality of communication standards is assumed to be mixed. A communication unit performs communication according to a first communication standard and a second communication standard. A communication compatibility processing unit performs communication compatibility processing necessary for maintaining communication compatibility in a case where an imaging system is assumed, the imaging system mixedly including a first external flash supporting only the first communication standard and a second external flash supporting both the first communication standard and the second communication standard. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging system including an imaging device and an external flash.

Abstract: A laminated camera protector for a portable electronic device, the protector including adhesive layers to position the glass layer of the screen protector within 0.1 mm of the lens surface to reduce or eliminate flaring from a flash. The protector may further include a light isolating insert axially aligned with the camera flash.

Abstract: A photographing device support having an auxiliary handle includes: a telescopic support body, a connecting apparatus, and a clamping apparatus; and an auxiliary handle for an operator to grip, one end of the auxiliary handle is provided with a hinge joint, and the auxiliary handle is up-and-down rotatably connected to the connecting apparatus by the hinge joint, the hinge joint is provided with a first convex platform, and the connecting apparatus is provided with an elastic locking piece, the elastic locking piece cooperates with the first convex platform, so that when the auxiliary handle rotates downwards to fold relative to the telescopic support body, the elastic locking piece is elastically deformed at first to enable the first convex platform to rotate upwards and cross over the elastic locking piece, and then is reset to prevent the first convex platform from rotating back, so as to lock the auxiliary handle.

Abstract: Wind processing performance is improved by the placement of one or more microphones on a device. The device includes one or more microphones on the front surface, one or more microphones on the top surface, and one or more microphones on the rear surface. The rear surface is a heatsink, and the one or more microphones on the rear surface are located in recesses created by two or more fins of the heatsink. The device includes a processor that performs wind processing based on signals from the one or more microphones on the front surface, signals from the one or more microphones on the top surface, signals from the one or more microphones on the rear surface, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A camera lifting structure includes a rail bracket, two fixing portions, two elastic elements, two sliding portions, two connecting rods and a camera module. The rail bracket extends along a first direction. The fixing portions are disposed on two ends of the rail bracket. The elastic elements locate between the fixing portions. Each elastic element has a first end and a second end. Each first end connects with the corresponding fixing portion. The sliding portions respectively connect with the corresponding second end and are configured to slide along the first direction relative to the rail bracket. Each connecting rod has a third end and a fourth end. Each third end is pivotally connected with the corresponding sliding portion. The camera module pivotally connects with the fourth ends and is configured to move relative to the rail bracket along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a gimbal, which belongs to the technical field of auxiliary equipment for shooting. The gimbal includes a connection part, a support assembly, a motor assembly, and a fixed assembly. The support assembly is mounted on one end of the connection part, the motor assembly is mounted on the other end of the connection part. The fixed assembly can be detachably mounted on the motor assembly. In particular, the fixed assembly can be mounted on the motor assembly in a first direction and drive the shooting device to rotate in a roll direction. By detachably mounting the fixed assembly, the gimbal not only achieves rotation of the shooting device in the roll direction, but also achieves rotation of the shooting device in the horizontal direction, thereby ensuring stable shooting of the shooting device in different scenarios and meeting the needs of different shooting scenarios.

Abstract: An intrinsically-safe sensor system, as well as a method for assembling the intrinsically-safe sensor system and a method for monitoring sound corresponding to a source using the intrinsically-safe sensor system, are provided herein. The intrinsically-safe sensor system includes a number of sensors, including a microphone, as well as a processor for processing sensor data obtained from the sensors. The intrinsically-safe sensor system also includes a memory component for storing the sensor data obtained from the sensors, a power source, a communication connection for communicably coupling the intrinsically-safe sensor system to a remote computing system, and a connector including internal and external connection regions for internally and/or externally connecting one or more additional devices to the intrinsically-safe sensor system on demand.

Abstract: A camera positioning device for eye-to-eye alignment in video conference applications is provided. The device can include a camera, a cord going from the camera to a computer, and a positioning component (e.g., a bracket) that connects the camera to the computer. The bracket allows for manual adjustment of the cord attached to the camera to maintain vertical and horizontal positioning and rotational stability of a camera for improved eye-to-eye alignment in video conference applications.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical sensor device has a detection structure including: a substrate having a first surface; a mobile structure having an inertial mass suspended above the substrate at a first area of the first surface so as to perform at least one inertial movement with respect to the substrate; and a fixed structure having fixed electrodes suspended above the substrate at the first area and defining with the mobile structure a capacitive coupling to form at least one sensing capacitor. The device further includes a single monolithic mechanical-anchorage structure positioned at a second area of the first surface separate from the first area and coupled to the mobile structure, the fixed structure, and the substrate and connection elements that couple the mobile structure and the fixed structure mechanically to the single mechanical-anchorage structure.

Abstract: A multi-axis MEMS assembly is configured to provide multi-axis movement and includes: a first in-plane MEMS actuator configured to enable movement along at least an X-axis; and a second in-plane MEMS actuator configured to enable movement along at least a Y-axis; wherein the first in-plane MEMS actuator is coupled to the second in-plane MEMS actuator.

Abstract: A stabilization actuation assembly includes a lens barrel, a magnetic assembly, one or more stabilizing coils, an outer shell, and a piece of ferromagnetic material. The lens barrel is configured to carry a lens that is positioned along an optical axis. The magnetic assembly includes a plurality of magnets that produce a magnetic field. The one or more stabilizing coils are coupled to a printed circuit board below the plurality of magnets. The outer shell includes an aperture through which the lens barrel can actuate. The piece of ferromagnetic material is coupled to a surface of the outer shell and is positioned to augment the magnetic field. A current supplied to the one or more stabilizing coils interacts with the augmented magnetic field to cause the magnetic assembly together with the lens barrel to translate in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

Abstract: A system for measuring loading on a test specimen. The system includes the test specimen arranged between a first loading bar and a second loading bar. The system further includes a first loading unit and a second loading unit configured to apply a first load and a second load to the first and second loading bars, respectively. The system further includes a first clamp and a second clamp configured to hold the first and second loading bars against the first and second loads, respectively. The system further includes a clamp actuating unit configured to selectively release at least the first clamp. The clamp actuating unit further includes a controller configured to electrically actuate at least one first electromechanical transducer from a retained state to a released state to release the first clamp, such that the first loading bar applies a first loading wave to the test specimen.

Abstract: A lens module includes a lens barrel, including a first lens and a second lens arranged along an optical axis, and a spacer disposed between the first lens and the second lens along the optical axis, and defining a hole corresponding to the optical axis and an opening that is open in a direction intersecting the optical axis.

Abstract: A force generating device includes: a support unit; a link unit rotatably coupled to one side of the support unit; a transfer unit that is coupled to the link unit and transfers wave energy to the outside; and a drive unit that operates the link unit. In particular, the transfer unit is moved on an imaginary sphere by a motion of the link unit, and the transfer unit transfers the wave energy to a center of the imaginary sphere.

Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing including a hole; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil disposed in the bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing; an upper elastic member coupled to an upper portion of the housing; a support member coupled to the upper elastic member through the hole; and a base disposed under the housing, wherein the housing comprises: a first surface to which the upper elastic member is coupled; a second surface which is disposed at a position higher than a bottom surface of the housing and lower than the first surface; and a sloped surface which is adjacent to the second surface and has a predetermined angle with respect to the second surface, and wherein the hole is formed in the area of at least one of the second surface and the sloped surface.

Abstract: A sensor driving apparatus according to an embodiment includes a fixed portion including a magnet holder, a magnet portion coupled to the magnet holder, and a first substrate disposed on the magnet holder and including a first lead pattern portion; a moving portion disposed to be spaced apart from the fixed portion by a predetermined interval and including a sensor; and a wire portion including a plurality of wires disposed between the moving portion and the fixed portion, wherein the wire portion has one end connected to the first lead pattern portion and the other end connected to the moving portion to elastically support the moving portion.

Abstract: A lens assembly includes a lens with a lens barrel and a lens mount assembly. The lens mount assembly includes a lens mount barrel and a protrusion. First threads on the lens barrel and second threads on the lens mount barrel are shaped to permit the lens barrel and the lens mount barrel to be screwed together. The protrusion is positioned to interfere with at least one of the first and second threads as the lens barrel and the lens mount barrel are being screwed together. This interference resists rotation of the lens barrel relative to the lens mount barrel, thereby reducing the likelihood that the lens will be inadvertently screwed or unscrewed away from a desired depth.

Abstract: A power supply circuit and a power supply method for a camera and an electronic device are provided. The camera is detachably connected to a body of the electronic device, a power source is arranged in the body, and the circuit includes: a first power supply pin and a second power supply pin that are arranged on the body; a power source pin and a ground pin that are arranged on the camera, where in a case that the camera is mounted at a preset position of the body, the power source pin is in contact with one of the first power supply pin and the second power supply pin, and the ground pin is in contact with the other of the first power supply pin and the second power supply pin; a first switch.