Stereo camera module apparatus and method

摘要

A stereo camera module includes a substrate provided with a plurality of installation brackets, a plurality of camera modules rotatably coupled to the installation brackets, a rotating part provided on the installation brackets so as to be rotatably coupled to a rotation coupling part provided on the camera modules, a driving unit provided on the installation brackets for rotatably driving the camera modules using magnetic force, and a control unit for adjusting the magnetic force generated by the driving unit by applying a current, which corresponds to inputted angle-adjustment data, to the driving unit to thereby control the rotation of the camera modules using the adjusted magnetic force.

主权项

1. A method of driving a stereo camera module, comprising:
identifying a photographing mode of the stereo camera module and angle-adjusting information for adjusting a rotation angle of a plurality of camera modules included in the stereo camera module, corresponding to a user input; determining a rotation direction of each of the plurality of camera modules according to the identified photographing mode; applying current corresponding to the determined rotation direction and the angle-adjusting information to a driver of each of the plurality of camera modules, in order to rotate each of the plurality of camera modules; detecting a rotation direction and a rotation angle of each of the plurality of camera modules rotated according to a magnetic field generated by the applied current; comparing the detected rotation direction and the detected rotation angle with the determined rotation direction and the angle-adjusting information; and if the detected rotation direction and the detected rotation angle are different from the determined rotation direction and the angle-adjusting information, changing the applied current.