JP5925705B2 - 干渉変調器のアクチュエーション電圧とリリース電圧を検出するシステムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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- システムであって、
1つ以上の電気機械装置と、
1つ以上のテスト電圧を印加するように構成された駆動回路と、
前記1つ以上の電気機械装置のうちの少なくとも1つの状態を感知し、前記1つ以上の電気機械装置のうちの前記少なくとも1つの前記感知された状態に少なくとも部分的に基づいてアクチュエーション電圧およびリリース電圧の一方または両方を決定するように構成された感知回路と
を備え、
前記感知回路は更に、前記1つ以上の電気機械装置のうちの少なくとも1つの感知された電圧と閾値電圧との比較に基づいて、アクチュエーション電圧およびリリース電圧の一方または両方を決定するように構成される、システム。 - 前記1つ以上の電気機械装置は、1つ以上のディスプレイ素子を含む、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記1つ以上の電気機械装置は、前記駆動回路からの信号に応じて画像を表示するために、アレイ内に配列される、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記感知回路は、列ラインにおける直列抵抗両端の電圧を測定する積分器を含み、更に、抵抗素子および容量性素子を並列に含み、前記抵抗素子および前記容量性素子は、前記積分器に接続されている、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 更に、フレームバッファーおよび列駆動回路にタイミング制御信号を提供するタイミング制御回路を備える、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記タイミング制御回路は、前記1つ以上の電気機械装置をアクチュエートまたはリリースする、請求項5に記載のシステム。
- 前記1つ以上の電気機械装置は、1つ以上の干渉変調器を含む、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記1つ以上の電気機械装置は、反射面を含む、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記1つ以上の電気機械装置は、反射位置および非反射位置に位置することができる、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記1つ以上の電気機械装置は可動である、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- アクチュエーション電圧およびリリース電圧の一方または両方を決定する方法であって、
少なくとも1つの電気機械装置に1つ以上のテスト電圧を印加することと、
前記少なくとも1つの電気機械装置の感知された電圧を閾値電圧と比較することと、
前記比較に基づいて前記少なくとも1つの電気機械装置の状態を決定することと、
前記少なくとも1つの電気機械装置の決定された状態に少なくとも部分的に基づいてアクチュエーション電圧およびリリース電圧の一方または両方を決定することと
を備える方法。 - 前記少なくとも1つの電気機械装置は、1つ以上のディスプレイ素子を含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 更に、前記電気機械装置をアクチュエートまたはリリースすることを備える、請求項11に記載の方法。
- アクチュエーション電圧およびリリース電圧のうちの一方または両方を決定するシステムであって、
少なくとも1つの電気機械装置に1つ以上のテスト電圧を印加する手段と、
前記少なくとも1つの電気機械装置の感知された電圧を、閾値電圧と比較する手段と、
前記比較に基づいて前記少なくとも1つの電気機械装置の状態を決定する手段と、
前記少なくとも1つの電気機械装置の決定された状態に少なくとも部分的に基づいてアクチュエーション電圧およびリリース電圧の一方または両方を決定する手段と
を備えるシステム。 - 更に、前記電気機械装置をアクチュエートまたはリリースする手段を備える、請求項14に記載のシステム。
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