LASER SCANNING DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150092257A1
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Original Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Inventors: CHEN, YUNG-CHIH, HSU, HUNG-CHUN
• Application Number:
  US14/323,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20150092257A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/213.1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 26/105 with one or more pivoting mirrors or galvano-mirrors G02B26/101 takes precedence

Abstract

A laser scanning device and a calibration method thereof are provided. The laser scanning device includes a light-emitting element, an oscillating reflective element, a light receiving element and a micro processing unit. The oscillating reflective element is configured to swing back and forth in an adjustable oscillation frequency, such that laser beams emitted from the light-emitting element are reflected to a predetermined scan region. When a swing angle of the oscillating reflective element is affected by a change of the environment temperature, an oscillation frequency of the laser scanning device is directly changed corresponding to the current environment temperature by the micro processing unit such that the oscillating reflective element correctly swings in a predetermined angle range.

Claims

1. A calibration method for a laser scanning device, the laser scanning device scanning at least a light reflective object in a predetermined scan region, the laser scanning device comprising:

at least a light-emitting element for emitting laser beams in a laser emitting direction;

at least an oscillating reflective element disposed in the laser emitting direction and swinging back and forth in an oscillation frequency in a predetermined angle range such that the predetermined scan region is scanned by the laser beams;

at least a light receiving element for receiving the laser beams reflected by the oscillating reflective element; and

a micro processing unit for driving the oscillating reflective element and is electrically connected with the light receiving element, the micro processing unit storing a standard light quantity range value and a plurality of compensation values, wherein the plurality of compensation values are used to compensate the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element in different environment temperatures, the calibration method comprises the following steps;

a) generating a light quantity value based on the laser beams received by the light receiving element;

b) determining whether the light quantity value conforms to the standard light quantity range value or not;

c) if the light quantity value does not conform to the standard light quantity range value, directly selecting one of the plurality of compensation values that corresponds to the current environment temperature by the micro processing unit; and

d) adjusting the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element based on the compensation value such that the light quantity value of the laser beams received by the light receiving element conforms to the standard light quantity range value.

2. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laser scanning device further comprises a temperature sensing element electrically connected with the micro processing unit for sensing the current environment temperature to generate a temperature value, and each of the compensation values has a corresponding temperature control value, the step c) further comprises the following steps:

c1) receiving the temperature value from the temperature sensing element by the micro processing unit; and

c2) selecting one of the plurality of compensation values that corresponds to the temperature control value based on the temperature value.

3. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the compensation values has a corresponding light intensity range difference, the step c) further comprises the following steps:

c1) analyzing a difference between the light quantity value and the standard light quantity range value by the micro processing unit; and

c2) selecting one of the compensation values that corresponds to the light intensity range difference based on the difference.

4. The calibration method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element has a high level signal and a low level signal in a unit cycle, the step d) further comprises the following step:

d1) adjusting the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element by sequential timing controlling a ratio of the high level signal and the low level signal in the unit cycle by the micro processing unit.

5. The calibration method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element has a high level signal and a low level signal in a unit cycle, the step d) further comprises the following step:

d1) adjusting the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element by sequential timing controlling a ratio of the high level signal and the low level signal in the unit cycle by the micro processing unit.

6. The calibration method as claimed in claim 4, wherein a curve representing a relationship between the light quantity value and the unit cycle is obtained, and the step d1) further comprises the following step:

generating an adjusted light quantity value by the light receiving element, and calculating a minimum amount of difference between a unit cycle corresponding to the adjusted light quantity value and a unit cycle corresponding to the standard light quantity range value based on the curve, so as to adjust the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element by adjusting the ratio of the high level signal and the low level signal in a unit cycle.

7. The calibration method as claimed in claim 5, wherein a curve representing a relationship between the light quantity value and the unit cycle is obtained, and the step d1) further comprises the following step:

generating an adjusted light quantity value by the light receiving element, and calculating a minimum amount of difference between a unit cycle corresponding to the adjusted light quantity value and a unit cycle corresponding to the standard light quantity range value based on the curve, so as to adjust the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element by adjusting the ratio of the high level signal and the low level signal in a unit cycle.

8. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the oscillating reflective element further comprises a reflecting mirror and a Micro Electro Mechanical System oscillator, wherein the step a) further comprises the following steps:

a1) reflecting the laser beams by the reflecting mirror;

a2) controlling the reflecting mirror by the Micro Electro Mechanical System oscillator such that the reflecting mirror swings back and forth within the predetermined angle range.

9. A laser scanning device for scanning at least a light reflective object in a predetermined scan region, the laser scanning device comprising:

at least a light-emitting element for emitting laser beams in a laser emitting direction;

at least an oscillating reflective element disposed in the laser emitting direction of a corresponding light-emitting element, and swinging back and forth in an oscillation frequency in a predetermined angle range such that the predetermined scan region is scanned by the laser beams;

at least a light receiving element for receiving the laser beams; and

a micro processing unit for storing a standard light quantity range value and a plurality of compensation values, wherein the plurality of compensation values are used to compensate the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element in different environment temperatures, the micro processing unit is used to drive the oscillating reflective element and is electrically connected with the light receiving element, a corresponding light quantity value is generated based on the laser beams received by the light receiving element and whether the light quantity value conforms to the standard light quantity range value or not is determined by the micro processing unit, when the light quantity value does not conform to the standard light quantity range value, one of the plurality of compensation values that corresponds to the current environment temperature is directly selected to adjust the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element based on the compensation value by the micro processing unit such that the light quantity value of the laser beams received by the light receiving element conforms to the standard light quantity range value.

10. The laser scanning device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a temperature sensing element for sensing and generating a temperature value, wherein the temperature sensing element is electrically connected with the micro processing unit, the temperature value is provided to the micro processing unit, each of the plurality of compensation values has a corresponding temperature control value, one of the plurality of compensation values that corresponds to the temperature control value is selected by the micro processing unit based on the temperature value.

11. The laser scanning device as claimed in claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of compensation values has a corresponding light intensity range difference, a difference between the light quantity value and the standard light quantity range value is analyzed, and one of the plurality of compensation values that corresponds to the light intensity range difference is selected based on the difference by the micro processing unit.

12. The laser scanning device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element has a high level signal and a low level signal in a unit cycle, the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element is adjusted by sequential timing controlling a ratio of the high level signal and the low level signal in the unit cycle by the micro processing unit.

13. The laser scanning device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element has a high level signal and a low level signal in a unit cycle, the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element is adjusted by sequential timing controlling a ratio of the high level signal and the low level signal in the unit cycle by the micro processing unit.

14. The laser scanning device as claimed in claim 12, wherein a curve representing a relationship between the light quantity value and the unit cycle is obtained, after the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element is adjusted based on the compensation value corresponding to the current environment temperature by the micro processing unit, an adjusted light quantity value is generated by the light receiving element, and a minimum amount of difference between a unit cycle corresponding to the adjusted light quantity value and a unit cycle corresponding to the standard light quantity range value is calculated based on the curve, so as to adjust the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element by adjusting the ratio of the high level signal and the low level signal in the unit cycle.

15. The laser scanning device as claimed in claim 13, wherein a curve representing a relationship between the light quantity value and the unit cycle is obtained, after the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element is adjusted based on the compensation value corresponding to the current environment temperature by the micro processing unit, an adjusted light quantity value is generated by the light receiving element, and a minimum amount of difference between a unit cycle corresponding to the adjusted light quantity value and a unit cycle corresponding to the standard light quantity range value is calculated based on the curve, so as to adjust the oscillation frequency of the oscillating reflective element by adjusting the ratio of the high level signal and the low level signal in the unit cycle

16. The laser scanning device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the oscillating reflective element further comprises:

a reflecting mirror for reflecting the laser beams; and

a Micro Electro Mechanical System oscillator for controlling the reflecting mirror such that the reflecting mirror swings back and forth within the predetermined angle range.

17. The laser scanning device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a laser triggered locating element for receiving the laser beams reflected from the object in the predetermined scan region, wherein the laser triggered locating element is electrically connected with the micro processing unit and the laser beams received are provided to the micro processing unit for determining a position of the object in the predetermined scan region.