As consumers demand cinematic video quality from their smartphones, optical image stabilisation (OIS) has become essential to prevent picture blur in various shooting scenarios like walking, running, and cycling. While Lens Shift and Sensor Shift OIS compensate for motion within the sensor plane, SMA Module Tilt OIS takes image stabilisation to the next level, acting as a gimbal to correct rotational blur, offering superior image quality across the entire sensor.

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The SMA Sensor Shift OIS actuator moves the image sensor in the X and Y directions as well as compensating for roll, effectively countering handshake motion in your handset. By also stabilising rotational motion, SMA Sensor Shift OIS enables exceptional 5-axis motion compensation for a whole new level of image and video clarity!

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Join Rory Buchanan for a quick dive into our Stroke Extension technology. Developed to enhance SMA Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) by over 50%, Stroke Extension increases the camera’s stabilisation range, resulting in sharper photos and more stable videos. Rory explains how Cambridge Mechatronics' patented 8-wire SMA technology enables movement across all six degrees of freedom, allowing for a wider compensation angle.

Farah Al-Naimi introduces the Lens Shift OIS actuator, powered by Cambridge Mechatronics' 4 Wire Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) technology, this actuator provides Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) to compensate for camera shake by shifting the camera lens in the x and y axes using four ultra-thin SMA wires. The demonstration shows a close-up of the actuator in motion, showcasing the main mechanical components that make up the actuator, including the static part, moving part, SMA wires and crimps.

Dive into the mechanical design of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators in this video featuring Robin Eddington, the Head of Product Design at CML. Here we look at the mechanical components that make up an SMA actuator, from the static components that form the foundation, to the dynamic parts driving movement in devices like smartphones. Learn about the use of SMA wires, replacing traditional components like coils and magnets, to create smaller, simpler, and more efficient actuators.

Using SMA as an extremely thin wire, Josh Carr highlights its potential in generating significant force, ideal for compact optical applications like autofocus and image stabilisation in smartphone cameras.

Alexander Doust introduces how CML uses SMA to engineer and design compact actuators, and the different use cases for these actuators. Discover how SMA's unique properties enable innovative applications in smartphone cameras, AR/VR headsets, haptic feedback devices, and in medical drug delivery systems. Explore how CML leverages the high force-to-mass ratio, compact design, and electromagnetic interference-free nature of SMA to create efficient and precise actuator systems.