Device and method for a damping function to reduce undesirable mechanical
transient responses to control signals. In one aspect of the present invention,
the damping function may be used to reduce overshoot and oscillation when a digital
micromirror is driven from a landing plate to the flat or neutral position. In
another aspect of the present invention, the damping function may be used to reduce
transient resonance of a digital micromirror when the micromirror is driven to
a landing plate.