Method for controlling at least one drive unit (30, 55, 56) and at least one deflection unit (25, 60, 61), in particular a micromirror, a two-dimensional microscanner device (40), the method comprising the following process steps: - Generating (100) first control signals (11, 420a, 420b) for controlling the drive unit (30, 55, 56) of the at least one deflection unit (25, 60, 61) by means of at least one computing unit (10, 65), and - Generating (110) second control signals (12) for controlling the drive unit (30, 55, 56) of the at least one deflection unit (25, 60, 61) by means of the at least one computing unit (10, 65), and - Transmitting (120) the first control signals (11, 420a, 420b) from the at least one computing unit (10, 65) to the at least one drive unit (30, 55, 56), and - Transmitting (130) the second control signals (12) from the at least one computing unit (10, 65, 76) to the at least one drive unit (25, 60, 61), and - Execution (130) of a sinusoidal first motion (320a), in particular a first rotational motion, of which at least one deflection unit (25, 60, 61) about a first axis (62), in particular a
horizontal axis, depending on the transmitted first control signals (11, 420a, 420b) at a first time (301), and - Execution (140) of a sinusoidal second motion (340), in particular a second rotational motion, which includes at least one deflection unit (25, 60, 61) about a second axis (57) arranged substantially perpendicular to the first axis (62), in particular about a
vertical axis, at the first time (301), wherein the first control signals (11, 420a, 420b) transmitted from the at least one computing unit (10, 65) to the at least one drive unit (25, 60, 61) are adapted (219) such that a periodic third movement (330) is superimposed on the first movement (320a) at a second time (305) following the first time (301), or wherein the second control signals (12) transmitted from the at least one computing unit (10, 65) to the at least one drive unit (25, 60, 61) are adapted (220) such that a periodic fourth movement is superimposed on the second movement (340) at the second time (305) following the first time (301), characterized by the fact that the sinusoidal first motion (320a) of the at least one deflection unit (25, 60, 61) about the first axis (62) is performed with a defined first frequency f1 (160), and the sinusoidal second motion of the at least one deflection unit (25, 60, 61) about the second axis (57) is performed with a defined second frequency f2 (170), wherein, depending on the frequencies f1 and f2, image points in the form of a Lissajous figure (455a, 455b, 456a, 456b, 510) are projected onto a provided, in particular rectangular, projection volume (500) by means of the deflection unit (25, 60, 61) (180).