Projector with scanning array light engine

A method of generating and projecting an image, the method comprising:

• creating a first partial image using a projector assembly, wherein the projector assembly includes:
• a light emitting diode (LED) array, wherein the LED array has an array axis, wherein the LED array includes a plurality of LEDs arranged along the array axis, and wherein the plurality of LEDs are individually addressable;
• a set of imaging optics positioned in optical communication with the LED array for forming an image of the LED array at a distance;
• and
• a translatable actuator mechanically connected to the set of imaging optics for generating relative motion between the LED array and the set of imaging optics along a translation axis perpendicular to the array axis,
• wherein creating the first partial image includes generating a first light output using the LED array at a first position relative to the set of imaging optics, wherein the first light output is imaged by the set of imaging optics to form the first partial image;
• translating the set of imaging optics to a second position along the translation axis using the translatable actuator;
• and
• creating a second partial image using the projector assembly, wherein creating the second partial image includes generating a second light output using the LED array with the set of imaging optics positioned at the second position, wherein the second light output is imaged by the set of imaging optics to form the second partial image, and wherein the first partial image and the second partial image together form a two-dimensional composite image.