摘要:
An optical drive system includes an optical assembly, a light source capable of transmitting light through the optical assembly, an objective lens positioned to direct light between the optical assembly and a respective information storage medium, and an actuator suspending the objective lens for relative motion thereof with respect to the actuator. A photodetector is disposed in a path of returning light to measure return light received from the respective medium. A monitoring circuit is provided to monitor a Quad Sum signal associated with the return light. A first servomotor is employed to move the objective lens in a tracking direction relative to the actuator and to move the objective lens during focus capture relative to the respective medium being read while system circuitry searches for a maximum Quad Sum signal. A second servo motor is employed to move the objective lens in a focusing direction relative to the actuator assembly. A first electronic circuit is provided to control the first and second servomotors. A servo error circuit is coupled to the first electronic circuit and the photodetector to determine when the return light exceeds a predetermined value, to search for a first zero crossing determining when the Quad Sum signal exceeds a predetermined amplitude, and to indicate to the first electronic circuit to direct close of focus by the second servomotor when the Quad Sum signal exceeds the predetermined amplitude.
摘要:
An apparatus and method are provided for generating a coarse actuator drive signal. A fine actuator, operatively attached to a coarse actuator, defines an optical pathway through which light reflected from various structures residing on a disk passes. A split detector, attached to the coarse assembly and positioned to intercept light from the optical pathway, receives the light reflected by the structures residing on the disk and generates signals representative of the light incident on each half of the split detector. A difference between the signals produced by the split detector indicates that the coarse actuator is not centered or aligned with respect to the fine actuator. Processing circuitry processes the signals produced by the split detector according to the disk structure utilized to produce the signals and generates a coarse actuator drive signal. The drive signal is applied to the coarse actuator thereby causing the coarse assembly to move and ultimately centering or aligning the fine assembly relative to the coarse assembly.
摘要:
Sampled servo data comprising one pit centered on a track and two pits spaced 1/4 track pitch from track center on opposite sides thereof provide for two sinusoidal tracking signals, one radially phase offset from the other by 90 degrees. A first tracking signal derived from subtracting the signals of the offset pits has a zero crossing at track center and is used by the servo system for tracking. Its derivative is used for damping. A second tracking signal derived from all three pits has maxima at track centers and is therefore 90 degrees out of phase with the first tracking signal. This second signal provides track crossing information, and when used in quadrature with the first tracking signal, provides information about the radial direction of crossing. The second signal also provides a control signal for inverting the damping signal while between tracks when the derivative of the first tracking signal would ordinarily be negative and provide for negative damping.