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Cylinder crossing detection circuit for disc drive or the like

US4516178A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 1982
Grant dateMay 7, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/5552
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved technique for the counting of servo tracks in a position servo system wherein a single pulse is produced upon each crossing of a reference level by the servo data demodulation signal, the width of which is determined by the velocity of the servo data head relative to the medium.

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