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Track-following method in optical disc apparatus and optical disc apparatus adopting this method

US6661751B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2001
Grant dateDec 9, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/08517
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a track-following method in a DVD-RAM disc, CAPA detection is avoided during the track-following process, and a track-following operation is stably made from a high-speed state using adaptive deceleration pulses. In order to avoid CAPA detection during the track-following process, a CAPA is detected from a tracking error signal using a high-pass filter, and the track-following start timing is set within 0.4 ms after the detection of the CAPA. The pulse width of the adaptive deceleration pulses to a lens actuator is variable so that the tracking error signal follows a standard tracking error signal. The zero-crossing point of the tracking error signal after the detection of the CAPA is set as the track-following start timing, and tracking-servo is started after an adaptive brake process for varying the deceleration pulse width based on the difference between the tracking error signal and standard tracking error (TE) signal.

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