Apparatus and method for servo control in an optical disk driver
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsByung-Gyoo Kang, Jeong-Chae Youn
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for servo control in an optical disk driver. The amount of disk eccentricity is measured, and a compensation value corresponding to the measured disk eccentricity is calculated and stored. The stored compensation value is used in the track search mode so that a more stable and precise track search operation is achieved despite the disk eccentricity caused by imperfect disk manufacturing processes or disk clamping errors. Also, when a track jump is requested during a track-following operation, the jump start point is adjusted properly, thereby reducing the time needed to complete the track jump operation, as well as reducing track jump errors.
Claims15
A method for servo control of an optical disk driver, comprising:
- detecting an amount of disk eccentricity based on a variation of a center error of an objective lens detected with a tracking servo control turned off.
A method for servo control of an optical disk driver, comprising:
- detecting an amount of misalignment between a center of an objective lens and an optical axis of a photodetector;
- calculating a value used to move an optical pickup to a destination track;
- and
- adjusting the calculated value based on the detected amount of misalignment.
A method for servo control of an optical disk driver in a track jump operation, comprising:
- detecting a tracking error signal from an optical disk;
- determining when to move the beam spot based on the tracking error signal;
- moving the beam spot when a tracking error signal is less than or equal to a reference level;
- and
- setting the reference level based on a number of tracks for the beam spot to cross.
An apparatus for servo control of an optical disk driver comprising:
- a detector to detect a tracking error signal from an optical disk;
- a comparator to compare the detected tracking error signal with a reference level;
- and
- a controller to cause an optical pickup to move when the tracking error signal becomes less than or equal to the reference level, wherein said controller sets the reference level based on a number of tracks for the beam spot to cross.
An apparatus for servo control of an optical disk driver, comprising:
- a detector to detect an amount of disk eccentricity from a main beam reflected from an optical disk;
- and
- a processor to calculate the total number of tracks to be crossed during a track jump operation and to adjust the total calculated number of tracks based on the detected amount of disk eccentricity.
An apparatus for servo control of an optical disk driver, comprising:
- a detector to detect an amount of misalignment between a center of an objective lens and an optical axis of a photodetector;
- and
- a processor to calculate a value used to move an optical pickup to a destination track and to adjust the calculated value based on the detected amount of misalignment.
A method for servo control of an optical disk driver, comprising:
- detecting an amount of disk eccentricity from a main beam reflected from an optical disk wherein said detecting obtains an amount of disk eccentricity based on a variation of a center error of an objective lens detected with a tracking servo control turned off;
- setting compensation values corresponding to the detected amount of disk eccentricity;
- determining a number of tracks to be jumped according to a user selection;
- and
- adjusting the number of tracks to be crossed during a track jump operation, based on set compensation values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.