Position detecting method, information recording/reproducing device and information recording medium
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorKeiji Shimatani
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Abstract
A position information signal pattern is recorded into a recording medium. The position information signal pattern is configured by arranging graphics having a circular shape, a rectangular shape or the like surrounded by a certain closed curve as pattern elements on a plane, and arranging the pattern elements in circumferential and radial directions of a disc so that a phase and a head position establish a proportional relationship in two or more frequency components of a reproduced signal. Position signals of the two frequency components included in the reproduced signal from the position information signal pattern are obtained, and the two position signals are added up with a certain ratio so that a position signal without error is obtained.
Claims15
A position detecting method for a head being transferred to a radial direction of a medium and recording and reproducing information, comprising:
- a step of recording a position information signal pattern into the medium, the position information signal pattern being configured by arranging graphics surrounded by a certain closed curve as pattern elements uniformly on a plane, arranging the pattern elements in circumferential and radial directions of a disc so that a phase and a head position establish a proportional relationship in two or more frequency components of a reproduced signal;
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- a step of determining a position signal of the head by phase-demodulating two or more different frequencies from the reproduced signal of the position information signal pattern, and determining a position signal of the head by adding the position signal resulting from the demodulation at a certain ratio.
An information recording/reproducing device for transferring a head to a radial direction so as to record and reproduce information, comprising:
- a position information signal pattern recorded into a medium, the position information signal pattern configured by arranging graphics surrounded by a certain closed curve as pattern elements uniformly on a plane and arranging the pattern elements in circumferential and radial directions of a disc so that a phase and a head position establish a proportional relationship in two or more frequency components of a reproduced signal;
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- a position signal demodulating unit for demodulating a position signal of the head by phase-demodulating two or more different freciuencies from the position information signal pattern and for determining a position signal of the head by adding the position signal resulting from the demodulation at a certain ratio.
An information recording medium for transferring a head to a radial direction so as to record and reproduce information thereinto, wherein the information recording medium records a position information signal pattern, where graphics surrounded by a certain closed curve are arranged as pattern elements uniformly on a plane and the pattern elements are arranged in circumferential and radial directions of a disc so that a phase and a head position establish a proportional relationship in two or more frequency components of a reproduced signal and so that a position signal of the head can be determined by phase-demodulating two or more different frequencies from a reproduced signal of the position information signal pattern and adding the position signal resulting from the demodulation at a certain ratio.
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