IP Library Granted Patent US 7,440,373
Granted Patent B2
US 7,440,373 · App. 10/771,503 · Granted Oct 21, 2008

Optical disk drive detecting disk surface deviation

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Patent No.
US 7,440,373
App. No.
10/771,503
Granted
Oct 21, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical disk drive capable of detecting a surface deviation of a disk during a very short period includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converting a focus error signal output from a pickup into digital data, and a central processing unit (CPU) writing an output of the ADC to a memory during one rotation of a motor according to a timing of a pulse signal output from a spindle motor. After that, the CPU reads data written to the memory and obtains a sine curve that minimizes the sum of squares of errors among data by a least square method. The CPU obtains a peak-to-peak value of the obtained sine curve and compares the peak-to-peak value to a predetermined threshold value, thereby determining the existence of the surface deviation of the disk.

Claims (50)

1. A method of detecting a disk surface deviation, comprising:

writing data to or reading data from a rotating optical disk;

amplifying, via a filter, frequency components of an output of the pickup at different amplification rates according to frequencies;

amplifying an output of the filter and outputting the amplified output to an actuator of the pickup;

converting a focus error signal output from the pickup into digital data;

lowering a low passband amplification rate of the filter and writing the converted digital data to a memory at a predetermined interval during one rotation of the optical disk;

reading the written digital data and obtaining a sine curve that minimizes a sum of squares of errors among the read digital data by a least square method; and

obtaining a peak-to-peak value of the sine curve and determining existence of surface deviation of the optical disk by comparing the obtained peak-to-peak value to a predetermined threshold value.

2. A method of detecting a disk surface deviation, comprising:

writing data to or reading data from a rotating optical disk;

amplifying, via a filter, frequency components of an output of the pickup at different amplification rates according to frequencies;

amplifying an output of the filter and outputting the amplified output to an actuator of the pickup;

converting a focus actuator signal output from the pickup into digital data;

lowering a low passband amplification rate of the filter and writing the converted digital data to a memory at a predetermined interval during one rotation of the optical disk;

reading the written digital data and obtaining a sine curve that minimizes a sum of squares of errors among the read digital data by a least square method; and

obtaining a peak-to-peak value of the sine curve and determining existence of surface deviation of the optical disk by comparing the obtained peak-to-peak value to a predetermined threshold value.

3. An optical disk drive comprising:

a pickup that writes data to or reads data from a rotating optical disk;

a filter that amplifies frequency components of an output of the pickup at different amplification rates according to frequencies;

an amplifier that amplifies an output of the filter and outputs the amplified output to an actuator of the pickup;

an analog-to-digital converter which converts a focus error signal output from the pickup into digital data;

a sampler which lowers a low passband amplification rate of the filter and writes the digital data of the analog-to-digital converter to a memory at a predetermined interval during one rotation of the optical disk;

a calculator which reads the digital data written to the memory and obtains a sine curve that minimizes a sum of squares of errors among the read digital data by a least square method; and

a detector which obtains a peak-to-peak value of the sine curve obtained by the calculator and determines existence of surface deviation of the optical disk by comparing the obtained peak-to-peak value to a predetermined threshold value.

4. The optical disk drive of claim 3 , wherein the sampler receives the digital data of the analog-to-digital converter according to a timing of a pulse signal output from a motor rotating the optical disk each time the motor rotates by a predetermined angle.

5. An optical disk drive comprising:

a pickup that writes data to or reads data from a rotating optical disk;

a filter that amplifies frequency components of an output of the pickup at different amplification rates according to frequencies;

an amplifier that amplifies an output of the filter and outputs the amplified output to an actuator of the pickup;

an analog-to-digital converter which converts a focus actuator signal output from the pickup into digital data;

a sampler, which lowers a low passband amplification rate of the filter and writes the digital data of the analog-to-digital converter to a memory at a predetermined interval during one rotation of the optical disk;

a calculator, which reads the digital data written to the memory and obtains a sine curve that minimizes a sum of squares of errors among the read digital data by a least square method; and

a detector, which obtains a peak-to-peak value of the sine curve obtained by the calculator and determines existence of surface deviation of the optical disk by comparing the obtained peak-to-peak value to a predetermined threshold value.

6. The optical disk drive of claim 5 , wherein the sampler receives the digital data of the analog-to-digital converter according to a timing of a pulse signal output from a motor rotating the optical disk each time the motor rotates by a predetermined angle.

7. A computer readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method of detecting disk surface deviation, the method comprising:

writing data to or reading data from a rotating optical disk;

amplifying, via a filter, frequency components of an output of the pickup at different amplification rates according to frequencies;

amplifying an output of the filter and outputting the amplified output to an actuator of the pickup;

converting a focus error signal output from the pickup into digital data;

lowering a low passband amplification rate of the filter and writing the converted digital data to a memory at a predetermined interval during one rotation of the optical disk;

reading the written digital data and obtaining a sine curve that minimizes a sum of squares of errors among the read digital data by a least square method; and

obtaining a peak-to-peak value of the sine curve and determining existence of surface deviation of the optical disk by comparing the obtained peak-to-peak value to a predetermined threshold value.

8. A computer readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method of detecting disk surface deviation, the method comprising:

writing data to or reading data from a rotating optical disk;

amplifying, via a filter, frequency components of an output of the pickup at different amplification rates according to frequencies;

amplifying an output of the filter and outputting the amplified output to an actuator of the pickup;

converting a focus actuator signal output from the pickup into digital data;

lowering a low passband amplification rate of the filter and writing the converted digital data to a memory at a predetermined interval during one rotation of the optical disk;

reading the written digital data and obtaining a sine curve that minimizes a sum of squares of errors among the read digital data by a least square method; and

obtaining a peak-to-peak value of the sine curve and determining existence of surface deviation of the optical disk by comparing the obtained peak-to-peak value to a predetermined threshold value.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2022
From: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
To: TS-OPTICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060390/0264 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2022
From: TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA CORP.
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060390/0071 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2022
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060390/0021 →