IP Library Granted Patent US 7,551,391
Granted Patent B2
US 7,551,391 · App. 11/699,683 · Granted Jun 23, 2009

System and method for controlling head velocity by demodulating servo information

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Patent No.
US 7,551,391
App. No.
11/699,683
Granted
Jun 23, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device demodulates servo information read from a storage medium of a storage device via a head. A velocity demodulating unit demodulates a moving velocity of the head based on the servo information. A velocity correcting unit corrects the moving velocity, when an amount of change in demodulated moving velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Claims (29)

1. A control device that demodulates servo information read from a storage medium of a storage device via a head, the control device comprising:

a velocity demodulating unit that demodulates a moving velocity of the head based on the servo information; and

a velocity correcting unit that corrects the moving velocity, when an amount of change in demodulated moving velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold,

wherein the velocity correcting unit corrects the moving velocity by adding a correction moving velocity at a time when the head moves to a closest track having a reproduction signal from which the servo information has been reproduced being different by one cycle to the demodulated moving velocity, or by subtracting the correction moving velocity from the demodulated moving velocity.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the velocity demodulating unit demodulates the moving velocity of the head based on the servo information in a single sector.

3. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the velocity demodulating unit demodulates the moving velocity of the head based on a phase difference of the servo information.

4. A storage device that includes a control device for demodulating servo information read from a storage medium via a head, the storage device comprising:

a velocity demodulating unit that demodulates a moving velocity of the head based on the servo information; and

a velocity correcting unit that corrects the moving velocity, when an amount of change in demodulated moving velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold,

wherein the velocity correcting unit corrects the moving velocity by adding a correction moving velocity at a time when the head moves to a closest track having a reproduction signal from which the servo information has been reproduced being different by one cycle to the demodulated moving velocity, or by subtracting the correction moving velocity from the demodulated moving velocity.

5. The storage device according to claim 4 , wherein

the velocity demodulating unit demodulates the moving velocity of the head based on the servo information in a single sector.

6. The storage device according to claim 4 , wherein

the velocity demodulating unit demodulates the moving velocity of the head based on a phase difference of the servo information.

7. A computer-readable recording medium that stores therein a computer program for demodulating servo information read from a storage medium via a head, wherein

the computer program causes a computer to execute:

demodulating a moving velocity of the head based on the servo information; and

correcting the moving velocity, when an amount of change in demodulated moving velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold,

wherein the correcting includes correcting the moving velocity by adding a correction moving velocity at a time when the head moves to a closest track having a reproduction signal from which the servo information has been reproduced being different by one cycle to the demodulated moving velocity, or by subtracting the correction moving velocity from the demodulated moving velocity.

8. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7 , wherein

the demodulating includes demodulating the moving velocity of the head based on the servo information in a single sector.

9. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7 , wherein

the demodulating includes demodulating the moving velocity of the head based on a phase difference of the servo information.

10. A method of demodulating servo information read from a storage medium via a head, the method comprising:

demodulating a moving velocity of the head based on the servo information; and

correcting the moving velocity, when an amount of change in demodulated moving velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold,

wherein the correcting includes correcting the moving velocity by adding a correction moving velocity at a time when the head moves to a closest track having a reproduction signal from which the servo information has been reproduced being different by one cycle to the demodulated moving velocity, or by subtracting the correction moving velocity from the demodulated moving velocity.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2012
From: TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORPORATION
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 027674/0653 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2009
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023558/0225 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2007
From: TAKAISHI, KAZUHIKO
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 018867/0155 →