Abstract An optical disc drive that employs a velocity feedback loop for detecting the moving velocity (SV20) of an optical pickup, thereby to enable the optical pickup to seek a target recording track of an optical disc. The number of tracks (DT) to the target recording track is calculated on the basis of a signal derived from the optical pickup and a target velocity signal is supplied to the velocity feedback loop in accordance with the calculated result, whereby the moving velocity of the optical pickup can be controlled to become [0] at a timing (time point) at which the optical pickup reaches the target recording track.
An optical disc drive having a seek control circuit for driving an optical pickup to reach a target recording track, comprising: a) velocity feedback means for controlling a moving velocity of said optical pickup by detecting a velocity thereof; and b) seek control means for calculating the number of remaining tracks to said target recording track on the basis of a signal derived from said optical pickup and for supplying a target velocity signal to said velocity feedback means on the basis of the calculated result.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An optical disc drive having a seek control circuit for driving an optical pickup to reach a target recording track, comprising: a) velocity feedback means for controlling a moving velocity of said optical pickup by detecting a velocity thereof; and b) seek control means for calculating the number of remaining tracks to said target recording track on the basis of a signal derived from said optical pickup and for supplying a target velocity signal to said velocity feedback means on the basis of the calculated result.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An optical disc drive as claimed in claim 1, in which said seek control means includes a down counter and a digital-to-analog converter which generate said target velocity signal.
Claim 4
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An optical disc drive as claimed in claim 1, in which said seek control means includes an up/down counter and a digital-to-analog converter which produce said target velocity signal.
Claim 5
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An optical disc drive according to claim 3 further comprising correcting menas for correcting said target velocity signal.
Claim 6
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An optical disc drive as claimed in claim 4, in which said seek control means includes emphasis means for emhasizing said target velocity signal when said up/down counter is in its up-count state.
Claim 7
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An optical disc drive according to claim 1 further comprising bang-bang control means for bang-bang controlling said velocity feedback means when there remain a few tracks to be seeked.
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