Abstract:
An improved means for compensating for temperature variations in a magnetic disc drive system in which a magnetic disc is rotated on a spindle and a magnetic head is movable radially across the surface of the disc by means of a head support displaceable on a base plate, the head and head support being positioned by a positioning means. A first temperature value is detected near the magnetic head and disc and a second temperature value is detected near the base plate and the positioning means. The differential between the first and second temperature values is obtained in the form of a first voltage signal and the differential between a constant reference temperature and the first temperature value is obtained in the form of a second voltage signal. The two voltage signals are summed to provide a correcting signal to the positioning means.
Abstract:
Moving laser beams from useful tracks to alternative positions in devices in which information is stored optically or magneto-optically. This results in higher signal-to-noise ratios.