Cirrus Logic Inc.

Francis H Reiff

Paul M Romano

Louis Supino

An optical disc storage system comprises a sliding mode controller for actuating an optical read head assembly over an optical disc during focus capture, focus tracking, track seeking and centerline tracking. The sliding mode controller is a non-linear control system which operates by switching between positive and negative feedback in order to force certain phase states (such as the read head's position error and velocity) to follow a predetermined phase state trajectory. Sliding mode control provides improved compensation to parametric variations, external load disturbances and other transients such as, for example, the focus capture transient. Furthermore, the sliding mode positive and negative feedback gains need only be within a predetermined range, thereby allowing gain values of 2.sup.n which significantly reduces the complexity and cost of the gain multipliers.

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Broomfield, CO, United States of America

Francis H Reiff