Method of and apparatus for generating a unique index mark from

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1982-06-23

1983-07-05

Truhe, J. V.

Electricity: motive power systems

Switched reluctance motor commutation control

360 49, 360 722, H02K 2902

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043920950

ABSTRACT:
A unique index mark is provided to avoid errors in addressing a memory location on a disk surface by correlating the commutation signal from a d.c. motor with a synchronizing signal present on one or more discrete tracks of the disk. The proportion of the synchronizing signals on one track depends on the number of phases of the d.c. motor although typically with a 2-phase motor one-half of the track contains the synchronizing signal, the other half of the track being erased. The commutation signals and the synchronizing signals are correlated using a microprocessor and a flip-flop. A sensing head looks for a synchronizing signal which is typically 10 individual data blocks of short duration. The detected blocks are counted in each half revolution of the disk, timed from the index edge and comparing the counts in successive half-revolutions in a comparator over several disk revolutions. The microprocesser then identifies from the comparator output the half-revolution of the disk in which the synchronizing signal was recorded. The microprocessor receives the output of the comparator and forces the output of the flip-flop hi setting an initial condition. Thereafter the microprocessor ensures that the flip-flop output is always correlated with the synchronizing signal thereby producing a unique index mark.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3329944 (1967-07-01), Leinberger
patent: 3848167 (1974-11-01), Ratschmeier et al.
patent: 3851116 (1974-11-01), Cannon

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