1. A method of recording a re-writable optical disk for an optical disk drive having an optical pick-up head, the method comprising:
determining an optimum power;
adjusting a gain of a Sub Beam Adder (SBAD) signal for generating a calibrated SBAD signal such that the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during a write power phase and a read power phase substantially;
recording the re-writable optical disk using the optimum power;
detecting a defect of the re-writable optical disk according to the calibrated SBAD signal; and
jumping over the detected defect and preventing the detected defect from being data-recorded.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the optimum-power determining step comprises:
performing an optimum power calibration (OPC) procedure at a power calibration area (PCA) of the re-writable optical disk to determine the optimum power.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the adjusting step comprises:
testing to write at a non-data area of the re-writable optical disk by using the optimum power;
measuring a first level of the SBAD signal while the optical pick-up head operates at the write power phase;
measuring a second level of the SBAD signal while the optical pick-up head operates at the read power phase;
generating a level difference by comparing the first level with the second level; and
generating the calibrated SBAD signal according to the level difference such that the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level at the write power phase and at the read power phase substantially.
4. The method according to claim 3 wherein the non-data area is a power calibration area.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein in the adjusting step, the calibrated SBAD signal is generated by decreasing the gain of the SBAD signal at the write power phase such that the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during the write power phase and the read power phase substantially.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein in the adjusting step, the calibrated SBAD signal is generated by increasing the gain of the SBAD signal at the read power phase such that the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during the write power phase and the read power phase substantially.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein in the detecting step, the defect of the optical disk is determined when the calibrated SBAD signal decays at least a defect threshold.
8. A method for detecting a defect of a re-writable optical disk, comprising:
measuring a first level of a Sub Beam Adder (SBAD) signal when an optical pick-up head operates at a write power phase;
measuring a second level of the SBAD signal when the optical pick-up head operates at a read power phase;
comparing the first level and the second level to generate a level difference;
adjusting a gain of the SBAD signal by using the level difference to generate a calibrated SBAD signal, wherein the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during the write power phase and the read power phase substantially; and
detecting the defect of the optical disk by using the signal level of the calibrated SBAD signal.
9. The method according to claim 8 wherein the first level measuring step comprises:
testing to write at a non-data area of the optical disk, wherein the non-data area is a power calibration area for instance; and
obtaining the first level of the SBAD signal.
10. The method according to claim 9 wherein the second level measuring step comprises:
testing to write at the non-data area of the optical disk; and
obtaining the first level of the SBAD signal.
11. The method according to claim 8 wherein in the adjusting step, the calibrated SBAD signal is generated by decreasing the gain of the SBAD signal at the write power phase such that the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during the write power phase and the read power phase substantially.
12. The method according to claim 8 wherein in the adjusting step, the calibrated SBAD signal is generated by increasing the gain of the SBAD signal at the read power phase such that the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during the write power phase and the read power phase.
13. The method according to claim 8 wherein in the detecting step, the defect of the optical disk is determined when the calibrated SBAD signal decays at least a defect threshold.
14. An optical disk drive capable of writing an re-writable optical disk, comprising:
an optical pick-up head for recording the re-writable optical disk and outputting a Sub Beam Adder (SBAD) signal;
an adjustment apparatus for adjusting the SBAD signal to output a calibrated SBAD signal, the adjustment apparatus comprising:
a measurement unit for measuring a first level of the SBAD signal when the optical pick-up head operates at a write power phase and measuring a second level of the SBAD signal when the optical pick-up head operates at a read power phase;
a comparator for comparing the first level and the second level to derive a level difference; and
a calibration unit for adjusting a gain of the SBAD signal by using the level difference to generate a calibrated SBAD signal, wherein the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during the write power phase and read power phase substantially; and
a controller for detecting the defect of the optical disk according to the calibrated SBAD signal.
15. The drive according to claim 14 wherein the optical pick-up head performs an optimum power calibration (OPC) procedure at a power calibration area of the re-writable optical disk to determine an optimum power.
16. The drive according to claim 14 wherein the pick-up head tests to record at a non-data area of the re-writable optical disk by using the optimum power.
17. The drive according to claim 16 wherein the measurement unit measures the first level of the SBAD signal at a write power phase and measures the second level of the SBAD signal at a read power phase.
18. The drive according to claim 14 wherein the adjustment apparatus outputs the calibrated SBAD signal by decreasing the gain of the SBAD signal at the write power phase such that the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during the write power phase and the read power phase substantially.
19. The drive according to claim 14, wherein the adjustment apparatus outputs the calibrated SBAD signal by increasing the gain of the SBAD signal at the read power phase such that the calibrated SBAD signal maintains at a same level during the write power phase and the read power phase substantially.
20. The drive according to claim 14 wherein the controller finds the defect of the optical disk when the calibrated SBAD signal decays at least a defect threshold.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An armor plate comprising alternating protection layers of light-weight high-strength fiber and reinforcing layers of high tensile strength oblong bodies.
2. An armor plate according to claim 1, wherein the high tensile strength oblong bodies are arranged unidirectionally and in parallel to each other.
3. An armor plate according to claim 2, wherein the reinforcing layers comprise gaps between the oblong bodies.
4. An armor plate according to claim 2, wherein a direction of said oblong bodies in at least one of said reinforcing layers of oblong bodies is substantially perpendicular to a direction of oblong bodies in adjacent andor other reinforcing layers.
5. An armor plate according to claim 1, wherein said reinforcing layers comprise lattice structures of high tensile strength oblong bodies.
6. An armor plate according to claim 5, wherein said lattice structures may comprise at least one of plain weave, basket weave, triaxial weave and double weave.
7. An armor plate according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said high tensile strength oblong bodies comprise pieces of high tensile strength material aligned with predetermined gaps between them.
8. An armor plate according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the gaps between said pieces and the lengths of said pieces vary within said reinforcing layer.
9. An armor plate according to claim 7, wherein said pieces in at least one of said reinforcing layers is displaced relative to said pieces in adjacent andor other reinforcing layers.
10. A method for production of armor plates, the method comprising: arranging alternating protection layers of light-weight high-strength fabric and reinforcing layers of high tensile strength oblong bodies; and fastening the layers of the construction together.
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein said arranging is according to a desired construction of the armor plate determined based on at least one of a required strength, weight and resistibility against penetrators.
12. A method according to claim 10, wherein said fastening is by heating and pressing all layers of the construction together