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Track following transducer position control system for a disk storage drive system

US5065263A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 1989
Grant dateNov 12, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B21/106
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A position control system for a disk storage drive system which includes a data transducer for recording and playback of the information stored in a desired data track of an information storage disk having a plurality of data storage tracks thereon, includes: a driver unit for actuating the data transducer; a position encoder of detecting a variation in movement of the data transducer and for producing a current position signal thereof; a tracking error detector for producing a tracking error signal upon detecting a positional difference of the data transducer from the desired data track; a track deflection estimator for estimating a deflection of track resulting from either eccentricity or undulation of the data track and for generating a feed-forward signal based on the estimation, and a discrete-time control loop for controlling the driver unit in accordance with the tracking error signal. The discrete-time control loop includes a compensating position calculator for calculating a compensating position command signal from the tracking error signal and an interpolation calculator for generating an interpolation signal which is supplied to the driver unit through interpolation wit…

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