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Sine seek adaptation at voltage and temperature margins

US6515820B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 1999
Grant dateFeb 4, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/59616
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of compensating for non-optimal operating conditions during a sine seek operation. A disc drive with a seek controller provides a feedforward signal to an actuator during a portion of the operation of an actuator and provides a velocity signal during another portion of operation of the actuator. The controller also stores a velocity error switch point. If it is determined that the feed forward signal is lower or higher than a first nominal value, then the feed forward signal provided by the controller is adjusted. Furthermore, if it was determined that the feed forward signal is lower than the first nominal value, the velocity error switch point is decreased.

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