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Observer based dual stage servo controller with gain boost to accomodate rotational vibration

US6590734B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2000
Grant dateJul 8, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B21/083
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes a servo control system for controlling a dual stage actuator in a disc drive. The disc drive includes a data head for accessing information on a disc surface, and the dual stage actuator includes a coarse actuator and at least one fine actuator. The control system includes a fine actuator driver and a coarse actuator driver for driving the fine and coarse actuators, respectively. The control system also includes an observer which receives the coarse and fine actuator input signals and estimates a response of the coarse and fine actuators. A gain boost circuit is coupled to the fine and coarse actuator drivers and introduces a gain boost to reduce track following error in a desired frequency range.

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