Adaptive index reference position qualification
US6950270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/5547
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for performing a seek operation to move a data transducing head from an initial track to a destination track on a rotatable recording surface. A servo control circuit operates to sweep the head across the recording surface. Servo data from an intermediary track are transduced to obtain a detected angular position value for the head with respect to the recording surface. When the detected angular position value differs from a predicted angular position value for the head, the servo control circuit initiates an index qualification routine at the conclusion of the seek. The qualification routine involves transducing the servo data from the destination track to verify the accuracy of the predicted angular position value. In this way, the effects of spurious (false) index signals obtained from the servo data transduced during the seek operation are minimized, and unnecessary reinitializations of the servo control circuit are avoided.
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