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Radial dependent low frequency repeatable run out compensation apparatus and method

US6963466B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2003
Grant dateNov 8, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/59627
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for tracking radially-dependent repeatable run-out in a disc drive having a servo loop for positioning a head over a rotating disc is provided. The disc includes multiple tracks. Radially-dependent repeatable run-out control components for at least a subset of the multiple tracks are first determined. The subset of the multiple tracks being boundary tracks of established zones of a disc. Data representative of the radially-dependent repeatable run-out control components for the subset of the multiple tracks is then stored in a table. The stored data representative of the radially-dependent repeatable run-out control components is utilized to interpolate or extrapolate the radially-dependent repeatable run-out control components for tracks within a zone or outside of the zones for which data is known.

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