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Disk drive employing a modified rotational position optimization algorithm to account for external vibrations

US6968422B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2003
Grant dateNov 22, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0673
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive is disclosed which executes a rotational position optimization (RPO) algorithm to select a next command to execute from a command queue relative to an estimated access time. If an external vibration is detected, the RPO algorithm increases at least one of an estimated seek latency, an estimated settle latency, and an estimated rotational latency for each command in the command queue.

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