Head positioning method, and disk apparatus using the same
US7019938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/083
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first estimator 13 estimates the position of a head based on a VCM driving signal u1 and a voltage signal Va output from a VCM 6 to output a first head position estimation signal x1est. The first estimator 13 estimates the disturbance acting on a head supporting mechanism 8 to output a disturbance estimation signal τdest. A second estimator 15 estimates the displacement of the head based on a control signal c2 for a fine adjustment actuator 7 to output a displacement estimation signal x2est. The first head position estimation signal x1est and the displacement estimation signal x2est are added together to obtain a second head position estimation signal xest. A position error signal e is generated using a head position signal x obtained by detecting the servo information and the second head position estimation signal xest. A disturbance compensator 10 synthesizes a VCM control signal c1 with the disturbance estimation signal τdest to generate the VCM driving signal u1.
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