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Disk drive employing data-based basis function expansion for tuning seek servo loop

US7839600B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 2009
Grant dateNov 23, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2029

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

Abstract

A method of tuning a seek operation of a disk drive is disclosed, the disk drive comprising a disk, an actuator arm, a head coupled to a distal end of the actuator arm, a voice coil motor (VCM) for rotating the actuator arm about a pivot, and a closed loop servo system for generating a VCM control signal applied to the VCM. A function h is applied to the closed loop servo system and a corresponding output g of the closed loop servo system is measured. A reference signal is generated in response to a summation of a plurality of the function h, wherein each of the plurality of the function h is shifted by an offset and scaled by a coefficient, and the coefficients are generated in response to the measured output g.

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