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Disk drive employing feed-forward compensation and phase shift compensation during seek settling

US8937784B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2012
Grant dateJan 20, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/59688
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating a disk drive is disclosed wherein the disk drive comprises a disk comprising a plurality of tracks, a head, and a closed loop servo system comprising a seek servo loop and a settle servo loop for actuating the head over the disk. When the head approaches a target track during a seek operation, the settle servo loop is enabled wherein a feedback control signal is generated based on a measured state of the servo system. The feedback control signal is adjusted with a feed-forward compensation. A phase shift between the measured state of the servo system and a corresponding estimated state of the servo system is compensated. The head is settled on the target track in response to the feed-forward compensation.

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