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Disk drive measuring a resonance mode by injecting sinusoids into a servo control system

US9052701B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2012
Grant dateJun 9, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P25/034
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk comprising a plurality of servo tracks defined by servo sectors recorded around the circumference of the disk at a servo sampling frequency, and a servo control system operable to actuate a head over the disk by generating a control signal applied to an actuator. A first sinusoid is injected into the servo control system and a first DC component (dc1) is measured in the control signal. A second sinusoid is injected into the servo control system and a second DC component (dc2) is measured in the control signal, wherein the second sinusoid comprises a phase offset from the first sinusoid. A resonance mode of the servo control system is measured based on dc1 and dc2.

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