Data storage device adjusting seek profile based on seek length when ending track is near ramp
US9165583B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/54
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of tracks, and a load/unload ramp. When seeking the head a seek length from a starting track to an ending track, control circuit is configured to adjust a seek profile when the seek length is greater than a first threshold and the ending track is within a second threshold of the load/unload ramp.
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