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Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:

Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jian Chen, Redhill, SG;

Xiong Liu, Upper Bukit Timah, SG;

Wei Sung Lee, Choa Chu Kang, SG;

Erwin Mochtar Wijaya, Clementi, SG;

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 19/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/54 (2006.01); G11B 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 19/02 (2013.01); G11B 5/54 (2013.01); G11B 21/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Measuring ramp friction in a disk drive including receiving a lift tab ramp load time profile for a voice coil motor and determining a load torque profile for a lift tab on the ramp based at least on the received ramp load time profile. The measuring also includes receiving a lift tab ramp unload time profile for the voice coil motor and determining an unload torque profile for the lift tab on the ramp based at least on the received ramp unload time profile. The measuring also includes calculating a ramp friction torque component based on the determined load torque profile and unload torque profile.


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