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Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1989

Filed:

Sep. 27, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:

Charles R Watt, Shrewsbury, MA (US);

Frederick K Groll, Rutland, MA (US);

John A Scaramuzzo, Jr, Natick, MA (US);

Assignee:

Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 7704 ; 360 69 ;
Abstract

A method for automatically calibrating gain parameters of a servo control including a track position detector for a computer disk drive. The method generally comprises the step of encoding AB bursts on at least one special calibration track of a disk surface in accordance with a known off center pattern signal having a preselected frequency. Servo correction number information is also encoded on the calibration track to compensate for the off center pattern of the AB bursts. A digital signal processing technique is performed on a correction signal derived from the AB bursts and servo correction number information to detect a residual signal at the preselected frequency of the off center pattern signal. The gain of the track position detector is thereafter adjusted to minimize the magnitude of the residual signal.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Watt, Charles. (1989). Automatic servo gain calibration system for a disk drive (U.S. Patent No. 4890172). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4890172

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