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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1998
Thorsten Schmidt, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jwo-min Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for reducing overall seeking acoustics in a head-disk apparatus are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method for reducing overall seeking acoustics in a disk drive apparatus, which includes an actuator, involves calculating an error that is a measure of a difference between a desired trajectory for the actuator and an actual trajectory for the actuator, and calculating a preliminary gain. The method also includes determining when the preliminary gain exceeds a minimum acceptable gain limit, and updating a current command using the preliminary gain and the velocity error when the preliminary gain exceeds the minimum acceptable gain limit. The preliminary gain is generally arranged to enable the updated current command to reduce the overall seeking acoustics. The updated current command is sent to a power amplifier which then generates a seek current signal using the power amplifier and the updated current command. The updated current command allows the actual trajectory to substantially follow the desired trajectory.