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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1998
Lance Robert Carlson, Niwot, CO (US);
STMicroelectronics, N. V., , NL;
Abstract
The invention is a servo compensation method and system for use in a disk storage system. The disk storage system experiences error that causes a head to become mis-aligned with the disk. The error comprises multiple spin-frequency harmonic run-out error and other servo position errors. During follow mode, a digital filter processes a position error signal to generate a compensation signal. The position error signal is comprised of components representative of the multiple spin-frequency harmonic run-out error and the other servo position errors. The compensation signal is comprised of components that cause the servo positioning system to compensate for the multiple spin-frequency harmonic run-out error and the other servo position errors. The digital filter also operates as an oscillator that provides an oscillating signal at multiples of the spin frequency of the disk during seek mode.