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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
JianBo He, Longmont, CO (US);
Joseph Cheng-Tsu Liu, Singapore, SG;
Kevin Gomez, Singapore, SG;
Tao Zhang, Kingston, CA;
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 ; G11B 2/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 ; G11B 2/102 ;
Abstract
An actuator control system for a two-stage actuator system of a disc drive has a first, or primary, stage actuator consisting of a voice coil motor that positions the head relative to a disc and a microactuator that alters the actuator system without operation of the voice coil motor. A control loop includes a controller responsive to seek commands to operate the voice coil motor, thereby moving the head relative to the disc. An active damping circuit is coupled to the head to operate the microactuator to damp resonance modes of the actuator system.