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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Fred Hansen, Boulder, CO (US);
Unkyong Hand, Longmont, CO (US);
Fernando Zayas, Loveland, CO (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing seek acoustics in a disk drive using feedback during large current transitions is provided. A desired transition profile, which uses feedback, is followed in order to smoothen transitions of a commanded current profile that is supplied to a VCM for moving a head relative to a disk surface during a seek operation. Linear interpolation is used to provide feedback for following the desired transition profile.