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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Ferris, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Jaesoo Byoun, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/5565 (2013.01); G11B 5/5526 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a voice coil motor (VCM) and a secondary actuator configured to actuate a head over a disk. A control signal is applied to the secondary actuator while processing a sensor signal generated by the secondary actuator. A vibration signal is generated based on the sensor signal, wherein the vibration signal is a high-pass signal.