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Method and apparatus for performing an open-loop current shaping for seeking acoustics reduction in a disk drive
Assignee: Maxtor Corp
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Filing: 1998-03-06
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Granted: 2000-11-14
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Expires: 2018-03-06
Abstract
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 includes sending at least one current command sample to a power amplifier, prior to sending a full scale current command to the power amplifier. A seek current wave form with a smooth, non-linear rise is generated using the power amplifier such that the current command sample. In one embodiment, the full scale current command is arranged to cause the power amplifier to saturate. In another embodiment, the initial rise is a smooth, substantially bi-exponential initial rise.
Inventors
- 👤 Jwo-Min Wang
- 👤 Thorsten Schmidt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:53
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B21/00; G11B21/02; G11B21/08; G11B21/081; G11B21/083; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/08; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/54; G11B5/55; G11B5/5521; G11B5/5526; G11B5/553; G11B5/5547
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for reducing overall seeking acoustics in a disk drive apparatus, the method comprising: sending at least one current shaping command sample to a power amplifier; sending a full scale current command sample to the power amplifier, the full scale current command sample being sent to the power amplifier after the at least one current shaping command sample is sent to the power amplifier; and generating a seek current wave form using the power amplifier and the at least one current shaping command sample, wherein the at least one current shaping command sample is arranged to create a smooth, substantially non-linear bi-exponential initial rise in the seek current wave form.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for reducing overall seeking acoustics in a disk drive apparatus, the method comprising: sending at least one current shaping command sample to a power amplifier; sending a full scale current command sample to the power amplifier, the full scale current command sample being sent to the power amplifier after the at least one current shaping command sample is sent to the power amplifier; and generating a seek current wave form using the power amplifier and the at least one current shaping command sample, wherein the at least one current shaping command sample is arranged to create a smooth, substantially non-linear bi-exponential initial rise in the seek current wave form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the full scale current command sample is arranged to cause the power amplifier to saturate.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
175 words
A method for reducing overall seeking acoustics in a disk drive apparatus, the method comprising: sending at least one current shaping command sample to the power amplifier; sending a full scale current command to the power amplifier, the full scale current command sample being sent to the power amplifier after the at least one current shaping command sample is sent to the power amplifier, wherein the at least one current shaping command sample and the full scale current command sample are sent through a circuit that is arranged to produce a control voltage from the at least one current shaping command sample and the full scale current command sample prior to being sent to the power amplifier, the control voltage being arranged to be directly sent to the power amplifier; and generating a seek current wave form using the power amplifier and the at least one current shaping command sample, wherein the at least one current shaping command sample is arranged to create a smooth, substantially non-linear initial rise in the seek current wave form.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
175 words
A method for reducing overall seeking acoustics in a disk drive apparatus, the method comprising: sending at least one current shaping command sample to the power amplifier; sending a full scale current command to the power amplifier, the full scale current command sample being sent to the power amplifier after the at least one current shaping command sample is sent to the power amplifier, wherein the at least one current shaping command sample and the full scale current command sample are sent through a circuit that is arranged to produce a control voltage from the at least one current shaping command sample and the full scale current command sample prior to being sent to the power amplifier, the control voltage being arranged to be directly sent to the power amplifier; and generating a seek current wave form using the power amplifier and the at least one current shaping command sample, wherein the at least one current shaping command sample is arranged to create a smooth, substantially non-linear initial rise in the seek current wave form.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the smooth, substantially non-linear initial rise is a smooth, two-stage cascaded exponential rise.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for reducing overall seeking acoustics in a disk drive apparatus, the method comprising: sending at least one current shaping command sample to the power amplifier, wherein sending at least one current shaping command sample to a power amplifier includes sending in the range of about one to about four current shaping command sample to a power amplifier; sending a full scale current command sample to the power amplifier, the full scale current command sample being sent to the power amplifier after the at least one current shaping command sample is sent to the power amplifier; and generating a seek current wave form using the power amplifier and the at least one current shaping command sample, wherein the at least one current shaping command sample is arranged to create a smooth, substantially non-linear initial rise tin the seek current wave form.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for reducing overall seeking acoustics in a disk drive apparatus, the method comprising: sending at least one current shaping command sample to the power amplifier, wherein sending at least one current shaping command sample to a power amplifier includes sending in the range of about one to about four current shaping command sample to a power amplifier; sending a full scale current command sample to the power amplifier, the full scale current command sample being sent to the power amplifier after the at least one current shaping command sample is sent to the power amplifier; and generating a seek current wave form using the power amplifier and the at least one current shaping command sample, wherein the at least one current shaping command sample is arranged to create a smooth, substantially non-linear initial rise tin the seek current wave form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
77 words
A method as recited in claim 5 wherein sending at least one current shaping command sample to a power amplifier includes sending four current shaping command samples to the power amplifier, wherein a first current shaping command sample selected from the four current shaping command samples defines an inflection point in the seek current wave form and the full scale current command sample defines a saturation value in the seek current wave form for the power amplifier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as recited in claim 6 wherein the initial rise in the seek current wave form is substantially concave in shape before the inflection point and substantially convex in shape after the inflection point.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
150 words
A method for processing a seek request on a disk drive apparatus, the disk drive apparatus including a power amplifier, an actuator motor, and an actuator assembly, wherein the actuator motor is arranged to cause the actuator assembly to move, the method comprising: creating the seek request in interface code; sending the seek request to servo code associated with the disk drive apparatus; receiving the seek request on the servo code; sending at least one current command sample from the servo code to the power amplifier, wherein the at least one current command sample is substantially independent of resonance conditions associated with the disk drive apparatus; generating a current wave form using the at least one current command sample and the power amplifier; and sending the current wave form to the actuator motor, wherein the current wave form is arranged to cause the actuator motor to move the actuator assembly.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
150 words
A method for processing a seek request on a disk drive apparatus, the disk drive apparatus including a power amplifier, an actuator motor, and an actuator assembly, wherein the actuator motor is arranged to cause the actuator assembly to move, the method comprising: creating the seek request in interface code; sending the seek request to servo code associated with the disk drive apparatus; receiving the seek request on the servo code; sending at least one current command sample from the servo code to the power amplifier, wherein the at least one current command sample is substantially independent of resonance conditions associated with the disk drive apparatus; generating a current wave form using the at least one current command sample and the power amplifier; and sending the current wave form to the actuator motor, wherein the current wave form is arranged to cause the actuator motor to move the actuator assembly.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as recited in claim 8 wherein sending the current wave form to the actuator motor includes: creating a torque using the actuator motor, wherein the torque causes the actuator assembly to move.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as recited in claim 9 wherein the torque creates an additional seeking acoustic associated with the disk drive apparatus, the amount of the additional seeking acoustic being dependent upon an initial rise in the current wave form sent to the actuator motor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 10 wherein the initial rise in the current wave form is arranged to minimize the amount of the additional seeking acoustic.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as recited in claim 10 wherein the additional seeking acoustic is created while the actuator assembly moves.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method as recited in claim 8 further including: sending a full scale current command sample from the servo code to the power amplifier after the at least one current command sample is sent from the servo code to the power amplifier.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as recited in claim 13 further including: generating the at least one current command sample and the full scale current command sample using the servo code.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
203 words
A method for processing a seek request on a disk drive apparatus, the disk drive apparatus including a power amplifier, an actuator motor, and an actuator assembly, wherein the actuator motor is arranged to cause the actuator assembly to move, the method comprising: receiving the seek request on servo code associated with the disk drive apparatus; generating at least one current command sample and a full scale current command sample using the servo code; sending the at least one current command sample from the servo code to the power amplifier; generating a current wave form using the at least one current command sample and the power amplifier; sending the current wave form to the actuator motor, the current wave form being arranged to cause the actuator motor to move the actuator assembly; and sending the full scale current command sample from the servo code to the power amplifier after the at least one current command sample is sent from the servo code to the power amplifier, wherein the at least one current command sample and the full scale current command are sent from the servo code to a circuit arranged to create a control voltage prior to being sent to the power amplifier.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
203 words
A method for processing a seek request on a disk drive apparatus, the disk drive apparatus including a power amplifier, an actuator motor, and an actuator assembly, wherein the actuator motor is arranged to cause the actuator assembly to move, the method comprising: receiving the seek request on servo code associated with the disk drive apparatus; generating at least one current command sample and a full scale current command sample using the servo code; sending the at least one current command sample from the servo code to the power amplifier; generating a current wave form using the at least one current command sample and the power amplifier; sending the current wave form to the actuator motor, the current wave form being arranged to cause the actuator motor to move the actuator assembly; and sending the full scale current command sample from the servo code to the power amplifier after the at least one current command sample is sent from the servo code to the power amplifier, wherein the at least one current command sample and the full scale current command are sent from the servo code to a circuit arranged to create a control voltage prior to being sent to the power amplifier.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
131 words
A disk drive apparatus comprising: a platter; an actuator motor; an actuator assembly coupled to the actuator motor, wherein the actuator motor is arranged to move the actuator assembly over the platter; a servo mechanism arranged to generate at least one current command sample, the servo mechanism further being arranged to generate a full scale current command; and a power amplifier, the power amplifier being coupled to the servo mechanism, wherein the power amplifier is arranged to receive the at least one current command sample and to use the at least one current command sample to generate an input current wave form to drive the actuator motor, wherein the at least one current command sample is arranged to create a smooth, approximately bi-exponential initial rise in the input current wave form.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
131 words
A disk drive apparatus comprising: a platter; an actuator motor; an actuator assembly coupled to the actuator motor, wherein the actuator motor is arranged to move the actuator assembly over the platter; a servo mechanism arranged to generate at least one current command sample, the servo mechanism further being arranged to generate a full scale current command; and a power amplifier, the power amplifier being coupled to the servo mechanism, wherein the power amplifier is arranged to receive the at least one current command sample and to use the at least one current command sample to generate an input current wave form to drive the actuator motor, wherein the at least one current command sample is arranged to create a smooth, approximately bi-exponential initial rise in the input current wave form.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
A disk drive apparatus as recited in claim 16 wherein the smooth initial rise in the input current wave form is arranged to reduce overall seeking acoustics associated with the disk drive apparatus.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
A disk drive apparatus as recited in claim 17 wherein the smooth initial rise in the input current wave form is substantially exponential in shape.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
155 words
A disk drive apparatus comprising: a platter; an actuator motor; an actuator assembly coupled to the actuator motor, wherein the actuator motor is arranged to move the actuator assembly over the platter; a servo mechanism arranged to generate at least one current command sample, the servo mechanism further being arranged to generate a full scale current command, wherein the servo mechanism is arranged to generate the at least one current command sample without knowledge of resonant modes associated with the disk drive apparatus; and a power amplifier the power amplifier being coupled to the servo mechanism, wherein the power amplifier is arranged to receive the at least one current command sample and to use the at least one current command sample to generate an input current wave form to drive the actuator motor, wherein the at least one current command sample is arranged to create a smooth initial rise in the input current wave form.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
155 words
A disk drive apparatus comprising: a platter; an actuator motor; an actuator assembly coupled to the actuator motor, wherein the actuator motor is arranged to move the actuator assembly over the platter; a servo mechanism arranged to generate at least one current command sample, the servo mechanism further being arranged to generate a full scale current command, wherein the servo mechanism is arranged to generate the at least one current command sample without knowledge of resonant modes associated with the disk drive apparatus; and a power amplifier the power amplifier being coupled to the servo mechanism, wherein the power amplifier is arranged to receive the at least one current command sample and to use the at least one current command sample to generate an input current wave form to drive the actuator motor, wherein the at least one current command sample is arranged to create a smooth initial rise in the input current wave form.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the smooth, substantially non-linear, bi-exponential initial rise includes a concave exponential followed by a convex exponential.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as recited in claim 8 wherein the current command sample is a current shaping command sample.
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