IP Library Granted Patent US 7,466,101
Granted Patent B2
US 7,466,101 · App. 11/513,989 · Granted Dec 16, 2008

Head position control method, head position control device, and disk device

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Patent No.
US 7,466,101
App. No.
11/513,989
Granted
Dec 16, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A positioning control device based on an observer control has a disturbance suppression function to which a disturbance suppression function is added without affecting the control characteristics of the observer. Models of an actuator and a disturbance model are separated, and for the disturbance model, state information is generated using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is a numerator of a filter in which degrees of denominator and numerator for shaping a sensitivity function are the same, and the disturbance suppression value of the actuator is computed from the state information. The vibration of the head can be prevented adapting to a wide range of disturbance frequencies without affecting the control characteristics of the observer.

Claims (46)

1. A head positioning control method for controlling positioning of a head to a predetermined position of a disk storage medium by an actuator, comprising the steps of:

computing a position error from a target position of said head and a current position acquired from said head;

generating state information using an estimated gain of said actuator according to an estimated position error between said position error and an estimated position of an observer, and computing a control value of said actuator from said state information;

computing a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from state information by generating the state information using an estimated gain determination from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which a denominator is a numerator of a filter in which degrees of denominator and numerator for shaping a sensitivity function are the same, according to said estimated position error; and

adding said control value and said disturbance suppression value, and driving said actuator,

wherein said disturbance suppression value computing step further comprises:

a step of generating state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model of which pole is zero point of said numerator of the filter for shaping said sensitivity function according to a desired disturbance frequency.

2. A head positioning control method for controlling positioning of a head to a predetermined position of a disk storage medium by an actuator, comprising the steps of:

computing a position error from a target position of said head and a current position acquired from said head;

generating state information using an estimated gain of said actuator according to an estimated position error between said position error and an estimated position of an observer, and computing a control value of said actuator from said state information;

computing a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from state information by generating the state information using an estimated gain determination from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which a denominator is a numerator of a filter in which degrees of denominator and numerator for shaping a sensitivity function are the same, according to said estimated position error; and

adding said control value and said disturbance suppression value, and driving said actuator,

wherein said disturbance suppression value computing step further comprises:

a step of generating state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model of which denominator is said numerator of a linear or a quadratic filter for shaping the sensitivity function according to a desired disturbance frequency.

3. A head positioning control method for controlling positioning of a head to a predetermined position of a disk storage medium by an actuator, comprising the steps of:

computing a position error from a target position of said head and a current position acquired from said head;

generating state information using an estimated gain of said actuator according to an estimated position error between said position error and an estimated position of an observer, and computing a control value of said actuator from said state information;

computing a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from state information by generating the state information using an estimated gain determination from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which a denominator is a numerator of a filter in which degrees of denominator and numerator for shaping a sensitivity function are the same, according to said estimated position error; and

adding said control value and said disturbance suppression value, and driving said actuator,

wherein said disturbance suppression value computing step further comprises the steps of:

generating state information using an estimated gain determined from a plurality of disturbance models defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of said plurality of filters according to a plurality of disturbance frequencies to be suppressed according to said estimated position error;

computing a plurality of disturbance suppression values of said actuator from said state information; and

adding said plurality of disturbance suppression values.

4. A disk device, comprising:

a head for at least reading data of a disk storage medium;

an actuator for positioning said head at a predetermined position of said disk storage medium; and

a control unit for computing a position error from a target position of said head and a current position acquired from said head, generating state information using an estimated gain of said actuator according to an estimated position error between said position error and an estimated position of an observer, and computing a control value of said actuator from said state information,

wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which a denominator is a numerator of a filter in which degrees of denominator and numerator for shaping a sensitivity function are the same, according to said estimated position error, computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information, adds said control value and said disturbance suppression value, and drives said actuator.

5. The disk device according to claim 4 , wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model of which pole is zero point of said numerator of the filter for shaping said sensitivity function according to a desired disturbance frequency, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

6. The disk device according to claim 4 , wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model of which denominator is said numerator of a linear or a quadratic filter for shaping the sensitivity function according to a desired disturbance frequency, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

7. The disk device according to claim 4 , wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a plurality of disturbance models defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of said plurality of filters according to said plurality of disturbance frequencies to be suppressed according to said estimated position error, computes a plurality of disturbance suppression values of said actuator from said state information, and adds said plurality of disturbance suppression values.

8. The disk device according to claim 4 , wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of a linear filter for performing steady bias compensation and a quadratic filter for suppressing a range near a specific frequency to be a notch filter form, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

9. The disk device according to claim 4 , wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of a linear filter for performing steady bias compensation and a quadratic filter for uniformly suppressing a specific frequency or less, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

10. The disk device according to claim 8 , wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of a quadratic filter for suppressing around said specific frequency which is in a relatively high frequency range, to be a notch filter form, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

11. The disk device according to claim 8 , wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a plurality of disturbance models defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of a plurality of quadratic filters for suppressing around said plurality of specific frequencies to be a notch filter form, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

12. The disk device according to claim 9 , wherein said control unit generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of a quadratic filter for uniformly suppressing said specific frequency or less, which is in a relatively low frequency range, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

13. A head position control device for positioning a head for at least reading data of a disk storage medium to a predetermined position on said disk storage medium by controlling an actuator, comprising:

an observer for computing an estimated position error from a target position of said head and a current position acquired from said head, generating state information using an estimated gain of said actuator according to an estimated position error between said position error and an estimated position of said observer, and computing a control value of said actuator from said state information;

a disturbance observer for generating state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is a numerator of a filter in which degrees of denominator and numerator for shaping a sensitivity function are the same, according to said estimated position error, and computing a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information; and

an addition block for adding said control value and said disturbance suppression value, and driving said actuator.

14. The head position control device according to claim 13 , wherein said disturbance observer generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model of which pole is zero point of said numerator of the filter for shaping said sensitivity function according to a desired disturbance frequency, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

15. The head position control device according to claim 13 , wherein said disturbance observer generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model of which denominator is said numerator of a linear or a quadratic filter for shaping the sensitivity function according to a desired disturbance frequency, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

16. The head position control device according to claim 13 , wherein said disturbance observer generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a plurality of disturbance models defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of said plurality of filters according to said plurality of disturbance frequencies to be suppressed according to said estimated position error, computes a plurality of disturbance suppression values of said actuator from said state information, and adds said plurality of disturbance suppression values.

17. The head position control device according to claim 13 , wherein said disturbance observer generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of a linear filter for performing steady bias compensation and a quadratic filter for suppressing around a specific frequency to be a notch filter form, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

18. The head position control device according to claim 13 , wherein said disturbance observer generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of a linear filter for performing steady bias compensation and a quadratic filter for uniformly suppressing a specific frequency or less, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

19. The head position control device according to claim 17 , wherein said disturbance observer generates state information using an estimated gain determined from a disturbance model defined by a transfer function of which denominator is said numerator of a quadratic filter for suppressing around said specific frequency, which is in a relatively high frequency range, to be a notch filter form, and computes a disturbance suppression value of said actuator from said state information.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2012
From: TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORPORATION
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 027590/0695 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2009
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023861/0881 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2006
From: TAKAISHI, KAZUHIKO
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 018261/0488 →