IP Library Granted Patent US 10,984,831
Granted Patent B1
US 10,984,831 · App. 16/929,887 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Data storage device compensating for seek vibration using vibration sensor

Inventors: Jianguo Zhou (Foothill Ranch, CA); Li Zhou (San Jose, CA); Feng Hong (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
G11B19/042G11B5/556G11B5/59622G11B5/59633G11B19/14
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Patent No.
US 10,984,831
App. No.
16/929,887
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A data storage device is disclosed comprising an actuator configured to actuate a head over a disk surface, and a vibration sensor configured to generate a vibration signal (VS). Control circuitry comprising a servo control system having a torque rejection curve (TRC) configured to control the actuator is configured to measure a position error signal (PES) of the head, and measure the VS output by the vibration sensor. A feed-forward compensator is configured based on PES/VS/TRC. While seeking the head across the disk surface, the VS is processed using the feed-forward compensator to generate a feed-forward compensation during a settle interval of the seek, and the actuator is controlled using the feed-forward compensation during the settle interval.

Claims (48)

1. A data storage device comprising:

a disk surface;

a head;

an actuator configured to actuate the head over the disk surface;

a vibration sensor configured to generate a vibration signal (VS); and

control circuitry comprising a servo control system having a torque rejection curve (TRC) configured to control the actuator, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

measure a position error signal (PES) of the head;

measure the VS output by the vibration sensor;

configure a feed-forward compensator based on:

PES/VS/TRC;

seek the head across the disk surface;

process the VS using the feed-forward compensator to generate a feed-forward compensation during a settle interval of the seek; and

control the actuator using the feed-forward compensation during the settle interval.

2. The data storage device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the feed-forward compensation reduces the settle interval when seeking the head over the disk surface.

3. The data storage device as recited in claim 1 , wherein prior to seeking the head a first seek length, the control circuitry is further configured to configure the feed-forward compensator based on the first seek length.

4. The data storage device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the feed-forward compensator comprises a filter.

5. The data storage device as recited in claim 4 , wherein the filter comprises an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter.

6. The data storage device as recited in claim 4 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to adjust a gain of the filter based on the PES of the head.

7. The data storage device as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

the vibration sensor generates a rotational VS and a linear VS; and

the VS consists of the rotational VS.

8. A data storage device comprising:

a first disk surface comprising a plurality of tracks;

a first head;

a second disk surface comprising a plurality of tracks;

a second head;

a first actuator configured to actuate the first head over the first disk surface;

a second actuator configured to actuate the second head over the second disk surface;

a vibration sensor configured to generate a vibration signal (VS); and

control circuitry comprising a servo control system having a torque rejection curve (TRC) configured to control the actuator, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

measure a position error signal (PES) of the first head;

measure the VS output by the vibration sensor;

configure a first feed-forward compensator based on:

PES/VS/TRC;

process the VS using the first feed-forward compensator to generate a first feed-forward compensation that compensates for a seek vibration when seeking the second actuator; and

control the first actuator using the first feed-forward compensation.

9. The data storage device as recited in claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

adapt a second feed-forward compensator based on the PES and the VS;

process the VS using the second feed-forward compensator to generate a second feed-forward compensation; and

control the first actuator using the first feed-forward compensation and the second feed-forward compensation.

10. The data storage device as recited in claim 8 , wherein the vibration sensor comprises a first accelerometer.

11. The data storage device as recited in claim 10 , wherein:

the vibration sensor further comprises a second accelerometer; and

the vibration sensor generates the vibration signal based on a difference between an output of the first accelerometer and an output of the second accelerometer.

12. The data storage device as recited in claim 8 , wherein prior to seeking the second head a first seek length, the control circuitry is further configured to configure the first feed-forward compensator based on the first seek length.

13. The data storage device as recited in claim 8 , wherein the first feed-forward compensator comprises a filter.

14. The data storage device as recited in claim 13 , wherein the filter comprises an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter.

15. The data storage device as recited in claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to adjust a gain of the filter based on the PES of the first head.

Assignments (5)
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - DDTL LOAN AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 067045/0156 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - A&R LOAN AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 064715/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 053926 FRAME 0446 Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 058966/0321 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2020
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 053926/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2020
From: ZHOU, JIANGUO; ZHOU, LI; HONG, FENG
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 053219/0478 →
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