摘要:
Disclosed is a method for performing a seek operation in a disk drive using current in the saturation mode to accelerate and decelerate the actuator arm. In a first embodiment, several measurements are made during the acceleration portion of the seek to estimate the deceleratlon available in saturation mode. In a second embodiment, the point at which the current is switched from acceleration current to deceleration current is adjusted based upon the position where the actuator arm comes within a desired amount of the velocity of a velocity profile assuming worst case conditions.
摘要:
A three mode motor speed control for a device such as a magnetic disk drive requiring a closely regulated running speed provides for acceleration, deceleration, obtaining close speed regulation and maintaining speed regulation of a rotating device during operation. The first mode of control provides acceleration or deceleration while checking velocity each eighth revolution and the second mode of control uses single revolutions to measure speed over an accurate rotational distance to obtain close speed regulation. Both mode one and mode two are controlled by the device controller. During run conditions with no error signal, a third mode of control of the closely regulated velocity is maintained by separate hardware circuits which frees the processor for other uses. An error condition forces control to mode one for re-establishment of the regulated running speed and a command to stop the drive forces control to level one for deceleration and stop procedures.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method for performing a seek operation in a disk drive using current in the saturation mode to accelerate and decelerate the actuator arm. In a first embodiment, several measurements are made during the acceleration portion of the seek to estimate the deceleratlon available in saturation mode. In a second embodiment, the point at which the current is switched from acceleration current to deceleration current is adjusted based upon the position where the actuator arm comes within a desired amount of the velocity of a velocity profile assuming worst case conditions.
摘要:
A controller for a voice coil motor driven disk file actuator (10) is described. The device has an online adjustable gain characteristic for controlling movement of the actuator assembly and an estimator (56) that estimates actuator velocity and bias. Forward gain is estimated from position and coil current measurements and compared with a nominal value to create an error signal used to adjust the controller and estimator gain characteristics. The control technique allows changes in the open loop system without changing the closed loop performance. By monitoring loop gain it is possible to alter compensator gains to maintain a constant closed loop performance.
摘要:
A control circuit for a disk drive actuator is shown wherein the power to the actuator is switched from the normal power source to the spindle drive motor windings (50) functioning as a generator, when the power is interrupted. The rectified output of the current from the stator windings has a polarity which drives the actuator to the home position. Back to back diode means (51, 52) are connected in parallel with the actuator coil (48) when the spindle motor windings are functioning to generate power. The number of series connected diodes in each of the diode means determines the upper limit of actuator velocity. The switching function can be actuated by either a power interruption or by an error condition.
摘要:
A control circuit for a disk drive actuator is shown wherein the power to the actuator is switched from the normal power source to the spindle drive motor windings (50) functioning as a generator, when the power is interrupted. The rectified output of the current from the stator windings has a polarity which drives the actuator to the home position. Back to back diode means (51, 52) are connected in parallel with the actuator coil (48) when the spindle motor windings are functioning to generate power. The number of series connected diodes in each of the diode means determines the upper limit of actuator velocity. The switching function can be actuated by either a power interruption or by an error condition.
摘要:
A controller for a voice coil motor driven disk file actuator (10) is described. The device has an online adjustable gain characteristic for controlling movement of the actuator assembly and an estimator (56) that estimates actuator velocity and bias. Forward gain is estimated from position and coil current measurements and compared with a nominal value to create an error signal used to adjust the controller and estimator gain characteristics. The control technique allows changes in the open loop system without changing the closed loop performance. By monitoring loop gain it is possible to alter compensator gains to maintain a constant closed loop performance.