Positioning control system
First Claim
1. A positioning control system for a controlled device comprising:
- drive means for moving and positioning said controlled device to a designated position;
position detecting means for detecting the position of said controlled device; and
arithmetic control means for controlling said drive means in accordance with the position of said controlled device detected by said position detecting means and said designated position, wherein said arithmetic control includes;
moving time calculating means for calculating the target moving time for moving said controlled device by a certain moving distance from a current position of said controlled device to said designated position thereof;
gain calculating means for calculating a gain in accordance with said target moving time and said moving distance;
trajectory calculating means for calculating a target trajectory using an algebraic polynomial represented by said target moving time, said gain and an elapsed time, said algebraic polynomial at least making a target position said designated position when said elapsed time is equal to the target moving time; and
following control means for controlling said drive means in accordance with said target trajectory calculated by said trajectory calculator and the position of said controlled device detected by said position detecting means while causing the position of said controlled device to follow said target trajectory.
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Abstract
A positioning control system for a controlled device, such as a disk drive head, estimates a moving time for moving the controlled device from a current position of the controlled device to a newly designated position. The system sets the estimated moving time as a target moving time. Positioning elements then move the controlled device to the designated position in response to the target moving time. Positioning elements may include an actuator for moving the controlled device, a position detector for tracking movement of the controlled device, and a control element for controlling the actuator. The control element calculates a trajectory for the controlled device to follow based on the target moving time, and controls the actuator based on the calculated trajectory and controlled device position as determined by the position detector. The control system may also have a position correcting element included in the control element. The correcting element compares the actual position of the controlled device with a calculated position of the controlled device and makes necessary adjustments.
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17 Claims
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1. A positioning control system for a controlled device comprising:
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drive means for moving and positioning said controlled device to a designated position; position detecting means for detecting the position of said controlled device; and arithmetic control means for controlling said drive means in accordance with the position of said controlled device detected by said position detecting means and said designated position, wherein said arithmetic control includes; moving time calculating means for calculating the target moving time for moving said controlled device by a certain moving distance from a current position of said controlled device to said designated position thereof; gain calculating means for calculating a gain in accordance with said target moving time and said moving distance; trajectory calculating means for calculating a target trajectory using an algebraic polynomial represented by said target moving time, said gain and an elapsed time, said algebraic polynomial at least making a target position said designated position when said elapsed time is equal to the target moving time; and following control means for controlling said drive means in accordance with said target trajectory calculated by said trajectory calculator and the position of said controlled device detected by said position detecting means while causing the position of said controlled device to follow said target trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A positioning control system for a magnetic head on a magnetic disk, comprising:
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an actuator for moving and positioning said magnetic head to a designated track position on said magnetic disk; position detecting means for detecting the track position of said magnetic head; and arithmetic control means for controlling said actuator in accordance with the track position of said magnetic head detected by said position detecting means and said designated track position, wherein said arithmetic control means includes; moving time calculating means for calculating a target moving time for moving said magnetic head by a certain moving distance from a current track position of said magnetic head to said designated track position thereof; gain calculating means for calculating a gain in accordance with said target moving time and said moving distance; trajectory calculating means for calculating a target trajectory using an algebraic polynomial represented by said target moving time, said gain and an elapsed time, said algebraic polynomial at least making a target track position said designated track position when said elapsed time is equal to the target moving time; and following control means for controlling said actuator in accordance with said target trajectory calculated by said trajectory calculator and the track position of said magnetic head detected by said position detecting means, while causing the track position of said magnetic head to follow said target trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A positioning control system for a magnetic head on a magnetic disk comprising:
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an actuator for moving and positioning the magnetic head at the designated track position; position detecting means for detecting the track position of the magnetic head; arithmetic control means for controlling the actuator in accordance with the track position of the magnetic head detected by the position detecting means and the designated track position; and a position correction table which stores a position correction value that is calculated taking into account an amount of displacement of the magnetic head in a given track position on the magnetic disk, wherein the arithmetic control means includes; trajectory generating means for calculating target trajectory in accordance with an entire moving distance between a current track position of the magnetic head and the designated track position; and follow control means for controlling the actuator in accordance with the target trajectory from the trajectory generating means and the position of the magnetic head detected by the position detecting means, said follow control means causing said actuator to move the magnetic head to follow the target trajectory, and wherein the trajectory generating means predicts a position correction value in accordance with the target moving time with reference to the position correction table, and corrects the previous target trajectory in accordance with the predicted position correction table, and controls the actuator so that the magnetic head is moved following the target trajectory to be positioned at the designated track position.
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