Method and apparatus for providing a linear position error sensing (PES) signal

• US 6,002,541 A
• Filed: 06/30/1997
• Issued: 12/14/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Satoshi, Belser, Karl Arnold, Hong, Ju-Hi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sniezek, Andrew L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DAVIDSON, DAN
• Application Number:
  US08/884,828
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• Field of Search: 360/77.08, 360/77.05, 360/77.02
• US Class Current: 360/77.08
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/59627 Aligning for runout, eccentricity or offset compensation G11B5/5534, G11B5/59677, G11B5/59688 take precedence

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention a storage device servo control system that positions a head relative to multiple tracks of a storage medium includes a servo signal filter that receives a readback signal from the head and produces filtered servo signal data samples, a servo demodulator that receives the filtered readback servo signal from the servo signal filter and produces a position error signal that indicates the head position relative to a track using a demodulation scheme selected in accordance with a track width profile of the storage device, and includes a servo controller that determines the demodulation scheme to be used by the servo demodulator and that processes the position error signal to maintain the head centered relative to the track.

Claims

1. A servo control system for a direct access storage device (DASD) that positions a head of the DASD relative to multiple tracks of a storage medium for executing data access operations on the storage medium the system comprising:

a servo signal filter that receives a readback signal from the head and produces filtered servo signal data samples;

a servo demodulator that receives the filtered readback servo signal from the servo signal filter and produces a position error signal that indicates the head position relative to a track using a demodulation scheme selected in accordance with a track width profile of the DASD; and

a servo controller that determines the demodulation scheme to be used by the servo demodulator and that processes the position error signal to maintain the head centered relative to the track.

2. A servo control system as defined in claim 1, wherein the servo controller determines the track width profile by measuring sensitivity of the head.

3. A servo control system as defined in claim 1, wherein the servo controller determines the demodulation scheme after the servo pattern has been recorded on the storage medium.

4. A servo control system as defined in claim 1, wherein the data access operation is executed on one of a plurality of storage medium surfaces and the servo controller determines a demodulation scheme for each storage medium surface.

5. A servo control system as defined in claim 4, wherein the DASD includes a head for each storage medium surface and the servo controller determines a track width profile associated with each storage medium surface by measuring sensitivity of the respective head.

6. A servo control system as defined in claim 4, wherein the DASD includes a head for each storage medium surface and the servo controller determines the demodulation scheme for each storage medium surface after the servo pattern has been recorded on each respective storage medium surface.

7. A servo control system that positions a head relative to a storage media with at least one recording surface on which is recorded a servo pattern in a plurality of tracks the head generating a head readback signal from transducing the servo pattern, the servo control system comprising:

a servo signal filter that receives a readback signal from the head and produces filtered servo signal data samples;

a servo demodulator that receives the filtered readback signal from the servo signal filter and produces a position error signal that indicates the head position relative to a track using a demodulation scheme selected in to accordance with a track width profile of the head;

a servo assembly that is activated to position the head relative to the storage recording surface; and

a servo controller that determines the demodulation scheme to be used by the servo demodulator and that controls the servo assembly in accordance with the position error signal to maintain the head centered relative to the track.

8. A servo control system as defined in claim 7, wherein the servo controller determines the track width profile by measuring sensitivity of the head.

9. A servo control system as defined in claim 7, wherein the servo controller determines the demodulation scheme after the servo pattern has been recorded on the storage media.

10. A servo control system as defined in claim 7, wherein the storage media comprises a plurality of storage medium surfaces and the servo controller determines a demodulation scheme for each surface.

11. A servo control system as defined in claim 10, wherein each storage medium surface is provided with a head that transduces a servo pattern recorded thereon, and the servo controller determines a track width profile associated with each storage medium surface by measuring sensitivity of the respective head.

12. A servo control system as defined in claim 11, wherein each storage medium surface is provided with a head that transduces a servo pattern recorded thereon, and the servo controller determines the demodulation scheme for each storage medium surface after the servo pattern has been recorded on each respective storage medium surface.

13. A disk drive having:

a magnetic storage media on which is recorded a servo pattern comprising a repeating sequence of magnetic transitions extending across the width of tracks;

a head assembly having at least one read head for reading the servo pattern recorded in the multiple tracks and generating therefrom a head readback signal;

a servo demodulator that receives the filtered readback signal from the head assembly and produces a position error signal that indicates the head position relative to a track using a demodulation scheme selected in accordance with a track width profile of the head;

a servo assembly that is activated to position the head relative to the magnetic storage media; and

a servo controller that determines the demodulation scheme to be used by the servo demodulator and that controls the servo assembly in accordance with the position error signal to maintain the head centered relative to the track.

14. A disk drive as defined in claim 13, wherein the servo controller determines the track width profile by measuring sensitivity of the head.

15. A disk drive as defined in claim 13, wherein the servo controller determines the demodulation scheme after the servo pattern has been recorded on the storage media.

16. A disk drive as defined in claim 13, wherein the storage media comprises a plurality of storage medium surfaces and the servo controller determines a demodulation scheme for each surface.

17. A disk drive as defined in claim 16, wherein each storage medium surface is provided with a head that transduces a servo pattern recorded thereon, and the servo controller determines a track width profile associated with each storage medium surface by measuring sensitivity of the respective head.

18. A disk drive as defined in claim 17, wherein each storage medium surface is provided with a head that transduces a servo pattern recorded thereon, and the servo controller determines the demodulation scheme for each storage medium surface after the servo pattern has been recorded on each respective storage medium surface.

19. A method of producing a data storage system having a storage media with at least one recording surface on which is recorded a servo pattern in a plurality of tracks, at least one head for transducing the servo pattern and generating a head readback signal, and a demodulator that produces a position error sensing signal from the head readback signal to position the head relative to the tracks, the method comprising the steps of:

recording the servo pattern on each recording surface of the storage media;

obtaining a track width profile associated with each recording surface;

storing a plurality of demodulation schemes in memory of the data storage system; and

selecting a demodulation scheme in accordance with each track width profile to provide a substantially linear position error sensing signal.

20. A method as defined in claim 19, wherein the step of obtaining a track width profile comprises measuring sensitivity of the head.

21. A method as defined in claim 19, wherein the storage media comprises a plurality of storage medium surfaces and a demodulation scheme is selected for each surface.

22. A method as defined in claim 21, wherein each storage medium surface is provided with a head that transduces a servo pattern recorded thereon, and the step of obtaining a track width profile comprises measuring, sensitivity of a head associated with each respective storage medium surface.

23. A method as defined in claim 22, wherein each storage medium surface is provided with a head that transduces a servo pattern recorded thereon, and the step of selecting a demodulation scheme comprises determining a demodulation scheme to be used for each storage medium surface after the servo pattern has been recorded on each respective storage medium surface.

24. A method of controlling the position of at least one transducing head relative to tracks of a storage media comprising a plurality of storage surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:

determining a storage surface to be accessed with the transducing head for execution of a data operation;

selecting a demodulation scheme in accordance with a track width profile for the storage surface; and

maintaining the position of the transducing head relative to a track on the storage surface.

25. A method as defined in claim 24, wherein the step of selecting comprises the steps of:

selecting one of a plurality of transducing heads corresponding to the storage surface; and

selecting a demodulation scheme based on both the selected transducing head and a track width profile with which it is associated.