发明名称 |
Method for optimization of seek and settle performance in hard disk drives |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for optimizing the seek/settle performance of a storage device. The present invention measures the seek/settle performance for each individual head and selects the heads with the best seek/settle performance, i.e., access performance. The invention includes a processor for calculating velocity deviations for each of the plurality of heads to determine a set of suitable seek heads from the plurality of heads, a head selection circuit for switching from a current head to a preferred head from the set of suitable seek heads and an actuator controller for seeking with the preferred head to a virtual track corresponding to a target track. The processor calculates a preferred/target runout difference for smoothing the settle of the preferred head and the head selection circuit switches from the preferred head to a target head aligned with the target track. The preferred/target runout difference comprises the differences between the runout for the preferred head and the target head for N sectors and the preferred/target runout difference is provided to the actuator controller upon calculation by the processor. The head selection circuit switches from the preferred head to a target head aligned with the target track at a predetermined period before the target head is positioned at the target track. The preferred head is a randomly selected head from the set of suitable seek heads. The head selection circuit switches from the preferred head to a target head aligned with the target track for read operations.
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申请公布号 |
US6031683(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.02.29 |
申请号 |
US19970990585 |
申请日期 |
1997.12.15 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
IVERSON, DAVID EUGENE;OTTESEN, HAL HJALMAR;SMITH, GORDON JAMES;TOBIE, DONALD R. |
分类号 |
G11B5/596;(IPC1-7):G11B5/596 |
主分类号 |
G11B5/596 |
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