Control for Seek Time Reduction in Disk Drives

Controllers for acoustic noise reduction in disk drives have been developed but they have slower seek time performance than time-optimal controllers. We propose a new seek servo controller that has acoustic noise reduction benefit and faster seek time performance than conventional controllers. The proposed controller is designed to make sure that head is moved with maximized acceleration and deceleration under the voltage limitation imposed on head-positioning motor and so it provides faster seek time than conventional controllers designed by considering the current limitation. The experimental results using a commercially available disk drive confirm that the use of the proposed controller results in foster seek time than conventional controllers for acoustic noise reduction.