SG48060A1 - Method of an apparatus for determining the position of a transducer - Google Patents

Method of an apparatus for determining the position of a transducer

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Publication number
SG48060A1
SG48060A1 SG1996006761A SG1996006761A SG48060A1 SG 48060 A1 SG48060 A1 SG 48060A1 SG 1996006761 A SG1996006761 A SG 1996006761A SG 1996006761 A SG1996006761 A SG 1996006761A SG 48060 A1 SG48060 A1 SG 48060A1
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
transducer
determining
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Application number
SG1996006761A
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English (en)
Inventor
Gerald Lee Weispenning
Lloyd Chambers Goss
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Seagate Technology
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
    • G11B5/5521—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across disk tracks
    • G11B5/5552—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across disk tracks using fine positioning means for track acquisition separate from the coarse (e.g. track changing) positioning means
    • G11B5/5556—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across disk tracks using fine positioning means for track acquisition separate from the coarse (e.g. track changing) positioning means with track following after a "seek"
SG1996006761A 1989-09-29 1990-09-11 Method of an apparatus for determining the position of a transducer SG48060A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/415,500 US5117408A (en) 1989-09-29 1989-09-29 Correlation of sectored servo position information

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SG48060A1 true SG48060A1 (en) 1998-04-17

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US (1) US5117408A (ja)
EP (1) EP0420439B1 (ja)
JP (1) JP2519346B2 (ja)
DE (1) DE69031262T2 (ja)
HK (1) HK1002047A1 (ja)
PT (1) PT95442A (ja)
SG (1) SG48060A1 (ja)

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EP0420439B1 (en) 1997-08-13
JP2519346B2 (ja) 1996-07-31
DE69031262T2 (de) 1998-01-08
DE69031262D1 (de) 1997-09-18
HK1002047A1 (en) 1998-07-24
PT95442A (pt) 1992-05-29
JPH03205665A (ja) 1991-09-09
EP0420439A1 (en) 1991-04-03
US5117408A (en) 1992-05-26

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