System and method for improving head positioning

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8619381
APP PUB NO 20120300327A1
SERIAL NO

13115307

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Systems and methods for improving accuracy of head positioning using existing servo patterns are provided. In one embodiment, a method for improving read head positioning is provided that comprises: writing a series of tracks over a range of read offsets to be calibrated; measuring a set of raw track profiles from the series of tracks; sampling the set of raw track profiles at a series of signal amplitude levels; constructing a reference track profile from the set of sampled track profiles; calculating a set of read offset deltas from each sampled track profile; merging the sets of read offset deltas into a set of average read offset deltas; and converting the set of average read offset deltas into a read offset correction table. A similar method for improving disk write head positioning is also provided which utilizes such a read offset correction table to eventually create write offset correction table.

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WD MEDIA INC1710 AUTOMATION PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gee, Harold H San Jose, US 10 362
Lambert, Steven E San Jose, US 8 682
Mircea, Dragos I San Jose, US 5 138
Moser, Andreas San Jose, US 81 830

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