Disk storage apparatus

A disk storage apparatus comprising:

• an actuator for loading/unloading a head with respect to a disk,
• a driver of said actuator,
• a voltage detector for detecting voltage generated when said actuator is driven and for outputting a voltage signal,
• a speed load estimator for estimating moving speed of said head and level of a load disturbance added to said head from a speed control signal and said voltage signal, and for outputting a speed estimating signal and a load estimating signal, and
• a speed controller for generating and outputting said speed control signal from a speed command signal and said speed estimating signal,
• wherein a driving signal in said driver is obtained by synthesizing said speed control signal and said load estimating signal.

A disk storage apparatus comprising:

• an actuator for loading/unloading a head with respect to a disk,
• a driver of said actuator,
• a voltage detector for detecting voltage generated when said actuator is driven and for outputting a voltage signal,
• a speed estimator for estimating moving speed of said head from a driving signal in said driver and said voltage signal, and for outputting a speed estimating signal, and
• a speed controller for generating a speed control signal from a speed command signal and said speed estimating signal, and for outputting as said driving signal,
• wherein said speed estimator comprises
• a comparator to which a voltage signal detected by said voltage detector is inputted,
• a first multiplier for multiplying said driving signal by a first coefficient,
• a second multiplier for multiplying output of said comparator by a second coefficient,
• a first integrator for integrating output of said comparator, and
• a second integrator for integrating a value obtained by subtracting, from the output of said first multiplier, an added value obtained by adding the output of said second multiplier and the output of said first integrator, and
• wherein said comparator compares said voltage signal and output of said second integrator, and outputs a result of the comparison to said second multiplier and said first integrator.

A disk storage apparatus comprising:

• an actuator for moving a head with respect to a disk,
• a driver of said actuator,
• a voltage detector for detecting voltage generated when said actuator is driven and for outputting a voltage signal,
• a speed load estimator for estimating moving speed of said head and level of a load disturbance added to said head from a driving signal in said driver and said voltage signal, and for outputting a speed estimating signal and a load estimating signal,
• a speed controller for generating and outputting a speed control signal from a speed command signal and said speed estimating signal,
• a position detector for generating and outputting an error signal detected by said head corresponding to a current position of said head from servo information which is previously stored in said disk,
• a position controller for generating and outputting a position control signal corresponding to said error signal, and
• a selector to which said speed control signal and said position control signal are inputted, and either one of said control signals being selected and outputted in accordance with a switching command,
• wherein said driving signal is obtained by synthesizing said control signal output from said selector and said load estimating signal.

A disk storage apparatus comprising:

• an actuator for moving a head with respect to a disk,
• a driver of said actuator,
• a voltage detector for detecting voltage generated when said actuator is driven and for outputting a voltage signal,
• a speed controller for generating and outputting a speed control signal from a speed command signal and said speed estimating signal,
• a position detector for generating and outputting an error signal detected by said head and corresponding to a current position of said head from servo information,
• a position controller for generating and outputting a position control signal corresponding to said error signal,
• a selector to which said speed control signal and said position control signal are inputted, and either one of said control signals being selected and outputted in accordance with a switching command, and
• a speed load estimator for estimating moving speed of said head and level of a load disturbance added to said head from said voltage signal and a control signal output from said selector, and for outputting said speed estimating signal and a load estimating signal,
• wherein said driving signal is obtained by synthesizing said control signal output from said selector and said load estimating signal.

A disk storage apparatus comprising:

• an actuator for moving a head with respect to a disk,
• a driver of said actuator,
• a voltage detector for detecting voltage generated when said actuator is driven and for outputting a voltage signal,
• a speed estimator for estimating moving speed of said head from a driving signal in said voltage detector and said voltage signal, and for generating and outputting a speed estimating signal,
• a speed controller for generating and outputting a speed control signal by a speed command signal and said speed estimating signal,
• a position detector for generating and outputting an error signal detected by said head and corresponding to a current position of said head from servo information,
• a position controller for generating and outputting a position control signal from an error signal output from said position detector and a speed estimating signal output from said speed estimator, and
• a selector to which said speed control signal and said position control signal are inputted and either one of said control signals being selected, and said selected control signal being outputted as said driving signal.