Method and apparatus for servo control with error detection of gray (pennington) code used for servo track ID

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PATENT NO 5617536
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08396810

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Logic for detecting the reliability of an address in Pennington code (PCODE). The address is parsed into two separate halves. The first half corresponds to the front portion of the PCODE address and the second half corresponds to the back portion of the same. The two halves are compared to determine the reliability of the address. If the address is not reliable, a head position estimation is used to position the head over the described track. If the address is reliable, the PCODE is combined with a position error signal to position the head.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Freitas, David A Morgan Hill, CA 10 90
Serrano, Louis J San Jose, CA 103 2142
Yu, Mantle Man-Hon San Jose, CA 34 536

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