Abstract: A plurality of sensors are used to sense disturbances in a data storage system. An adaptive gain component is associated with each of the sensors and provides a gain for each of the sensor signals. The gain of each sensor signal is adapted, individually, based on a correlation of each given sensor signal to the position error signal. This adaptation produces a position correction signal. The position correction signal is applied to a position signal that is used to position the reading and writing components and the storage medium relative to one another. This compensates for both rotary and linear vibration disturbances at the same time.

Abstract: A plurality of sensors are used to sense disturbances in a data storage system. An adaptive gain component is associated with each of the sensors and provides a gain for each of the sensor signals. The gain of each sensor signal is adapted, individually, based on a correlation of each given sensor signal to the position error signal. This adaptation produces a position correction signal. The position correction signal is applied to a position signal that is used to position the reading and writing components and the storage medium relative to one another. This compensates for both rotary and linear vibration disturbances at the same time.

Abstract: An automobile has an electronic device with a nonvolatile memory implementation. The electronic device includes non-programmable nonvolatile memory (ROM), volatile memory (RAM) and programmable nonvolatile memory (EEPROM). A controller (CPU) is coupled to and controls reads and writes to and from the ROM, RAM, and EEPROM. When the CPU detects a key-off event it calculates an error recovery code (checksum) for a data string stored in the RAM and stores the checksum and data into one of two memory locations in the EEPROM. The CPU will alternate between the two memory locations each cycle. When the CPU detects a key-on event it calculates the checksum for the data string stored in the RAM. If the data string is invalid or if validity of the EEPROM data cannot be confirmed, then the CPU copies a predetermined data string from the ROM to the RAM. If the CPU determines that the calculated KAM checksum does not equal the stored KAM checksum, then the CPU copies the EEPROM data string to the KAM.