Digital Control of a Disk Drive

Suppose we have the following model for digital control of the disk drive.

Now we can enter the model for the disk drive's continuous transfer function.


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 First we will enter the mathematical model for the disk 
 drive. We use a simple second order model for this system.
 The inertia of the head assembly I=0.01 kg-m^2,
 the viscous damping coefficient C=0.004 N-m/(rad/sec),
 the return spring constant K=10 N-m/rad, and the motor
 torque constant Ki=0.05 N-m/rad.

 >> I=0.01; C=0.004; K=10; Ki=0.05;
 >> sys = tf(Ki,[I C K]);