WO2001075874A3 - Measurement of tape position error - Google Patents

Measurement of tape position error Download PDF

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WO2001075874A3
WO2001075874A3 PCT/US2001/009557 US0109557W WO0175874A3 WO 2001075874 A3 WO2001075874 A3 WO 2001075874A3 US 0109557 W US0109557 W US 0109557W WO 0175874 A3 WO0175874 A3 WO 0175874A3
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tape
servo
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position error
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Steven G Trabert
John P Mantey
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Storage Technology Corp
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/58Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
    • G11B5/584Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following for track following on tapes

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Positioning of a tape head relative to a magnetic tape may be improved through accurate measuring of magnetic tape position error. The tape head includes at least one read module having two servo read elements. A head control detects the presence of corresponding synchronization fields passing the servo read elements. The elapsed time between the detected synchronization fields is determined. Tape skew is calculated based on the elapsed time Tape position error calculation may be further improved by including another servo read element on either a second read module or a write module. Tracking information read from two servo read elements scanning the same servo stripe is used to calculate the offset between a read module and the write module.
PCT/US2001/009557 2000-03-30 2001-03-23 Measurement of tape position error WO2001075874A2 (en)

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