Apparatus and method to calibrate servo sensors in a noisy environment
US6865052B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/584
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus to calibrate a servo sensor disposed on a tape head located adjacent a moving magnetic tape is disclosed where that magnetic tape includes at least one servo edge comprising an interface between a first recorded signal and a second recorded signal, and where the servo sensor provides a servo signal, and where an independent position sensor provides an IPS signal. The method first samples the servo signal and the IPS signal, calculates a transfer function, and forms a first calibration curve. The method then forms an average residual error value. If that average residual error exceeds the maximum allowable residual error, then the method applies an offset to the first calibration curve to form a second calibration curve. That second calibration curve is saved for subsequent use during, for example, read/write/erase operations.
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