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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Miyamura, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoko Taketomi, Shinagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Tsuruta, Kanagawa, JP;
Eiji Ogura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 20/12 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/584 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 20/1201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for a controlling a head element of a tape drive is disclosed. Y-position values based on servo bands are identified. Control adjustments for the head element are determined based on the Y-position values and the direction of the current wrap.