Apparatus and method to calibrate servo sensors in a noisy environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6865052
APP PUB NO 20040001277A1
SERIAL NO

10184276

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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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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chliwnyj, Alex Tucson, AZ 44 1304
Swanson, David L Tucson, AZ 32 398
Wills, Steven C Tucson, AZ 6 64

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