公开(公告)号：US5526204A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-11

申请号：US396273

申请日：1995-02-28

申请人： William French ,  James U. Lemke ,  Turguy Goker ,  Walter Wong ,  William Repphun ,  David P. Danson

发明人： William French ,  James U. Lemke ,  Turguy Goker ,  Walter Wong ,  William Repphun ,  David P. Danson

IPC分类号： G11B5/60

CPC分类号： G11B5/6005

摘要： A read/write head for an information recording apparatus having a liquid bearing lubricant between a rotating storage medium and the read/write head is disclosed. The head is provided an actuator to position the read/write head over the rotating storage medium. The head includes a slider body having at least a first and second regions; and an interface element comprising a transducer interacting with the storage medium and mounted on the first region of the slider body. A relative motion exists between the head and the rotating storage medium and the slider body is supported by the liquid bearing lubricant during such motion, such that the first region of the slider body is supported at a first distance above the storage medium, and the second region of the slider body is supported at a second distance above the storage medium, whereby the first region of the slider body has a substantially higher drag than the second region when the head moves relative to the storage medium.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在旋转存储介质和读/写头之间具有液体轴承润滑剂的信息记录装置的读/写头。 头部设置有用于将读/写头定位在旋转存储介质上的致动器。 头部包括具有至少第一和第二区域的滑块主体; 以及界面元件，包括与所述存储介质相互作用并且安装在所述滑块体的所述第一区域上的换能器。 在头部和旋转存储介质之间存在相对运动，并且滑块体在这种运动期间由液体轴承润滑剂支撑，使得滑块体的第一区域被支撑在存储介质上方的第一距离处，并且第二 滑块体的区域被支撑在存储介质上方的第二距离处，由此当头部相对于存储介质移动时，滑块体的第一区域具有比第二区域显着更高的阻力。

公开(公告)号：US08599519B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US13249627

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Ashok B. Nayak ,  Turguy Goker ,  Ming-Chih Weng ,  James Mark Decot

发明人： Ashok B. Nayak ,  Turguy Goker ,  Ming-Chih Weng ,  James Mark Decot

IPC分类号： G11B21/24

CPC分类号： G11B5/56 ,  G11B5/53 ,  G11B5/584

摘要： A head rotator assembly (22) for positioning a head (20) of a tape drive (10) relative to a storage tape includes a head supporter (230) and a supporter mover assembly (232). The head supporter (230) is coupled to and supports the head (20). The supporter mover assembly (232) rotates a portion of the head supporter (230) about an axis (241) to move the head (20) in an azimuth direction relative to the storage tape as the storage tape moves over the head (20). The head rotator assembly (22) includes a controller (16) that controls movement of the supporter mover assembly (232) based on a positioning signal. The supporter mover assembly (232) can include a first actuator (234A) that moves a first lever (236A) to rotate the head supporter (230) to move the head (20) in the azimuth direction. The first actuator (234A) biases the first lever (236A) to rotate part of the head supporter (230) to move the head in the azimuth direction.

摘要翻译： 用于相对于存储带定位磁带驱动器（10）的头部（20）的头部旋转器组件（22）包括头部支撑件（230）和支撑件移动器组件（232）。 头部支撑件（230）联接并支撑头部（20）。 当存储带移动到头部（20）上时，支撑器移动器组件（232）使头部支撑件（230）的一部分围绕轴线（241）旋转，以使头部（20）相对于存储带在方位角方向上移动， 。 头部旋转器组件（22）包括控制器（16），该控制器基于定位信号来控制支撑器移动器组件（232）的移动。 支撑器移动器组件（232）可以包括第一致动器（234A），其移动第一杆（236A）以旋转头部支撑件（230）以使头部（20）沿方位角方向移动。 第一致动器（234A）偏压第一杆（236A）以旋转头部支撑件（230）的一部分，以使头部在方位角方向上移动。

公开(公告)号：US08154811B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-10

申请号：US12414491

申请日：2009-03-30

申请人： Matt Barsotti ,  Turguy Goker ,  Carl Hoerger ,  Jeff McAllister ,  Ming-Chih Weng

发明人： Matt Barsotti ,  Turguy Goker ,  Carl Hoerger ,  Jeff McAllister ,  Ming-Chih Weng

IPC分类号： G11B27/36

CPC分类号： G11B27/36 ,  G11B5/00817 ,  G11B5/09 ,  G11B20/10009 ,  G11B27/107 ,  G11B2220/93

摘要： In a method of electronically measuring reader/writer offset in a tape drive head, a plurality of sequentially adjacent data tracks are written on a tape with a write head. Error rate information is measured while reading a data track of the plurality of sequentially adjacent data tracks with a read head of the tape drive. A bathtub shaped curve is built from a set of the error rate information which is accumulated by reading the data track at a plurality of offsets of the read head relative to the data track. Offset of the read head relative to the write head is measured by determining an offset of the read head which correlates to a magnetic center of the data track as represented by a center point between edges of the bathtub shaped curve.

摘要翻译： 在磁带驱动头中电子测量读取/写入器偏移的方法中，多个顺序相邻的数据磁道用写入头写入带上。 在利用磁带驱动器的读取头读取多个顺序相邻数据磁道的数据磁道的同时测量错误率信息。 由一组错误率信息建立一个浴缸形曲线，该组错误率信息是通过在相对于数据轨道的读取头的多个偏移量下读取数据轨迹来累积的。 通过确定与浴缸形曲线的边缘之间的中心点所表示的与数据轨道的磁心相关的读头的偏移来测量读头相对于写头的偏移。

公开(公告)号：US20100309579A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-09

申请号：US12480475

申请日：2009-06-08

申请人： Ashok B. Nayak ,  Ming-Chih Weng ,  Turguy Goker

发明人： Ashok B. Nayak ,  Ming-Chih Weng ,  Turguy Goker

IPC分类号： G11B21/02

CPC分类号： G11B5/584

摘要： An actuator assembly (22) for positioning a head (16) of a tape drive (10) relative to a storage tape that moves along a tape path (24) includes a first actuator (228), a second actuator (230) and a controller (26). The actuators (228, 230) move the head (16) in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the tape path. The first actuator (228) is mounted to the second actuator (230) at a location that is based on a position of a resonance node (680) of the second actuator (230). The controller (26) controls linear positioning of the first actuator (228) and the second actuator (230) relative to the storage tape on a closed-loop basis. The actuators (228, 230) can each include voice coils (246, 260). The second actuator (230) can include two positioner guides (253A, 253B) that are configured in a substantially collinear configuration or in a triangular configuration with the head (16). The first actuator (228) can include an isolation boot (232) that decreases vibration of the first actuator (228) caused by vibration of the second actuator (230). The actuators (228, 230) can have resonance frequencies that are different from one another. The first fundamental resonance frequency can be tuned based on the second resonance frequency to decrease a correlation between the resonances of the actuators (228, 230).

摘要翻译： 用于相对于沿着带路径（24）移动的存储带定位磁带驱动器（10）的头部（16）的致动器组件（22）包括第一致动器（228），第二致动器（230）和 控制器（26）。 致动器（228,230）在基本上垂直于磁带路径的方向上移动磁头（16）。 第一致动器（228）在基于第二致动器（230）的谐振节点（680）的位置的位置处安装到第二致动器（230）。 控制器（26）基于闭环控制第一致动器（228）和第二致动器（230）相对于存储带的线性定位。 致动器（228,230）可以各自包括音圈（246,260）。 第二致动器（230）可以包括两个定位器引导件（253A，253B），其被配置为具有头部（16）的大致共线构型或三角形构造。 第一致动器（228）可以包括隔离罩（232），其减小由第二致动器（230）的振动引起的第一致动器（228）的振动。 致动器（228,230）可以具有彼此不同的共振频率。 可以基于第二共振频率来调整第一基本共振频率，以减小致动器（228,230）的共振之间的相关性。

公开(公告)号：US07679864B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-16

申请号：US11506968

申请日：2006-08-17

申请人： Ashok Nayak ,  John Ycas ,  Turguy Goker ,  Ming-chih Weng ,  James Mark Decot

发明人： Ashok Nayak ,  John Ycas ,  Turguy Goker ,  Ming-chih Weng ,  James Mark Decot

IPC分类号： G11B5/55

CPC分类号： G11B5/584

摘要： A servo-controlled, head actuator design that has low profile characteristics in both the height and width dimensions. The low height allows the actuator to fit into a half-high tape drive form factor. Additionally, in some implementations, the actuator comprises a smaller, concentrated moving mass coupled with a flexure construction having a narrowed width with added ribs for torsional stiffness. These aspects of the actuator provide a higher second mode of vibration compared to the flexure designs of the prior art. The actuator includes a coarse actuator assembly for larger movements of the head, and a fine actuator, including a Voice coil motor, responsive to analysis of servo signals. In some embodiments, the voice coil motor of the fine actuator and the coarse actuator shafts are in line. Since the centerlines of the shafts are in-line with the voice coil motor, the resonance response of the shaft spring-mass system is reduced.

摘要翻译： 伺服控制的头部致动器设计，在高度和宽度尺寸方面均具有低轮廓特性。 低高度允许执行器适合半高磁带驱动器外形尺寸。 此外，在一些实施方式中，致动器包括较小的集中运动质量，其与具有变窄的宽度的弯曲结构联接，具有用于扭转刚度的附加的肋。 与现有技术的挠曲设计相比，致动器的这些方面提供了更高的第二振动模式。 致动器包括用于头部的较大运动的粗略致动器组件和响应于伺服信号分析的包括音圈电机的精细致动器。 在一些实施例中，精细致动器的音圈电动机和粗致动器轴线在一起。 由于轴的中心线与音圈马达保持一致，所以轴弹簧体系的共振响应减小。

公开(公告)号：US07190544B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-13

申请号：US10985624

申请日：2004-11-10

申请人： Turguy Goker ,  Kempton W. Redhead

发明人： Turguy Goker ,  Kempton W. Redhead

IPC分类号： G11B15/46

CPC分类号： G11B15/20

摘要： A control system and method for operating a system comprising a host computer, a buffer, a tape drive and a tape is provided. The method includes writing data to the tape while the tape is traveling at a first speed; stopping the tape; determining a minimum distance to reposition the tape; and, thereafter repositioning the tape.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于操作包括主计算机，缓冲器，磁带驱动器和磁带的系统的控制系统和方法。 该方法包括在磁带以第一速度行进时将数据写入磁带; 停止胶带 确定重新定位磁带的最小距离; 然后重新定位磁带。

公开(公告)号：US5986846A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US890711

申请日：1997-07-09

申请人： Turguy Goker

发明人： Turguy Goker

IPC分类号： G11B5/588 ,  G11B15/18 ,  G11B21/04 ,  G11B21/10 ,  G11B5/584

CPC分类号： G11B21/04 ,  G11B15/1841 ,  G11B21/103 ,  G11B5/588

摘要： A servoing system is provided for use in an arcuate scanner having an arcuate scanner head assembly (ASHA) that has least one transducer on a rotatable drum. The servoing system includes a first detection circuit, a second detection circuit, logic, and a positioning apparatus. The first detection circuit is coupled to the transducer and detects alignment identifiers that are recorded on the tape and sensed by the transducer. The second detection circuit is also coupled to the transducer and detects an envelope of the scanned signal during the scan. The logic compares the alignment identifiers to determine if the ASHA is properly aligned with the tracks on the tape, and in response outputs a fine error signal. The logic also compares the envelope as detected during the scan with a threshold value and outputs a coarse error signal in response. Based on the arrangement of the logic, the fine error signal identifies that either a minor misalignment of the transducer to the tape exists or a proper alignment exists. The coarse error signal identifies that a significant misalignment of the transducer to the tape exists. The positioning apparatus, in response to either the fine error signal or coarse error signal, changes the position of the arcuate scanner head assembly with respect to the tape as a function of the received error signal.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于弓形扫描器的伺服系统，其具有在可旋转滚筒上具有至少一个换能器的弓形扫描头组件（ASHA）。 伺服系统包括第一检测电路，第二检测电路，逻辑和定位装置。 第一检测电路耦合到换能器并且检测记录在磁带上并由换能器感测的对准标识符。 第二检测电路还耦合到换能器并且在扫描期间检测扫描信号的包络。 该逻辑比较了对准标识符，以确定ASHA是否与磁带上的磁道正确对齐，并作为响应输出一个精细的错误信号。 该逻辑还将扫描期间检测到的包络与阈值进行比较，并输出粗略的误差信号作为响应。 基于逻辑的布置，精细误差信号表示存在传感器到磁带的小的未对准或存在适当的对准。 粗略的误差信号表明传感器与磁带存在明显的错位。 定位装置响应于精细误差信号或粗略误差信号，根据接收到的误差信号改变弓形扫描仪头组件相对于带的位置。

公开(公告)号：US5847892A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-08

申请号：US955022

申请日：1997-10-21

申请人： Turguy Goker

发明人： Turguy Goker

IPC分类号： G11B5/53 ,  G11B5/588 ,  G11B15/12 ,  G11B15/467 ,  G11B21/04 ,  G11B21/08 ,  G11B21/24 ,  G11B5/00

CPC分类号： G11B21/04 ,  G11B15/125 ,  G11B15/4677 ,  G11B21/24 ,  G11B5/588 ,  G11B21/086 ,  G11B5/537

摘要： An arcuate scanner in accord with the invention records information on a longitudinal tape in a predetermined format. The format includes a top servo region and a lower servo region approximately twice as wide as one data track width. The top servo region contains a burst of recorded servo signal at a predetermined location. The lower servo region contains another burst of recorded servo signal at a predetermined location. Between each pair of top and lower servo regions, the information format includes two arcuate data tracks, containing a series of data blocks of a specified format. The locations of the servo bursts in the respective servo regions alternate between two lateral positions in adjacent servo tracks. During reading operations, a read head centered over one data track will pass both the servo regions around that data track and a portion of each of the servo regions around an adjacent track. A circuit samples the amplitude of the servo signal, taken during different time windows corresponding to passage over the various servo bursts in the two tracks. One or more relationships between the amplitudes of predetermined pairs of samples are used to produce one or more position error signals. Control elements, such as a tape drive motor and a position alignment controller (e.g. tilt motor) adjust the operation of the scanner system in response to the position error signal(s).

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的弓形扫描器以预定格式记录关于纵向带的信息。 该格式包括顶部伺服区域和大约是一个数据轨道宽度的两倍宽度的下部伺服区域。 顶部伺服区域在预定位置处包含记录的伺服信号脉冲串。 下部伺服区域在预定位置处包含记录的伺服信号的另一脉冲串。 在每对顶部和下部伺服区域之间，信息格式包括两个包含指定格式的一系列数据块的弧形数据轨迹。 各个伺服区域中的伺服脉冲串的位置在相邻伺服轨道中的两个横向位置之间交替。 在读取操作期间，以一个数据轨道为中心的读取头将通过围绕该数据轨道的伺服区域和围绕相邻轨道的每个伺服区域的一部分。 电路对在两个轨道内的各种伺服脉冲串通过的不同时间窗口期间采集伺服信号的振幅。 使用预定对样本对的幅度之间的一个或多个关系来产生一个或多个位置误差信号。 诸如磁带驱动马达和位置对准控制器（例如倾斜马达）的控制元件响应于位置误差信号来调整扫描仪系统的操作。

公开(公告)号：US5675447A

公开(公告)日：1997-10-07

申请号：US555649

申请日：1995-11-13

申请人： Turguy Goker ,  William A. Buchan

发明人： Turguy Goker ,  William A. Buchan

IPC分类号： G11B5/008 ,  G11B20/12 ,  G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B20/1201 ,  G11B5/00813

摘要： A method and arrangement that provides the proper timing for starting the search for a format timing mark on arcuate data tracks recorded by an arcuate scanner prevents mis-identification of the format timing mark caused by same azimuth interference. Mis-identification of the format timing mark is avoided by preventing reading of the signal from a first azimuth read head of arcuate scanner until the read head reaches a safe zone in its data track. The safe zone is a pad area written by a first azimuth write head, located on a data track between two pad sections of second azimuth data tracks written by second azimuth write heads. In the safe zone, it is not possible for the first azimuth read head to read two adjacent pad sections of the first azimuth written by two different first azimuth write heads. Once in the safe zone, the read signal from the first azimuth read head can be safely read to look for the format timing mark. Safe zones for each of the other read heads are similarly established between two pads of different azimuth. To assure that the read head is within the safe zone when the read signal is read by the read channel, a timing signal is precisely generated that causes the read channel to start searching for the format timing mark in the safe zone, this timing being based on a defined reference point on the recording tape.

摘要翻译： 提供用于开始搜索由弓形扫描仪记录的弧形数据轨道上的格式定时标记的适当时机的方法和装置防止由相同方位干扰引起的格式定时标记的错误识别。 通过防止从弓形扫描器的第一方位读取头读取信号直到读取头到达其数据轨道中的安全区域来避免格式​​定时标记的错误识别。 安全区是由第一方位写入头写入的焊区，位于由第二方位写入头写入的第二方位数据磁道的两个焊盘部分之间的数据磁道上。 在安全区域中，第一方位读取头不可能读取由两个不同的第一方位写入头写入的第一方位角的两个相邻的焊盘部分。 一旦进入安全区域，可以安全地读取来自第一方位读取头的读取信号，以查找格式定时标记。 在两个不同方位的焊盘之间，类似地建立了每个其他读头的安全区域。 为了确保读取头在读取通道读取读取信号时位于安全区内，精确地产生定时信号，使得读取通道开始搜索安全区域中的格式定时标记，该时间基于 在记录磁带上的定义的参考点上。

公开(公告)号：US20120087031A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-12

申请号：US12900919

申请日：2010-10-08

申请人： Turguy Goker ,  Ming-chih Weng ,  Umang Mehta ,  Ryan Taylor

发明人： Turguy Goker ,  Ming-chih Weng ,  Umang Mehta ,  Ryan Taylor

IPC分类号： G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B5/584 ,  G11B20/10046

摘要： An apparatus and method for providing adaptive disturbance compensation with multi-rate synchronized sampling is disclosed herein. The dynamic disturbance occurring in a media drive during read/write operations is attenuated using the adaptive disturbance compensation scheme. A plurality of compensation filters are used, each of the compensation filters configured to attenuate a disturbance caused by a particular source within the media drive. Each of the compensation filters is computed based on a sampling rate relevant to the respective disturbances.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种用多速率同步采样提供自适应干扰补偿的装置和方法。 在读/写操作期间在介质驱动器中发生的动态干扰使用自适应干扰补偿方案被衰减。 使用多个补偿滤波器，每个补偿滤波器被配置为衰减由介质驱动器内的特定源引起的干扰。 基于与相应干扰相关的采样率来计算每个补偿滤波器。