Abstract:
A servo control system micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based motion control system (and method therefor), includes a motion generator having an inherent stiffness component.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a probe and a data storage device, requiring less power consumption. SOLUTION: The data storage device includes a storage medium for storing data in a form of marks, and at least one probe for scanning this storage medium, and the storage medium can be included in the substrate. The probe contains a cantilever including a terminal, where this terminal functions as an electrical contact to mechanically be fixed on a probe retention structure, which can be a common frame of the data storage device during probe operation. The probe also contains a support structure, to which it mechanically connects the terminal directly or via a hinge. This support structure extends so as to separate from the terminal. The end section having a nano-scaled vertex is provided. A beam structure, which contains a heat resistor, is installed at the end section of the support structure. This beam structure is thinner than the area of the support structure, directly contacting the beam structure in at least the direction parallel to the shaft of the end section. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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The invention concerns a method for scanning a surface (52) of a material (50) with a scanning probe microscope or SPM (10), the SPM having a cantilever sensor (100) configured to exhibit distinct spring behaviors (C, Ck), the method comprising: - operating the SPM in contact mode, whereby the sensor is scanned on the material surface and a first spring behavior (C) of the sensor (e.g. a fundamental mode of flexure thereof) is excited by deflection of the sensor by the material surface; and - exciting with excitation means a second spring behavior (Ck) of the sensor at a resonance frequency thereof (e.g. one or more higher-order resonant modes) of the cantilever sensor to modulate an interaction of the sensor and the material surface and thereby reduce the wearing of the material surface.
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A servo control system micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based motion control system (and method therefor), includes a motion generator having an inherent stiffness component.
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Servo control methods and apparatus are provided for a tape drive (1) where a read/write head (2) reads and writes data on magnetic tape (3) with at least one servo track for providing transversal position information. At least two servo readers (S) are associated with the read/write head (2), each arranged for reading a said servo track during read/write operations. The servo readers (S) are operative concurrently to generate respective servo read signals (r). A position estimator (8) processes each servo read signal (r) to generate a series of position values, corresponding to respective time instants, indicative of transversal position of the associated servo reader (S). A servo controller (10) calculates from the position values and time instants a skew value (?), indicative of tape skew relative to the read/write head (2), and a tension variation value (AT) indicative of variation of tape tension from a reference value. The servo controller (10) is adapted to account for cross-coupling between tape skew and tension variation in the joint calculation of the skew and tension variation values. Where three servo readers (S) are operative concurrently, the servo controller (10) can be adapted to account for time dependency of tape skew and tension variation and to calculate respective time derivatives (?\ AT') for the skew and tension variation values (?, AT). The calculated values can then be used to make compensatory adjustments to tape tension and tape skew relative to the read/write head (2).
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Apparatus for reducing sensitivity of an article to mechanical shock comprises a frame; first and second planar masses mounted in the frame for bi-directional movement relative to the frame along a first axis of displacement; a first lever pivotable about a first fulcrum secured to the frame; the lever having one end connected to the first mass and the other end connected to the second mass, and the fulcrum being disposed between the ends of the lever; whereby the torque exerted about the fulcrum by the first mass is countered by the torque exerted about the fulcrum by the second mass in response to a mechanical shock applied to the frame along the axis of displacement such that an article carried by the first mass in use has reduced sensitivity to the shock.
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A servo write head is provided and is configured to simultaneously write at least two servo patterns in respective servo bands on linear magnetic tape. Centerlines of the servo patterns are substantially uniformly spaced in the lateral direction. In addition, the servo patterns of all adjacent respective servo bands are displaced relative to each other in a longitudinal direction by an amount that is related to a length of a servo frame and a type of the servo patterns.
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A servo control system micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based motion control system (and method therefor), includes a motion generator having an inherent stiffness component.
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Timing based servo bursts of servo frames, in which the frames are arranged to be symmetric with the same number of servo stripes in each burst of a frame, are synchronized by shifting selected bits. For example, servo frames are arranged with four servo bursts with an equal number of servo stripes in each burst, the servo frames comprising two symmetric sub-frames, each sub-frame comprising two bursts of servo stripes that are parallel to each other within a burst, and the bursts are non-parallel with respect to each other; each servo burst is arranged to comprise at least one reference servo stripe; and each servo burst is arranged to comprise at least one shifted servo stripe, wherein the shift is in the same longitudinal direction with respect to at least one reference servo stripe for each burst of a frame and the opposite longitudinal direction for bursts of sequentially adjacent frames.
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Verfahren zum Regeln einer seitlichen Position eines Bandkopfes (108) eines Magnetbandlaufwerks, das Verfahren aufweisend:Ermitteln eines ersten Servosignals durch Ablesen von Positionsmarkierungen von einem ersten Servoband (114) auf einem Magnetband (102) unter Verwendung eines ersten Sensors (110),Ermitteln eines zweiten Servosignals durch Ablesen von Positionsmarkierungen von einem zweiten Servoband (114) auf dem Magnetband (102) unter Verwendung eines zweiten Sensors (112),Verzögern des zweiten Servosignals relativ zu dem ersten Servosignal um eine Verzögerung zum Erzeugen eines verzögerten zweiten Servosignals, wobei die Verzögerung auf der Frequenz (f) einer Längsschwingung des Magnetbands (102) beruht,Berechnen eines gemittelten Signals beruhend auf dem ersten Servosignal und dem verzögerten zweiten Servosignal,Ermitteln von Servoinformationen aus dem gemittelten Signal, wobei die Servoinformationen eine Abweichung der seitlichen Position des Bandkopfes (108) von einer idealen seitlichen Position des Bandkopfes (108) relativ zu dem Magnetband (102) angeben, undRegeln des Bandkopfes (108) zum Einstellen dessen seitlicher Position derart, dass die Abweichung verringert wird.