Stationary guides introduce friction on to a travelling tape in the longitudinal and lateral directions. The longitudinal friction increases the tape tension and the lateral friction dampens the lateral tape motion (LTM). A comprehensive mathematical model of the coupled longitudinal and lateral tape dynamics is developed. Frictional effects over a cylindrical guide are modeled as concentrated loads in both longitudinal and lateral directions. In the range of tape transport velocities that are of interest to data tape recording, it was shown that frictional damping causes reduction of resonant frequencies and resonance amplitudes. Positioning of the guiding elements could significantly influence the dynamic response of LTM.
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Storage System and Future Technologies
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