Achieving fine motion between modules in a magnetic head

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• determining an extent of tape skew relative to transducers for reading and/or writing to a magnetic tape, the transducers being positioned in arrays on first, second and third modules of a magnetic head;
• and
• changing a state of a first actuator in response to the determined extent of the skew for causing a relative movement of the modules for aligning the transducers of the modules to compensate for the tape skew,
• wherein the third module is positioned on an opposite side of the first module relative to the second module,
• wherein the second and third modules are fixed relative to each other,
• wherein longitudinal axes of the arrays of the modules are not pivotable from orthogonal to an intended direction of tape travel thereacross.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions readable and/or executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• determining, by the processor, an extent of tape skew relative to transducers for reading and/or writing to a magnetic tape, the transducers being positioned in arrays on first, second and third modules of a magnetic head;
• and
• changing, by the processor, a state of a first actuator in response to the determined extent of the skew for causing a relative movement of the modules for aligning the transducers of the modules to compensate for the tape skew,
• wherein the third module is positioned on an opposite side of the first module relative to the second module,
• wherein the second and third modules are fixed relative to each other,
• wherein longitudinal axes of the arrays of the modules are not pivotable from orthogonal to an intended direction of tape travel thereacross.