Active spacing control for contactless tape recording

A method for controlling magnetic spacing, the method comprising:

• receiving sensor data from one or more sensors by a controller that monitors a head-to-media spacing (HMS) associated with a tape and a set of magnetic elements;
• performing an evaluation on the sensed data received from the sensor;
• identifying by the controller the HMS based on the evaluation of the sensed data;
• identifying that the HMS should be adjusted to correspond to a desired distance separating the front surface of the tape and the tape-facing-surface of the set of magnetic elements;
• and
• controlling the movement of an actuator to adjust the HMS to correspond to the desired distance based on the receipt of the sensor data from the one or more sensors as the tape moves past the set of magnetic elements when a data is transferred between the set of magnetic elements and the front surface of the tape.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor for implementing a method for controlling magnetic spacing, the method comprising:

• receiving sensor data from one or more sensors by the processor that monitors a head-to-media spacing (HMS) associated with a tape and a set of magnetic elements;
• performing an evaluation on the sensed data received from the sensor;
• identifying by the processor the HMS based on the evaluation of the sensed data;
• identifying that the HMS should be adjusted to correspond to a desired distance separating the front surface of the tape and the tape-facing-surface of the set of magnetic elements;
• and
• controlling the movement of an actuator to adjust the HMS to correspond to the desired distance based on the receipt of the sensor data from the one or more sensors as the tape moves past the set of magnetic elements when a data is transferred between the set of magnetic elements and the front surface of the tape.