Effects of friction forces on the lateral dynamics of a magnetic recording tape, wrapped around a grooved roller are investigated experimentally and theoretically. Tape is modeled as a viscoelastic, tensioned beam subjected to belt-wrap pressure and friction forces. Including the effects of stick and slip and velocity dependence of the friction force render the tape's equation of motion nonlinear. In the experiments, tape was wrapped under tension around a grooved roller in a customized tape path. The tape running speed along the axial direction was set to zero, thus only the lateral effects were studied. The grooved roller was attached to an actuator, which moved the roller across the tape. Tests were performed in slow and fast actuation modes. The slow mode was used to identify an effective static, or breakaway, friction coefficient. In the fast mode, the roller was actuated with a 50 Hz sinusoid. The same effective friction coefficient was deduced from the fast actuation mode tests. This test mode also revealed a periodic stick–slip phenomenon. The stick-to-slip and slip-to-stick transitions occurred when the tape vibration speed matched the roller actuation speed. Both experiments and theory show that upon slip, tape vibrates primarily at its natural frequency, and vibrations are attenuated relatively fast due to frictional and internal damping. This work also shows that an effective friction coefficient can be described that captures the complex interactions in lateral tape motion (LTM) over a grooved roller.
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Lateral Friction Behavior of a Thin, Tensioned Tape Wrapped Over a Grooved Roller: Experiments and Theory
Hankang Yang,
Hankang Yang
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
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Johan B. C. Engelen,
Johan B. C. Engelen
IBM Research—Zürich,
Säumerstrasse 4,
Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
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Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
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Walter Häberle,
Walter Häberle
IBM Research—Zürich,
Säumerstrasse 4,
Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
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Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
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Mark A. Lantz,
Mark A. Lantz
IBM Research—Zürich,
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Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
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Sinan Müftü
Sinan Müftü
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: s.muftu@neu.edu
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
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Hankang Yang
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Johan B. C. Engelen
IBM Research—Zürich,
Säumerstrasse 4,
Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
Säumerstrasse 4,
Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
Walter Häberle
IBM Research—Zürich,
Säumerstrasse 4,
Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
Säumerstrasse 4,
Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
Mark A. Lantz
IBM Research—Zürich,
Säumerstrasse 4,
Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
Säumerstrasse 4,
Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
Sinan Müftü
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: s.muftu@neu.edu
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: s.muftu@neu.edu
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Contributed by the Tribology Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY. Manuscript received December 11, 2015; final manuscript received April 25, 2016; published online August 11, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Min Zou.
J. Tribol. Mar 2017, 139(2): 021605 (12 pages)
Published Online: August 11, 2016
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Received:
December 11, 2015
Revised:
April 25, 2016
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Yang, H., Engelen, J. B. C., Häberle, W., Lantz, M. A., and Müftü, S. (August 11, 2016). "Lateral Friction Behavior of a Thin, Tensioned Tape Wrapped Over a Grooved Roller: Experiments and Theory." ASME. J. Tribol. March 2017; 139(2): 021605. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033566
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