Advances in Information Storage Systems Vol. 9 : Selected Papers from the International Conference on Micromechatronics for Information and Precision Equipment (MIPE '97)

by Bhushan, Bharat; Ono, Kyosuke

• ISBN13: 9789810236168
• ISBN10: 9810236166
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

Contains 26 papers on mechanics and tribology of magnetic recording storage systems, mainly of hard disk drives (HDD), and micromechatronics of head positioning systems in magnetic disk storage.

Author Biography

Dr. Bharat Bhushan, a pioneer of tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage devices, is an internationally recognized expert in the general fields of conventional tribology and micro/nanotribology and one of the most prolific authors. He is presently an Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of Computer Microtribology and Contamination Laboratory at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He received a M.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a M.S. in mechanics and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, NY, Doctor Technicae from the University of Trondheim at Trondheim, Norway, and a Habilitate Doctor of Technical Sciences from the Warsaw University of Technology at Warsaw, Poland. He is a registered professional engineer (mechanical). He is founding editor-in-chief of World Scientific Advances in Information Storage Systems Series, CRC Press Mechanics and Materials Science Series and Journal of Information Storage and Processing Systems.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Flutter Reduction by Centrifugal Airflow for High-Rotation-Speed Disks	p. 5
Small NRRO Spindle-Motor with Hydrodynamic Bearings and a Pivot	p. 19
A Comparison Study on the Characteristics of Five Types of Hydrodynamic Oil Bearings for Hard Disk Spindles	p. 33
Measurement Technique for Dynamic Characteristics of HDD Head-Suspension Assembly in Normal Operating Conditions	p. 47
Head-Medium Spacing Measurements Using a Phase Comparison Between Two Fringe Patterns Formed by Michelson Laser Interferometry Through a Glass Disk	p. 63
Flying Characteristics of Head Sliders when Traveling over Magnetic Disk Surfaces	p. 77
Preliminary Study on Some Shapes and Characteristics of Air Bearing Slider with Uniform Flying Height for Magnetic Disc Drive with Swing-Type Actuator	p. 93
Monte Carlo Direct Simulations of Step-Type Gas Bearings with Nanometer Spacings	p. 109
Air-Bearing Designs for Stable Performance in Proximity Magnetic Recording	p. 121
Flying Attitude of Magnetic Recording Heads in Contact with Disks	p. 133
Engineering Performance Evaluation of Tri-Pad Slider for Proximity Recording	p. 143
The New Suspension Concept for the Contact Interface in Hard Disk Drives (1st Report, Basic Concept and Simulation)	p. 157
The New Suspension Concept for the Contact Interface in Hard Disk Drives (2nd Report, Experimental Study of the New Suspension)	p. 167
Development of HDD Suspension for Contact Recording Heads	p. 177
A Parallel Link Suspension for Contact-Sliding Head	p. 189
Simulation of Dynamic Characteristics of a Three-Wear-Pad Contact Slider Subjected to Wavy Excitation and Collision	p. 203
Simulation of Dynamic Behavior of 1-DOF Contact Slider Model Considering the Effect of Meniscus Force	p. 215
Vibrations in Contact Magnetic Recording System: Basic Features, Analytical Solution and Novel Numerical Method	p. 231
Contact Stress Analysis in Layered Magnetic Media with a Rough Surface	p. 245
Tribological Properties of Hard Disk Slider Overcoated after Ion Beam Texturing	p. 263
Change in Lubricant Thickness on a C:SiC Overcoat Thin-Film Disk During a Pin-on-Disk Sliding Test	p. 277
Micro-Wear Mechanisms of Thin Hard Coatings Sliding against Diamond Tip of AFM	p. 289
An Analysis of Tribochemical Reactions on Boundary Lubrication Regimes	p. 303
Study on Frictional Phenomena in Magnetic Tape Storage	p. 317
Tribological Behavior of TiN and DLC Coated VCR Drums	p. 335
Evaluation Method of Drum/Tape Contact Phenomena Using Acoustic Emission	p. 353
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