edited by Bharat Bhushan (Ohio State University)

This volume covers friction-induced vibration, the influence of actuator-bearing grease composition, wear measurements for proximity recording heads, characteristics of a suspension assembly, design and analysis of the HDD Servo System, reluctance torque reduction, etc. It is organized into three parts: Mechanics and Tribology for Data Storage Systems; Dynamics and Controls for Data Storage Systems; and Electric Motors for Data Storage Systems.

• Mechanics and Tribology for Data Storage Systems:
  • Analysis of the Friction-Induced Self-Excited Vibration of a Contact Recording Head Slider (K Ono & A Suzuki)
  • The Influence of Actuator Bearing Grease Composition on Servo Performance (W L Prater et al.)
  • An Experimental Study about the Bouncing Vibration of a Contact Slider (K Ono & H Maruyama)
  • Wear Measurements for Proximity Recording Heads (P W Smith)
  • The Interaction of Fluoroethers with Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Films (L Cornaglia & A J Gellman)
  • Behavior of a Tape Path with Imperfect Components (J H Eaton)
  • Magnetic Tape Debris Generation with Sliding Against Al₂O₃-TiC and Ni-Zn Ferrite Heads (W W Scott et al.)
• Dynamics and Controls for Data Storage Systems:
  • Dynamic Characteristics of a Suspension Assembly Part 1: Modal Experiment (Q H Zeng & D B Bogy)
  • Dynamic Characteristics of a Suspension Assembly Part 2: Numerical Analysis (Q H Zeng & D B Bogy)
  • Dynamic Response and Fatigue Characterization of Aluminum Boron Carbide Ceramic composite Materials for Disk Drive Actuator Applications (D J Perettie et al.)
  • Design and Analyses of HDD Servo System Using Power Spectrum Data (H Ho & T Doan)
• Electric Motors for Data Storage Systems:
  • Optimization of Pole and Slot Widths for Reluctance Torque Reduction in a Brushless DC Spindle Motor (T Y Chuang et al.)
  • Magnetically Induced Vibration in an 8-Pole, 9-Slot Brushless DC Motor (T Y Chuang & D K Lieu)