scholarly journals Erratum: “Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Bouncing Vibrations of a Flying Head Slider in the Near-Contact Region” [Journal of Tribology, 2007, 129(2), pp. 246–255]

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyosuke Ono ◽  
Masami Yamane
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Investigation ◽  
Contact Region ◽  
Head Slider

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Bouncing Vibrations of a Flying Head Slider in the Near-Contact Region

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyosuke Ono ◽  
Masami Yamane
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Amplitude ◽  
Contact Region ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
Disk Surface ◽  
Flying Height ◽  
Trailing Edge ◽  
Detailed Measurement ◽  
Head Slider ◽  
Pitch Frequency ◽  
Two Degree Of Freedom

We experimentally and theoretically investigated in detail bouncing vibrations of a flying head slider in the near-contact region between the head and disk surface. By changing the Z-height in the experiment, we evaluated the effect of the pitch static angle on the ambient pressure at which unstable bouncing vibration starts and stops. We found that the touch-down and take-off pressure hysteresis decreased as the pitch static angle increased even though the flying height at the trailing edge decreased slightly. From detailed measurement of the slider dynamics at the threshold of the bouncing vibration, we found that the trailing edge of the slider was first attracted to the disk. As the pitch static angle decreased, the magnitude of the first drop of the trailing edge increased and the bouncing vibration amplitude increased more rapidly. We also measured the mode of the bouncing vibration by using two laser Doppler vibrometers simultaneously. By using an improved two-degree-of-freedom slider model, in which the small micro-waviness and the shearing force of the lubricant were taken into account, we could analyze the touch-down/take-off hysteresis, mode, and destabilization process of the bouncing vibration similar to the experimental results. We also theoretically found that either self-excited bouncing vibration with lower pitch frequency or forced vibration with higher pitch frequency was generated, depending on the magnitudes of the micro-waviness and the disturbance.

Improved Analysis of Unstable Bouncing Vibration and Stabilizing Design of Flying Head Slider in Near-Contact Region

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyosuke Ono ◽  
Masami Yamane
Keyword(s):  
Parametric Study ◽  
Contact Region ◽  
Disk Surface ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Flying Height ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Adhesion Forces ◽  
Characteristic Model ◽  
Head Slider ◽  
Contact Characteristic

This paper describes an improved analytical study of the bouncing vibration of a flying head slider in the near-contact region and gives quantitative designs guideline for realizing a stable flying head slider, based on the results of a parametric study. First, we numerically calculated the general characteristics of the contact and adhesion forces between a smooth contact pad and disk surface by considering asperity contact, the lubricant meniscus, and elastic bulk deformation. As a result, it was shown that the contact characteristics can be represented by a simple model with five independent parameters when the asperity density is large and the asperity height is small as in cases of current slider and disk surfaces. Then, we numerically computed the slider dynamics in a two degree of freedom slider model with nonlinear air-bearing springs by using the simplified contact characteristic model. As a result, we have obtained a self-excited bouncing vibration whose frequency, amplitude and touchdown/takeoff hysteresis characteristics agree much better with the experimental results compared with our previous analysis. From a parametric study for takeoff height, we could obtain design guidelines for realizing a stable head slider in a low flying height of 5nm or less.

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