Measurement of shock response of hard disk drive head using laser doppler vibrometer and strain meter

• Main Author: Muhammad Akbar Ismail.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40242
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hard disk drives (HDDs) are the most dominant form of data storage in the consumer market due to its high data transfer rate and reliability. However, HDDs are made up of electromechanical and magnetic parts which may be damaged due to physical shock. Hence, in order to understand how to improve the...