• DocumentCode
    1477521
  • Title

    Servotrackwriter with improved positioning system

  • Author

    Baker, Bill R. ; Moraru, Alex

  • Author_Institution
    Phase Metrics, Fremont, CA, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2623
  • Lastpage
    2625
  • Abstract
    An optical noncontact method eliminates the resonances generated by mechanical interaction of the HDA arm with a conventional pushpin. Errors due to air turbulence in a laser interferometer are avoided by using an encoder with one nanometer resolution
  • Keywords
    hard discs; position control; servomechanisms; HDA arm; encoder; optical noncontact method; positioning system; pushpin; servotrackwriter; Actuators; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Manufacturing; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Resonance; Servomechanisms; Servomotors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.617428
  • Filename
    617428