Indicate the basic instrumentation needed in glide testing


The read-write head in a disk drive of a digital computer should float at a constant but small height (say, a fraction of a μm) above the disk surface. Because of the aerodynamics resulting from the surface roughness and the surface deformations of the disk, the head can be excited into vibrations that could cause head-disk contacts. These contacts, which are called head-disk interferences (HDIs), are clearly undesirable. They can occur at very high frequencies (say, 1 MHz). The purpose of a glide test is to detect HDIs and to determine the nature of these interferences. Glide testing can be used to determine the effect of parameters such as the flying height of the head and the speed of the disk and to qualify (certify the quality of) disk drive units. Indicate the basic instrumentation needed in glide testing. In particular, suggest the types of sensors that could be used and their advantages and disadvantages

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