Design and Analysis of Shock and Random Vibration Isolation of Operating Hard Disk Drive in Harsh Environment

An effective vibration isolation system is important for hard disk drives (HDD) used in a harsh mechanical environment. This paper describes how to design, simulate, test and evaluate vibration isolation systems for operating HDD subjected to severe shock and random vibrations based on military spec...

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Main Authors: Hendri Harmoko, Fook Fah Yap, Nader Vahdati, Chuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-2009-0458
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description An effective vibration isolation system is important for hard disk drives (HDD) used in a harsh mechanical environment. This paper describes how to design, simulate, test and evaluate vibration isolation systems for operating HDD subjected to severe shock and random vibrations based on military specifications MIL-STD-810E. The well-defined evaluation criteria proposed in this paper can be used to effectively assess the performance of HDD vibration isolation system. Design concepts on how to achieve satisfactory shock and vibration isolation for HDD are described. The concepts are tested and further enhanced by the two design case studies presented here. It is shown that an effective vibration isolation system, that will allow a HDD to operate well when subjected to severe shock and random vibration, is feasible.
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spelling doaj-art-7ed22d79ee7844639a4a8154f6c564912025-02-03T05:51:40ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032009-01-0116214315410.3233/SAV-2009-0458Design and Analysis of Shock and Random Vibration Isolation of Operating Hard Disk Drive in Harsh EnvironmentHendri Harmoko0Fook Fah Yap1Nader Vahdati2Chuan Li3Centre for Mechanics of Micro-Systems, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, SingaporeCentre for Mechanics of Micro-Systems, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, SingaporeCentre for Mechanics of Micro-Systems, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, SingaporeCentre for Mechanics of Micro-Systems, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, SingaporeAn effective vibration isolation system is important for hard disk drives (HDD) used in a harsh mechanical environment. This paper describes how to design, simulate, test and evaluate vibration isolation systems for operating HDD subjected to severe shock and random vibrations based on military specifications MIL-STD-810E. The well-defined evaluation criteria proposed in this paper can be used to effectively assess the performance of HDD vibration isolation system. Design concepts on how to achieve satisfactory shock and vibration isolation for HDD are described. The concepts are tested and further enhanced by the two design case studies presented here. It is shown that an effective vibration isolation system, that will allow a HDD to operate well when subjected to severe shock and random vibration, is feasible.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-2009-0458
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title Design and Analysis of Shock and Random Vibration Isolation of Operating Hard Disk Drive in Harsh Environment
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title_fullStr Design and Analysis of Shock and Random Vibration Isolation of Operating Hard Disk Drive in Harsh Environment
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title_short Design and Analysis of Shock and Random Vibration Isolation of Operating Hard Disk Drive in Harsh Environment
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