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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2002
Srinivas Tadepalli, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ram M. Rao, Shorewood, MN (US);
Srinivas Tadepalli, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ram M. Rao, Shorewood, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An aerodynamic slider has at least one side surface that is continuously curved between the leading and trailing surfaces to substantially eliminate off-track forces on the side surface due to changing skew orientations. A slider profile is modeled, and a numerical simulation of airflow on the modeled profile is generated for each of a plurality of skew orientations within a range of skew orientations at which the slider will fly. The modeled slider profile is repeatedly adjusted based on the numerical simulations until a vibration analysis on the modeled profile indicates vibration does not exceed a predetermined minimum.