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Inertia magnetic latch design considering actuator load unload

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The first author would like to thank Samsung Information Systems America for the opportunity to conduct this research when he was an employee there.

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  1. Western Digital Corporation, 5863 Rue Ferrari, San Jose, CA, 95138, USA

    Yanning Liu

  2. Samsung Information Systems America, 75 West Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA, 95134, USA

    Seong Woo (Sean) Kang & Seungman (Paul) Chang

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Liu, Y., (Sean) Kang, S.W. & (Paul) Chang, S. Inertia magnetic latch design considering actuator load unload. Microsyst Technol 15, 703–712 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-008-0771-4

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