Non-contact transportation using near-field acoustic levitation

Ultrasonics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-32

  Ueha, Sadayuki ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiki ^b   Koike, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Kaijo Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HIGH POWER ULTRASONICS; NEAR-FIELD ACOUSTIC LEVITATION; ULTRASONIC ACTUATOR;

ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

EID: 0033901380     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(99)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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