High speed, high resolution ultrasonic linear motor using v-shape two bolt-clamped Langevin-type transducers

Acoustical Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-186

  Asumi, Kazumasa ^a,b   Fukunaga, Ryouichi ^a   Fujimura, Takeshi ^a   Kurosawa, Minoru Kuribayashi ^b  

^a TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Langevin type transducer; Resolution; Speed; Ultrasonic motor

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SYMMETRIC; BOLT-CLAMPED LANGEVIN-TYPE TRANSDUCERS; DRIVING VOLTAGES; FEM ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION; LANGEVIN-TYPE TRANSDUCER; MOTOR PARAMETERS; MULTI-LAYERED; NM RESOLUTION; PIEZO ELEMENTS; RESOLUTION; ULTRASONIC LINEAR MOTOR; ULTRASONIC MOTOR; ULTRASONIC MOTORS; V-SHAPE;

LINEAR MOTORS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; RESONANCE; ULTRASONIC MACHINE TOOLS; ULTRASONICS;

MOTORS;

EID: 67649158242     PISSN: 13463969     EISSN: 13475177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1250/ast.30.180     Document Type: Article

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