Miniature spherical motor using iron-gallium alloy (Galfenol)

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-96

  Ueno, Toshiyuki ^a   Saito, Chihiro ^b   Imaizumi, Nobuo ^b   Higuchi, Toshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Adamant Namiki Precision Jewel Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 DOF; Iron gallium alloy; Magnetostriction; Spherical motor

Indexed keywords

2-DOF; ATTRACTIVE FORCE; GALFENOL; IRON-GALLIUM ALLOY; LOW VOLTAGES; MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE; PHASE DIFFERENCE; SINGLE-AXIS; SMALL SIZE; SPHERICAL MOTOR; SPHERICAL ROTOR; SQUARE CROSS-SECTION;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GALLIUM; MAGNETOSTRICTION; MAGNETOSTRICTIVE DEVICES; MAGNETS; MOTORS; ROTATION; SHRINKAGE; SPHERES;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 68949170795     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.01.029     Document Type: Article

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