Three degree-of-freedom piezoelectric ultrasonic micro-motor with a major diameter of 350 μm

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Rogers, G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONTROL; LEAD ZIRCONIUM TITANATE; LOW SPEED; MICRO-MOTORS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MULTI-DOF ACTUATOR; ORTHOGONAL AXES; PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS;

PIEZOELECTRICITY; ZIRCONIUM;

PIEZOELECTRIC MOTORS;

EID: 78649721948     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/12/125002     Document Type: Article

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