Design of Unimorph Type 3DOF Ultrasonic Motor

A new design of 3 degrees of freedom (DOF) piezoelectric ultrasonic motor (USM) is introduced in this paper. The concept of this design is to incorporate a spherical rotor between two piezoelectric transducers. Each transducer is coupled with a flange, and it operates like a unimorph structure. Such...

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Main Authors: Vytautas Jūrėnas, Gražvydas Kazokaitis, Dalius Mažeika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/16/5605