• DocumentCode
    2907406
  • Title

    A novel type of piezoelectric minimotor for linear displacements

  • Author

    De Almeida, Vitorio Arrivabeni Longo ; Eiras, Jose Antonio ; Ibrahim, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mechatronic Eng., Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    5-8 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    1774
  • Abstract
    This work shows the results of our studies on a new type of piezoelectric minimotor for precision linear displacements. The stator structure consists of two piezoelectric ceramics adhered to a thin copper plate patterned in such a way that elliptic motion can be generated when driven by two sinusoidal voltages with a phase difference. A simple stage, pressed against the top surface of the tip of the stator, can move following a straight line. The actuation is based on the planar vibration mode of small ceramic plates. The copper plate is patterned using photolithography and etching. In this way, complex geometries can be obtained.
  • Keywords
    piezoceramics; ultrasonic motors; actuation; ceramic plates; elliptic motion; etching; linear displacements; phase difference; photolithography; piezoelectric ceramics; piezoelectric minimotor; planar vibration mode; sinusoidal voltages; stator structure; thin copper plate; Ceramics; Copper; Etching; Impedance; Leg; Lithography; Resonant frequency; Stators; Testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Ultrasonics, 2003 IEEE Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7922-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ULTSYM.2003.1293256
  • Filename
    1293256