Title :
Recent topics in ceramic actuators-to improve reliability and durability
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Sophia Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Recent topics in ceramic actuators (piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuators) are reviewed, focusing on the improvement of the reliability and durability of these devices. The improvement of ceramic materials for actuators, the design of the devices, and control and systematization of the actuators are considered. The problems which have been studied, and some possible solutions to these problems, are outlined
Keywords :
ceramics; electrostriction; piezoelectric actuators; reliability; ceramic actuators; electrostrictive; piezoelectric; Capacitive sensors; Ceramics; Control systems; Electrodes; Electrostriction; Grain size; Hysteresis; Intelligent actuators; Optical materials; Reproducibility of results;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1990., IEEE 7th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0190-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISAF.1990.200215
