Ultracompact Planar Positioner Driven by Unbalanced Frictional Forces

This paper proposes a new ultracompact planar positioner driven by unbalanced frictional forces. The prototype of the designed positioner is 17 mm × 17 mm × 9 mm in size, and is simply constructed using lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric elements, neodymium magnetic feet, and junction pieces. Alt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mikio Muraoka, Xu Zhao, Shun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Actuators
Subjects:
PZT
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/4/3/172