The piezoelectric actuator is a kind of actuation device that acts through the inverse
piezoelectric effect. Due to advantages of high precision, low power consumption, compact …

Floods are amongst the most common and devastating of all natural hazards. The alarming
number of flood-related deaths and financial losses suffered annually across the world call …

This article presents an overview of the acoustics of friction by covering friction sounds,
friction-induced vibrations and waves in solids, and descriptions of other frictional …

A piezoelectric rotary ultrasonic motor is modeled for the purpose of predicting, a priori,
motor performance as a function of design parameters. The Rayleigh-Ritz assumed mode …

This thesis presents an alternative approach to the analytical design of surface-mounted
axialflux permanent-magnet machines. Emphasis has been placed on the design of axial …

This paper gives an overview of research in the area of smart structure dynamics. A general
description of smart material systems is given. Particular focus is given to the following fields …

Piezoelectric motors are used in many industrial and commercial applications. Various
piezoelectric motors are available in the market. All of the piezoelectric motors use the …

Sandwich type piezoelectric transducers are widely employed as actuating mechanisms for
ultrasonic motors and ultrasonic cutting machines due to their advantages of compact …

Piezoelectric ultrasonic motors are a new type of actuator. They are characterized by high
torque at low rotational speed, simple mechanical design and good controllability. They also …

In this paper, a nonlinear free vibration analysis of a thin annular functionally graded (FG)
plate integrated with two uniformly distributed actuator layers made of piezoelectric (PZT4) …