A review on piezoelectric ultrasonic motors for the past decade: Classification, operating principle, performance, and future work perspectives

X Tian, Y Liu, J Deng, L Wang, W Chen - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hundreds of piezoelectric ultrasonic motors (PUSMs) have been proposed for scientific
researches and developed for commercial applications in the past decade. They are …

Developments and challenges of miniature piezoelectric robots: A review

J Li, J Deng, S Zhang, W Chen, J Zhao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Miniature robots have been widely studied and applied in the fields of search and rescue,
reconnaissance, micromanipulation, and even the interior of the human body benefiting from …

A resonant-type thin plate piezoelectric actuator inspired by koala's locomotion

Y Wang, J Deng, H Li, X Tian… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Imitating the behavioral traits or structures of biological organisms can provide new ideas
and operating principles for designing microactuators. Inspired by the locomotion of koalas …

On the suppression of the backward motion of a piezo-driven precision positioning platform designed by the parasitic motion principle

Z Yang, X Zhou, H Huang, J Dong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Piezo-driven precision positioning platforms with large stroke are greatly demanded in both
scientific research and industrial applications. Although various principles have been …

A miniature piezoelectric actuator with fast movement and nanometer resolution

W Wei, Z Ding, J Wu, L Wang, C Yang, X Rong… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To accomplish fast movement and high positioning capability, a miniature self-moving
piezoelectric actuator (MSPA) is developed with two groups of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling of a shear-type piezoelectric actuator for AFM-based vibration-assisted nanomachining

B Xue, E Brousseau, C Bowen - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent research investigations have reported the benefit of enhancing conventional AFM-
based nanoscale machining operations by the introduction of high frequency vibrations …

A stick-slip piezoelectric actuator with measurable contact force

Z Xu, H Huang, J Dong - Mechanical systems and signal processing, 2020 - Elsevier
The output performances of stick-slip piezoelectric actuators strongly depend on the contact
force between the driving unit and the slider. However, quantitative measurement of the …

Transfer matrix modeling and experimental verification of forked piezoelectric actuators

P Yu, L Wang, S Zhang, J Jin - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric actuators with forked substructures are popular in practical applications.
However, there is still a lack of effective modeling methods for forked piezoelectric actuators …

A millipede-inspired miniature self-moving ultrasonic actuator with high carrying capability and nanometer resolution

L Wang, X Li, J Wu, Z Ding, F Du, X Rong… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To accomplish high carrying/positioning capability with compact structure, in this study, a
miniature self-moving ultrasonic actuator (MSMUA) is developed by exciting a flexural …

Review on multi-degree-of-freedom piezoelectric motion stage

Y Liu, J Deng, Q Su - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-degree-of-freedom (multi-DOF) piezoelectric motion stage is an important part of
modern manufacturing industry. In order to perform high precision outputs in a large travel …