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Ultrasonic Motors

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Traditional motors based on the electromagnetic principle have been invented and developed for more than one hundred years. As actuators and power sources, the motors have been widely used in many fields all over the world and have made a great contribution to our society. Over the years, the theories, design methods and manufacturing technologies of traditional motors have been developed so successfully that little improvement can be made to them. However, due to advanced science and technology, especially in hi tech products such as spaceships, satellites, launch vehicles, various electronic equipment, and precision instruments, many new requirements for motors have been raised, including a small size, light weight, low noise, no electromagnetic interference, etc. Due to limitations on the principle and structure, traditional motors are difficult to meet these requirements. Many countries in the world strive to explore various new, small, and special motors such as electrostatic motors, ultrasonic motors (USMs), bionic motors, photo thermal motors, shape memory alloy motors, microwave motors, etc.

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Zhao, C. (2011). Introduction. In: Ultrasonic Motors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15305-1_1

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