Prototype and estimation an ultrasonic motor using a transmission rod with a stator vibrator and a rotor at the both ends

Abstract

A new structure of ultrasonic motor composed of a stator vibrator, a rotor and an ultrasonic transmission rod is proposed. Two vibrations of a stator vibrator mounted at a rod end excite two orthogonal bending vibrations in the rod and elliptic motions of displacement are formed at another end of the rod. The elliptic motions produce a rotating force to a rotor pressed at the end. The simple structure of mounting and preloading a rotor is designed by FEM. It is checked experimentally that two orthogonal bending vibrations are excited in the rod and the motor operation of the new construction is confirmed.