TY - CHAP AU - Jianping Li AU - Jianming Wen AU - Yili Hu AU - Zhonghua Zhang AU - Lidong He AU - Nen Wan ED - Hu Huang ED - Jianping Li Y1 - 2021-02-25 PY - 2021 T1 - Principle, Design and Future of Inchworm Type Piezoelectric Actuators N2 - Taking advantage of high resolution, rapid response, and compact structure, piezoelectric actuators are widely employed for achieving precision positioning in both scientific research and industrial application. With the development of science and technology, the requirements for precision positioning are increasing. Accordingly, great efforts have been made to improve the performances of piezoelectric actuators, and significant progress has been achieved. This book discusses some recent achievements and developments of piezoelectric actuators, in terms of piezoelectric material, driving principle, structural design, modeling, and control, as well as applications. BT - Piezoelectric Actuators SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96411 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.96411 SN - 978-1-83968-832-4 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -