TY - CHAP AU - Sahil P. Wankhede AU - Tian-Bing Xu ED - Hu Huang ED - Jianping Li Y1 - 2021-11-10 PY - 2021 T1 - The Roles of Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Motors in Industry 4.0 Era: Opportunities & Challenges 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. 8 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100560 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.100560 SN - 978-1-83968-832-4 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-05 ER -