Web Directory

» Cedrat Groupe
   Offers ultrasonic linear piezo motors, drives and actuators. Also dedicated piezo transducer software for motor design.
   http://www.cedrat.com/

» Flexmotor - Motors and Micromotors
   Innovative piezoelectric ultrasonic motor and micromotors for low cost, high volume manufacture for automotive, MEMS and consumer products. Low profile piezomotor and scalable to 2mm diameter.
   http://www.flexmotor.com

» Institute of Piezomechanics
   Ultrasonic actuator and motor research in Kaunas, Lithuania from 1970. Multi degree of freedom motors for robotics.
   http://www.piezo.lt/index.htm

» MicroPropulsion Corp (USA)
   Ultrasonic motors, piezoelectric transformers, miniature generators.
   http://www.micropropulsion.com/

» Piezo Ceramic GmbH (Germany)
   Ultrasonic motor manufacturer. Also piezo ceramic, PZT transducers and actuators.
   http://www.piceramic.de/

» Piezoelectric Motors for Nano-Engineering and Metrology
   Research project being undertaken at Cranfield University to investigate critical design parameters for piezoelectric motors in engineering applications.
   http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/pdf/nano_piezomotorsummary.pdf

» Surface Acoustic Wave Linear Motor
   SAW linear motors. Article describing the principle, experiment and conclusions and future reading.
   http://www.intellect.pe.u-tokyo.ac.jp/research/sawmotor/sawmotor_e.html

» Ultrasonic Motor
   Article from Wikipedia on this electric motor formed from the ultrasonic vibration of a component, the stator, placed against another, the rotor or slider, the mechanism involved and its applications.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_motor

» Ultrasonic Motors
   JPL's NDEAA Group work for space application of piezo devices up to year 2000 including commercially available motors.
   http://ndeaa.jpl.nasa.gov/nasa-nde/usm/usm-hp.htm