Precision Actuator Systems Research at the University of Tokyo

Abstract

This report summarizes the outcome of the visit to the University of Tokyo and the Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST). The visit was part of the Foreign Science Analysis program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, and its duration was from May 24 to June 26, 1993. The purpose of the visit was to observe and analyze the mechatronics research effort headed by the host professor, Prof. Toshiro Higuchi of the Dept. of Precision Machinery Engineering, who has a joint appointment at the KAST. In particular, the report covers four main topics; magnetic levitation, impact drive system, electrostatic film actuator, and ultrasonic motor. Research on each of these areas is being actively carried out at the University of Tokyo and the KAST. The research effort at the KAST is coined as the 'Ultimate Mechatronics', and there is a strong industrial participation in terms of financial support as well as technology transfer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 23, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268907

Entities

People

  • Paul I. Ro

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Actuators
  • Circuits
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Friction
  • Lc Circuits
  • Maglev
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Permanent Magnets
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Robotics and Automation.