HIGH POWER ULTRASONIC MOTOR

摘要

A high power ultrasonic motor (21). The motor includes a housing (23) having a predetermined geometry and a transducer (41). The transducer has an active element (42) made from a magnetostrictive material and a coil (51) for producing an electromagnetic filed which extends through at least a portion of the active element. The active element is changeable between a first shape when in the absence of the electromagnetic field and a second shape when in the presence of the electromagnetic field. An electrical signal is provided to the coil for producing the electromagnetic field. An acoustic element (96) is connected to the transducer for providing ultrasonic energy to perform work.