摘要 |
A vibration wave motor for driving a movable member by a travelling vibration wave generated by applying a periodic signal to an electro-mechanical energy transducer element such as an electrostrictive device or piezoelectric device is disclosed. A drive status of the vibration wave motor is detected, a phase difference between the detected signal and the periodic signal applied to the transducer element is detected, a frequency of the periodic signal is selected such that the phase difference is equal to a predetermined constant and the vibration wave motor is driven in a resonance state. |