Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs
Actuators, which move and manipulate objects, are the key technological components for all modern science and technologies. The advent of new, outstanding actuators will bring innovation to a range of different areas – such as basic science, industry, med
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Toshiro Higuchi • Koichi Suzumori Satoshi Tadokoro Editors
Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs
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Editors Toshiro Higuchi, Prof. University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan [email protected]
Koichi Suzumori, Prof. Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku Okayama 700-8530 Japan [email protected]
Satoshi Tadokoro, Prof. Tohoku University Graduate School of Information Sciences 6-6-01 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8579 Japan [email protected]
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Preface
The conventional motors driven by the electromagnetic force have been playing and will play the most important roles in motion control of automated machines like robots. However, for the advanced machines and instruments with higher performance, the conventional motors seem to be difficult to satisfy the coming sophisticated demands. And new outstanding actuators are expected to cause technological innovations in such broad fields of their applications as industry, basic science, medicine, welfare, and global environment. So, the development of innovative actuators is recognized as one of the most important key technology for next generation. In accordance with the requirement, the five year national research project “Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs” was organized and granted by Ministry of Education,
