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This study reviews piezoelectric multi-layered actuators (PMLAs), highlighting their use in portable devices like smartphones. Novel bimorph ultrasonic motors achieved high thrust-to-volume ratios, showing potential for camera image stabilization.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering

Background:

  • Piezoelectric actuators with multi-layer structures offer advantages like fast response and high force generation.
  • Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is a common material for these actuators.
  • The demand for miniaturized actuators in portable devices, such as smartphones with compact camera modules (CCM) and image stabilizers (IS), has driven development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the progress in piezoelectric multi-layered actuator (PMLA) applications.
  • To focus on miniaturized dimensions and performance metrics (force, speed, power) for various loads.
  • To investigate commercial PMLA attempts and propose novel designs.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature and commercial PMLA devices (Helimorph, Lobster, USM).
  • Development and experimental testing of simple bimorph and multi-layer bimorph ultrasonic motors (USMs).
  • Comparison of proposed USMs with 14 other linear USMs based on thrust-to-volume ratio.

Main Results:

  • Proposed simple bimorph and multi-layer bimorph USMs achieved thrusts of 3.08 N and 2.57 N, respectively.
  • These USMs demonstrated good free speed and minimal structural thickness (0.7 mm and 0.6 mm).
  • The proposed designs ranked first and second in thrust-to-volume ratio among 14 reported linear USMs.

Conclusions:

  • The developed piezoelectric multi-layered actuators show significant potential for applications in cellphone camera modules, particularly for moving sensor image stabilization.
  • Future developments in piezoelectric materials, configurations, fabrication, and applications are discussed.
  • The study emphasizes the suitability of PMLAs for miniaturized, high-performance applications.