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Minoru Kurosawa is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, focusing on research that intersects engineering and materials science. Their work encompasses multiple subfields, including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, condensed matter physics, ocean engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their research centers on topics such as ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, micro and nano robotics, underwater vehicles and communication systems, acoustic wave resonator technologies, multiferroics and related materials, microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, and modular robots and swarm intelligence.

Recent publications by Kurosawa include the following papers:

  • "Surface acoustic wave propulsion system with acoustic radiation force," 2020, Sensors and Actuators A Physical
  • "Evaluation method for acoustic underwater propulsion systems," 2021, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • "Acoustic underwater propulsion system based on ultrasonic disc PZT transducer," 2023, Sensors and Actuators A Physical
  • "An underwater propulsion system with (Bi,Na,Ba) (Ti, Mn)O3 transducer," 2021, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Thermal stability of self-polarization in a (K,Na)NbO3 film prepared by the hydrothermal method," 2021, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kurosawa are:

  • Hiroshi Funakubo
  • Akinori Tateyama
  • Yoshiharu Ito
  • Deqing Kong
  • Manabu Aoyagi

Kurosawa's work has appeared regularly in a set of publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • Sensors and Actuators A Physical
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan

Best Publications

  • SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE ATOMIZER

    Minoru Kurosawa;Takayuki Watanabe;Akira Futami;Toshiro Higuchi

  • An ultrasonic motor using bending vibrations of a short cylinder

    M. Kurosawa;K. Nakamura;T. Okamoto;S. Ueha

  • Ultrasonic motors

    S. Ueha;M. Kurosawa

  • Characteristics of a hybrid transducer-type ultrasonic motor

    K. Nakamura;M. Kurosawa;S. Ueha

  • Ultrasonic linear motor using surface acoustic waves

    M. Kurosawa;M. Takahashi;T. Higuchi

  • An estimation of load characteristics of an ultrasonic motor by measuring transient responses

    K. Nakamura;M. Kurosawa;H. Kurebayashi;S. Ueha

  • A micro ultrasonic motor using a micro-machined cylindrical bulk PZT transducer

    Takefumi Kanda;Akira Makino;Tomohisa Ono;Koichi Suzumori

  • An ultrasonic micromotor using a bending cylindrical transducer based on PZT thin film

    Takeshi Morita;Minoru Kurosawa;Toshiro Higuchi

  • A cylindrical shaped micro ultrasonic motor utilizing PZT thin film (1.4 mm in diameter and 5.0 mm long stator transducer)

    Takeshi Morita;Minoru Kuribayashi Kurosawa;Toshiro Higuchi

  • Single process to deposit lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin film by a hydrothermal method

    Takeshi Morita;Takefumi Kanda;Yutaka Yamagata;Minoru Kurosawa

  • A smooth impact rotation motor using a multi-layered torsional piezoelectric actuator

    T. Morita;R. Yoshida;Y. Okamoto;M.K. Kurosawa

  • Design of a hybrid transducer type ultrasonic motor

    K. Nakamura;M. Kurosawa;S. Ueha

  • Hybrid transducer type ultrasonic motor

    M. Kurosawa;S. Ueha

  • Miniaturization of a V-Shape Transducer Ultrasonic Motor

    Kazumasa Asumi;Kazumasa Asumi;Ryouichi Fukunaga;Takeshi Fujimura;Minoru Kuribayashi Kurosawa

  • A surface-acoustic-wave gyro sensor

    Minoru Kurosawa;Yoshimitsu Fukuda;Masaya Takasaki;Toshiro Higuchi

  • A flat type touch probe sensor using PZT thin film vibrator

    T. Kanda;T. Morita;M.K. Kurosawa;T. Higuchi

  • State-of-the-art surface acoustic wave linear motor and its future applications

    Minoru Kuribayashi Kurosawa

  • Nanometer stepping drives of surface acoustic wave motor

    T. Shigematsu;M.K. Kurosawa;K. Asai

  • Cylindrical Micro Ultrasonic Motor Utilizing Bulk Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT)

    Takeshi Morita;Minoru Kuribayashi Kurosawa;Toshiro Higuchi

  • Boundary-layer transition on a rotating cone in axial flow

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  • A cylindrical micro-ultrasonic motor (stator transducer size: 1.4 mm in diameter and 5.0 mm long)

    Takeshi Morita;Minoru K. Kurosawa;Toshiro Higuchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Funakubo
Hiroshi Funakubo Tokyo Institute of Technology
Toshiro Higuchi
Toshiro Higuchi University of Tokyo
Kentaro Nakamura
Kentaro Nakamura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takao Shimizu
Takao Shimizu University of Tokyo
Koichi Suzumori
Koichi Suzumori Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takayuki Watanabe
Takayuki Watanabe Kyushu University

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