Actuators 2022, 11(2), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/act11020044 - 1 Feb 2022
Best Paper Award
Actuators Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 3 articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of May.
The Prize:
– 2 research articles and 1 review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Actuators Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 June 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in the Actuators will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Selection Criteria
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Applications of Magnetorheological Fluid Actuator to Multi-DOF Systems: State-of-the-Art from 2015 to 2021
Whirl Tower Demonstration of an SMA Blade Twist System
Actuators 2022, 11(6), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/act11060141 - 25 May 2022
Award Committee
Prof. Kenji Uchino
Chairman
The Penn State University
Prof. Dr. Zhuming Bi
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
Prof. Guanghong Yang
Northeastern University
Prof. Jose-luis Sanchez-rojas
ETSI Industriales
Winner
Soft Exoskeletons: Development, Requirements, and Challenges of the Last Decade
Actuators 2021, 10(7), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10070166 - 19 Jul 2021
Haptic Interface with Twin-Driven MR Fluid Actuator for Teleoperation Endoscopic Surgery System
Actuators 2021, 10(10), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10100245 - 23 Sep 2021
Winner
Two-Way and Multiple-Way Shape Memory Polymers for Soft Robotics: An Overview
Actuators 2020, 9(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9010010 - 15 Feb 2020
Low-Cost, Open-Source Mechanical Ventilator with Pulmonary Monitoring for COVID-19 Patients
Actuators 2020, 9(3), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9030084 - 12 Sep 2020
Styrenic-Rubber Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Inherent Stiffness Compensation
Actuators 2020, 9(2), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9020044 - 5 Jun 2020
Winner
Review of Electrothermal Actuators and Applications
Actuators 2019, 8(4), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/act8040069 - 21 Sep 2019
Position Control of Pneumatic Actuators Using Three-Mode Discrete-Valued Model Predictive Control
Actuators 2019, 8(3), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/act8030056 - 19 Jul 2019
