Actuators 2022, 11(2), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/act11020044 - 1 Feb 2022
Best Paper Award
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Actuators 2019 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2019 in Actuators were considered for this award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, have been selected.
Article:
Position Control of Pneumatic Actuators Using Three-Mode Discrete-Valued Model Predictive Control
By: Haitao Qi, Gary M. Bone and Yile Zhang
Actuators 2019, 8(3), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/act8030056
Review:
Review of Electrothermal Actuators and Applications
By: Alissa Potekhina and Changhai Wang
Actuators 2019, 8(4), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/act8040069
The authors will receive an award of CHF 500 and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer review procedure. We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Actuators and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.
Kind regards,
Actuators Editorial Office
Actuators 2019 Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Actuators will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
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
