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63	Review: Status and Perspectives of Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composite Materials and Applications by Haribabu Palneedi, Venkateswarlu Annapureddy, Shashank Priya and Jungho Ryu
24	Review: Recent Progress on PZT Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Technologies by Min-Gyu Kang, Woo-Suk Jung, Chong-Yun Kang and Seok-Jin Yoon
24	Review: Self-Sensing Ionic Polymer Actuators: A Review by Karl Kruusamäe, Andres Punning, Alvo Aabloo and Kinji Asaka
17	Article: Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Rehabilitation by Guido Belforte, Gabriella Eula, Alexandre Ivanov and Silvia Sirolli
15	Article: Bioinspired Soft Actuation System Using Shape Memory Alloys by Matteo Cianchetti, Alessia Licofonte, Maurizio Follador, Francesco Rogai and Cecilia Laschi
15	Article: Concept of a Series-Parallel Elastic Actuator for a Powered Transtibial Prosthesis by Glenn Mathijssen, Pierre Cherelle, Dirk Lefeber and Bram Vanderborght
15	Article: The UC Softhand: Light Weight Adaptive Bionic Hand with a Compact Twisted String Actuation System by Mahmoud Tavakoli, Rafael Batista and Lucio Sgrigna
14	Article: Robust Force Control of Series Elastic Actuators by Andrea Calanca, Luca Capisani and Paolo Fiorini
11	Article: A Novel Variable Stiffness Mechanism Capable of an Infinite Stiffness Range and Unlimited Decoupled Output Motion by Stefan Groothuis, Raffaella Carloni and Stefano Stramigioli
11	Review: Piezoelectric Motors, an Overview by Karl Spanner and Burhanettin Koc

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2	Review: A Review on Parametric Dynamic Models of Magnetorheological Dampers and Their Characterization Methods by Andrea Rossi, Francesco Orsini, Andrea Scorza, Fabio Botta, Nicola Pio Belfiore and Salvatore Andrea Sciuto
1	Article: Hi-Fi Stake Piezo Single Crystal Actuator by Yu Huang, Shuangjie Zhang, Penghui Wang, Yue Xue Xia, Dian Hua Lin, Kui Yao and Leong-Chew Lim
1	Article: Novel Nozzle Shapes for Synthetic Jet Actuators Intended to Enhance Jet Momentum Flux by Jozef Kordík and Zdeněk Trávníček
1	Article: Control of Pneumatic Artificial Muscles Using Local Cyclic Inputs and Genetic Algorithm by Hiroki Tomori and Kenta Hiyoshi
1	Article: Lateral Vibration Suppression by Varying Stiffness Control in a Vertically Active Magnetic Suspension System by Asief Javed, Takeshi Mizuno, Masaya Takasaki, Yuji Ishino, Masayuki Hara and Daisuke Yamaguchi
1	Article: Sleeved Bending Actuators for Soft Grippers: A Durable Solution for High Force-to-Weight Applications by Geneviève Miron, Benjamin Bédard and Jean-Sébastien Plante
1	Article: Learning Micromanipulation, Part 1: An Approach Based on Multidimensional Ability Inventories and Text Mining by Gaetano Biancucci, Giovanni Bonciani, Simona Fioravanti, Antonello Binni, Franco Lucchese and Apollonia Matrisciano
1	Article: A 3D Printed Linear Pneumatic Actuator for Position, Force and Impedance Control by Jeremy Krause and Pranav Bhounsule
1	Article: A V-Shaped Actuator Utilizing Electrostatic Force by Kahye Song, Hyeongyu Lee and Youngsu Cha
1	Article: Investigating the Effect of a Mechanism Combined with a Speed-Increasing Gear and a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle by Masashi Sekine, Ryohei Kokubun and Wenwei Yu

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6	Article: Modeling the Static Force of a Festo Pneumatic Muscle Actuator: A New Approach and a Comparison to Existing Models by Mirco Martens and Ivo Boblan
4	Article: Innovative Silicon Microgrippers for Biomedical Applications: Design, Mechanical Simulation and Evaluation of Protein Fouling by Cristina Potrich, Lorenzo Lunelli, Alvise Bagolini, Pierluigi Bellutti, Cecilia Pederzolli, Matteo Verotti and Nicola Pio Belfiore
3	Article: Efficient Structure-Based Models for the McKibben Contraction Pneumatic Muscle Actuator: The Full Description of the Behaviour of the Contraction PMA by Alaa Al-Ibadi, Samia Nefti-Meziani and Steve Davis
2	Article: Electric-Pneumatic Actuator: A New Muscle for Locomotion by Maziar Ahmad Sharbafi, Hirofumi Shin, Guoping Zhao, Koh Hosoda and Andre Seyfarth
2	Review: A Review on Parametric Dynamic Models of Magnetorheological Dampers and Their Characterization Methods by Andrea Rossi, Francesco Orsini, Andrea Scorza, Fabio Botta, Nicola Pio Belfiore and Salvatore Andrea Sciuto
1	Erratum: *Erratum: Martens, M.; Boblan, I. Modeling the Static Force of a Festo Pneumatic Muscle Actuator: A New Approach and a Comparison to Existing Models. Actuators* 2017, 6, 33** by Mirco Martens and Ivo Boblan
1	Article: Hi-Fi Stake Piezo Single Crystal Actuator by Yu Huang, Shuangjie Zhang, Penghui Wang, Yue Xue Xia, Dian Hua Lin, Kui Yao and Leong-Chew Lim
1	Article: Novel Nozzle Shapes for Synthetic Jet Actuators Intended to Enhance Jet Momentum Flux by Jozef Kordík and Zdeněk Trávníček
1	Article: Control of Pneumatic Artificial Muscles Using Local Cyclic Inputs and Genetic Algorithm by Hiroki Tomori and Kenta Hiyoshi
1	Article: Lateral Vibration Suppression by Varying Stiffness Control in a Vertically Active Magnetic Suspension System by Asief Javed, Takeshi Mizuno, Masaya Takasaki, Yuji Ishino, Masayuki Hara and Daisuke Yamaguchi

Citations	Article
10	Review: Recent Progress on BaTiO₃-Based Piezoelectric Ceramics for Actuator Applications by Jinghui Gao, Dezhen Xue, Wenfeng Liu, Chao Zhou and Xiaobing Ren
7	Review: Piezoelectric Inertia Motors—A Critical Review of History, Concepts, Design, Applications, and Perspectives by Matthias Hunstig
6	Article: Modeling the Static Force of a Festo Pneumatic Muscle Actuator: A New Approach and a Comparison to Existing Models by Mirco Martens and Ivo Boblan
5	Article: MR Damper Controlled Vibration Absorber for Enhanced Mitigation of Harmonic Vibrations by Felix Weber, Hans Distl, Sebastian Fischer and Christian Braun
5	Review: Flexible Medical Devices: Review of Controllable Stiffness Solutions by Loïc Blanc, Alain Delchambre and Pierre Lambert
4	Article: Pneumatic Multi-Pocket Elastomer Actuators for Metacarpophalangeal Joint Flexion and Abduction-Adduction by Tapio Veli Juhani Tarvainen and Wenwei Yu
4	Article: Fractional Order PID Control of Rotor Suspension by Active Magnetic Bearings by Parinya Anantachaisilp and Zongli Lin
4	Article: Innovative Silicon Microgrippers for Biomedical Applications: Design, Mechanical Simulation and Evaluation of Protein Fouling by Cristina Potrich, Lorenzo Lunelli, Alvise Bagolini, Pierluigi Bellutti, Cecilia Pederzolli, Matteo Verotti and Nicola Pio Belfiore
3	Article: Environmental Effects on the Polypyrrole Tri-layer Actuator by Nirul Masurkar, Kawsar Jamil and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava
3	Article: Development of a Compact Axial Active Magnetic Bearing with a Function of Two-Tilt-Motion Control by Yuji Ishino, Takeshi Mizuno, Masaya Takasaki, Masayuki Hara and Daisuke Yamaguchi

Citations	Article
63	Review: Status and Perspectives of Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composite Materials and Applications by Haribabu Palneedi, Venkateswarlu Annapureddy, Shashank Priya and Jungho Ryu
24	Review: Recent Progress on PZT Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Technologies by Min-Gyu Kang, Woo-Suk Jung, Chong-Yun Kang and Seok-Jin Yoon
15	Article: The UC Softhand: Light Weight Adaptive Bionic Hand with a Compact Twisted String Actuation System by Mahmoud Tavakoli, Rafael Batista and Lucio Sgrigna
11	Review: Piezoelectric Motors, an Overview by Karl Spanner and Burhanettin Koc
10	Review: Recent Progress on BaTiO₃-Based Piezoelectric Ceramics for Actuator Applications by Jinghui Gao, Dezhen Xue, Wenfeng Liu, Chao Zhou and Xiaobing Ren
9	Review: Base Metal Co-Fired Multilayer Piezoelectrics by Lisheng Gao, Hanzheng Guo, Shujun Zhang and Clive A. Randall
8	Article: What Is an Artificial Muscle? A Systemic Approach. by Bertrand Tondu
7	Review: Piezoelectric Transformers: An Historical Review by Alfredo Vazquez Carazo
7	Review: Piezoelectric Inertia Motors—A Critical Review of History, Concepts, Design, Applications, and Perspectives by Matthias Hunstig
6	Article: Modeling the Static Force of a Festo Pneumatic Muscle Actuator: A New Approach and a Comparison to Existing Models by Mirco Martens and Ivo Boblan

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7767	Review: Recent Progress on PZT Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Technologies by Min-Gyu Kang, Woo-Suk Jung, Chong-Yun Kang and Seok-Jin Yoon
7397	Article: Novel Additive Manufacturing Pneumatic Actuators and Mechanisms for Food Handling Grippers by Carlos Blanes, Martín Mellado and Pablo Beltran
6221	Review: Status and Perspectives of Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composite Materials and Applications by Haribabu Palneedi, Venkateswarlu Annapureddy, Shashank Priya and Jungho Ryu
5793	Article: Bioinspired Soft Actuation System Using Shape Memory Alloys by Matteo Cianchetti, Alessia Licofonte, Maurizio Follador, Francesco Rogai and Cecilia Laschi
5788	Article: The UC Softhand: Light Weight Adaptive Bionic Hand with a Compact Twisted String Actuation System by Mahmoud Tavakoli, Rafael Batista and Lucio Sgrigna
5636	Review: Self-Sensing Ionic Polymer Actuators: A Review by Karl Kruusamäe, Andres Punning, Alvo Aabloo and Kinji Asaka
5432	Article: A Two-Degree of Freedom Variable Stiffness Actuator Based on the MACCEPA Concept by Maarten Weckx, Glenn Mathijssen, Idris Si Mhand Benali, Raphaël Furnemont, Ronald Van Ham, Dirk Lefeber and Bram Vanderborght
5100	Review: Overview of Actuated Arm Support Systems and Their Applications by B. van Ninhuijs, L.A. van der Heide, J.W. Jansen, B.L.J. Gysen, D.J. van der Pijl and E.A. Lomonova
5092	Article: Adaptive Piezoelectric Absorber for Active Vibration Control by Sven Herold and Dirk Mayer
5063	Article: Control of a Heavy-Lift Robotic Manipulator with Pneumatic Artificial Muscles by Ryan M. Robinson, Curt S. Kothera and Norman M. Wereley

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2400	Review: Levitating Micro-Actuators: A Review by Kirill V. Poletkin, Asa Asadollahbaik, Ronald Kampmann and Jan G. Korvink
2099	Article: Nonlinearities in Control Description and Design of an Electro Hydraulic Actuator for Flexible Nozzle Thrust Vector Control by Dragan Nauparac, Dragan Prsic and Marko Milos
1881	Article: Design of Contactlessly Powered and Piezoelectrically Actuated Tools for Non-Resonant Vibration Assisted Milling by Martin Silge and Thomas Sattel
1825	Article: Vibration-Assisted Handling of Dry Fine Powders by Paul Dunst, Peter Bornmann, Tobias Hemsel and Walter Sextro
1782	Article: Design and Stiffness Evaluation of a Compliant Joint with Parallel Architecture Realizing an Approximately Spherical Motion by Farid Parvari Rad, Rocco Vertechy, Giovanni Berselli and Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli
1620	Review: A Review on Parametric Dynamic Models of Magnetorheological Dampers and Their Characterization Methods by Andrea Rossi, Francesco Orsini, Andrea Scorza, Fabio Botta, Nicola Pio Belfiore and Salvatore Andrea Sciuto
1592	Article: A 3D Printed Linear Pneumatic Actuator for Position, Force and Impedance Control by Jeremy Krause and Pranav Bhounsule
1532	Article: Investigating the Effect of a Mechanism Combined with a Speed-Increasing Gear and a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle by Masashi Sekine, Ryohei Kokubun and Wenwei Yu
1447	Article: Lateral Vibration Suppression by Varying Stiffness Control in a Vertically Active Magnetic Suspension System by Asief Javed, Takeshi Mizuno, Masaya Takasaki, Yuji Ishino, Masayuki Hara and Daisuke Yamaguchi
1326	Article: Modelling and Operator-Based Nonlinear Control for a Miniature Pneumatic Bending Rubber Actuator Considering Bellows by Mizuki Sudani, Mingcong Deng and Shuichi Wakimoto

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3874	Article: Efficient Structure-Based Models for the McKibben Contraction Pneumatic Muscle Actuator: The Full Description of the Behaviour of the Contraction PMA by Alaa Al-Ibadi, Samia Nefti-Meziani and Steve Davis
3048	Article: Modeling the Static Force of a Festo Pneumatic Muscle Actuator: A New Approach and a Comparison to Existing Models by Mirco Martens and Ivo Boblan
2984	Article: A New and Versatile Adjustable Rigidity Actuator with Add-on Locking Mechanism (ARES-XL) by Manuel Cestari, Daniel Sanz-Merodio and Elena Garcia
2926	Article: Electric-Pneumatic Actuator: A New Muscle for Locomotion by Maziar Ahmad Sharbafi, Hirofumi Shin, Guoping Zhao, Koh Hosoda and Andre Seyfarth
2865	Review: Structural-Parametric Model of Electromagnetoelastic Actuator for Nanomechanics by S. M. Afonin
2571	Article: Piezoelectric Motor Using In-Plane Orthogonal Resonance Modes of an Octagonal Plate by Karl Spanner and Burhanettin Koc
2474	Article: Modeling a Pull-In Instability in Micro-Machined Hybrid Contactless Suspension by Kirill V. Poletkin and Jan G. Korvink
2464	Review: Survey on Recent Designs of Compliant Micro-/Nano-Positioning Stages by Zeyi Wu and Qingsong Xu
2444	Editorial: Actuators for Active Magnetic Bearings by Eric H. Maslen
2400	Review: Levitating Micro-Actuators: A Review by Kirill V. Poletkin, Asa Asadollahbaik, Ronald Kampmann and Jan G. Korvink

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4824	Article: Re-Engineering a High Performance Electrical Series Elastic Actuator for Low-Cost Industrial Applications by Kenan Isik, Shunde He, Joseph Ho and Luis Sentis
4419	Article: Fractional Order PID Control of Rotor Suspension by Active Magnetic Bearings by Parinya Anantachaisilp and Zongli Lin
4348	Review: Homopolar Permanent-Magnet-Biased Actuators and Their Application in Rotational Active Magnetic Bearing Systems by Alexei Filatov, Larry Hawkins and Patrick McMullen
4253	Article: MR Damper Controlled Vibration Absorber for Enhanced Mitigation of Harmonic Vibrations by Felix Weber, Hans Distl, Sebastian Fischer and Christian Braun
4187	Article: Generalization of Series Elastic Actuator Configurations and Dynamic Behavior Comparison by Chan Lee, Suhui Kwak, Jihoo Kwak and Sehoon Oh
4140	Article: Environmental Effects on the Polypyrrole Tri-layer Actuator by Nirul Masurkar, Kawsar Jamil and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava
4137	Review: Recent Progress on BaTiO₃-Based Piezoelectric Ceramics for Actuator Applications by Jinghui Gao, Dezhen Xue, Wenfeng Liu, Chao Zhou and Xiaobing Ren
4073	Article: Applying Standard Industrial Components for Active Magnetic Bearings by Bert-Uwe Koehler, Joachim Denk, Gijs Van Maanen and Matthias Lang
4060	Review: Piezoelectric Inertia Motors—A Critical Review of History, Concepts, Design, Applications, and Perspectives by Matthias Hunstig
4051	Review: Flexible Medical Devices: Review of Controllable Stiffness Solutions by Loïc Blanc, Alain Delchambre and Pierre Lambert

Views	Article
7767	Review: Recent Progress on PZT Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Technologies by Min-Gyu Kang, Woo-Suk Jung, Chong-Yun Kang and Seok-Jin Yoon
6221	Review: Status and Perspectives of Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composite Materials and Applications by Haribabu Palneedi, Venkateswarlu Annapureddy, Shashank Priya and Jungho Ryu
5788	Article: The UC Softhand: Light Weight Adaptive Bionic Hand with a Compact Twisted String Actuation System by Mahmoud Tavakoli, Rafael Batista and Lucio Sgrigna
5092	Article: Adaptive Piezoelectric Absorber for Active Vibration Control by Sven Herold and Dirk Mayer
4824	Article: Re-Engineering a High Performance Electrical Series Elastic Actuator for Low-Cost Industrial Applications by Kenan Isik, Shunde He, Joseph Ho and Luis Sentis
4822	Review: Piezoelectric Transformers: An Historical Review by Alfredo Vazquez Carazo
4611	Article: Force-Sensing Actuator with a Compliant Flexure-Type Joint for a Robotic Manipulator by Mathieu Grossard, Javier Martin and Benoît Huard
4419	Article: Fractional Order PID Control of Rotor Suspension by Active Magnetic Bearings by Parinya Anantachaisilp and Zongli Lin
4354	Article: Modeling and Design Optimization of A Shaft-Coupled Motor and Magnetic Gear by R. Zanis, J.W. Jansen and E.A. Lomonova
4354	Article: Development of a New Backdrivable Actuator for Haptic Interfaces and Collaborative Robots by Florian Gosselin, Fabien Ferlay and Alexandre Janot

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