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The main performances of the proposed actuator, which has been protected by a patent, have been compared with a conventional scotch yoke one, using both the simulation results and the experimental data. In order to measure the efficiency and the dynamical response of the actuators, the authors have designed a hydraulic test rig, configured to fulfill different testing procedures. In this way, it is possible to perform both static tests to identify actuator efficiency and dynamic hardware-in-the-loop tests in which an assigned load or valve impedance function is simulated to verify the response of the tested object in realistic operating conditions. Finally, the proposed test rig has been successfully used to perform reliability and fatigue tests in which the actuator is stressed with realistic and repetitive loads. 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