“…The first question may be answered by considering the model advantages, that are its simplicity and physical interpretation, as well as its capability of reproducing rate -independent hysteresis [Oh et al, 2005] with nonlocal memory [Lampaert et al, 2002]. Due to these, the Maxwell Slip model has been employed in several applications, with friction (see Lampaert and Swevers [2001], Lampaert et al [2002], , Al-Bender et al [2003], Parlitz et al [2004], Rizos andFassois [2004, 2005a,b], Worden et al [2007], Rizos and Fassois [2009], Moerlooze et al [2010]) and piezoelectric actuator modelling (see Goldfarb and Celanovic [1997], Kuhnen [1999], Choi et al [2002], Georgiou and Mrad [2006] for a representative collection) being probably the most frequent. The common conclusion from all these applications is that the Maxwell Slip model appears capable of representing the measured hysteresis quite adequately.…”