Ayse Feyza Yilmaz
Papers
6
Total Citations
82
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5
About
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz is an emerging researcher at the cutting edge of soft robotics, wearable technology, and smart textiles, with a particular focus on designing actuators and sensing systems that bring assistive robotics seamlessly into everyday garments. Her most influential contribution, a 2021 paper with 30 citations, pioneered the use of whole-garment knitting techniques to fabricate seamless pneumatic bending actuators — a landmark advance that opened new possibilities for integrating soft robotic components directly into wearable devices. Building on this foundation, Yilmaz has expanded her work to include thermally driven textile actuators, biaxial fabric pouch motors mimicking skeletal muscle, and resistive self-sensing fabric actuators that elegantly combine actuation and sensing in a single structure. Her research consistently addresses real-world challenges such as bulkiness, scalability, and fabrication complexity, offering practical, lightweight, and conformable alternatives to conventional robotic systems. More recently, she has extended her expertise into IoT-connected telerehabilitation, developing cloud-based glove systems for remote therapeutic applications. With over 80 cumulative citations across six notable publications, Yilmaz is establishing herself as a distinctive voice in the field of textile-based soft robotics and human mobility assistance.
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- 3Thermally Driven 3D Seamless Textile Actuators for Soft Robotic Applications15 citations · 2024
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