Papers
25
Total Citations
495
H-Index
12
About
Aykut C. Satici is a roboticist whose work spans multi-robot systems, rehabilitation engineering, and dynamic manipulation—fields united by rigorous mathematical control theory. His most influential contribution lies in multi-agent robotics, where his research on formation control and connectivity preservation for nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots (101 citations) established principled frameworks ensuring that robot networks maintain reliable communication while avoiding collisions. Complementing this, his vision-based localization and leader-follower formation control studies further advanced autonomous coordination in practical settings. Equally notable is Satici's impact in rehabilitation robotics. His design of a reconfigurable ankle rehabilitation exoskeleton (44 citations) and the Assist-On-Ankle series-elastic device (75 citations) demonstrated how adaptive mechanical design combined with rigorous control can meaningfully improve therapeutic outcomes, bridging engineering and clinical practice. Perhaps his most distinctive work involves robotic dynamic manipulation—including a coordinate-free framework for autonomous pizza tossing and catching—illustrating his willingness to tackle unconventional, high-difficulty manipulation challenges through elegant mathematical formulations. With over 400 cumulative citations across these diverse domains, Satici represents a rare researcher whose theoretical depth consistently translates into tangible, real-world robotic applications.
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- 5Passive velocity field control of a forearm-wrist rehabilitation robot31 citations · 2011
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- 7Formation control of wheeled robots with vision-based position measurement28 citations · 2012
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- 10A coordinate-free framework for robotic pizza tossing and catching22 citations · 2016