Papers
9
Total Citations
454
H-Index
8
About
Wyatt Felt is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, wearable assistive devices, and novel sensing technologies. His work spans two complementary frontiers: optimizing human-machine interaction in assistive robotics and developing innovative sensing solutions for soft robotic systems. Felt's most influential contribution, "Body-In-The-Loop" (2015, 144 citations), introduced a groundbreaking framework for real-time optimization of powered prostheses, orthoses, and exoskeletons using physiological feedback — a paradigm shift in how assistive devices adapt to individual users. Equally impactful is his pioneering work on "Smart Braid" McKibben muscles (2014–2017), where he invented a remarkably elegant solution: weaving insulated conductive wires directly into pneumatic artificial muscle braids to measure contraction, force, and displacement through changes in inductance. This innovation, cited over 180 times across related publications, addressed a fundamental challenge in soft robotics — sensing motion without rigid joints. His broader sensing portfolio includes inductance-based systems for bellows-driven continuum joints and reconfigurable soft surfaces, cementing his reputation as a creative problem-solver in soft robotic instrumentation. Together, Felt's contributions have meaningfully advanced both the controllability of soft robotic systems and the personalization of wearable assistive technologies.
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- 2Contraction Sensing With Smart Braid McKibben Muscles106 citations · 2015
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- 4Smart Braid Feedback for the Closed-Loop Control of Soft Robotic Systems43 citations · 2017
- 5Smart braid: Air muscles that measure force and displacement37 citations · 2014
- 6A Compact Modular Soft Surface With Reconfigurable Shape and Stiffness31 citations · 2018
- 7Sensing the motion of bellows through changes in mutual inductance20 citations · 2016
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- 9Sensing Methods for Soft Robotics6 citations · 2017