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Prof.Dr. Erdinç Altuğ

altuger@itu.edu.tr                          

İTÜ Makina Fakültesi, Office 443, İnönü Caddesi, No:65, Beyoğlu Istanbul 34437 TURKEY

Tel.:     +90 (212) 293-1300 / 2469

Fax:     +90 (212) 245 0795

 

 

 

 

I am Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University. I am the founder and director of the Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory, which focuses on civilian applications of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles. 

My current research interests are in design and control of novel unmanned aerial vehicles, advanced control of robotic and mechatronic systems.

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ITU Autonomous Systems Research Lab.

 

 

 

Research

 

My research focuses on three main topics.

·       Design and Control of Novel Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

·       Control of Robotics / Mechatronic Systems

·       Autonomous Ground Vehicles.

 

Recent projects

·       Autonomous Package Delivery System with a 3.8 meter wing span Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle  and two smaller package-drones

·       Design and Control of a Jet-propulsioned, autonomous, heavy-lift Unmanned Aerial Vehicle that has thrust vectoring jet actuators

·       Vision-based control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and use of Vision for guidance

·       Development of an Intelligent Human Transporter for indoor crowded environments

 

 

Publications

 

 

Teaching

 

Doctoral Level Courses

·       MAK-662E, Advanced System Dynamics and Control

 

Masters Level Courses

·       MTA-551E, Data Acquisition and Signal Processing (2022, 2023)

·       MKM-512, Mechatronic System Design (2006, 2010, 2011)

·       MKM-503E, Mechatronic System Components (2006 - 2010)

·       MKM-596, Mechatronic Seminar (2006- 2009)

·       MAK-501E, Engineering Mathematics (2007, 2008,2009)

 

Bachelors in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

·       MAK-331E / MAK-333E, System Dynamics and Control (2008 - Present)

·       MKN-401, Foundations of Mechatronics (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)

·       MAK-324E / MAK-324 / MAK-322E, Theory of Machines (2011 - Present)

·       MAK-315, Mechanical Vibrations (2017 - Present)

·       IML-322E / IML-322, Industrial Automation (2005 - 2023)

 

Bachelors in Industrial Design

·       EE130, Mechatronics in Industrial Design, at the Medipol University (2020, 2021)

 

 

 

[Updated on September 9, 2024]

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