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Here is a selection of some of the papers and Theses that have been published in recent years:

1) TECHNICAL & SCIENTIFIC PAPERS:

  1. I.Yavrucuk, O.Uzol, “Panel Method-Based Motion Planning for Swarming MAVs with Probabilistic Target Tracking,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Hilton Head, SC, USA, August 2007

  2. A.Ulku, I.Yavrucuk, T.Aybar, “A Multi-Purpose Helicopter Technology Demonstrator For Engineering Students,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Modelling and Simulation Conference, Hilton Head, SC, USA, August 2007

  3. D.Yilmaz, I.Yavrucuk, “Development of A Flight Dynamics Model For A UH-1H Helicopter Simulator,” Ankara International Aerospace Conference, Ankara, September, 2007

  4. O.Tarimci, I.Yavrucuk, “Simulation Evaluation of A Flight Control System for An Autonomous Fullsize Helicopter,” Ankara International Aerospace Conference, Ankara, September, 2007

  5. V.Kargin, I.Yavrucuk, ”Development of A Flight Control System For A UAV In Autonomous Landing,” Ankara International Aerospace Conference, Ankara, September, 2007

  6. I.Yavrucuk, A.T.Kutay, “Adaptive Neural Network Based Control System Applications for Autonomous UAVs,” presented at the Ankara International Aerospace Conference, Ankara, Turkey, September, 2005

  7. E. Arslan, E.Arikan, I. Yavrucuk, “Dağıtık Uçuş Sistemlerinin Komuta Kontrol Tasarımı ve Geliştirilmesi için Simulasyon Tabanlı Test Platformu Yazılımı F-SIM”, USMOS Ankara, Haziran 2007

  8. O.Uzol, I.Yavrucuk,”Sürü Halinde Uçan Mikro Hava Araçları için Akışkanlar Mekaniği Tabanlı Güzergah Belirleme Yöntemi,” Türk Otomatik Kontrol Konferansı (TOK), Sabancı Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Eylül 2007 

  9. I.Yavrucuk, E.Arslan,”Insansiz Hava Araclarininin Komuta Kontrol Sisrtemnleri Tasarimi ve Gelistirilmesi icin simulasyon Tabanli Test Platformu,” Savtek, Ankara, Haziran, 2006

  10. M.Cevik, I.Yavrucuk, O.Uzol,”Ulusal Insansiz Muharip Hava Araci (Imha) Ihtiyacinda Etkin Sistem Tasarimi ve Itki Alt Sisteminin Degerlendirilmesi,” Savtek, Ankara, Haziran 2006

  11. Onur Tarımcı, Güliz Bulut, Zeynep Çakır, Öznur Yemenici, Güneş Aydın, İlkay Yavrucuk, “Iki Kisilik Turbin Motorlu Bir Egitim Helikopterinin Konsept Tasarimi 1. Kisim: METUCOPTER,”  I.Ulusal Havacilik ve Uzay Konferansi, Ankara, Eylul 2006 

  12. Semerci, B., Tekinalp, O., and O. Merttopcuoglu, “Modeling and Robust Control of a Spinning Missile,” IASTED International Conference on Modeling Identification and Control, Innsbruck, Austria, February 10-13, 2003.

  13. Okan, A., Tekinalp, O., Kavsaoglu, M., “Flight Control of a Tilt-Duct UAV,” 1st International Conference on Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles, AIAA-2002-3466, Portsmouth, Virginia, 20-23 May 2002.

  14. Tekinalp, O., Semerci, B., Merttopcuoglu, O., “On the Guidance and Control of a Spinning Missile,” 4th International Conference on Nonlinear Problems in Aviation and Aerospace, Daytona Beach, Florida, 15-17 May 2002.

  15. Okan, A., Celenligil, C., Tekinalp, O., “Isil Ag Yönteminin Uydu Isil Analizinde Uygulanmasi,” (Application of thermal network method to satellite thermal analysis) Uluslar Arasi Katilimli 4. Kayseri Havacilik Sempozyumu Bilidiriler Kitabi, 13-15 May 2002, Kayseri, Turkey.

  16. Erturk, C.L., Tekinalp, O., “Modeling of Laminated Plates With Surface Bonded Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators,” 2002 AIAA, ASME, AHS, Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Adaptive Structures Forum, AIAA-2002-1440, April 22-25, Denver, Colorado.

  17. Tekinalp, O., and M. Özemre, “Artificial Neural Networks for Transfer Alignment and Calibration of Inertial Navigation Systems,” Proceedings of the AIAA 2001 Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 6-9, 2001.

  18. Okan, A., Celenligil, C., Tekinalp, O., “Uydularin Isil Kontrolu ve Isil Analizinde Kullanilan Yontemler,” (Satellite thermal control and analysis methods used), Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium: Global Space Activities and Potential In Turkey, pp. 435-442, May 30-31, 2001, Ankara Turkey.

  19. Gokhan, Y., Tekinalp, O., “YAY Uydusu Icin Yonelme Kontrol Sistemi Tasarimi,” (Design of attitude control system for YAY satellite), Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium: Global Space Activities and Potential In Turkey, pp. 69-82, May 30-31, 2001, Ankara Turkey.

  20. Ozkaptan, C., Tekinalp, O., “Uzay Uygulamalarinda Kucuk Uydularin Yeri ve Maliyeti Dusurme Yontemleri,” (The potential of small satellites in space applications, and cost reduction techniques), Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium: Global Space Activities and Potential In Turkey, pp. 69-82, May 30-31, 2001, Ankara Turkey.

  21. Kavsaoglu, M.S., Tekinalp, O.T., Tulunay, E., Okan, A., Armutçuoglu, Ö., “Design, Flight Mechanics, and Control of a VTOL UAV,” NATO RTO AVT Panel, Symposium on Unmanned Vehicles for Aerial, Ground and Naval Military Operations, 9-13 October, 2000, Ankara, Turkey.

  22. Yüksel G., Tekinalp, O., “Bir Alçak Irtifa Uydusunda Yönelme Probleminin Incelenmesi,” (Investigation of the Attitude Control Problem of a Low Earth Orbit Satellite), Kayseri III. Havacilik Sempozyumu, 10-12 Mayis, 2000, Kayseri.

  23. Tekinalp, O., Derman, H.Ö, “Yer Eszamanli Bir Uydunun Üç Eksende Denetimi,” (On the Three Axis Attitude Control of a Geostationary Satellite), Kayseri III. Havacilik Sempozyumu, 10-12 Mayis, 2000, Kayseri.

  24. Armutcuoglu, O., Kavsaoglu, M.S., Tekinalp, O., Okan, A., Tulunay, E., “Conceptual Design of a Tilt-Duct UAV,” Proceedings of Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, 15th International UAV Systems Conference, 10-12 April, 2000, United Kingdom.

  25. Tekinalp, O., Utalay, S., “Simulated Annealing for Missile Trajectory Planning and Multidisciplinary Missile Design Optimization" Proceedings of the AIAA 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, January 10-13, 2000.

  26. Erdal, T., Tekinalp, O., and Y. Tulunay, “Minimum Fuel Station Keeping Maneuver Strategy for TURKSAT Geostationary Satellites,” in: Reducing the Cost of Spacecraft Ground Systems and Operations, pp. 33-40, Eds.: J-J Miau and R. Holdaway, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2000.

  27. Okan, A, Tekinalp, O., Armutcuoglu, O, Kavsaoglu, M. S., Tulunay, E., “Flight Mechanics Analysis of a Tilt-rotor UAV,” Proceedings of the 1999 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Portland, Oregon, August 9-11, AIAA Paper 99-4255 1999.

  28. Tekinalp, O., Arslan, E. “A Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Tool for Air to Surface Missiles,” Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Niagara Falls/Amherst, New York, May 17-21, 1999.

  29. Tekinalp, O., Uslu, Ö., Tulunay, Y., “An Attitude Control System Design Based on the TURKSAT 1B Geostationary Satellite,” Micro satellites as Research Tools, COSPAR Colloquia Series, Vol. 10, Ed.: Fei-Bin Hsiao, pp. 143-151, Pergamon Press, 1999.

  30. Kutay, A.T.K., Tulunay, E., Tulunay, Y, Tekinalp, O., “Yere Es Zamanli Uydu Için Yapay Sinir Agli Tabanli Yörünge Tahmin Etme,” (Orbit Prediction for a Geosynchronous Satellite Using Neural Networks) 2000’li Yillarda Uzay, Havacilik, ve Savunma Teknolojilerinin Öncelikleri Sempozyumu, Eds.: L. Yenilmez, M. Ermis, G. Yilmaz, April 29-30, Vol. II, pp. 469-490, Istanbul, 1999.

  31. Sakaci C., Yükseltürk, Ö., Tulunay, Y., Tekinalp, O., “An Orbit Simulation Program and the Application to the TÜRKSAT Satellite,” AIA’96 Proceedings of the Ankara International Aerospace Conference and Symposia, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1996.

  32. Sakaci, C., Yükseltürk Ö., Tulunay, Y., Tekinalp, O., Voyvodaoglu, T., “A Satellite Orbit Simulation Code for TURKSAT 1B,” Kayseri Birinci Havacilik Sempozyumu Bildiriler Kitabi, 13-16 May 1996, Kayseri, Türkiye.

  33. Tekinalp, O., Arslan, E.M., “Missile Trajectory Optimization,” TOK`96 Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal Toplantisi Bildiriler Kitabi, Eds.: Y. Istefanopulos, N. Bekiroglu, (in Turkish) pp. 273-280, March 28-29, 1996.

  34. Tekinalp, O., Arslan, E.M., “Optimal Midcourse Trajectories for Precision Guided Munitions with Collocation and Nonlinear Programming, ” Proceedings of 20 th Congress of the International Council of Aeronautical Sciences, an AIAA Publication, Vol. 1, pp. 593-600, 1996.

  35. Yuceoglu, U., Toghi, F., Tekinalp, O., “Free Bending Vibrations of Adhesively Bonded, Orthotropic Plates with Single Lap Joint,” ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 118, pp.122-134, Jan. 1996.

 

2) TECHNICAL REPORTS:

  1. S. Toprak, A Missile Flight Simulation and System Identification of the Missile with Artificial Neural Networks, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, CA-97-9, January 1997.

  2. Ö. H. Derman, Inertial Navigation System Modeling and Simulation, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, CA-97-8, January 1997.

  3. A. T. Kutay, Simulation of Orbit of a Geosynchronous Satellite Using Matlab-Simulink, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, CA-97-7, January 1997.

  4. B. Yagci, Control of a Flexible Beam Attached to Rigid Hub, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, CA-97-6, January 1997.

  5. B. Semerci, Design of an Acceleration Autopilot for a Typical Man Portable Air Defense (MANPAD) Surface to Air Missile, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, CA-97-5, January 1997.

  6. Ö. Özdemir, Automatic Determination of Steady State Trim Conditions for F-16 Aircraft, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, CA-97-4, January 1997.

  7. K. Balköse, 6 DOF F-16 Simulation, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report”, CA-97-3, January 1997.

  8. Y.Tulunay, COST 238 Prediction and Retrospective Ionospheric Modeling Over Europe PRIME, Final Report”, EEEAG, TUBITAK, 1995

  9. S. Utalay, O. Tekinalp, Automatic Generation of Aerodynamics Coefficients for Different Canard Configurations, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, CA-97-2, January 1997.

  10. H. Ö. Uslu, O. Tekinalp, Y. Tulunay, METU AEE2: Orbit Simulation Program, Program Listings and User's Manual, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, CA-97-1, January1997.

  11. Ö. Yigiter, Y. Tulunay, O. Tekinalp, Calibration of the Rate Integrated Gyro Assembly (RIGA) of TÜRKSAT 1B Satellite on TÜRKSAT 1B Simulator, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, METU AE-GC-96-5, July 1996.

  12. Yildiz, C. Karaagaç, B. Sahin, O. Tekinalp, Y. Tulunay , Trajectory Modeling of a Ballistic Missile, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, METU AE-GC-96-4, July 1996

  13. G. Tokdemir, Maneuver Simulation on the TÜRKSAT 1B Satellite Simulator, METU Aeronautical Engineering Departmental Report, METU AE-GC-96-2, June 1996.

  14. S. Utalay, O. Tekinalp, Y. Tulunay, Hide and Seek: A Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Global Optimization, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, METU, AE-GC-96-3, June 1996.

  15. M. Arslan, Thesis of Optimal Trajectories for Air-to-Surface Missiles Using Direct Collocation and Nonlinear Programming, Program Lists and Manuals for M.Sc”., METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, METU AE-GC-96-1, March,1996.

  16. C. Sakaci, Ö. Yükseltürk, METU AEE1: Orbit Simulation Program Manual, METU Aeronautical Engineering Department, Departmental Report, METU AE-GC-95-1, December,1995.

3) THESIS

  1. Volkan Kargin, Design of an Autonomous Landing Control Algorithm for a Fixed Wing UAV, MS Thesis, 2007

  2. Gizem Karsli, New Approaches to the Generation of Pareto Fronts, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis.

  3. Segah Ozdemir, Optimum Design of an Agricultural Aerial Robot, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis.

  4. Ebru Altunkeyik, Robust Control of Smart Structures, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis.

  5. Emre Yavuzoglu, Control Moment Gyroscopes for Satellite Attitude Control , Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis.

  6. Cevher Levent Ertürk, Active Control of Flexible Structures, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., Ph.D. Thesis.

  7. Altug Okan, Thermal Network Method Applications to Problems Related with the Thermal Analysis of Small Satellites, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, September 2002.

  8. Koray Taylan, Development of a Flexible Satellite Simulator and Associated Control Algorithms, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, April 2002.

  9. Meltem Soyluoglu, Missile Trajectory Optimization Using Genetic Algorithm, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, December 2001.

  10. Yildiz Laletas, Optimization of North South Station Keeping Maneuvers for Geostationary Satellites, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, Decemeber 2001.

  11. Aycan Okan, Flight Mechanics Analysis and Control of a Tilt Duct UAV, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, December 2000.

  12. Müge Bingol, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Missiles, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, December 2000.

  13. Ozlem Armutcuoglu,  The Conceptual Design of a Tilt-Duct UAV, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, December 2000.

  14. Bülent Semerci, Guidance and Control of a Spinning Missile, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, August 2000.

  15. Murat Özemre, Neural Network Initialization of Strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, January, 2000.

  16. Hakki Özgür Derman, Three Axis Attitude Control of a Geostationary Satellite, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, December 1999.

  17. Ali Türker Kutay, Neural Network Based Orbit Prediction for a Geostationary Satellite, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, September 1999.

  18. Saadet Utalay, Missile Design Optimization Using Simulated Annealing Technique, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, January 1999.

  19. Baris Yagci, Modeling and Control of Beam Type Structures with Surface Bonded Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, November 1998.

  20. T. Erdal, Determination of Minimum Fuel Orbit Maneuver Strategies for TÜRKSAT Like Communication Satellites, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, November 1998.

  21. Müge Ergün, Applicatin of Robust Control Theories to a Highly Maneuverable Aircraft, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, May 1998.

  22. Özge Yükseltürk, Control of a Geostationary Satellite with Possible Applications to TURKSAT, Middle East Technical Univ., M.S. Thesis, February 1997.

  23. Ertugrul Murat Arslan, Optimum Trajectories for Air-to-Surface Missiles Using Direct Collocation and Nonlinear Programming, Middle East Technical Univ. Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, March 1996.

  24. Two Simulation Models: Low Altitude Flows and the TURKSAT Satellite Orbit, Middle East Technical Univ., Aero. Eng. Dept., M.S. Thesis, January 1996.

 

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