Dr.Ilkay Yavrucuk’s Homepage
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Middle East Technical University
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Education:
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, 2003, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1997, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1995, Middle East Technical University
Honors/Awards:
2016 Member of the AHS Modeling and Simulation Technical Committee
2015 AHS Undergrad Design Competition, Winner, Academic Advisor
2015 AIAA SCITech AFM, Best Student Paper Award (Advisor, Co-Author)
2013 IEEE Harry Rowe Mimno Award, Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (VIDEO)
2012 AHS Undergrad Design Competition, Winner, Academic Advisor
2008 AHS Undergrad Design Competition, Best New Entrant, Academic Advisor
2003 Best Paper in UAV Sessions, American Helicopter Society (AHS) Forum.
2002 Best Student Paper Award, AIAA AFM Conference.
2001 AHS Vertical Flight Foundation (VFF) Award.
2001 Best Session Paper Presentation, AIAA AFM Conference.
2000 AHS Graduate Design Competition, Winner, Design Team Member.
1997 AHS Graduate Design Competition, Winner, Design Team Member.
1996 Scholarship awarded by the Turkish Undersecretary for Defense Industries
Academic Experience:
2013-present Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University
2005-2013 Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University
2003-2005 Post Doctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology
1998-2003 Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology
1995-1996 Graduate Assistant, Middle East Technical University
Professional Experience:
2007-present Managing Founder, Aerotim Engineering Ltd.
2012-2013 Program Manager, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)
2006-present Consultancy to various Aerospace companies
1997-1998 OJT-Engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Teaching:
Graduate Classes:
AE584 Helicopter Dynamics, Stability and Control (2006-present, Regularly)
Undergraduate Classes:
AE372 Flight Mechanics (2006-present, Regularly)
AE483 Automatic Control Systems II (2005-present, Regularly)
AE446 Intro. to Helicopter Aerodynamics and Design (2015)
AE402 Aircraft Instrumentation and Measurement (2005-11)
AE451 Aeronautical Engineering Design (2007)
AE262 Dynamics (2007)
AE101 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering (2014)
Dr.Ilkay Yavrucuk
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering,
Middle East Technical University
Office: Room#102, AE Build.
Tel: +90-312-2104290
Fax: +90-312-2104250
Email: yavrucuk@metu.edu.tr
Postal Address:
Middle East Technical University
Department of Aerospace Eng.
06531, Ankara, Turkey
SCALAB:
Simulation Control and Avionics LAB
Room#231, AE Building
Tel:+90-312-2104278
Research Interests:
Flight Dynamics and Control
Modeling and Simulation
Rotorcraft Dynamics
Adaptive Control
Autonomous Systems
Advanced Design Methods
“Everything is simple when explained.”
Greek Proverb
Short Biography:
Dr. Ilkay Yavrucuk received his BS degree from the Department of Aerospace Engineering of the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 1995, and MS and PhD degrees from the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA in 1997 and 2003 respectively, where he later continued his work as a post-doctoral-fellow. His graduate and post-doctoral studies were concentrated on helicopter dynamics, adaptive control systems, and rotorcraft design. His main contributions were for the Georgia Tech Rotorcraft Center of Excellence, Georgia Tech UAV Lab and the Carefree Maneuvering Lab, as well as to companies like Sikorsky Aircraft, Boeing and NASA.
Dr. Ilkay Yavrucuk is a recipient of the AHS Vertical Flight Foundation Award in 2001. He was a member of the winning teams of the AHS Graduate Design Competitions in 1997 and 2001, the academic advisor for the undergraduate “Best New Entrant Team” of 2008 and the winning AHS Team of 2012. He is the author of more than 70 scientific papers, of which two papers received Best Paper Awards at AIAA and AHS conferences. In 2013, he received the IEEE‘s Harry Rowe Mimno Award (Video).
In 2012-13, during his sabbatical leave, Dr.Yavrucuk was the Program Manager and later the Engineering Manager for System Design for the Turkish Indigenous Helicopter Program at TAI.
Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering of the Middle East Technical University, research faculty at the Simulation Control and Avionics LAB (SCALAB), a consultant to various aerospace engineering firms, and the managing founder of Aerotim Engineering Ltd. Dr.Yavrucuk is actively teaching courses, short courses, seminars. He is fluent in German, English and Turkish.
Recent Journal Publications: (for complete publication list click here)
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•G.Gürsoy, I.Yavrucuk “Direct Adaptive Limit and Control Margin Estimation with Concurrent Learning,” AIAA Journal of Guidance Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 39, No. 6 : pp. 1356-1373, June 2016. DOI: 10.2514/1.G001515
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•G.Gürsoy, I.Yavrucuk “Concurrent Learning Enabled Adaptive Limit Detection for Active Pilot Cueing,” AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, Vol.11, No.8, DOI:10.25141/1.I010205, Aug 2014.
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•I.Yavrucuk, H.M.Bakir, O.Uzol “Mathematical Modeling of the NOTAR Anti-Torque System for Flight Simulation,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol.58, p. 1-9, DOI:10.4050/JAHS.58.022002, 2013.
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•I.Yavrucuk, J.V.R. Prasad “Online Dynamic Trim and Control Limit Estimation ,” AIAA Journal of Guidance Control, and Dynamics, Vol.35, No.5, p.1647-1656, DOI: 10.2514/1.53116, 2012.
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•I.Yavrucuk, E.S.Kubali, O.Tarimci “A Low Cost Flight Simulator Using Virtual Reality Tools,” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Vol.26, No.4, page 10-15, DOI:10.1109/MAES.2011.5763338, April 2011.
Current Graduate Students:
Sinan Ekinci, PhD Candidate
Mustafa Şahin, PhD Candidate
Hazal Altuğ, MS Candidate
Bulut E.Akmenek, MS Candidate
For a complete list of graduated students click here
Last Updated: 21/08/2015