PROF. ERDINC ALTUG

 

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Istanbul Technical University

 

 

 altuger@itu.edu.tr                          

 

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

Tel.:     +90 (212) 293-1300 / 2469

Fax:     +90 (212) 245 0795

Education

Ph.D. 

University of Pennsylvania (GRASP Lab.), Philadelphia, PA, USA

M.S.

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

B.S.

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY

Performances

citations 

2758

h-index

18

i10-index

22

Suvervising

1 Ph.D.  students

7 M.S. students

25 M.S. students supervised

İTÜ Akademi

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ITU Research Information System

 

 

Resarch Interests

 

Design and Control of Novel Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Control of Robotics / Mechatronic Systems

Autonomous Ground Vehicles

Founder and director of the Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory, which focuses on civil applications of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles.

 

Patents

 

Useful Model

Rotor Tilt System for Multi-Rotor Air Vehicles

pending

Useful Model

Crane Delivery System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

pending

Useful Model

System That Provides Communication Between Autonomous Vehicles and People

pending

Useful Model

Smart Parachute Package Delivery System

pending

 

Projects

 

Principal Investigator:

Developing an Autonomous Delivery System with a Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Published 2 international conference papers, a book chapter is about to be printed, currently preparing a journal article, 2 students are writing their M.Sc. thesis, developed a prototype system, filled a patent application, received 1 citation

Principal Investigator:

’Design and Control of a Jet-propulsion autonomous heavy lift Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Published 1 journal article, 1 international conference paper, 1 M.Sc. thesis, filled a patent application, one news article in the national press, developed a prototype system, received 3 citations

Principal Investigator:

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

Published 3 journal articles, 1 book chapter, 2 conference papers, 2 M.Sc. theses, developed a prototype system, received 135 citations

Principal Investigator:

Development of an Intelligent Human Transporter

Published 1 journal article, 4 conference papers, 1 M.Sc. thesis, developed a prototype system, filled a patent application, and two news articles in the national press, received 6 citations

Principal Investigator:

Development of a 3B Sensor Quadrotor UAV

Published 2 conference papers, 1 M.Sc. thesis, developed a prototype system

Principal Investigator:

Adaptive Rotor multi-rotor UAV Design

Published 1 journal article, 2 conference papers, 1 M.Sc. thesis, developed a prototype system, filled a patent application, gave a speech at University, received 139 citations

Principal Investigator:

Design and control of a flapping micro-aircraft

Published 1 journal, 1 conference paper, 1 M.Sc. thesis, developed a prototype, and received 9 citations

Principal Investigator:

Image-based control of micro-aircraft in unknown environments

Published 2 conference papers, 1 M.Sc. thesis, developed a prototype, received 6 citations

Researcher:

Automatic Axle Lowering System for Trucks

Published 2 journal articles, 2 conference papers, 2 M.Sc. theses, developed a prototype system, the system went into mass production in Ford Trucks, received 4 citations

Advisor:

The International Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge – GCDC

Published 1 journal article, 6 M.Sc. theses based on the studies, developed a prototype, received 135 citations

Principal Investigator:

Load Detection Sensor Applications in Washing Machines

Published 1 journal article, 1 conference paper, 1 M.Sc. thesis, developed a prototype, received 30 citations

 

Book Chapters

 

1.      Alnıpak, S., Konyalıoğlu, T., Ibrahim, H. S¸., and Altuğ, E. (2023). Manufacturing of a Hybrid VTOL UAV Using Rapid Prototyping Techniques, at the book New Technologies and Developments in Unmanned Systems – Proceedings of the International Symposium on Unmanned Systems and The Defense Industry 2022, published by Springer-Nature, ISSN 2730-7778. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-37160-8

2.      Altuğ, E. (2017). Makine Mühendisliğine Giriş (in Turkish), Editör: Prof. Dr. Necdet GEREN, Chapter 16, “Hareket ve Güç Kaynakları”, ISBN: 978-605-9594-27-1. http://www.papatyabilim.com.tr/makina_Muhendisligine_Giris.htm

3.      Yiğit, B. C., and Altuğ, E. (2015). Visual attitude estimation and stabilization of flying robots. Mobile Robots for Dynamics Environments, Edited by: Emin Faruk Kececi and Marco Ceccarelli, ASME Press Robotics Engineering Book Series. https://www.asme.org/publications-submissions/books/find-book/mobile-robots-dynamic-environments/print-on-demand-books

4.      Ceren, Z., Altuğ, E. (2012). Image Based and Hybrid Visual Servo Control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, at the book “Recent Developments in Unmanned Aircraft Systems”, Kimon P. Valavanis (Editor), Springer; ISBN-13: 978-9400730328. https://link.springer.com/book/9789400730328

5.      Tarhan, M., Altuğ, E. (2011). A Catadioptric and Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera Pair Object Tracking System for UAVs, at the book Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Kimon P. Valavanis (Editor), Springer; 1st Edition, pp. 119-134, ISBN: 978-94-007-1109-9. https://link.springer.com/book/9789400711099

6.      Altuğ, E., Ostrowski J. P., and Taylor, C. J. (2006). Vision Based Control of Model Helicopters”, Mobile Robots, Moving Intelligence, Advanced Robotic Systems International and pro literature Verlag, ISBN 3-86611-284-X. https://www.intechopen.com/books/6105

 

Journal Papers

 

1.      Moral, K., Altug, E. (2024). Design and Control of a Modular Multi Drone System with Vertical Assemble Capability. Accepted for publication in the International Journal of Dynamics and Control

2.      Altuğ, E., & Türkmen, A. (2022). A Novel Mini Jet Engine Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Modeling and Control. Unmanned Systems, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1142/S2301385022500017

3.      Acar, O. U., Güvenç, L., & Altuğ, E. (2020). Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of Automatic Lift Dropping System for Heavy Trucks. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications, 98(3–4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-019-01092-0

4.      Altuğ, E., Mumucuoğlu, M. E., Yüksel, I. (2020). Design of an Automatic Item Pick-up System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, Celal Bayar University Journal of Science, 16(1), p 25-33. https://doi.org/10.18466/cbayarfbe.529996

5.      Kağızman, A., E. Altug, E. (2019). Development of A Low-Cost, Portable and 360 degree Field of View New 3D LIDAR System for The Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles. Süleyman Demirel University Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 23(3), pp 759-769

6.      Keleş, T., Güvenç, L., & Altuğ, E. (2019). ECU controlled intelligent lift axle dropping and lifting system for heavy trucks. Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2019.01.010

7.      İsbitirici, A., & Altuğ, E. (2017). Design and Control of a Mini Aerial Vehicle that has Four Flapping-Wings. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications, 88(2–4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-017-0530-9

8.      Şenkul, A. F., & Altuğ, E. (2016). System Design of a Novel Tilt-Roll Rotor Quadrotor UAV. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications, 84(1–4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-015-0301-4

9.      Şahin, O., Altuğ, E. (2015). Design and control of a visual servomechanism for automating corneal cross linking treatment on keratoconus patients. Turk J Elec Eng & Comp Sci, 23, p 602 – 614. https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1210-69

10.   Yörükoğlu, A., & Altuğ, E. (2013). Estimation of unbalanced loads in washing machines using fuzzy neural networks. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2012.2199510

11.   Güvenç, L., Uygan, M. C., Kahraman, K. Karaahmetoğlu, R., Altay, I. ¸Şentürk, M., Emirler, M. T., Karcı, A. E. H., Güvenç, B. A., Altuğ, E. Turan, M. C., Taş, Ö.Ş., Bozkurt, E., Özgüner, Ü., Redmill, K., Kurt, A., Efendioğlu, B. (2012). Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Implementation of Team Mekar at the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 13(3), p 1062-1074

12.   Erginer, B., & Altuğ, E. (2012). Design and implementation of a hybrid fuzzy logic controller for a quadrotor VTOL vehicle. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12555-012-0107-0

13.   Ceren, Z., & Altuğ, E. (2012). Image based and hybrid visual servo control of an unmanned aerial Vehicle. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications, 65(1–4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-011-9582-4

14.   Tarhan, M., & Altuğ, E. (2011). EKF based attitude estimation and stabilization of a quadrotor UAV using vanishing points in catadioptric images. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications, 62(3–4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-010-9459-y

15.   Tarhan, M., & Altuğ, E. (2011). A catadioptric and pan-tilt-zoom camera pair object tracking system for UAVs. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications, 61(1–4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-010-9504-x

16.   Aytekin, B., Dinçmen, E., Güvenç, B. A., Altuğ, E., Güvenç, L., Danıs, S., Acarman, T., Sezer, V., Ararat, O., & Öncü, S. (2010). Framework for development of driver adaptive warning and assistance systems that will be triggered by a driver inattention monitor. International Journal of Vehicle Design, 52(1–4). https://doi.org/10.1504/ijvd.2010.029633

17.   Altuğ, E., Ostrowski, J. P., & Taylor, C. J. (2005). Control of a quadrotor helicopter using dual camera visual feedback. International Journal of Robotics Research, 24(5). https://doi.org/10.1177/0278364905053804

 

Conference Papers:

 

1.      Koken, M., and Altug, E. (2024). Experimental Test of Fault Tolerant Real Time Operational Modal Analysis Method by Voting Algorithm for Aircrafts. Accepted for publication and oral presentation by 2024 International Conference of Mechanical Engineering on Aerospace (CoMEA 2024) conference.

2.      Kırmacı, M. E., Yalçın, H., Altug, E. (2023). Design, Modelling and Attitude Control of a NanoQuadrotor with Dual Microcontroller. 2023 Automatic Control National Meeting (TOK 2023), Istanbul.

3.      Becer, E., Ulusoy, O., Turan, K., & Altug, E. (2023). Design and Implementation of an Autonomous Cleaning Robot to Work Indoors. 2023 Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference, ASYU 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASYU58738.2023.10296785

4.      Kerim Moral, Erdinç Altuğ, Bader Ayran, “Design and Control of a Multi-Drone Modular UAV Structure”, Electrical, Electronics and Biomedical Engineering Conference, ELECO 2022, 24-26 November 2022.

5.      Konyalioglu, T., Alnipak, S., & Altug, E. (2021). Model Predictive Control of a Hybrid VA v for Parcel Delivery Applications. AIRPHARO 2021 - 1st AIRPHARO Workshop on Aerial Robotic Systems Physically Interacting with the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1109/AIRPHARO52252.2021.9571035

6.      Turkmen, A., & Altug, E. (2020). Design of a Quad-Jet VTOL UAS for Heavy-lift Applications. 2020 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS48674.2020.9214047

7.      Kurt, H. B., and Altuğ, E. (2018). ORB-SLAM and Inertial Sensor Fusion for GPS Denied Environments for Autonomous Car Localization. 2018 International Automotive Technologies Conference (OTEKON), pp. 981-990, 7-8 May 2018, Bursa, Turkey.

8.      Kağızman A., and Altug, E. (2018). Acquiring 3D Point Cloud Data and Object Detection using 2D Laser Scanner (LIDAR) for Autonomous Vehicles. 2018 International Automotive Technologies Conference (OTEKON), pp. 933-942, 7-8 May 2018, Bursa, Turkey.

9.      Kurt, H. B., & Altuğ, E. (2017). Development of an autonomous UAV platform for advanced research applications. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. https://doi.org/10.1145/3045714.3045718

10.   Altuğ, E., Gelbal, ş. Y., Keçeci, E. F., & Gültekin, M. K. (2017). Localization of an autonomous personnel carrying vehicle in indoor environments. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. https://doi.org/10.1145/3045714.3045719

11.   Gelbal, S. Y., Altug, E., & Kececi, E. F. (2016). Design and HIL setup of an autonomous vehicle for crowded environments. IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM, 2016-September. https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2016.7576961

12.   Isbitirici, A., & Altug, E. (2016). Design of a flapping-wing aerial vehicle based on four-bar mechanism. 2016 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS.2016.7502569

13.   Senkul, A. F., Gelbal, S. Y., & Altug, E. (2016). Manufacturing and flight tests of a quadrotor UAS with tiltable rotors. 2016 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS.2016.7502648

14.   Keleş, T., Aray, A., Özdemir, U., Güvenç, L., Altuğ, E. (2015). Implementation of Automatic Lift Axle System for Trucks with Mechanical Suspension. Third International Symposium on Innovative Technologies in Engineering and Science (ISITES), p 804- 813.

15.   Işbitirici A. Altuğ, E. (2015). Dört çubuk Mekanizması Kullanarak Mikro Hava Aracı İçin Kanat Mekanizması Tasarımı. Uluslararası katılımlı 17. Makina Teorisi Sempozyumu, Izmir

16.   Şenkul, F., Gelbal Y., and Altuğ, E. (2015). Uçan Robotlar için Yönlendirilebilir Rotor Sistemi Tasarımı ve Kontrolü”, Türkiye Robotbilim Konferansı’nın (ToRK), Istanbul, 26-27 Ekim 2015.

17.   Senkul, F., & Altug, E. (2014). Adaptive control of a tilt-roll rotor quadrotor UAV. 2014 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2014 - Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS.2014.6842367

18.   Acar, O. U., Keleş, T., Koç, Z., Güner, S., Duruş, M., Altuğ, E., & Güvenç, L. (2013). Development of automatic lift axle system for trucks with mechanical suspensions. IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline), 1(PART 1).

19.   Senkul, F., & Altug, E. (2013). Modeling and control of a novel tilt - Roll rotor quadrotor UAV. 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2013 - Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS.2013.6564796

20.   Yigit, C. B., & Altug, E. (2012). Visual attitude stabilization of a unmanned helicopter in unknown environments with an embedded single-board computer. 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments, ROSE 2012 - Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROSE.2012.6402628

21.   Keleş, T., Acar, O. U., Öztürk, A. O., Koç, Z., Duruş, M., Altuğ, E., Güvenç, L. (2012). Kamyonlarda Otomatik Dingil Indirme Sistemi Algoritması ve SimülatÖrü Geliştirilmesi. 6. Otomotiv Teknolojileri Kongresi (OTEKON), 4-5 June 2012.

22.   Karcı, A. E. H., Uygan, I. M. C., Turan, M. C., Karaahmetoğlu, R., şentürk, M., Taş, Ö.Ş., Kahraman, K., Güvenç, L., Güvenç, B. A., Özgüner, Ü., Altuğ, E., Efendioğlu, B. (2012). Kooperatif Araç Tasarım ve Kontrol Esasları”, 6. Otomotiv Teknolojileri Kongresi (OTEKON), 4-5 June 2012.

23.   Turan, M. C., Hartavi, A. E., & Altuğ, E. (2012). Development of a rule based upper level control algorithm for a co-operative vehicle in automated highway system. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety, ICVES 2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICVES.2012.6294263

24.   Aytekin, B., & Altuğ, E. (2010). Increasing driving safety with a multiple vehicle detection and tracking system using ongoing vehicle shadow information. Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2010.5641879

25.   Ceren, Z., & Altug, E. (2009). Vision-based servo control of a quadrotor air vehicle. Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation, CIRA. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIRA.2009.5423246

26.   Denizer, B., & Altuğ, E. (2009). Design of a cheap tracked mobile robot for map building tasks. IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2009.5415146

27.   Tarhan, M., & Altuğ, E. (2009). Control of a quadrotor air vehicle by vanishing points in catadioptric images. ISOT 2009 - International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISOT.2009.5326105

28.   Yörükoğlu, A., & Altuğ, E. (2009). Determining the mass and angular position of the unbalanced load in horizontal washing machines. IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM. https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2009.5230027

29.   Aytekin, B., Altuğ, E. (2009). Bilgisayarlı Görü Yöntemi ile Araç Belirleme ve Takibi. TOK’09 Otomatik Kontrol Türk Milli Komitesi Toplantısı, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Ekim 2009.

30.   Ceren, Z.,Altuğ, E. (2009). Bilgisayarlı Quadrotor Hava Aracının Görüntü Tabanlı Servo Kontrolü. TOK’09 Otomatik Kontrol Türk Milli Komitesi Toplantısı, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Ekim 2009.

31.   Denizer, B., Altuğ, E. (2008). Harita çıkarma Uygulamaları için Paletli bir Robot Tasarımı.TOK’08 Otomatik Kontrol Türk Milli Komitesi Toplantısı, Istanbul, November 2008.

32.   Ceren, Z., Altuğ, E. (2008). Uçan robotlarda Kamera ile Poz Tahmin Edilmesi. TOK’08 Otomatik Kontrol Türk Milli Komitesi Toplantısı, Istanbul, November 2008.

33.   Daniş, S., Aytekin, B. Dinçmen, E. Sezer, V., Ararat, Ö., Öncü, S. Güvenç, B. A., Acarman, T., Altuğ, E. and Güvenç, L. (2008). Framework For Development Of Driver Adaptive Warning and Assistance Systems That will be Triggered by a Driver Inattention Monitor. OTEKON’08, 4th Automotive Technologies Congress, June 01-04, 2008, Bursa.

34.   Erginer, B., & Altuğ, E. (2007). Modeling and PD control of a quadrotor VTOL vehicle. IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/ivs.2007.4290230

35.   Karaman, S., Aksugur, M., Baltaci, T., Bronz, M., Kurtulus, C., Inalhan, G., Altug, E., & Guvenc, L. (2007). Aricopter: Aerobotic platform for advances in flight, vision controls and distributed autonomy. IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/ivs.2007.4290234

36.   Erginer, B., Altuğ, E. (2007). DÖrt Rotorlu Bir Helikopterin Bulanık Kontrolü. TOK’07, Otomatik Kontrol Türk Milli Komitesi Toplantısı, September 2007, Istanbul.

37.   Altuğ, E. (2004). Control of a Tethered Aerial Platform for Acquiring Aerial Images. IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, Aachen- Germany, September 2004.

38.   Altuğ, E., & Taylor, C. (2004). Vision-based pose estimation and control of a model helicopter. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics 2004, ICM’04.

39.   Altuğ, E., Ostrowski, J. P., & Taylor, C. J. (2003). Quadrotor control using dual camera visual feedback. Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

40.   Altuğ, E., Ostrowski, J. P., and Kumar, V. (2002). Design and Control of a Quadrotor Helicopter. University of Pennsylvania PENN Graduate Research Symposium

41.   Altuğ, E., Ostrowski, J. P., & Mahony, R. (2002). Control of a quadrotor helicopter using visual feedback. Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBOT.2002.1013341

 

Courses

 

·       Advanced System Dynamics and Control

·       Data Acquisition and Signal Processing

·       System Dynamics and Control

·       Industrial Automation

·       Theory of Machines

·       Mechanical Vibrations

·       Foundations of Mechatronics

·       Mechatronic System Components

 


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