I'm an aerospace engineer finishing my M.Sc. at TU Munich. I design the control loops that keep a vehicle stable, the estimators that tell it where it is, and the fault monitors that catch a failing actuator before it brings the UAV down. My work also connects deeply with mechanical design and airframe structures, from aerodynamic surfaces and lightweight composite assemblies to manufacturable UAV architectures that balance performance, reliability, and structural integrity.
Live: an observer estimates the vehicle state; the residual between measured and estimated output stays near zero until an actuator degrades. When it crosses the threshold, the fault is flagged. This is the core of my thesis.
A mix of research, autonomy software and mechanical engineering.
Model-based fault detection & diagnosis for a quadrotor across nominal, faulty and uncertain conditions. Four observer schemes generate residuals from analytical redundancy between measured and estimated states; partial and total loss-of-effectiveness faults are caught with high sensitivity and low false-alarm rate.
End-to-end autonomous flight for a ROS 2 – Unity quadrotor: a geometric tracking controller, minimum-snap trajectory planning, camera-calibration workflow, EKF state estimation and a mission-level state machine for subterranean exploration — from waypoint generation to closed-loop control.
Coordinated safety-critical control-system development for a manned octacopter in a global competition: robust control strategies for emergency-response mission profiles, with control-allocation algorithms developed and validated in the MATLAB UAV Toolbox.
Structural design of aircraft components for a high-performance demonstrator at Turkish Aerospace Industries — CATIA V5 modelling, GD&T drawings and ANSYS Mechanical analysis supporting design verification and manufacturing.
Designed, analysed and built carbon-fibre eVTOL airframes — tilt-wing/tilt-rotor and fixed-wing — in SolidWorks with ANSYS FEA, additive manufacturing and Pixhawk/ArduPilot flight control, taken from concept through to flying prototype.
Led a 60-member multidisciplinary team in an international student vehicle competition. Coordinated chassis, suspension and powertrain development, produced engineering drawings with GD&T, supported fabrication and manufacturing, and contributed to 4th place in the BAJA SAE Arizona Global Sales Presentation and 2nd place overall at the National Piston Cup Challenge.
From observer-based actuator fault detection to extended INDI flight control and the complete development of a hybrid VTOL aircraft.
Luenberger, Thau, EKF and UKF observers are evaluated as residual generators for partial and complete actuator loss-of-effectiveness. The study characterises detection sensitivity, modelling complexity and robustness against parameter uncertainty.
Conceptual, preliminary and detailed design of an autonomous hybrid VTOL UAV, combining runway-independent vertical flight with the range and endurance of a fixed-wing aircraft. The project covered aerodynamic design, structures, propulsion, manufacturing and flight-control integration.
Organized into industry roles, research work and competitive engineering teams.
Industry roles in aerospace structures, mechanical design, prototyping, production support and quality documentation.
Academic Research, Student Competitions and Technical Leadership.
My academic path combines flight systems, UAV design, mechanical design, mechatronics and computer science.
Master of Science · Aerospace Engineering
Graduate studies focused on flight control, UAV autonomy, state estimation, and fault detection for unmanned aerial systems.
Bachelor of Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering foundation with emphasis on aircraft structures, CAD/CAE, manufacturing, mechatronics, and UAV system integration.
Graduate Study · Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Engineering
Robotics and automation coursework strengthening the bridge between mechanical systems, control, autonomy and intelligent machines.
Minor · Computer Science
Computer science minor supporting simulation, and robotics software development.
Selected awards and competition outcomes highlighting academic excellence, leadership, technical execution and international exposure.
Recognised as a top-performing Mechanical Engineering graduate, including best undergraduate project/thesis and graduation within the top 3% of the class.
Led a 60-member multidisciplinary team as Team Captain and Chief Engineer, achieving 4th place in the BAJA SAE Global Sales Presentation.
Contributed to award-winning vehicle design and execution, securing 2nd place overall at national level.
Secured 3rd place in American Society of Mechanical Engineers Speed CAD and TeamCAD challenges.
Contributed to HORYZN flight testing and control activities for a manned octacopter platform; the team advanced through the first and second stages of the challenge.
Served as a technical judge for the IMechE UAS Challenge Pakistan, assessing student UAV concepts across design quality, systems integration, mission readiness and engineering execution.
Awarded High Achiever’s Certificate and Gold Medal of Merit for podium finishes and contributions to national and international engineering competitions.
Equally comfortable in a control loop, a CAD model and a ROS 2 node.
Head of Development and Production
Bruker Biosensors GmbH
Senior Development Engineer and Fablab Instructor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Microbubbles GmbH
Research Associate at Institute of Flight System Dynamics
Technical University of Munich
Project Manager
Turkish Aerospace Industries
Senior Engineering Manager
Lockheed Martin and Turkish Aerospace Industries
Professor
KAIST and National University of Sciences and Technology
Associate Professor
University of Cambridge and National University of Sciences and Technology
Ex. Assistant Professor and Supervisor BAJA SAE
Centrale Nantes and National University of Sciences and Technology