PhD Course Contents
| Course Code | Course Name | T | U | K | Description |
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| MKT501 | Master's Seminar | 0 | 2 | 0 | This is a non-credit course where students prepare and present a topic determined in collaboration with the thesis advisor and the seminar course instructor during the seminar phase. |
| MKT502 | Ph.D. Seminar | 0 | 2 | 0 | This is a non-credit doctoral course where students prepare and present a topic determined in collaboration with the doctoral thesis advisor and the seminar course instructor during the seminar phase. |
| MKT503 | Modeling and Control of Electromechanical Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | System integration; Sensor Modeling: Basic concepts and modeling of various types of sensors; Actuator Modeling: Electrical, Hydraulic, and Pneumatic Actuators; Modeling of signal and power transmission elements; Complex System Modeling; Hardware-in-the-loop simulation, and more. |
| MKT504 | Advanced Mechatronic System Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fundamental principles and concepts in mechatronic system design. Includes project selection, team allocation, project work, and presentations. |
| MKT505 | Signal Processing Applications in Mechatronics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Covers analog and digital signals, Z-Transforms, Fourier Transform, sampling, signal reconstruction, filters, spectral analysis, noise signals, vibration signals, wavelet transforms, and more. |
| MKT506 | Advanced Control Methods in Mechatronics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Reviews control concepts, including loop gain, sensitivity functions, motion control, robust control, and gain scheduling. Includes application examples and parameter space constraints transfer. |
| MKT507 | Advanced Numerical Analysis | 3 | 0 | 3 | Focuses on solving engineering problems using MATLAB and C programming languages for numerical calculations. |
| MKT508 | Advanced Analog and Digital Electronics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Multi-stage amplifiers, operational amplifier structures, analog multipliers, flip-flop circuits, memories, and CMOS inverters are studied. |
| MKT509 | Micro Electromechanical Sensors | 3 | 0 | 3 | Covers silicon microfabrication techniques, mechanical sensors, pressure sensors, resonant sensors, and sensor interface connections. |
| MKT510 | Real-Time Control | 3 | 0 | 3 | Discusses microcontrollers, real-time operating systems, PID control, adaptive control, and sliding mode control applications. |
| MKT511 | Intelligent Systems in Mechatronics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Covers fuzzy systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and their applications in mechatronic systems. |
| MKT512 | Advanced Robotic Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Includes motion planning, SLAM, sensor data fusion, mobile robot arms, and case study projects. |
| MKT513 | Automotive Electronics and Control Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Focuses on electronic control units, CAN communication structures, automotive diagnostic systems, and more. |
| MKT514 | Design and Applications of Industrial Electronic Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Topics include signal generators, pulse width modulation, noise reduction methods, and practical applications like motor control and power supplies. |
| MKT515 | Machine Theory and Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | Covers gear mechanisms, static and dynamic force analysis, vibration analysis, clutches, brakes, and lubrication techniques. |
| MKT516 | Modeling and Control of Robots | 3 | 0 | 3 | Includes kinematic and dynamic modeling, compliance control, hybrid control, and mobile robots. |
| MKT517 | Neural Networks and Control Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | Discusses artificial neural networks, fuzzy inference systems, hybrid intelligent systems, and their control applications. |
| MKT518 | Vehicle Control Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Introduction to motivation, course assignments, and term projects. A brief review of system dynamics and control knowledge. Vehicle dynamics modeling. Vehicle coordinate systems. Wheel models. Vehicle dynamics modeling (longitudinal): acceleration/braking, ABS braking. Control algorithms. Traction control systems. Vehicle dynamics modeling (lateral): steering, bicycle model, steering control, yaw stabilization. Roll dynamics. Anti-rollover algorithms. Steering control. Automatic lane following. Road and driver models. Adaptive cruise control systems. Vehicle dynamics modeling (vertical): suspension systems, quarter-car suspension models. Active and semi-active suspensions. Control algorithms. Engine control systems. Idle speed control, engine speed control, knock control, lambda control. Modeling and control of powertrain components. Electronic control units. CAN protocol. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation.. |
| MKT519 | Introduction to Nanomechanics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Applications of electrical circuits, primary and sudden noise sources, their impact on mechanical resonators, nonlinear mechanical systems, introduction to fabrication techniques, optical and electron beam lithography techniques, molecular assembly of carbon nanotubes.
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| MKT520 | Drive Systems in Mechatronics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Selection of power electronic semiconductor elements, power losses in semiconductor devices, heat sink design and protection, drive circuit design. Methods for frequency and voltage control in inverters: Quarter Square Wave Method, PWM Technique, Harmonic Analysis of PWM Inverters, DC and AC motor drives and control. |
| MKT521 | Vector Control in AC Drive Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Space vector models of AC machines; space vectors of MMFs and currents related to the stator and rotor, reference frames, and space vector models of fluxes in these frames. Mathematical models related to electrical and mechanical domains. Vector control in synchronous machines: surface and interior permanent magnet machines, Cartesian coordinate stator flux-oriented control. Vector control in salient-pole synchronous machines and reluctance machines. Vector control of induction machines: rotor flux-oriented control, stator flux-oriented control, magnetizing flux-oriented control. Effects of magnetic saturation in control. |
| MKT522 | Advanced System Dynamics and Control | 3 | 0 | 3 | Introduction and definitions of advanced system dynamics. Modeling of physical systems, power, and energy. Energy ports, one-port elements in physical systems. Linear graphical representation of system elements. Concept of normal trees. State-space representation. Derivation of dynamic equations for sample systems using linear graphs and normal trees. Modeling inconsistencies and dependent elements. Two-port elements. Analysis and control of linear and nonlinear systems. Lyapunov method. Application of variational methods to dynamics and control. Optimal control and Pontryagin's function. State-space synthesis in linear systems. Riccati and Kalman equations. Models and performance criteria. |
| MKT523 | Simulation and Animation of Moving Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Numerical integration, motion and deformation equations of rigid bodies, constrained dynamics, collision, contact, basic equations of elasticity, deformation of three-dimensional objects, two-dimensional (cloth) and one-dimensional (hair) object simulation and animation, fracture mechanics, acoustic modeling, modeling of fluid and smoke, numerical linear algebra, connection of simulations to the real world, graphical representation in computers, data-based approach, and non-dynamic applications. |
| MKT524 | Nonlinear Control Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Introduction to nonlinear control systems. Analysis of nonlinear systems. Phase plane analysis. Stability of nonlinear control systems. Lyapunov theorem. Advanced stability theories. Popov criterion. Center manifold theorem. Small gain theorem. Passivity analysis. Nonlinear control system design. Feedback linearization. Sliding mode control. Input-output linearization. Backstepping. Adaptive control. Control of multi-input multi-output physical systems.
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| MKT525 | Mechanical Behaviors of Materials | 3 | 0 | 3 | Deflection of beams: governing differential equations and boundary conditions, singular functions, statically indeterminate elastic beam problems, deflection of viscoelastic beams. Statically indeterminate problems: analysis using displacement compatibility, linear thermoelastic problems, moment-area method for statically indeterminate beams, limit analysis. Energy methods: strain energy for various stress states, work-energy equations for various loading conditions, virtual work theorem for deflections, impact loading, impact-resistant design. Buckling of columns: governing differential equations, equilibrium stability bifurcation point, generalized Euler buckling formulas, eccentrically loaded columns. Introduction to elasticity theory.
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| MKT526 | Systematic Design in Construction | 0 | 2 | 0 | Steps to be followed during product development. What is systematic design? Generation of product ideas. Task analysis. Functional synthesis or design. Solution search methods. Evaluation, benefit-value analysis. Product planning. Shaping. Detailing. The importance of machine elements knowledge in design activity. Calculation, shaping, and usage principles of machine elements. |
| MKT527 | Fuzzy Logic and Control Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | Concepts of fuzzy logic, classical and fuzzy sets, operations on fuzzy sets, applications of fuzzy logic, and fuzzy control. Structure of fuzzy controllers: fuzzifier, inference mechanism, rule base, defuzzifier. Sugeno-type fuzzy controllers. Analysis and design of fuzzy control systems. Design approaches for fuzzy controllers. Stability analysis in fuzzy control systems. Adaptive fuzzy control systems. Fuzzy logic-based parameter estimation and system identification. Type-2 fuzzy logic systems. |
| MKT528 | Robust Control Systems | 0 | 6 | 3 | Hilbert spaces, H2 and H∞ spaces, computation of L2 and H2 norms, computation of L2 and H∞ norms, internal stability. Performance conditions and limitations, feedback properties, weighted H2 and H∞ performance, selection of weighting functions, analytical limitations, uncertainty, and robustness. Model uncertainty. Small gain theorem. Robust performance. H2 optimal control. Standard LQR problem. Extended LQR problem. Guaranteed stability margins for LQR. Standard H2 problem. Stability margins for H2 controllers. H∞ control. Simplified H∞ control problem. Optimal controller concepts. General H∞ solution. H2 and H∞ integral control. H∞ filtering. Reduction of H∞ controllers. |
| MKT529 | Computer-Controlled Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Discrete-time systems and Z-transform, sampling and reconstruction, discrete-time equivalents of controllers designed in continuous time and transformation techniques. Stability analysis methods for discrete-time systems, root locus design in the Z-plane, state-space analysis and design of discrete-time systems, pole assignment, and state estimation. Quantization effects, digital filter structures, implementation of digital filters on microprocessors, selection of sampling period, and challenges in digital control systems with proposed solutions. |
| MKT530 | Computer-Aided Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Introduction to CAD/CAM/CAE systems. Engineering processes in design. Geometric modeling for engineering applications. Numerical methods in engineering design systems. Solid modeling. Numerical methods in structural analysis. Introduction to dynamic analysis. Applications of numerically controlled machining systems. G-codes. Use of commercial CAD/CAM/CAE products in engineering projects. |
| MKT531 | Introduction to Biomechanics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Forces on limbs and the skeleton, stress and strain in bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. Friction in joints, mechanics of fracture treatments, and the interaction mechanics and design of bone prostheses. |
| MKT532 | Energy and Energy Conversion Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Overview of energy types and energy conversion systems. What is energy conversion? Types and processes of energy conversion. Forms of energy: potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, light, chemical, nuclear, and sound energy. Engineering applications of energy conversion systems: air conditioning, cooling, ventilation, and heating systems. |
| MKT533 | Design of Advanced Automation Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advanced automation concepts; dynamic control and flexible manufacturing and assembly processes; centralized and distributed control systems. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Open standards for control system hardware and software. Control and communication networks. Sequential systems in PLCs. Arithmetic commands, memory control commands (move, fill, table), Analog I/O control, PID control commands. Special bits and real-time clock. Communication with data networks and interrupt commands. High-speed counter commands. |
| MKT534 | Sensors and Sensing | 3 | 0 | 3 | Sensing concepts and its necessity. Signals and sampling. Filters and signal conditioning. A/D converters. Sensor interfacing. Distance sensors: IR sensors, ultrasonic sensors, capacitive sensors. Position sensors: gyroscopes, accelerometers, and tilt sensors. Magnetic sensors: Hall-effect sensors. MEMS sensors: modeling, simulation, and design of MEMS sensors. |
| MKT535 | Robot Vision | 3 | 0 | 3 | Theoretical structure and practical applications of computer vision. Image processing in binary systems, edge detection, shading (photometric stereo and shape-from-shading), color, depth and stereo vision, calibration, dynamic vision, structure-from-motion, segmentation, feature extraction, completion of shape deficiencies, and object detection. Introduction to decision-based classification, discriminant functions, pattern processing, feature selection, syntactic pattern selection, dynamic scene and image analysis fundamentals, and applications. |
| MKT536 | Advanced Mechanical Vibrations | 3 | 0 | 3 | Analytical and numerical solution methods for typical vibration and balancing problems related to motors and rotating mechanical systems. General theory of free, forced, and transient vibrations, vibration transmission, insulation, and measurement. Modes of vibration and generalized coordinates. Analysis methods and measurement of dynamic systems. Responses of single-degree-of-freedom systems to periodic and non-periodic excitations. Lagrange's equations. Response of linear and nonlinear damped multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Numerical methods: Rayleigh-Ritz method, matrix transfer method. Vibration test devices and sensors. Experimental methods, modal testing, and modal identification. |
| MKT537 | Vehicle Aerodynamics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics. Aerodynamic factors in road vehicles: drag, lift, and downforce. Effects of drag on vehicle performance. Design factors for reducing drag. Influence of lift and downforce on vehicle control and traction. Design considerations for lift and downforce. Air utilization: cooling, combustion, and passenger use—air intake and exhaust design. Wind noise and noise emissions. Aerodynamic design of passenger cars. Aerodynamic design for heavy ground vehicles. Numerical and experimental determination of aerodynamic parameters. |
| MKT538 | Optimal Design of Mechanical Components and Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Kinematic, static, and dynamic analysis of mechanical connections using transformation matrices. Applications of planar and spatial mechanisms. Numerical solutions. Introduction to the use of transformation matrices in the synthesis and optimization of mechanical connections. |
| MKT539 | Cooling of Electronic Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Historical development of the electronics industry and cooling needs. Manufacturing of electronic equipment: chip carriers, printed circuit boards, and cabinets. Cooling load and thermal environment of electronic equipment: calculation of cooling loads and examples of thermal environments in various applications. Conduction cooling in chip carriers, printed circuit boards, and heat frames. Air cooling, natural convection: heat transfer coefficients for various geometries in electronic equipment. Air cooling, forced convection: empirical Nusselt number correlations for different geometries and their application to electronic systems. Fan selection. Other cooling techniques. |
| MKT540 | Automation in Manufacturing | 3 | 0 | 3 | Introduction to automation technologies. Industrial control systems. Sensors, motors, and other control system components. Numerical control. Industrial robotics. Pneumatic systems and their control. Hydraulic systems and their control. Servo mechanisms. Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and computer control. Automation of transport systems. Storage systems. Automated data acquisition, transmission, and evaluation. |
| MKT541 | Advanced Optimization Techniques | 3 | 0 | 3 | Introduction and fundamental concepts. Unconstrained optimization: analytical solutions, numerical methods, and algorithms for unconstrained optimization. Constrained optimization: optimization under equality constraints, optimization under both equality and inequality constraints, and optimization under special constraints. Linear Programming (LP) and its applications. |
| MKT542 | Shape Memory Materials and Their Applications in Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Mechanism of shape memory effect, martensitic transformations, thermoelastic martensitic transformations, types of shape memory alloys, Ti-Ni-based alloys, Cu-based alloys, applications of shape memory alloys, use of shape memory alloys in industry, and their use in medical applications. |
| MKT543 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics | 3 | 0 | 3 | (Repeated description error in source text. Adjust content based on intended curriculum topics.) |
| MKT544 | Thermofluids and Power Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Introduction to thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Viscosity, pressure measurement; transport equations, Bernoulli's equation and applications, work and heat, properties of matter, and their interrelations. The first law of thermodynamics, the second law of thermodynamics, and their application in the operation of power systems in mechatronic systems. Thermodynamic concepts in mathematical models. Thermal equilibrium. Zeroth law. Maxwell's equations. Higher-order thermodynamic structures. Thermodynamic analysis of mechatronic systems. Practical examples. |
| MKT545 | Computer-Aided Power Electronics Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | High power factor rectifier circuits, linear and switching power supplies, modeling of voltage converters, snubber and protection circuits, control of voltage converters (voltage and current control), resonant converters, soft and hard switching techniques in resonant voltage converters, cycle converters, matrix converters, electromagnetic interference in power electronics circuits. |
| MKT546 | Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Electric Machines | 3 | 0 | 3 | Basic knowledge of asynchronous motors, synchronous motors, and brushless (AC and DC) motors and their drive systems commonly used in mechatronic applications. Fundamentals of artificial intelligence techniques such as Fuzzy Logic, Artificial Neural Networks, and Genetic Algorithms, their application areas, and algorithms. Simulation of electric machines using AI techniques with software like MATLAB/Simulink and comparison of the obtained results. |
| MKT547 | Energy Efficiency in Buildings | 3 | 0 | 3 | Thermodynamic properties of moist air, psychrometric diagrams, humidity measurement, direct contact processes with water, heating and cooling of moist air with finned surfaces, solar radiation, heating and cooling loads in buildings, effects of the thermal environment, and ventilation calculations. |
| MKT548 | Embedded Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Microcontroller programming, electronic circuit design, servo motor control, sensors for mobile robots, mechanics of wheeled robots, kinematic modeling, and mobile robot applications. |
| MKT549 | Adaptive Control Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Microcontroller programming, electronic board design, servo motor control, sensors for mobile robots, mechanics of wheeled robots, kinematic modeling, and mobile robot applications. |
| MKT550 | Mobile Robot Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | Microcontroller programming, electronic board design, servo motor control, sensors for mobile robots, mechanics of wheeled robots, kinematic modeling, and mobile robot applications. |
| MKT551 | Servomotors | 3 | 0 | 3 | Basic principles, AC and DC servomotor structure, position control, MATLAB-based simulations, criteria for selecting servomotors, and practical applications. |
| MKT552 | Industrial Automation | 3 | 0 | 3 | Basic control knowledge, hardware and software knowledge for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Profibus, Profinet, and Modbus communication, ladder programming, and the design and implementation of a mechatronic system using PLCs. |
| MKT553 | Sliding Mode Control of Electromechanical Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | Introduction to variable structure and sliding mode dynamic systems. Definition of sliding mode, sliding modes in relay and variable structure systems. Multidimensional sliding modes. Mathematical fundamentals for variable structure control; sliding manifolds and discontinuity surfaces, Filippov method, equivalent control, and min-max control. Rearranging motion equations for sliding mode control design in linear and nonlinear systems; decomposition and projection methods, sliding surface design, and sliding mode control design using Lyapunov's second method. Properties of sliding mode control: invariance, robustness, and disturbance rejection. Sliding mode control in model-following control. Sliding mode observers. Integral sliding mode. Chattering problem. Sliding mode in discrete-time and delayed systems. Applications. |
| MKT554 | Advanced Solid-State Electronics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Definitions of crystal, polycrystalline, and amorphous material structures. Energy band structure of solid materials and its impact on electrical and optical properties. Examination of the structural properties of conductors, insulators, and semiconductors. Formation of charge carriers and current conduction models in semiconductors. Explanation of generation and recombination concepts and their effects on the design and manufacturing of semiconductor electronic circuit elements. Examination of electronic properties and parameters of P-N junctions. Design and manufacturing models of transistors, FETs, MOSFETs, and similar electronic circuit elements. |
| MKT555 | Advanced Manufacturing Methods | 3 | 0 | 3 | Need for advanced manufacturing. Non-conventional methods: electro-thermal and electro-chemical machining, ultrasonic machining methods. Powder metallurgy and hot isostatic pressing. Superplastic forming. Magnetic forming. Laser, plasma, and waterjet machining. Advanced surface treatment methods. |
| MKT599 | Master's Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | Preparation of a master’s thesis on a topic related to the field of the department, as determined by the advisor, approved by the department chair, and the institute's academic council. |
| MKT600 | Doctoral Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | Preparation of a doctoral thesis on a topic related to the field of the department, as determined by the advisor, approved by the department chair, and the institute's academic council. |
| MKT601 | Specialization Course | 6 | 0 | - | In the thesis study, the supervising faculty member imparts their knowledge, experience, and insights in the scientific field to their students. This includes forming the scientific basis for thesis work, conducting thesis studies, teaching scientific ethics and discipline, and enabling students to identify, follow, and evaluate the current literature in the field. Articles related to the thesis work are analyzed and evaluated, and information about experimental studies is provided. Preliminary studies in line with the thesis proposal are completed, fundamental methods are established, and necessary research continues. |
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