ABOUT ME

I have been working at Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering since February 11, 2004.

A) Academic Background:

Prof.Dr., Istanbul Technical University, June 2021 – …

Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University, October 2013 – May 2021

Y. Assoc. Dr., Istanbul Technical University, March 2007 – September 2013

Lecturer Dr., Istanbul Technical University, February 2004 – March 2007

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 2003

M.Sc., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, December 1998

B.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, July 1996


B) Areas of Interest and Research Activities:

Design and control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Design and Control of Robotic / Mechatronic Systems, Visual control of Robotic Systems, Driverless Land Vehicles.

Additional information about our research activities can be found here.

I am the founder and director of the Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory, which focuses on civil applications of unmanned aerial and land vehicles.

My publication list is here.

C)Teaching

In the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Machine Theory, System Dynamics and Control, Mechanical Vibrations; I am giving Industrial automation course in Manufacturing Engineering program. I also teach Advanced System Dynamics and Control and Data Acquisition and Signal Processing courses in machinery master's and doctoral programs. I contribute to the Mechatronics graduate courses in the Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Master's Program. In some periods, I teach at the Aselsan Academy and at the Medipol University.

[Updated on: 26.03.2023]

CONTACT

  • 90-212-2931300-2469
  • Faks 90-212-2450795
  • İTÜ Makina Fakültesi, Oda No: 443, İnönü Cad. No:65, Gümüşsuyu
  • altuger@itu.edu.tr
  • www.erdincaltug.com

MEMBERSHIP

  • 2013
    DOÇENTİSTANBUL TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİMAKİNE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ2013 / -
  • 2007
    YARDIMCI DOÇENTİSTANBUL TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİMAKİNE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ2007 / 2013
  • 2004
    ÖĞRETİM GÖREVLİSİİSTANBUL TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİMAKİNE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ2004 / 2007
  • 2003
    Research FellowPennsylvania Universitesi, ABD2003 / 2003
  • 1999
    DoktoraUniversity of Pennsylvania1999 / 2003
  • 1997
    Yüksek LisansCarnegie Mellon University1997 / 1999
  • 1996
    Araştırma GörevlisiOrtadoğu Teknik Üniversitesi1996 / 1997
  • 1996
    ARAŞTIRMA GÖREVLİSİORTA DOĞU TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİMAKİNE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ1996 / 1997
  • 1992
    LisansORTA DOĞU TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİMAKİNE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ1992 / 1996