Aytaç Arıkan
I was born in Istanbul in 2002. I've received a B.Sc. degree of Aeronautical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University in 2024 and
I'm currently pursuing a B.Sc. degree of Electronic and Communication Engineering. My primary research areas are Signal Processing, Communication Systems and Navigation Systems.
Besides my professional life, I'm an amateur photographer, traveller and game developer. I also enjoy researching about pure mathematics, history and philosophy.
Education
Istanbul Technical University
September 2021 - Present
Electronics and Communication Engineering
GPA: 3.46/4.0
- Double Major Program
- Graduation Project: FMCW Radar Design
Istanbul Technical University
September 2020 - July 2024
Aeronautical Engineering
GPA: 3.61/4.0
- Graduated with the 2nd highest degree in the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
- Graduation Project: Modeling of a Multi-Constellation GNSS Receiver on Simulink
Work Experience
Undergraduate Researcher
September 2023 - Present
- FMCW Radar Design
- Modeling of a Multi-Constellation GNSS Receiver on Simulink
- Software Defined Radios
- FPGAs and SOCs
Internships
Digital Design Engineering Intern
August 2023 - September 2023
- Design and verification of a 5-stage pipelined superscalar RISC-V 32I processor with SystemVerilog and Vivado.
Electronic Hardware Design Engineering Intern
July 2023 - August 2023
- RS485 - USB - UART 3-way data convertor PCB design with Altium Designer.
Avionics Engineering Intern
August 2022 - September 2022
- Routine maintenance operations of Ni-Cd and Lead-Acid batteries, Emergency Locator Transmitters and Flight Data Recorders of Airbus aircrafts.
- Work packet preperation for aircraft maintenance using product manuals.
Research Intern
June 2022 - July 2022
- Conceptual drone design.
- Flying ad-hoc network routing protocol research.
- Communication between two EFM32 Gecko boards.
Mechanical Engineering Intern
August 2021 - September 2021
- Designing parts for concrete batching plants with SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
- Quality control of the manufactured parts.
- 3D Animation with Cinema4D for the assembly instructions of Elkon Mix Master 30.
Project Teams
Avionics and Software Team Leader
June 2023 - April 2024
ITU SKY UAV
- Organization of sub-team meetings.
- Real time video transmition with Wi-Fi.
- Quadcopter avionics and control algorithm design.
Avionics Team Member
September 2022 - July 2023
ITU SKY UAV
- Fixed Wing UAV avionic part selection and maintenance.
- Flight control algorithm design.
- Image processing.
Avionics Hardware Team Leader
September 2021 - September 2022
ITU TVC Rocket
- Flight Control Computer PCB design that has an STM32 microprocessor, pneumatic servo controllers and avionic sensors with KiCad.
Competitions
TEI
Teknofest 2023
International UAV Competition
General Electric
Sustainable Aviation Innovation Challenge
Teknofest 2022
Vertical Landing Rocket Competition
Research Interests
- Communication Systems
- Navigation Systems
- Signal Processing
- Computer Architecture
- FPGAs and SOCs
- Flight Mechanics