معرفی
Prof. Tuna Balkan is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey. He holds a B.Sc. (1979), M.Sc. (1983), and Ph.D. (1988) from METU. His research focuses on control systems, robotics, fluid power control, and dynamic modeling. He leads the Control Systems Laboratory at METU and teaches courses such as Control Systems (ME 304), Fluid Power Control (ME 516), and Mechanical Engineering Systems Laboratory (ME 410). His work spans hydraulic actuator design, platform stabilization, and industrial robotic applications like spray painting and arc welding.
Research interests include real-time control, Kalman filtering, and energy-efficient hydraulic systems. He has supervised numerous theses, including studies on hydraulic load simulators, energy-efficient actuators, and vibration-based energy harvesting. His publications cover topics like instability analysis in hydraulic systems, friction compensation in motion platforms, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for energy harvesting.
Prof. Balkan’s lab, Control Systems Lab (Room G-130), develops advanced control algorithms and experimental setups. His contributions to automotive safety, agricultural machinery design, and robotic spray painting have been widely recognized. He has collaborated on projects involving durability test rigs, unmanned aerial vehicles, and sensor integration for industrial applications.
