Industry October 2025 · 2024

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kadir Erkan’s TÜBİTAK 1001-Supported Project on Electrodynamic Levitation Platform Design

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kadir Erkan, faculty member at the Department of Control and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yıldız Technical University, has received support under the TÜBİTAK 1001 – Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program for his project titled “Design and Control of a Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Electrodynamic Levitation-Based Microgravity Platform for Ground-Based Emulations.”


The project aims to design and control an innovative electrodynamic levitation platform that enables multi-degree-of-freedom motion for ground-based microgravity simulations. This research contributes to the advancement of automation, control systems, and aerospace simulation technologies, providing a foundation for precision experimentation and engineering innovation.

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