Course Descriptions

Electrical circuits. Kirchhoff's laws, and circuit components. Electrical power and energy. Resistive circuit analysis. Operational amplifiers. Solutions of first and second order dynamic circuits. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis of circuits. Complex, active and reactive powers. Three-phase circuits. Semiconductor elements: diodes, transistors, thyristors and triacs. Amplifier circuits. Magnetic circuits and transformers. Electromechanic energy conversion and electrical machines.

This course aims to discuss political, social, cultural and economic transformations in the 19th century in their relation with the formation of the Republican Turkey and focuses on the modernization process in the early republican period until 1945.

Fundamental engineering measurements. Sensors and instrumentation. Uncertainty analysis and assessment of results statistically. Presentation of results and reporting

Principles of experimental design, Conduct, analyze and present the results of experiments about Engine test systems and performance analysis, Structural analysis and mechanic design, Mechatronics systems, Aerodynamic measurements, Thermal Systems, Brake systems, Active safety systems.

Principles of SI (spark ignition) and CI (compression ignition) engine operations, 4-stroke and 2-stroke engines, ideal cycles, thermal efficiency, fuels and combustion, induction, compression, combustion and expansion-exhaust processes, mixture preparation in SI and CI engines, fuel systems, engine characteristics.

Functions and design of power transmission system components. Clutches and working principles. Gearboxes, hydrodynamic converters, planetary mechanisms. Shafts and Joints. Axle drive. Torque splitters. Differentials. All-wheel drive systems. Alternative propulsion systems (hybrid and electric propulsion).

It is realized in an industrial corporation which conducts “Design, Research & Development and organizational” activities in its structure for minimum 20 workdays during summer vacation. Students also observe organizational functioning and management activities in the corporation and report the performed activities according to a format determined by Mechanical Engineering Department. The language of the report is Turkish and it is English for foreign students and/or the activities performed abroad.

Political, social and cultural development of Turkey since WWII. Transition to multi-party system, social transformation in 1960s and 1970s, as well as the demographical change, industrialization and new social movements. The coup d'état of 1980 and its aftermath, political and social polarization in 2000s.

Introduction to system modeling, system response and control. Laplace Transform. Transfer functions and block diagrams. Basic automatic controllers. Modeling of mechanical electrical and electronic systems. System response analysis. Routh stability criteria. Feedback control systems. System types. Principles of controller design. Root-Locus analysis. Frequency response analysis.

Mechanisms and element pairs. Kinematic chains. Kinematic analysis and synthesis of planar mechanisms. Dynamics of machines. Force analysis of machines. Mass balancing in the machines. Undamped, damped and forced vibrations of single degree of freedom systems. Vibration measuring instruments. Vibration control and isolation.