ABOUT
The Digital Twin Laboratory supports both academic and industrial collaborations with its practical engineering approach. The laboratory is under the responsibility of Assist. Assist. Ayşenur Dişlitaş is in charge of the laboratory and the projects supported by TÜBİTAK, TAI, İŞKUR and similar institutions are carried out by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melih Yıldız. In addition, laboratory activities are supported under the roof of Erciyes University Aviation Studies Application and Research Center (ERHAM). In this context, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Aydın, Head of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, has been the director of the center since 08.11.2022.
MISSION
Erciyes University Digital Twin Laboratory continues its activities as a center where theory takes flight and shapes the future of engineering with its structure that encourages interdisciplinary collaborations. Thanks to the strong connections established with the aviation and defense industry, it offers students technical and professional development opportunities. In this context, many unique projects ranging from digital twin prototyping to experimental tests of parachute and engine systems are carried out. At the same time, our laboratory also operates within the framework of the Youth Program carried out with the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) to support student development. Students assigned within the scope of İŞKUR are also actively employed in various tasks in the laboratory.
VISION
Erciyes University Digital Twin Laboratory is a dynamic center where cutting-edge research meets innovative engineering solutions. The laboratory provides an applied research environment for graduate and doctoral students specializing in digital twin technologies, hybrid-electric propulsion systems, flight aerodynamics, aeronautical systems and parachute engineering. Studies conducted from an aircraft engineering perspective are based on engineering-based processes such as numerical modeling and analysis, CAD/CAM-based design and simulation. In addition to traditional systems, the laboratory focuses on new generation hybrid propulsion systems and high-security parachute systems, and virtual testing and verification processes are carried out by creating digital twin models of these systems. With the high-reliability digital twin simulations developed in the laboratory, complex structures such as aircraft engines, aerodynamic surfaces and air flow are analyzed, and the performances of the systems are optimized in a virtual environment. Engineering verification processes are supported by testing data such as air resistance, load distribution and structural behaviors through real-time flight scenarios. Thus, efficiency is achieved in terms of both time and cost, and theoretical knowledge is brought together with real-world applications.
