CV
Mesut TUNÇER
Robotics & Embedded Software
Summary
Computer engineer working on robotics, embedded software, and autonomous systems. Focused on GNSS-based control, guidance, navigation, computer vision, sensor fusion, and telemetry systems for fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAV platforms.
Education
- M.Sc. in Computer EngineeringPresentKonya Technical University
- B.Sc. in Computer Engineering2025-05-30Konya Technical UniversityGPA: 2.98/4
Experience
- Computer Engineer2025-07-07 - PresentMEG Aviation İnovasyonEngineering work on low-level software/hardware, UAV navigation algorithms, computer vision, and telemetry systems.
- Prepared application, period, final reports, and presentations for TÜBİTAK TEYDEB projects.
- Developed GNSS-based control, guidance, and navigation algorithms for fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAVs.
- Developed computer vision algorithms for fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAVs and tested them in simulation and real-world environments.
- Developed wireless telemetry software/hardware structures for different unmanned vehicles using peer-to-peer, star, and mesh topologies.
- Intern2024-10-03 - 2025-05-29MEG Aviation İnovasyonUAV computer vision, sensor integration, and verification work during mandatory and voluntary internship periods.
- Developed computer vision algorithms for fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAVs.
- Carried out development and verification processes from online simulation to real-world testing.
- Integrated RADAR, LiDAR, Pitot tube, and similar sensor modules into UAV platforms.
- Intern2023-07-10 - 2023-08-04KTUN Defense, Space and Aviation Technologies Application and Research CenterInternship work on Gazebo, PX4, and FPGA-based applications.
- Modeled and simulated a foldable, propellerless fixed-wing loitering munition in Gazebo.
- Developed a custom C++ plugin that enables the wings to open after launch.
- Developed PX4-based catapult launch and propellerless guidance structures.
- Implemented an introductory Verilog application on an Intel Altera FPGA development board.
- Undergraduate Research Student2021-11-01 - 2023-09-30Robotics Automation Control Laboratory (RACLAB)Research on swarm UAV systems, swarm kinematics, collision avoidance, and mission management.
- Established ROS, Gazebo, and MAVLink integration for swarm UAV control.
- Developed various UAV and UGV applications using OpenCV.
Skills
Focus Areas
- Swarm robotics / multi-agent systems
- Autopilot systems
- Inertial navigation
- Positioning
- Sensor fusion
- Embedded systems
Tools
- C/C++
- Python
- ROS/ROS2
- OpenCV
- Linux OS
- KiCAD
Publications
- Policy Benchmarking for Delay-Aware Multi-Target Engagement in Gimballed and Turret-Based Defense Systems2026Concurrency and Computation: Practice and ExperienceIn Production. doi: 10.1002/cpe.70855
- Optical Flow-Based LiDAR Odometry2026Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences (KONJES), 14(2), 719-740doi: 10.36306/konjes.1541472
- Ataletsel Navigasyon İçin 2B Izgara Sensör Dizisinde Simetrik Olarak Seçilmiş Çoklu IMU Alt Kümelerinin Performans Değerlendirmesi202516th International Engineering, Architecture and Design CongressIstanbul, Türkiye, 20-22 Dec 2025, pp. 780-785.
- A Management Framework for Quadrotor Swarm UAV System With GNSS-Based Formation Flight, Rotation, and Sub-Swarm Functions2025International Yıldırım Bayezid Scientific Research and Innovation Symposium-IBursa, Türkiye, 9-10 May 2025, pp. 27-28.
- Graph-Based Collision Avoidance Algorithm Among Swarm Agents2023The 8th International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ISEEE 2023)Galati, Romania, 26-28 October 2023.
- Hava Aracının Kamera Özellikleri, Eğimi ve GPS Konumu ile Yerdeki Hedefin GPS Konumunun Bulunması202324th National Automatic Control Conference (TOK 2023)Istanbul, Türkiye, 14-16 September 2023.
Projects
- Development of a New Fusion Algorithm for Combining Data from Multiple Inertial Measurement Units2025
- Detection of the Optimal IMU Measurement with the Nearest-to-Prediction (NtP) Approach in Extended Kalman Filter for Improving Inertial Navigation Performance2025
- Design and Development of an Innovative Autopilot System with an Integrated AI and Navigation Module2025
- Precise Metric Positioning on GNSS with a Vincenty Method-Based Approach2023
- Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Simulation in Gazebo/ROS
- Swarm UAV Management Library2023
- Graph-Based Collision Avoidance Algorithm Among Swarm Agents2022
Languages
- TurkishNative
- EnglishYÖKDİL: 76.25
Interests
- Robotics and autonomous systemsSwarm UAVs, GNSS-based navigation, Computer vision, Telemetry