ASOL
(Intelligent Systems and Automation Laboratory)
 

R&D Laboratory Director: Doç. Dr. Hakan KAHVECİ (https://avesis.ktu.edu.tr/hknkahveci)

Contact: E-mail: hknkahveci@ktu.edu.tr | Phone: +90 462 377 2976

Office: KTU Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Address: Laboratory Number ELK-207

Postal Address: Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Değirmendere, Ortahisar / TRABZON

General Information

Founded in 2003, ASOL (Intelligent Systems and Automation Laboratory) operates under EMPEDSCON (Electrical Machines, Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Control Research Group) and conducts research on intelligent systems, automation technologies, data-driven control methods, and autonomous applications. The laboratory carries out both academic research and industry-oriented studies, with a particular focus on intelligent control algorithms, automation systems, electrical machine control, drive systems, and artificial intelligence-based decision-making mechanisms.

EMPEDSCON: https://avesis.ktu.edu.tr/arastirma-grubu/empedsconrg
Group Director: Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim OKUMUŞ (https://avesis.ktu.edu.tr/okumus)

Within ASOL, research and development activities are conducted in the following areas:

• Design and development of industrial and residential automation systems,
• Electrical machine control applications,
• Intelligent control methods for motor drive systems,
• Artificial intelligence-based control and decision-making algorithms,
• Sensor-based monitoring and control systems,
• Robotics and autonomous system applications,
• Real-time embedded system applications.

Vision

ASOL aims to become a research laboratory that contributes to the development of innovative and sustainable technologies in the fields of intelligent systems, artificial intelligence-supported control methods, industrial automation, electrical machine control, and autonomous systems by integrating academic knowledge with industrial applications and producing qualified research and advanced engineering solutions.

Scientific Research Principles

Scientific Reliability: Verifiable, transparent, and ethical research methodologies are adopted in all research activities.

Interdisciplinary Approach: The integration of electrical engineering, control, automation, and energy technologies is encouraged.

Balance Between Research and Application: Theoretical studies are supported through real system applications and experimental validation.

Open Collaboration Culture: Sustainable collaborations among academic researchers, students, and industrial stakeholders are encouraged.

Technical Competence and Development: Researchers are encouraged to improve their technical expertise, follow emerging technologies, and contribute to international research culture.

Reproducible Research: Ensuring that conducted studies are experimentally and theoretically reproducible is considered essential.

Research and Application Areas

The laboratories operating under EMPEDSCON provide research infrastructure for researchers working in areas  such as power electronics, electrical machines, motor drive systems, intelligent control, digital control systems,  automation technologies, embedded systems, renewable energy applications, microgrids, and energy management.

Laboratory activities may include graduate thesis studies, TÜBİTAK and BAP projects, Horizon Europe projects,  COST actions, international bilateral collaborations, industrial R&D activities, and experimental prototype development studies.
 

Graduate Thesis Studies

Within ASOL, master’s and doctoral thesis studies are conducted in the fields of intelligent systems, automation,  electrical machine control, and drive systems through computer-based simulation analyses and real-time applications.