Publications | Emre Yılmaz

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2025

JRNL (in prep.)

Modeling of Aeropropulsive Forces and Moments of a Tandem Tiltwing eVTOL Aircraft

Emre Yilmaz, and Brian J. German

(in prep.), 2025
JRNL (in prep.)

Hybrid Automaton Based Nominal and Contingency Planning for Over-Actuated Tandem Tiltwing eVTOL Aircraft

Emre Yilmaz, and Brian J. German

(in preparation), 2025
JRNL (in prep.)

Model Predictive Control Approach to UAM Air Traffic Optimization via Constraint Aggregation

Emre Yilmaz, Mark Kotwicz-Herniczek, Olatunde Sanni, and Brian J. German

(in preparation), 2025

2024

AST

Control allocation optimization for an over-actuated tandem tiltwing eVTOL aircraft considering aerodynamic interactions

Emre Yılmaz, and Brian J. German

Aerospace Science and Technology, 2024

DOI

2023

Optimizing Resource Allocations to Improve System Reliability via the Propagation of Statistical Moments through Fault Trees

Emre Yilmaz, Brian J. German, and Amy R. Pritchett

Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023

DOI Bib HTML

@article{yilmaz23,
  title = {Optimizing Resource Allocations to Improve System Reliability via the Propagation of Statistical Moments through Fault Trees},
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and German, Brian J. and Pritchett, Amy R.},
  journal = {Reliability Engineering & System Safety},
  volume = {230},
  pages = {108873},
  year = {2023},
  publisher = {elsevier},
  issn = {0951-8320},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ress.2022.108873},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0951832022004902},
}

PhD Dissertation

Hybrid Automaton Based Nominal and Contingency Planning for an Over-Actuated Tandem Tiltwing eVTOL Aircraft

Emre Yilmaz

Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023

Bib

@phdthesis{yilmaz23phd,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre},
  title = {Hybrid Automaton Based Nominal and Contingency Planning for an Over-Actuated Tandem Tiltwing eVTOL Aircraft},
  school = {Georgia Institute of Technology},
  year = {2023}
}

2022

JAT

Drawing the Highways in the Sky for Urban Air Mobility Operations

Mark Kotwicz-Herniczek, Emre Yilmaz, Olatunde Sanni, and Brian J. German

Journal of Air Transportation, 2022

DOI Bib HTML

@article{kotwicz22,
  author = {Kotwicz-Herniczek, Mark and Yilmaz, Emre and Sanni, Olatunde and German, Brian J.},
  title = {Drawing the Highways in the Sky for Urban Air Mobility Operations},
  journal = {Journal of Air Transportation},
  year = {2022},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  doi = {10.2514/1.D0278},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/1.D0278},
}

2021

AVIATION

Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach to Air Traffic Optimization Using the MuZero Algorithm

Emre Yilmaz, Olatunde Sanni, Mark Kotwicz-Herniczek, and Brian J. German

In AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM, 2021

DOI Bib HTML

@inproceedings{yilmaz21,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and Sanni, Olatunde and Kotwicz-Herniczek, Mark and German, Brian J.},
  title = {Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach to Air Traffic Optimization Using the MuZero Algorithm},
  booktitle = {AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM},
  year = {2021},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  doi = {10.2514/6.2021-2377},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2021-2377},
}

AVIATION

Drawing the Highways in the Sky for Urban Air Mobility Operations

Mark Kotwicz-Herniczek, Emre Yilmaz, Olatunde Sanni, and Brian J. German

In AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM, 2021

DOI Bib HTML

@inproceedings{kotwicz21,
  author = {Kotwicz-Herniczek, Mark and Yilmaz, Emre and Sanni, Olatunde and German, Brian J.},
  title = {Drawing the Highways in the Sky for Urban Air Mobility Operations},
  booktitle = {AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM},
  doi = {10.2514/6.2021-2376},
  year = {2021},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2021-2376},
}

INFORMS

Emerging Deep Learning Approaches for the Problems of Airfoil Performance Prediction and Airfoil Inverse Design

Emre Yilmaz, and Brian J. German

2021

INFORMS Annual Meeting 2021 (Invited Talk)

Bib

@misc{yilmaz21_informs,
  title = {Emerging Deep Learning Approaches for the Problems of
  Airfoil Performance Prediction and Airfoil Inverse Design},
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and German, Brian J.},
  year = {2021},
  note = {INFORMS Annual Meeting 2021 (Invited Talk)}
}

2020

AVIATION

Conditional Generative Adversarial Network Framework for Airfoil Inverse Design

Emre Yilmaz, and Brian J. German

In AIAA AVIATION Forum, 2020

DOI Bib HTML

@inproceedings{yilmaz20,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and German, Brian J.},
  title = {Conditional Generative Adversarial Network Framework for Airfoil Inverse Design},
  booktitle = {AIAA AVIATION Forum},
  year = {2020},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  doi = {10.2514/6.2020-3185},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2020-3185},
}

2019

AVIATION

Energy and Landing Accuracy Considerations for Urban Air Mobility Vertiport Approach Surfaces

Emre Yilmaz, Matthew Warren, and Brian J. German

In AIAA AVIATION Forum, 2019

DOI Bib HTML

@inproceedings{yilmaz19,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and Warren, Matthew and German, Brian J.},
  title = {Energy and Landing Accuracy Considerations for Urban Air Mobility Vertiport Approach Surfaces},
  booktitle = {AIAA AVIATION Forum},
  year = {2019},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  doi = {10.2514/6.2019-3122},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2019-3122},
}

2018

AVIATION

A Deep Learning Approach to an Airfoil Inverse Design Problem

Emre Yilmaz, and Brian J. German

In 2018 Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, 2018

DOI Bib HTML

@inproceedings{yilmaz18,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and German, Brian J.},
  title = {A Deep Learning Approach to an Airfoil Inverse Design Problem},
  booktitle = {2018 Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum},
  year = {2018},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  doi = {10.2514/6.2018-3420},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2018-3420},
}

2017

AVIATION

A Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Training Predictors for Airfoil Performance

Emre Yilmaz, and Brian J. German

In 18th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, 2017

DOI Bib HTML

@inproceedings{yilmaz17,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and German, Brian J.},
  title = {A Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Training Predictors for Airfoil Performance},
  booktitle = {18th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum},
  year = {2017},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  doi = {10.2514/6.2017-3660},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2017-3660},
}

2014

AVIATION

Adaptive Robust Attitude Controller Design for a Quadrotor Platform

Emre Yilmaz, and Ali T. Kutay

In AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, 2014

DOI Bib HTML

@inproceedings{yilmaz14,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and Kutay, Ali T.},
  title = {Adaptive Robust Attitude Controller Design for a Quadrotor Platform},
  booktitle = {AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum},
  year = {2014},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  doi = {10.2514/6.2014-2671},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2014-2671},
}

MSc Thesis

Adaptive Robust Attitude Controller Design for a Quadrotor Platform

Emre Yilmaz

2014

Middle East Technical University

Bib

@mastersthesis{yilmaz14msc,
  title = {Adaptive Robust Attitude Controller Design for a Quadrotor Platform},
  note = {Middle East Technical University},
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre},
  year = {2014}
}

2013

AIAC

The Simulation of Attitude Controller Design for a Quadrotor Model via Methods from Literature

Emre Yilmaz, and Ali T. Kutay

In AIAC, 2013

Bib

@inproceedings{yilmaz13,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and Kutay, Ali T.},
  title = {The Simulation of Attitude Controller Design for a Quadrotor Model via Methods from Literature},
  booktitle = {AIAC},
  year = {2013}
}