MEHMET KADIR SARIKAYA

I completed the Mechanical Engineering Department at Başkent University as the valedictorian, graduating with high honors degree. My goal is to advance my career by further developing the knowledge and skills I have acquired in the field of engineering.

• Landing Gear Center Lock Mechanism Development, Prototype Production and Functional Testing (Graduation Project)

With the support of Turkish Aerospace Industries, our landing gear center lock mechanism project was awarded first place among the graduation projects of             Başkent University for the 2023-2024 academic year.

• CANSAT 2023 International Model Satellite Competition

   I am involved in the mechanical design process of the Baskent University ParsySat satellite team to participate in the CANSAT competition.
In the competition held in the USA, we have ranked 1st among universities from Turkey and 5th in the world.

Represented my school and country in a prestigious model satellite competition sponsored by leading global companies. Responsibilities included designing the model satellite, developing the descent control system, and overseeing the integration and testing processes.

• TEKNOFEST International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Competition 2023

    I am involved in the mechanical design and assembly process of a firefighting drone to exhibit at the Teknofest competition.

• TEKNOFEST International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Competition 2022

   I participated in the Teknofest International Unmanned Aerial Vehicles competition with the AirParsy team from my school as the engineer responsible for mechanical design, image processing and object detection algorithm.

• Detecting Manufacturing Defects with Convolutional Neural Networks

I developed an AI algorithm capable of detecting manufacturing defects using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN). Leveraging a dataset of over 50,000 labeled defect images, I trained the model on Google Colab and rigorously tested its performance on my main computer. This project demonstrates my ability to handle large datasets, implement advanced machine learning techniques, and optimize models for real-world applications.