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  1. Data-driven thrust prediction for UAV powertrains using artificial neural networks

    Article • Neural Computing and Applications, April 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  2. Transitional separated flow over low-aspect-ratio NACA0012 wings

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2026, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  3. Computational investigation of low-Reynolds-number unsteady flows past NACA 0012

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2026, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  4. Experimental Evaluation of Electric Powertrain System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Article • Engineering Reports, December 2025, Wiley

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  5. Thrust Aerodynamics of Tractor/Pusher Tandem NACA0012 Airfoils at Low Reynolds Numbers

    Article • AIAA Journal, October 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  6. Artificial neural network for the evaluation of electric propulsion system in unmanned aerial vehicles

    Article • Neural Computing and Applications, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  7. Finite Time Sliding Mode Control for Chattering Reduction in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Dynamic Payloads

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  8. Machine Learning Approach to Aerodynamic Analysis of NACA0005 Airfoil: ANN and CFD Integration

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  9. SuperElliptical wing platforms for induced drag reduction

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2025, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  10. Smoke-wire visualization of the flow dynamics through a fluidic thrust vectoring system based on Coanda effect

    Article • Procedia Structural Integrity, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  11. Design optimization of a fluidic thrust vectoring system based on coanda effect using meta-models

    Article • International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, December 2024, De Gruyter

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  12. Experimental and Numerical Unsteady Aeroelastic Effect Analysis of Wing Model Triggered with Piezoelectric Material

    Article • Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, December 2024, Academic World Research

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  13. The oscillating vortex generator: a boundary layer propulsion and flow control device

    Article • The Aeronautical Journal, November 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  14. Distributed Robust Formation Control of Heterogeneous Multi-UAVs With Disturbance Rejection

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2024, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  15. Three-dimensional flow evaluation of monarch butterfly wing

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2024, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  16. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Aeronautical Sciences, Engineering and Technology

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus, Dr Abid Ali Khan

  17. Implementation of a New Actuator Disk Model based on BEM Theory in SU2 CFD SOFTWARE

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2024, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  18. Unsteady Aerodynamics Over NACA0005 Airfoil for Ultra-Low Reynolds Numbers

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2024, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  19. Implementation of a new actuator disc model based on BEM theory in SU2 CFD software

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2024, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  20. A Bio-Inspired Control Approach for 3D Flapping-Flight

    Article • December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  21. Design and Analysis of a Small-Scale Solar Powered UAV

    Article • December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  22. Estimating the pressure force around swimming plankton using micro particle image velocimetry

    Article • Fluid Dynamics Research, December 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  23. Experimental study on efficient propulsion system for multicopter UAV design applications

    Article • Results in Engineering, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  24. A Perspective on Oscillating Foil Propulsion

    Article • November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  25. Insights from 3D modeling and fluid dynamics in COVID-19 pneumonia

    Article • Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  26. Determination of Optimum Parameter Space of a Fluidic Thrust Vectoring System based on Coanda Effect Using Gradient-Based Optimization Technique

    Article • Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, October 2023, Academic World Research

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  27. Model based aircraft design and optimization: a case study with cessna 172N aircraft

    Article • Engineering Research Express, September 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  28. Flow Control by Oscillating Trailing-Edge Flaps

    Article • AIAA Journal, September 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  29. Aerodynamics of Close-coupled Stationary/Flapping Tandem NACA 0012 Airfoils

    Article • June 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  30. Extended Sliding Mode Control Scheme for a VTOL UAV with Time-Varying Disturbances

    Article • June 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  31. Comparative Study on Vibration Control Using Reinforcement Learning

    Article • June 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  32. Extended Discrete-Time Quasi-Sliding Mode Control for VTOL UAV in the Presence of Uncertain Disturbances

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  33. Unsteady aerodynamic performance of SD7062 airfoil at high Reynolds number

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2023, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  34. Wake patterns and mode switching at low Reynolds numbers

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2023, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  35. Unsteady aerodynamic performance of SD7062 airfoil at high Reynolds number

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2023, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  36. Wake patterns and mode switching at low Reynolds numbers

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2023, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  37. Numerical investigation of SD7062 airfoil with single-slotted flap for different flight conditions

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2023, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  38. Pre- and post-stall characteristics of a very light aircraft's wing for different design parameters

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2023, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  39. Three-dimensional Flow Evaluation of Monarch Butterfly Wing

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2023, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  40. Critical Angle and Fundamental Frequency of Symmetric Airfoils at Low Reynolds Numbers

    Article • Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, May 2022, Academic World Research

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  41. Multiscale Analysis of Hydrodynamic Step Bearing with Ultra Low Surface Separations

    Article • Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, May 2022, Academic World Research

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  42. Design and aerodynamic analysis of a VTOL tilt-wing UAV

    Article • TURKISH JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCES, March 2022, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  43. Numerical Investigation of SD7062 Airfoil with SingleSlotted Flap for Different Flight Conditions

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2022, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  44. Pre- and Post-Stall Characteristics of a Very Light Aircraft’s Wing for Different Design Parameters

    Article • Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal, January 2022, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  45. Design and Aerodynamic Analysis of a VTOL Tilt-Wing UAV

    Article • TURKISH JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCES, January 2021, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  46. Vortex flow aerodynamics behind a symmetric airfoil at low angles of attack and Reynolds numbers

    Article • International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  47. Computational Fluid Dynamics: Analysis of a Real Nasal Airway

    Article • October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  48. Aeroelastic Analysis of a Flapping Blow Fly Wing

    Article • International Journal of Aviation Science and Technology, September 2020, Sustainable Aviation Research Society

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  49. One-way FSI analysis of bio-inspired flapping wings

    Article • International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, January 2020, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  50. One-way FSI analysis of bio-inspired flapping wings

    Article • International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, January 2020, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  51. AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS OF A FLAPPING BLOW FLY WING

    Article • International Journal of Aviation Science and Technology, December 2019, Sustainable Aviation Research Society

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  52. Pressure–velocity coupling algorithm-based pressure reconstruction from PIV for laminar flows

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  53. Technology Review of Sustainable Aircraft Design

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  54. Unsteady aerodynamics of a pitching NACA 0012 airfoil at low Reynolds number

    Article • International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  55. Aerodynamic Loads of Small-Amplitude Pitching NACA 0012 Airfoil at Reynolds Number of 1000

    Article • AIAA Journal, August 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  56. Mha Tasarımlarına İlham Veren Kanatlı Böceklerin Uçuş Özellikleri

    Article • Sürdürülebilir Havacılık Araştırmaları Dergisi, December 2017, Sustainable Aviation Research Society

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  57. Aerothermal Investigation of a Turbine Cooling Channel with U-Bend

    Article • November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  58. Development of a 3D Grain Burnback Simulation Tool for Solid Rocket Motors

    Article • November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  59. Numerical Investigation of a Serpentine Inlet Validated with Experimental Results for Different Turbulence Models

    Article • November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  60. Numerical Investigation of an S-Duct Diffuser at Different Inlet Boundary Conditions

    Article • November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  61. Aeroelastic modeling and parametric study of stacking sequence for laminated composite missile fins

    Article • June 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus, Goktug Murat Aslan

  62. Experimental and Numerical Results of a Flapping Wing Four Bar Mechanism

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  63. Winglet design and analysis for low-altitude solar-powered UAV

    Article • International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, January 2017, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  64. Winglet design and analysis for low-altitude solar-powered UAV

    Article • International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, January 2017, Inderscience Publishers

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  65. SABİT VE DÖNER KANATLI HAVA ARACININ YÖNELİM DİNAMİKLERNİN HİBRİT DENETİMİ

    Article • Sürdürülebilir Havacılık Araştırmaları Dergisi, December 2016, Sustainable Aviation Research Society

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  66. Attitude and Altitude Stabilization of Fixed Wing VTOL Unmanned Air Vehicle

    Article • June 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  67. On the wake pattern of symmetric airfoils for different incidence angles at Re = 1000

    Article • International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, June 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  68. Effect of glottic geometry on breathing: three-dimensional unsteady numerical simulation of respiration in a case with congenital glottic web

    Article • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  69. Development of a Design Methodology Against Fast Cook‐Off Threat for Insensitive Munitions

    Article • Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, April 2016, Wiley

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  70. Propulsion System Selection and Modeling for a Quadrotor with Search and Rescue Mission

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  71. Flow Field Investigation of Rib-Roughened Serpentine Channel

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  72. On the Unsteady Behavior of the Flow around NACA 0012 Airfoil with Steady External Conditions at Re=1000

    Article • International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, September 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  73. Modeling and controller design of a VTOL UAV

    Article • June 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  74. Dynamical modelling of the flow over a flapping wing using proper orthogonal decomposition and system identification techniques

    Article • Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  75. Synthesis of a torsional spring mechanism with mechanically adjustable stiffness using wrapping cams

    Article • Mechanism and Machine Theory, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  76. Dynamical modeling of the unsteady flow over a flapping wing by applying proper orthogonal decomposition and system identification to particle image velocimetry data

    Article • December 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  77. A computational study on the characteristics of airflow in bilateral abductor vocal fold immobility

    Article • The Laryngoscope, June 2010, Wiley

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  78. CO2 addition and pressure effects on laminar and turbulent lean premixed CH4 air flames

    Article • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  79. Ability to forecast unsteady aerodynamic forces of flapping airfoils by artificial neural network

    Article • Neural Computing and Applications, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  80. Aerodynamic characteristics of flapping motion in hover

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  81. Unsteady aerodynamic forces estimation on a square cylinder by TR-PIV

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  82. A Parametrical Study with Laser Sheet Visualization for an Unsteady Flapping Motion

    Article • June 2006, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  83. Laser Sheet Visualization for Flapping Motion in Hover

    Article • January 2006, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus

  84. Unsteady Aerodynamics of Flapping Airfoil in Hovering Flight at Low Reynolds Numbers

    Article • January 2005, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dilek Funda Kurtulus