Mahmut Reyhanoglu, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Aerospace Engineering,
College of Science and Engineering
Email: reyhanoglu@uhcl.edu
Office: STEM 2248
Areas of Expertise
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Aerial Robots, Autonomous Systems, Mechatronics, Thermoacoustics, Nonlinear Systems, Dynamics and Control of Space Multibody Systems, Space Robotics, Mechanical and Aerospace Systems, Geometric Control Theory, Astrodynamics.
Publications
[1] A.I. Jambak, I. Bayezit, and M. Reyhanoglu, “Obstacle Avoidance for Autonomous
Sailing Sea Drones with No-Go-Zone Recovery,” Drones, July 2026, Vol. 10, 578.
[2] S. Rudra and M. Reyhanoglu, “Offline-Certified Robust Block Backstepping for Perturbed
Underactuated Mechanical Systems,” Engineering, October 2026, Vol. 7, 551.
[3] B. Ayran, I. Bayezit, and M. Reyhanoglu, “Coupled Feed-System and Chamber Modelling
of a Gaseous-Oxygen/Kerosene Liquid Rocket Engine: Injector Stiffness, Startup Transients
and Low-Frequency Stability,” Fluids, September 2026, Vol. 11, 242.
[4] M. Norouzi, I. Bayezit, and M. Reyhanoglu, “Integrated FADEC Architecture for
Turboshaft Engines: How the Fuel Controller Shapes Protection-Layer Behaviour,” Electronics,
October 2026, Vol. 15, 4681.
[5] M. Reyhanoglu, M. Jafari, and D. Cadigan, “Learning-Based Robust Control of a
4-DOF Robot Manipulator,” Robotics, October 2026.
[6] M. Reyhanoglu and M. Jafari, “A Learning-Based Closed-Loop Fluid Flow Regulation,”
Electronics, February 2026, Vol. 15, No. 5, 953.
[7] M. Reyhanoglu and M. Jafari, “Advanced Nonlinear and Learning-Based Control Techniques
for Complex Dynamical Systems,” Electronics, January 2026, Vol. 15, 260.
[8] M. Reyhanoglu and M. Jafari, “Learning-Enabled Robust Control of Thermo-acoustics
Oscillations,” Electronics, 2025, Vol. 14, 1771
[9] F. Hajiahmadi, M. Jafari, and M. Reyhanoglu, “Machine Learning-Based Control of
Autonomous Vehicles for Solar Panel Cleaning Systems in Agricultural Solar Farms,”
AgriEngineering, 2024, Vol. 6, pp. 1417-1435.
[10] M. Jafari, M. Reyhanoglu, and Z. Kozhabek, “Simple Learning-Based Robust Nonlinear
Control of an Electric Pump for Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines,” Electronics, 2023,
Vol. 12, 3527.
Research Projects
- Consultant, NASA SBIR Phase I, “Sensorless Position Estimator for Reciprocating Linear Actuator Hardware,” $150,000, 2025-2026.
- Consultant, NASA SBIR Phase I, “Robust Linear Motor Controller Proof-of-Principle Hardware Demonstration,” $150,000, 2023-2024.
- Consultant, NASA SBIR Phase I, “Multi‐Lift‐Temperature Stirling Cryocooler and Controller for CubeSat Platform,” $150,000, 2022-2023.
- Consultant, NASA SBIR Phase I, “Dynamic Controller for Modular Double-Acting Free-Piston Stirling Machines,” $125,000, 2020-2021.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Distinguished Scholarship & Creative Achievement Award (UNCA, 2020)
- First Runner-Up, ERAU Researcher of the Year (2012, 2013).
- Finalist, ERAU Researcher of the Year (2004, 2005, 2006).
- Rackham Block Grant Fellowship (1990-1992).
- National Merit Scholarship from Turkish Government (1985-1990).