Assoc. Prof. MEHMET MURAT TOPAÇ

M.M. Topaç is a senior researcher in automotive engineering at Dokuz Eylül University Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Main research topics:

• Vehicle engineering / Automotive systems,

• Chassis systems engineering,

• Wheeled and tracked land vehicles,

• Vehicle suspensions, axle systems & steering,

• Vehicle design,

• Ground vehicle dynamics,

• Failure analysis and prevention in vehicle design,

• Vehicle structures,

• Driveline design,

• Applied optimisation and lightweight design in vehicle engineering, 

• Defence engineering,

• Electromobility,

• Mechanical engineering design.

Current research interests: 

• Chassis systems design for special purpose vehicles: multi-axle land platforms, heavy-duty commercial vehicles, articulated vehicles / trailers, tracked vehicles,

• Alternative urban transportation: design of electric vehicles / urban electric microcars, 

• Failure analysis and optimal design of vehicle components, subsystems and structures,

• Dynamics of special purpose land vehicles,

• Modelling, design, optimisation and manufacturing of vehicle suspensions, axle systems and steering systems (including multi-axle steering systems for special purpose land vehicles and trailers),

• Design and optimisation of chassis and vehicle body structure,

• Powertrain modelling / Drivetrain dynamics.

Since 2006, he has been serving as a project consultant for automotive industry. He has been directing projects related to design and optimisation of suspensions, steering linkages, chassis, body and the other mechanical subsystems of wheeled and tracked vehicles. Moreover, he is investigating the effects of the design parameters of suspension and steering systems on handling behaviour and dynamics of wheeled and tracked land vehicles. He is also interested in shape/topology optimisation-based lightweight design and failure analysis applications in vehicle engineering.