MATEK Student Club - Nebula UAV Team

As Marmara Technology and R&D Club (MATEK), we are a community that brings together students from various engineering disciplines to develop innovative projects. Since 2016, our club has been operating at Marmara University, supporting the personal development of our members participating in national and international competitions while also fostering team spirit. Within our ecosystem of 65 members, experienced peers share their knowledge and expertise with younger generations.

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Our teams, consisting of students from Electrical-Electronics, Materials Science, Mechanical, and Computer Engineering, aim to enhance engineering skills through projects and competitions, manage processes using the most effective methods, and transfer acquired experiences to sub-teams.

We strive to contribute to students interested in technology through projects and training programs. By supporting innovative ideas, we provide an environment where students can develop their engineering skills and unleash their creativity.

Over the past year, we have:

• Shared our knowledge and expertise in Composite Materials Production Workshops.
• Connected students with Turkey’s leading electric motor manufacturers at the Electric Motors Summit.
• Organized the Technology Festival on our university campus, bringing together technology clubs and reaching a wide student audience.
• Showcased our UAVs, rockets, and air defense system projects at Turkey Innovation Week and Euritech Eurasia exhibitions.

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You can find more detailed information about our projects from the presentation file

At the 2024 Teknofest International UAV Competition, we successfully became finalists with our MİRZAM VTOL tri-copter aircraft, which performed vertical takeoff and landing, conducted area scanning, and then executed human tracking. Although we finished 13th in the competition, this did not discourage us. Instead, we are now working even harder on our CENGAVER hexacopter UAV.

As part of Teknofest 2025, we aim to complete the mission of autonomously transporting heavy loads from one point to another with minimal operator intervention, collaborating with our quadcopter drones. Additionally, we are developing a system that will enable the management of multiple drones from a single ground control station.

Our goal for 2026 is to participate in the SUAS (Student Unmanned Aerial Systems) Competition.

You can watch the Flight Proof Video, which was the final stage before the actual flight in our 2024 Teknofest competition, here.

Our team is currently working on the design and production of circuit boards for the Cengaver Drone, which we are developing. The boards and their details are provided below.

1.Flight Control Board

The primary objective of our project is to develop a carrier board specifically designed to access UAV flight dynamics, define autonomous flight algorithms, and integrate avionics systems. This board aims to enhance the reliability and efficiency of UAV systems by supporting various sensors, power management modules, and communication interfaces.

Our board supports CAN, UART, I2C, and SPI communication protocols, providing modular expansion capabilities. Additionally, it is designed to be compatible with FPV, GPS, IMU, motor drivers, and other critical flight components. With high-performance power distribution and signal isolation, it is intended to ensure stable operation under challenging flight conditions.

Our board has been designed as a 4-layer PCB by our team.

2.Telemetry Communication Module

The goal of our project is to develop a domestically produced telemetry system to ensure communication between the kamikaze UAV and the ground station during the competition.

Our primary objective is to establish a communication infrastructure that enables reliable, uninterrupted, and high-speed data transmission between aerial vehicles and ground stations. This system plays a critical role in autonomous UAV operations, aiming to provide long-range communication, low power consumption, and high data transfer rates.

For communication, two circuit boards have been designed—one to be used on the aircraft and the other at the ground station.

3.Crane control board

Our cargo drone's crane control board is designed to manage the crane motor, retrieve data from encoders, and control status LEDs on the panel. It will communicate with the onboard mini-computer, ensuring precise execution of its tasks based on received position data.

PCBWay’s support in manufacturing these boards will be highly beneficial for our team. In order to develop more advanced systems in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles and to support new generations in technology, PCBWay’s collaboration will play a crucial role in achieving our goals.

This project will contribute to the advancement of UAV technologies and has significant potential for use in autonomous systems, reconnaissance and surveillance missions, mapping, and research. Therefore, obtaining PCBWay’s support for high-quality PCB production is of great importance for the successful realization of our project.

If this project aligns with your interests, we would like to express our gratitude in advance for your collaboration and support. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

You can see the current status of our project in the photo below.