LABORATORIES
Information Technologies Institute Laboratories
ATAM / Antenna Test and Research Laboratory
ATAM is a research center established to meet the research, development, design, production and measurement activities in the fields of antenna and radar cross-sectional area (RCSA) with national capabilities in an affordable time and cost.
It is one of the most competent centers in the world where test services in this field are provided with its antenna and RKA reflection-free rooms, material characterization and radome transmittance measurement infrastructures. It is a domestic technology base that can meet all the demands of the public and private sectors in our country with its measurement capabilities and the researchers employed and specialized in their fields.
You can contact us at atam@tubitak.gov.tr for your measurement requests.
- Antenna Design, Implementation and Measurement
- Radom Design and Measurement
- On-Platform Antenna Interaction Analysis
- Antenna Measurement Software and Algorithm Development
- Radar Cross Section Analysis, Software and Algorithm Development
- Radar Cross Section Measurement
- Material Characterization Measurements
- Measuring System and Room Setups
- Antenna Measurement Laboratories (Spherical, Planar, Cylindrical)
- Radar Cross Section Measurement Laboratory
- Radome Measurement
- Millimeter Wave Antenna Measurement System
- Electromagnetic Material Characterization
- Passive Intermodulation Measurement System
KYAS - Global Near Field Measurement System | Medium and Low Gain Antenna Measurement |
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| Maximum Test Antenna Size | 1.5 meters |
| Maximum Test Antenna Weight | 75 kg |
| Scanning Area | Fully Spherical |
| Frequency range | 0.75 GHz - 40 GHz |
You can contact us at atam@tubitak.gov.tr for your measurement requests.
UYAS - Far and Near Field Antenna Measurement System | General Purpose Antenna Measurement |
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| Test Chamber Dimensions | 17 x 18 x 14 meters (B x G x Y) |
| Maximum Test Antenna Size | 8 meters |
| Maximum Test Antenna Weight | 4,000 kg |
| Scan Plane | 10 x 10 meters |
| Frequency range | 0.5 GHz - 40 GHz |
You can contact us at atam@tubitak.gov.tr for your measurement requests.
Near Field Radar Cross Section (RCA) Measurement System | Radar Cross Section Measurement |
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| Test Chamber Dimensions | 29 x 15 x 15 meters (B x G x Y) |
| Maximum Measurable Object Size | 10 meters |
| Maximum Measurable Object Weight | 2,500 kg |
| Frequency range | 0.2 GHz - 40 GHz |
| Range and Cross Range Resolution | 5 cm |
You can contact us at atam@tubitak.gov.tr for your measurement requests.
B3LAB / Cloud Computing and Big Data Research Laboratory
R&D activities are carried out to produce open source and secure solutions in line with the needs of the public in the fields of Cloud Computing and Big Data. To create domestic, national and secure solutions for Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage and Big Data technologies;
- Conducting advanced research,
- Leading the development of needed products with domestic resources,
- Providing research and consultancy opportunities for stakeholders who will work in these fields.
KAMTAM / CATHODE and Microwave Vacuum Tube Research Laboratory
Cathode and Microwave Vacuum Tube Research Laboratory is a research center that aims to design and manufacture microwave vacuum tubes such as Vircator, Magnetron, TWT and their cathodes with completely national facilities.
- 4,500 m2 closed area
- 2,500 m2 of laboratory area
- 500 m2 of clean room area
- Mechanical Manufacturing Room
- Microwave Vacuum Tube Prototype Manufacturing and Test/Measurement Laboratory
- Cathode Prototype Manufacturing and Test Laboratory
- Hydrogen Atmosphere Sintering and Integration Laboratory
- Hydrogen, Argon and Nitrogen sintering technology up to 2,500 °C
- High Temperature and Vacuum Brazing Technology
- Cathode Coating Technology with Metal Thin Film
- Material Characterization Technology
- Pneumatic and Isostatic Pressing Technology
- Cathode and E-Gun Test and Characterization Technology
- Microwave Vacuum Tube (Magnetron, Twt) Infrastructure Development Technology
- Thermionic Cathode Development Technology
KDTM / Speech and Language Technologies Laboratory
KDTM, which is under the roof of TÜBİTAK BİLGEM BTE, stands out as Turkey's first and only "Voice and Speech Technologies Evaluation" infrastructure with semi-reflection-free acoustic recording and test rooms certified by ISO and NATO and certified by RW-TÜV.
- Intelligibility Tests (Turkish Diagnostic Rhyme Test - Unique in the World)
- Communication Efficiency and Service Quality Tests
- Evaluation of Civil and Military Voice Coders, Devices and Systems
- Acoustic and Digital Embedding
- Simulation of Different Acoustic Environments (inside the cockpit, tank, airplane, helicopter, restaurant, concert, outdoor etc.)
- Audio Database Creation, Recording and Assembly for Language Dependent and Language Independent Technologies
- Human Factor Analysis and Subjective Evaluation
- Evaluation of All Kinds of Sound Technologies Developed for Military or Civil Purposes in Infrastructure where Various Acoustic Scenarios can be Simulated with Acoustic Embedding
- 18m2Specially Insulated, Semi-Reflective Acoustic Recording Room
- 20m2Specially Insulated, Semi-Reflective Acoustic Recording Room
- 91 m2, Specially Insulated Listener Room, where 16 subjects can be actively evaluated at the same time (The listener test room equipped with silent terminals and touch monitors can be used as a "Human Factors Laboratory")
MEKTAM / Mine and Handmade Explosive Countermeasures Test and Research Center
Mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) pose a significant threat to our country. "Mine and Improvised Explosive Countermeasures Test and Research Center - MEKTAM" was established in 2015 at TÜBİTAK Gebze Campus in order to serve as a national and regional mine/IED detection test infrastructure and to conduct research on related technologies.
The test and evaluation infrastructure owned by MEKTAM can be made available to the relevant institutions within the framework of the permissions to be obtained.
- Performance Measurements and Acceptance Tests of Mine Detectors
- R&D Activities to Develop Mine Detection Technologies in MEKTAM Laboratories
- Open test site with different types of soils
- Indoor test site with different types of soils
RADAR-AGL / Radar Research and Development Laboratory
- Radar Coverage Analysis
- Radar Request Analysis
- Radar Front Design
- Radar Detailed Design
- Radar Authentication
- Radar Integration
- Radar Verification/Validation
- Target Signal & Environment Simulation
- Performance Evaluation
- Laboratory Test
- Field Test
- Coherent Signal Processing
- Doppler Processing
- Micro Doppler Processing
- Impact Compression Techniques
- Frequency/PRF Diversification
- Moving/Still Target Detection (MTI, MTD etc.)
- Target Positioning Based on Time Difference
- Target Angle Estimation Based on Phase Difference
- Monopulse Technique
- Phased Array Beam Formation and Steering
- Mayhem Modeling/Elimination
- Determination of Precipitation Intensity and Regions
- IFF/SSR Decoding
- Baseband Signal Processing
- Multiple Target Tracking
- Data Fusing
- Target Classification
- Communication Layer for Distributed and Embedded Systems
- Layered Software Architecture
- Multiple Operating System Support (Linux & Windows)
- Radar Database Management
- EUROCONTROL ASTERIX Coding
- In-Device Test (BIT) Management
- Radar Interface Development (PPI, PPI Map etc.)
- Statistical Analysis with web access
- FPGA Based Signal Processing
- Analog/Digital/High Speed Printed Circuit Board Design
- VME/VPX Multi-Core High Speed Digital System Design
- High Speed Baseband Signal Generation and Processing
- SFP+ Data Transfer
- Motion Control Mechanisms
- Design, Testing and Integration of Electromechanical Systems / Subsystems
- Electromechanical System Improvements
- 3D Design and Finite Element Analysis
- Prototype and Modeling
RF Research and Development Laboratory
RF Research and Development Laboratory consists of expert personnel and infrastructure capable of designing, developing and measuring up to 110 GHz frequency band in microwave and millimeter wave. Various projects, which are needed by the Turkish industry, for radar, electronic warfare and communication technologies are carried out in the laboratory.
- S-band Very High Power (>20 kW) Solid-state Power Amplifiers
- X-band Medium Power (<1kW) Solid-state Power Amplifiers
- C- and X-band Medium Power (<1kW) Solid-state Power Amplifiers
- E-band RF Transmitter/Receiver
- FMCW Generator
- Frequency Downconverters and Upconverters (C-, X-, Ku-, K-band)
- Broadband Frequency Downconverters and Upconverters
- Passive RF Components (filter, diplexer, combiner, coupler etc.)
- Very low phase noise and very fast DDS-based frequency synthesizers
- Very low noise amplifiers
- Radio Link Systems in all conventional frequency bands up to 25 GHz (ITU-R)