The invention titled “Vibrating Wheel and Airbag-Supported Mechanism to Save Vehicles and Create Mobility on Soft Terrain,” developed by Prof. Dr. Yusuf Aytaç Onur, a faculty member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN), together with his students, has been found eligible for patent registration by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT).

In the invention developed by Prof. Dr. Yusuf Aytaç Onur together with Faculty of Engineering students Almina Göktaş, Damla Yıldırım, İrem Önder, Caner Umul, Hayri Can Aslan, and Alzamin Karımlı, a mechanism and system are presented to enable vehicles to free themselves and continue moving after becoming stuck in terrains with low load-bearing capacity, such as swamps, sandy areas, and mud, where vehicle movement is particularly difficult. Designed to be mounted underneath a vehicle, the system incorporates a spherical jointed wheeled arm mechanism with wheels and mechanical arms, a hydraulic system, an air cushion system consisting of an air transmission channel and a compressed air tank, and a unit containing safety and automation systems. Thanks to this structure, the invention aims to enable vehicles that become stuck in swamps and similar challenging terrain conditions to recover themselves and improve their mobility. The invention has been granted a patent pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Article 98 of the Industrial Property Law No. 6769 and is expected to be published in the Official Patent Bulletin.

Rector Özölçer: “It Is Extremely Valuable That Our Students Transform Their Knowledge into Innovative Ideas”

Commenting on the development, BEUN Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı Özölçer made the following statement:

“We are delighted that the invention developed by our esteemed Prof. Dr. Yusuf Aytaç Onur and our valued students has been deemed worthy of a patent by TÜRKPATENT. On this occasion, I sincerely congratulate our professor and our students. It is extremely valuable, in terms of our university’s research and development vision, that our students transform the theoretical and practical knowledge they acquire throughout their education into innovative ideas and technological solutions. Through the TÜRKPATENT Industrial Property Advisory Unit that we have established at our university, we ensure that our researchers receive more effective support in patent, utility model, and other industrial property processes. In this regard, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Head of our Intellectual Property Advisory Unit, Prof. Dr. Şenay Saraç, for her significant contributions to helping our academics secure protection for their ideas.

I would also like to express my gratitude to our Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, and the esteemed members of the Ministry of Industry and Technology for their vision and support in strengthening our country’s research, development, innovation, and intellectual property ecosystem. Furthermore, I would like to thank the President of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Prof. Dr. M. Zeki Durak, and the entire Turkish Patent and Trademark Office family for their efforts to protect inventions, encourage innovative ideas, and promote the culture of industrial property. As Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, we will continue with determination to support scientific production, innovative thinking, and technologies that create value for society, while contributing to the national and international achievements of our researchers.”