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Mission & Vision

BASTA’s Mission

To research, develop and produce integrated solutions based on original technologies in order to increase the capacity and capacity of the Turkish Armed Forces and defence industry in the field of acoustic and underwater technologies.

BASTA’s Vision

The expertise required by our country in terms of acoustic and underwater technologies is provided by using the existing capabilities of institutions and individuals outside Bilkent University. It is to produce solutions by synthesizing the scientific and technological level that has been achieved today in different fields.

Areas of Activity

BASTA conducts its activities in the following fields of activity:

A. In the field of underwater technologies related to acoustic, underwater acoustics, and electronic technology:

a. Research,
b. Developing technology,
c. Device design, development and prototyping,
d. To conduct activities that will increase the awareness and competence of Bilkent University and other universities’ students in this area,
e. To evaluate technology, to identify trends in the world, to anticipate developments,
f. Providing research and development services and consulting to public and private organisations operating in this field.

B. Bilkent University still has about underwater acoustics:

a. Analysis and design of transducers and hydrophones and arrays,
b. Evaluation and application of materials used in translator,
c. Spread,
d. Propagation environment / communication channel modelling,
e. Signal processing and telecommunication engineering,
f. Underwater acoustic system design and development,
g. Evaluating underwater acoustic systems and system concepts and examining their place,
h. Evaluation of auxiliary systems and technologies,
i. Underwater measurement
j. Ability, and infrastructure to improve knowledge and experience in underwater acoustics of other universities and organisations, and to further develop existing facilities and capabilities in the country.

C. Collaboration with other universities and organisations: To undertake research and development studies with universities and organisations interested in underwater acoustics, to make projects and to make use of available opportunities.

D. Database

a. Acoustic systems include the information database,
b. The acoustic signal / noise database,
c. The echinographic (especially temperature, salinity and sound velocity, depending on depth)
d. To work for the creation and accessibility of data sources such as bathymetry and seabed geological structure database with reliable content.

E. Bilkent University still has about underwater magnetism:

a. Magnetic sensors,
b. Spread,
c. Propagation environment modelling,
d. Signal processing and instrumentation engineering,
e. Underwater magnetic system design and development,
f. To evaluate underwater magnetic systems and system concepts and their place,
g. Evaluation and evaluation of auxiliary systems and technologies,
h. Underwater measurement
i. Ability, and infrastructure for this purpose, to increase knowledge and experience on underwater acoustics of other universities and organisations, to further develop existing facilities.

F. Using the capabilities and capabilities that Bilkent University still possesses on other perceptors to develop underwater technologies, to design and develop systems.

G. To accomplish the following objectives in education and research:

a. To ensure that current and emerging issues are examined in the course areas in these technology areas, to ensure that students acquire knowledge and skills in this area,
b. To quantitatively define and model the physical environment in the field of underwater electronics related to electronics engineering, to create research projects and to carry out with wide participation in explaining the related issues,

H. To advise public and private institutions to achieve these goals. To do the following business and services in this area:

a. To evaluate existing and emerging technologies and their relevance,
b. To conduct feasibility analysis and realisation strategy and plan for implementation / development projects,
c. To produce technical quantitative and qualitative information documents,
d. To organise project evaluation meetings at all levels and scope,
e. Project budgeting and risk analysis.

I. To establish relations and appropriate cooperation with national and international organisations related to the subject.

Organization Structure

As it is seen from the organisation chart, BASTA has many functional functions as well as it can use the common resources of universities such as purchasing, human resources, quality management, support services and financial affairs. In our centre, our university lecturers can take part in the projects. In addition, BASTA has the financial and administrative structure that it possesses and it can have expert and experienced personnel in the field both in managerial and technical staff. With this structure, functions such as subcontracting management, quality management, configuration management, contract management, risk management and finance management are included and implemented in our centre.

ISYAM, our partner centre with ISO 9001: 2008 certificate, which we share the same building, is a software house that has achieved many big projects with its experience and knowledge.

Facilities and Laboratory Infrastructure

Bilkent University’s Communication and Spectrum Management Research Centre (ISYAM), which is located on the campus of Bilkent University, has a covered area of ​​1300 m² on an area of ​​5000 m² and the process of establishing all necessary infrastructure and organisation for the Ministry of National Defence and NATO Facility Security Certificate is completed. This building belonging to our university is organised according to our expertise and defence industry projects.

Under the scope of our centre, underwater acoustics measurement system was established, converter and hydrophone prototype production workshop was established, simulation and other computer infrastructure required for this field were developed.

The equipment and equipment available in our existing infrastructure are:

  • Underwater transducer production workshop:

Ceramic processing equipment, polymer casting/molding equipment, precision kiln, high pressure tank, vacuum line, soldering station, mechanical workbench,

  • General mechanical workshop:

Machining sub-structure,
Electronic infrastructure: in addition to general electronic laboratory equipment;

  • Fast electronic prototyping infrastructure:

FPGA development kits,
Prototype design computer and software infrastructure,
LPKF ProtoMat S62 fast PCB prototype production counter.

  • Acoustic transducer measuring and testing laboratory:

In addition to general purpose infrastructure such as water tanks, signal generators, oscilloscopes, power supplies;

  • Calibrated industrial hydrophones:

Different brand and model hydrophones covering a total of 10Hz-20MHz frequency band,

  • Impedance measurement and analysis systems:

HP 4194A Impedance / Gain-Phase Analyzer 0-110 MHz,
Instek LCR-8101 20Hz-1MHz.

  • Power amplifiers:

Krohn-Hite 7500 75W; 0-1 MHz 2 units.

  • Low noise preamplifier:

SR 560 0-1 MHz.

Additionally, Bilkent Pond located in our university is used effectively for open water measurements.