Efe Yarbasi

Efe Yarbasi

Assistant Research Scientist

Efe Yarbasi is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Engineering Systems Group at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). His research covers the safety of automated and driver-assistance systems and the electrification of transportation. He serves as principal investigator and co-principal investigator on projects sponsored by NHTSA, Toyota Motor North America, and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. He co-leads the Low Altitude Airspace Working Group at M-Air.

He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. There he worked in the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory under Prof. Dimitri Mavris and developed methods to find and reduce the uncertainties that matter most in complex, multi-disciplinary designs. He is a member of AIAA and IEEE.

Students: I enjoy working with students. If you are interested in my research, please send me an email.

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Design and evaluation of a continuum robot with extendable balloons

A novel continuum robot actuated by two extendable balloons, achieving extreme elongation (2000 %) for navigation in long, narrow environments.

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A Medical Device for Colonoscopy

Patent for a flexible robotic medical device for colonoscopy (EP3261517B1, WO2016137417A1).

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Design and Evaluation of a Continuum Robot with Extendable Balloons

Master's thesis in Mechanical Engineering at Bogazici University, advised by Assoc. Prof. Evren Samur.

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