CYTÜ CORE

YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY · AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION

Not a vehicle.
An engineering ecosystem.

YTÜ CORE connects autonomous systems from sea to space through a shared software, embedded and operations backbone.

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CORE / 2026ISTANBUL · TÜRKİYEPUBLIC NODE: ONLINE
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Every product is a project. Every project connects to shared infrastructure. Knowledge, code, hardware and field experience stay with the organization.

ONE CORE / MANY SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING DOMAINS

Seven environments. One engineering backbone.

Vehicle teams own their platforms; shared service teams provide reusable capabilities across all CORE domains.

01CORE-M

CORE Marine

Autonomous surface vehicles, mission execution and maritime field systems.

USV · Navigation · Mission
02CORE-S

CORE Subsea

AUV/ROV platforms, underwater perception, localization and manipulation.

AUV · ROV · Perception
03CORE-L

CORE Land

UGVs, rovers, autonomous navigation and rough-terrain missions.

UGV · Rover · Autonomy
04CORE-A

CORE Air

UAVs, VTOL, mission computers and autonomous aerial operations.

UAV · VTOL · Mission
05CORE-I

CORE Industrial

AMRs, heavy machinery, agriculture, mining and factory autonomy.

AMR · Factory · Field
06CORE-SP

CORE Space

CubeSats, payloads, ground segment and space systems engineering.

CubeSat · Payload · GS
07CORE-R

CORE Rocket

High-altitude systems, avionics, propulsion, simulation and flight systems.

Flight · Avionics · Propulsion

SHARED ENGINEERING SERVICES

Different vehicles. Shared backbone.

CORE Systems, Embedded and Ops do not belong to one vehicle. They are common engineering services for every domain.

SYS

CORE Systems

Runtime, autonomy, decision-making, navigation and shared software infrastructure.

Autonomy RuntimeNavigation & DecisionSDK & Shared APIsSimulation
EMB

CORE Embedded

Boards, MCUs, sensors, actuators, power and embedded test infrastructure.

Custom BoardsMCU FirmwarePower ArchitectureHardware Validation
OPS

CORE Ops

Ground stations, telemetry, mission tracking and field operations.

Ground StationTelemetryMission ControlField Operations

PRODUCT / PROJECT PORTFOLIO

Integrated product portfolio.

The progress values below are temporary V0.2 showcase values. Once the CMS is connected, they will be managed from the admin panel.

CORE Marine

Hydronom

Autonomous Surface Vehicle Platform

42%

Primary maritime vehicle platform for mission planning, autonomous navigation and field validation.

ProgressPlatform restructuring
Integrated
Hydronom AIGatewayGround StationHydro SDK
CORE Embedded

Hydrocard

Shared Control & I/O Board

27%

Shared board concept standardizing power, MCU, sensor, actuator and communications interfaces.

ProgressElectronics architecture
Integrated
CORE Power StackHydronomCORE Runtime
CORE Systems

Hydronom AI

Autonomy & Decision Layer

38%

Unifies navigation, arrival, hold, task, wrench and reporting behaviors in a shared autonomy layer.

ProgressArchitecture validation
Integrated
HydronomCORE RuntimeHydro SDK
CORE Ops / Systems

Gateway

Vehicle-to-Core Gateway

53%

Carries vehicle telemetry, mission state and health data securely into CORE services.

ProgressProtocol integration
Integrated
Telemetry ProtocolGround StationOPS Screens
CORE Ops

OPS Screens

Operations Interfaces

46%

Surfaces position, link quality, battery, mode, mission and system health in one operations interface.

ProgressUI prototyping
Integrated
GatewayGround Station
CORE Systems

Hydro SDK

Developer Kit

34%

Developer layer for shared APIs, data structures, message types and vehicle services.

ProgressAPI design
Integrated
Hydronom AICORE RuntimeGateway
CORE Ops

Ground Station

Mission Control Station

58%

Live mission management, telemetry monitoring, logging and field operations coordination.

ProgressOperations prototype
Integrated
GatewayOPS ScreensTelemetry Protocol
CORE Systems

CORE Runtime

Shared Vehicle Runtime

31%

Reusable service lifecycle, state and mission infrastructure across different vehicle classes.

ProgressCore design
Integrated
Hydronom AIHydro SDKTelemetry Protocol
CORE Systems / Ops

Telemetry Protocol

Shared Communications Standard

44%

Unifies messages between vehicles, gateways and ground stations in a common traceable protocol.

ProgressMessage contracts
Integrated
GatewayGround StationCORE Runtime
CORE Embedded

CORE Power Stack

Power & Protection Architecture

36%

Standardizes fusing, switching, distribution, regulation, measurement and safety layers.

ProgressHardware standardization
Integrated
HydrocardCORE Embedded

SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS

Not isolated projects. One connected system.

Hydronom ↔ Hydronom AI ↔ CORE Runtime ↔ Gateway ↔ Ground Station ↔ OPS Screens

Hydronom
Hydronom AI
CORE Runtime
Gateway
Ground Station
OPS Screens
Hydrocard
CORE Power Stack

TARGET COMPETITIONS / FIELD GOALS

2027 target board.

This is not a registration guarantee. It shows competitions and field targets under evaluation by CORE domains; events with published 2027 dates are marked separately.

01
CORE Marine

RoboBoat

2027 calendar TBAInternational

One of the primary international targets for autonomous surface vehicles.

2027 TARGET
02
CORE Marine

TEKNOFEST İnsansız Deniz Aracı

2027 calendar TBATürkiye

To be evaluated after the 2027 category and rulebook release.

UNDER EVALUATION
03
CORE Subsea

SAUVC 2027

24–27 February 2027Singapore Polytechnic

Focused on AUV navigation, visual identification, acoustic localization and manipulation.

2027 DATE PUBLISHED
04
CORE Subsea

RoboSub

2027 calendar TBAUSA / International

High-level target for autonomous underwater perception, navigation and mission execution.

2027 TARGET
05
CORE Subsea

MATE ROV Competition

2027 calendar TBAInternational

Under evaluation for ROV and manipulation-oriented development.

UNDER EVALUATION
06
CORE Land

University Rover Challenge 2027

2–5 June 2027Mars Desert Research Station · Utah

Astrobiology, delivery, equipment servicing and autonomy missions.

2027 DATE PUBLISHED
07
CORE Air

SUAS

2027 calendar TBAUSA / International

Autonomous flight, navigation, remote sensing and mission execution.

2027 TARGET
08
CORE Industrial

TEKNOFEST Sanayide Robotik Uygulamalar

2027 calendar TBATürkiye

Candidate target for taking AMR and industrial autonomy capabilities into field missions.

UNDER EVALUATION
09
CORE Space

Model Uydu / CubeSat Track

2027 calendar TBATürkiye / International

To be evaluated together with ground-station, communications and payload capabilities.

UNDER EVALUATION
10
CORE Rocket

TEKNOFEST Roket Yarışması

2027 cycle / category dependentTürkiye

Target for rocket, avionics, flight-modeling and indigenous propulsion development tracks.

2027 TARGET

CORE RESEARCH

Before hardware, there is knowledge.

CORE Research does not build vehicles. It produces preliminary designs, experiments, technical reports, publications, patent concepts and technology validation, then feeds those outputs back into every domain.

REPORTSPUBLICATIONSPATENTSEXPERIMENTSPRELIMINARY DESIGN

PUBLIC OPERATIONS PREVIEW

CORE Network / Public Status

ONLINE
07Vehicle domains
03Shared services
10Products / projects
02Targets with published 2027 dates
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MARINESTANDBY

SUBSEAPLANNING

LANDARCHITECTURE

AIRCONCEPT