// Engineer & Founder

Muhammet YusufÖZKAN

Power electronics, embedded systems, and motor control.
Co-founder of Torq Drive and Upshift SiM. BMS researcher under TÜBİTAK. Building hardware that punches above its price point.

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01 — Projects
Motor Control · Active
Torq Drive
Direct-drive sim racing wheelbase with custom BLDC controller and motor. Proprietary communication protocol exposing FFB, thermals, and wheel slip data.
BLDC FOC KiCad STM32
Power Electronics · Active
Motion Rig Driver
24V dual brushed DC motor driver for sim racing motion rigs.
POWER ELECTRONICS AVR PCB Layout 24V
Battery Systems · Research
BMS / SOC / SOH
Battery management system with state-of-charge and state-of-health algorithm research. Conducted under TÜBİTAK funding.
TÜBİTAK Kalman Filter Li-Ion Embedded C
Sim Racing · Product
Upshift SIM
Custom sim racing cockpits built for enthusiasts.
~100 Units Laser Cut CNC Bending B2B
02 — Skills
PCB Design
HV/LV, 2–8 layer, KiCad, Power Electronics , PDN analysis
Motor Control
BLDC, FOC, brushed DC H-bridge, gate drive, AEC-Q
Embedded Firmware
STM32, ATmega, C/C++, CAN, UART, SPI, I2C
Battery Systems
BMS design, SOC/SOH algorithms, Kalman filtering, Li-Ion
Power Electronics
MOSFET dynamics, gate charge, inductor design, EMC basics
Formula Student
HV/LV/Battery scrutineer, Judge , EV powertrain, team mentoring
03 — About

Final-year Mechanical Engineering Student with an unmatched cross-disciplinary profile spanning power electronics, embedded firmware, and battery systems.

Co-founder of Torq Drive — a direct-drive sim racing wheelbase with a custom BLDC motor and controller — and Upshift SIM, Sim Racing Equipment built from the ground up.

Conducting BMS/SOC/SOH algorithm research under a TÜBİTAK-funded project while mentoring two Formula Student teams. HV/LV/Battery scrutineer at FSCzech 2026 and FSTurkiye 2025+.

Internships at Baykar Technology and Ford Otosan. Long-term goal: Always Shoot for the Moon.

Location Turkey → Europe
Degree Mechanical Eng. (Final Year)
Internships Baykar · Ford Otosan
Research TÜBİTAK
Formula Student HV and Battery Scrutineer
Mentorship Student Teams from across the country
Languages Turkish · English
04 — Contact
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GitHub
@Racetro
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LinkedIn
/in/ozkan-yusuf
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Email
yusuf.ozkan.se@outlook.com