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AAE students shine at Young Professionals Exhibition & Competition (YPEC) 2021

An innovative project titled Project Devum, conducted by Bryce D. O. Diaz and Adel F. Deen, two Year 3 students in B.Eng. (Hons) in Aviation Engineering, won the Second Runner Up (Undergraduate Section) and My Favourite Pitching Award at the Young Professionals Exhibition & Competition (YPEC) held on 1 August 2021.    Organized by The Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong, the YPEC aims to provide a dynamic platform for prospective or young engineers from five different sections (Secondary School, Sub-Degree, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Open) to exhibit their engineering projects in presentations and booths. This year the theme of YPEC was “Transformer”, envisioning our young professionals not only to convert their pioneer ideas into realities, but also transform the world into a better place. The awarded project, Project Devum, provides a solution to cellular inadequacy in remote locations through distribution of gas balloons in the troposphere, in order to reduce the connectivity disadvantage of remote locations and the cost-related concerns.   The Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering would like to extend our congratulations to Bryce and Adel on their achievements.

AAE Staff Retreat in August 2021

The Departmental Retreat was held on 27 August 2021, with over 20 staff members joined the event.   In the opening remarks, Professor CY Wen, Head of the Department, updated the recent development and strategic plan of the Department.  Dr Li Ta Hsu, Associate Head of the Department, reported the admission status of the undergraduate programmes and briefed members details of the new MSc programme (to be launched in the academic year 2022/23).  Professor Simon Yu, Head of Training, shared the latest development of HKAR-147 and FTO. Dr Kam Ng introduced the Department’s upcoming major events, AAE Outstanding Alumni Awards and Alumni Homecoming Day in 2022.   The most enlightening part was Professor Wen’s summarization of the performance in research of the Department over the year, with sharing sessions from Dr Xi Shen, Dr Jiaao Hao and Dr Kam Ng on their experience in grant applications.   The discussion was fruitful and laid the foundation of strategic directions of the Department in the year ahead.

AAE students won the Championship in the HKIE CA Paper Competition 2020/21

Mr LI Qinbiao, a Ph.D. student of the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, won the Championship in the HKIE CA paper competition 2020/21 (postgraduate level). The awarded paper is titled “Design and evaluation of human factors assessment and conflict detection performance in a terminal air traffic control”, which was supervised by Dr K.H. Ng and Prof. Simon Yu.   Mr Kwok Kin Chung, Ms Lee Wing Tung, and Mr Mo Ho Tung, 2021 final year students in B.Eng. (Hons) in Air Transport Engineering, won the Championship in the HKIE CA paper competition 2020/21 (undergraduate/sub-degree level), with the paper titled “Study of flight arrival and departure delay and causal factors using machine learning approach”, which was supervised by Dr K.H. Ng.   The competition was organised by the Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division (CAD) and co-organised by the Institute of Measurement and Control, Hong Kong Section. It aims to promote Control, Automation & Instrumentation technologies and to encourage young / potential engineers and technologists to pursue their careers in engineering.   The prize presentation ceremony was held on Aug 26 (Thursday) 6:30 pm at HKIE HQ.   The Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering would like to extend our congratulations to Mr Li Qinbiao, Mr Kwok Kin Chung, Ms Lee Wing Tung, and Mr Mo Ho Tung.

AAE students won the Outstanding Award of ASM Technology Award 2021

The PolyU AAE student team won the ASM Technology Outstanding Award 2021. The team members include CHU Yau Hei, HO Chun Leung and LEE Yoon Jo, supervised by Dr Li Boyang. The title of their project is “Development of a Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Sustainable Flight”. To promote technological innovation in Hong Kong, ASM Technology Award proposes encouraging the growth of potential young engineers. Each year, five established local institutions, including The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The City University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and The University of Hong Kong, are invited to join the Competition by nominating two outstanding engineering Final Year Projects (FYP). This year, the nominated teams have made their impressive presentations on 30 June 2021. AAE team got the Outstanding award and HK$5,000 as a scholarship. During the final year project, the team has successfully modified a model glider into a solar-powered unmanned air vehicle with autonomous flight capability. After the field flight tests at Hong Kong Model Engineering Club (HKMEC), they showed that the solar-power system could provide 20% extended endurance. The team also published their work at the MDPI Drones journal. Our Department is proud of the outstanding performance of the PolyU AAE student team. 

The HKIE Scheme “A” eligibility of BEng (Hons) in Aviation Engineering has been updated

We are pleased to inform you that the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) recently has updated the Scheme “A” eligibility of BEng (Hons) in Aviation Engineering.   To obtain more information, please visit HKIE’s website: Scheme “A” training > The Hong Kong Polytechnic University > 2018 Graduates onwards > SEARCH your programme in the pdf file

AAE alumnus won the HKIE-LTD Best Student Paper Awards 2020

Mr. TSANG Kun Yat, an alumnus of B.Eng. (Hons) in Aviation Engineering, won the HKIE LTD Best Student Paper Awards 2020 with the project titled “Blockchain-based system for aircraft parts traceability and condition tracking”, which is supervised by Dr K.H. Ng and Prof. Simon Yu. The project aims to establish the transformation of the aircraft parts inventory management to a secure one by incorporating blockchain to enhance the security, transparency, and traceability of data in the spare parts supply chain.   The award was presented by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – Logistics and Transportation Division (HKIE LTD) as a recognition of outstanding students in transportation engineering programs in Hong Kong. It aims to promote innovative ideas and research that contribute to sustainable logistics and transportation systems in Hong Kong. It also encourages students to pursue their careers in the engineering profession.   The Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering would like to extend their congratulations to Mr. TSANG.

Vibrant@FENG - Issue 1 (May 2021)

Vibrant@FENG is a bi-annual e-newsletter of the Faculty of Engineering (FENG). Its goal is to keep you in touch with the news, achievements and developments of FENG staff, students and alumni. You can sign up for the e-newsletter here. Website: Vibrant@FENG - Issue 1 (May 2021)

Six AAE students were awarded the Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship

Six AAE students, Yu Enoch Emmanuel from BEng in Air Transport Engineering, Wong Man Nok, Tse Hiu Wing Dorma, Chiu Yu Hang, Wong Chung Wai Nathan and Tam Ka Hei from BEng in Aviation Engineering, were selected by the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) to receive the Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship. The Division was proud that our students were awarded this competitive and prestigious scholarship.   The Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship, aiming to encourage continuous professional enhancement for the aviation sector, is granted to students for completing an aviation-related degree or higher degree programmes. For more information, please visit Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship Scheme website. 

Update on the Student Project Laboratory

We are pleased to inform you the following new development of the Student Project Laboratory (Room QT004b):   Additional 18 more computers are setup at the lab. A total of 38 workstations are now available for student’s usage. To better facilitate the online teaching, all PCs at the lab are available to be remotely controlled off campus by students during lab closing hours. Computer reservation is also available for students who requires to use the software off campus (i.e. students overseas) during lab opening hours or requires continuous PC usage (i.e. FYP students).   The Student Project Laboratory is equipped with all the computing needs required to support the coursework of the Air Transport Engineering and the Aviation Engineering Programmes.

Retitled as Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering

We are pleased to let you know that our division will be retitled as Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (航空及民航工程學系) with effective from April 1, 2021. This will enable the department to be more prominent in the Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering research and education in HK. AAE will continue its effort in fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and developing its programmes to achieve excellence.