The
competition is for SAE student members to conceive, design, fabricate
and compete with small formula-style racing cars. The restrictions
on the car frame and engine are limited so the knowledge, creativity
and imagination of the students are challenged. The cars are built
with a team effort over a period of about one year and are taken
to the annual competition for judging and comparison with approximately
120 other vehicles from colleges and universities throughout the
world... more >>
Legged
Locomotion Group
Our
vision is to develop autonomous walking robots that will eventually
be used in various fields, such as space research and military applications.
This is to be achieved by continuous research on the design and
control of walking robots... more
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DSO-NUS
Cooperative Systems Lab
The
Cooperative Systems Lab (or the COSY L to its members) is a joint
venture supported by DSO National
Laboratories and the Aeronautical
Engineering Group, ME Dept,
NUS to study the dynamics and control of decentralized systems.
These systems include both manned and unmanned air and ground vehicles
operating together in an unknown, cluttered and possibly hazardous
environment to achieve a common goal... more
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Aeronautical
Engineering Group
Our
core activities are concerned with the analysis, design, construction
and testing of remote controlled and unmanned air vehicles. Here
are some completed projects that have attracted some interest...
more
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New
Concepts of Flying
Existing
aircrafts are equipped with fixed wings, which are usually of larger
dimensions due to aerodynamic constraints. For smaller aircrafts,
fixed wing flight would not be possible. We have developed two new
modes of flight – one with Flapping Wings (Similar to Birds’
flight) and the other one with Rolling Wings (Totally new concept).
To find out more...
Want
to understand how aircraft accidents occurred? Modules in ,
such as Advanced Aerodynamics Propulsion, Aircraft Structure, Experimental
Fluid Mechanics will equip you with sufficient knowledge to do so.
One of our staff, A/Prof. Lim
Kah Bin has been appointed as an Inspector of Accidents by the
Ministry of Transport under the Air Navigation Act since February
2002. His duties include the investigation of air accidents and
Incidents, and he can be mobilized at very short-notice to fly to
anywhere around the world to undertake the investigation on the
accident site. To learn more about accidents involving aircraft,
you may visit the following websites...
Micro
Aerial Vehicle - Aerodynamics of Flying Insects
Insects
are the true gymnasts of the air. Many insects can fly backwards
or even upside down. Insects fly by flapping their wings, sometimes
two pairs of wings, in a complex manner. According to conventional
aerodynamic wisdom, insects ought to be grounded. How they manage
to be such dexterous flyer is still a puzzle that has been attracting
attention from biologists and scientists. To gain an insight into
the remarkable flight of insects, an experimental model that can
replicate the complex wing motions of insects and other flapping
flyers have been designed and built in ...
more >>
Trisonic
Wind Tunnel
In
collaboration with DSO National Laboratories, a Trisonic Wind Tunnel
has been built in NUS. The wind tunnel has a test-section of 1.2m
x 1.2m, and is called a “Trisonic” wind tunnel because
it can operate at subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speed of up
to 4 times the speed of sound (i.e. Mach 4). To get a sense of perspective
of the operating speed, Boeing 747... more
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Highlights
,
such as Advanced Aerodynamics Propulsion, Aircraft Structure, Experimental
Fluid Mechanics will equip you with sufficient knowledge to do so.
One of our staff, 