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Associate Professor

Patrick CHUA

Associate Professor
PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Cluster:
Engineering
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SIT Appointments

  • Associate Professor
    – Present
  • Programme Director - UofG BEng (Hons) Mechatronics
    –
  • Programme Director - UofG BEng (Hons) Mechanical Design Engineering
    –

Education

  • PhD Mechanical Engineering
    University of Liverpool , United Kingdom
  • BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
    University of Liverpool , United Kingdom

Achievements

  • Recipient of Tan Chin Tuan Fellowship for research attachment in USA.
  • Awarded British Gas Corporation Scholarship for research on modeling the dispersion of hazardous negatively buoyant plume in the atmosphere.
  • Recipient of Asian Productivity Organisation Training Award sponsored by Asian Productivity Organisation (APO Japan), China Productivity Centre (Taiwan) and Nanyang Technological University.

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow, The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, U.K (F.I.Mech.E.)
    Present
  • Members, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (M.A.S.M.E.)
    Present
  • Senior member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (Sr.M.S.M.E.)
    Present
  • Chartered Engineer (C.Eng., UK)
    Present
  • Senior member, The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (Sr.M.I.E.S.)
    Present
  • Member, The Chartered Management Institute, U.K. (MCMI)
    Present

Corporate Experience

  • Technical mentor and judge for the Earthlink NTU-A*STAR Solar Innovations ’2002 national competition
  • Member of the International Program Committee (IPC) for the IASTED - International Association of Science and Technology for Development is based in Calgary, Canada
  • Assessor panel member for FIMechE applications
  • Executive council member of the I.Mech.E., Singapore
  • Served on the conference advisory panel of three Automation-in-Manufacturing (AIM) international conferences organized by SIAA
  • Course instructor for Pneumatic and Electropneumatic Control (intermediate level) for industry organised by Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA) and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
  • Course instructor for Assembly Automation course for industry
  • Conducted course on Compressed Air System under Executive Program on Energy Management for PUB staff
  • Conducted Common Air Platform Engineering (CAPE) course for RSAF officers at Air Force School, Singapore
  • Reviewed papers for several journals.
  • Judge for the Mechatronics World Skills Competition. Three years
  • Editor of the Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA) newsletter. Four years
  • Executive council member of the Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA). Five years
  • Consultancies for several companies on automation related projects

Research Interests

  • Fluid power technology
  • Automatic parts feeding
  • Design of Machines
  • Green Technology
  • Development projects for the remote regions

Past Projects

  • Competition Awards Won by Project Students
    • 2nd prize award in final-year project poster oral presentation competition (out of 150 project presentations) organised by University of Glasgow, Singapore, 2014.
    • 2nd prize award in Automatic Window Cleaning System project and showcased at the Singapore Science Centre (1990).
    • Institution of Engineers (IES), Singapore, paper, merit award 2002.
    • Institution of Engineers (IES), Singapore, best paper award 2003.
    • Institution of Engineers (IES), Singapore best paper award 2004.
    • 1st prize award in MAE Blitz 2010 Super Transportation National Competition organized by NTU in Sep 2010.
    • 1st prize award in Green Innovation Showcase National Competition organised by Singapore Space and Technology Association and Singapore Airshow Pte Ltd, Feb 2010. Project was showcased at the Singapore Airshow 2010 in Changi.
    • Tan Kah Kee Young Inventor’s National Award (2012) for a wheelchair project for the disabled. Showcased at the Singapore Science Centre.
    • 1st prize award in final-year project poster oral presentation competition (out of 94 project presentations) organised by University of Glasgow, Singapore, 2013.

Journal Papers

  • M. R. Mitchell, R. E. Link, Qingjun Wang, Hanxin Chen, Patrick Chua, Lim Geok Hian, “Fault Detection of Water Hydraulic Motor by Demodulated Vibration Signal Analysis with the Hilbert Transform and Genetic Algorithm”, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, vol. 39, no. 2, 2011.

  • (SELECTED PAPERS)

    Patrick SK Chua, FL Tan and J Zhang, "Experimental Testing and Numerical Evaluation on Freezing for Water Hydraulics Application under Sub-Freezing Ambient Temperature," International Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 40 No. 1, 2011.

  • M. R. Mitchell, R. E. Link, H. X. Chen, Patrick S. K. Chua, G. H. Lim, “Integrity Assessment of Water Hydraulic Component by Experimental Method”, Journal of Testing and Evaluation , vol. 38, no. 2, 2010.

  • Patrick S.K. Chua, “Recent Advances in Fluid Power – Water Hydraulics”, The Mechanical Engineer, Vol. 12, American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Singapore Section Yearbook, 2009.

  • Hanxin Chen, Patrick Chua and Geok Hian Lim, “Fault Degradation Assessment of Water Hydraulic Motor by Impulse Vibration Signal with Wavelet Packet Analysis and Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test”, Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2008.

  • HX Chen, PSK Chua, and GH Lim, “Vibration Analysis with Lifting Scheme and Generalized Cross Validation in Machinery Fault Diagnosis”, International Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 301, 2007, pp. 458-480.

  • P Chen, Patrick SK Chua and GH Lim, “A Study of Hydraulic Seal Integrity”, Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 21, 2007, Elsevier Ltd, pp. 1115-1126.

  • Chen Ping, Patrick SK Chua and GH Lim “An Experimental Study of Monitoring Internal Leakage in Water Hydraulic Cylinders Using Acoustic Emission”, ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 33, No. 6, November 2005, pp. 445 - 451.

  • HX Chen, PSK Chua, and GH Lim, “Fault Diagnosis of Water Hydraulic Motor by Adaptive Wavelet Analysis Optimized by Genetic Algorithm”, International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics Vol. 2, 2005, p. 57 – 78.

  • YB He, GH Lim and Patrick SK Chua, “Comparison and Application of Three Integral-improved Methods on Conventional Fuzzy Control Strategy,” International Journal of Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 16, 2003, pp. 723 - 726.

  • SK Sim, Patrick SK Chua and ML Tay, “Recognition of features of Parts Subjected to Motion using ARTMAP Incorporated in a Flexible Vibratory Bowl Feeder System”. Int. Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, (AIEDAM 2003)

  • Alfred CH Tan, Patrick SK Chua and GH Lim, "Fault Diagnosis of Water Hydraulic Actuators Under Some Simulated Faults", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 138, 2003, pp. 123 – 130.

  • Patrick S.K Chua, "Design of an Emergency Back-Up System for Overhead Material Handling Operation", Int. Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 12 Number 2, June 2001, pp. 163 - 170, U.K.

  • Chua, P.S.K. and Tay, M.L., "Modelling the Natural Resting Aspect of Small Regular-Shaped Parts”, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering – Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 120, No. 3, August 1998, pp. 540 – 546, USA.

  • Sim, S.K. and Chua, P.S.K., "Symbolic Pattern Manipulation of Karnaugh-Veitch Maps for Pneumatic Circuits", International Journal for Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1996, pp. 71 - 83, Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd, U.K.

  • Chua, P.S.K. and Sung, E.,"Development of a Programmable Parts Feeder for Rectangular Parts", paper selected for Book entitled ‘Production Research: Approaching the 21st Century’, Editors: Prof. Christopher O’Brien (Cripps Professor of Production Engineering) and Dr. Mark Pridham, Taylor & Francis Ltd., U.K., August 1991.

  • Chua, S.K., Cleaver, J.W. and Millward, A., "The Measurement of Salt Concentration in a Plume Using Conductivity Probe", International Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol 25, No. 3, pp. 171 - 178, 1986.

Conferences

  • Patrick S.K. Chua and F.L.Tan, “Teaching and Learning Automated Parts Feeding”, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education (ISATE), Kagoshima, Japan, Sep 28 -30, 2010.

  • Patrick S.K. Chua, “A Laboratory Simulation Project on Hydraulics Application in Aerospace Engineering”, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education (ISATE), Kagoshima, Japan, Sep 28 -30, 2010.

  • Loh Yuanhe, Patrick S. K. Chua and F.L. Tan, “Study of Low -Temperature Aviation Applications of Water Hydraulics”, New Challenges in Aerospace Engineering & Maintenance Conference 2008 (NCATMC 2008), February 2008, Singapore.

  • Hanxin Chen, Ming J Zuo, Patrick SK Chua and GH Lim, “Demodulation of Gearbox Vibration Signals for Fault Detection Using a Linear Combination of Wavelets”, Proceedings of Int Conference on Condition Monitoring, 2008, U.K.

  • Zhang Junmei, Patrick S.K. Chua and F.L. Tan, “Numerical Simulation of Freezing in Water Hydraulic System Under Sub-zero Ambient Temperature Condition,” The Second International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO’ 07), March 24 – 27, 2007, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

  • Patrick S. K. Chua, G. H. Lim and S. C. Tan, “ Effect of Accumulator on Water Hammer in a Water Hydraulic System”, Technical Session I, T1-5, Proceedings (CD) of the 9th International Conference on Manufacturing Technology (ICMT’05), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5-8 December 2005.

  • Gary William Krutz and Patrick S.K. Chua, “Water Hydraulics – Theory and Applications 2004”, Workshop on Water Hydraulics, Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC ’04), February 8 -10, 2004, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

  • Siang Kok Sim, Patrick SK Chua, Meng Leong Tay and Gao Yun, “The Performance of ARTMAP in Pattern Recognition for a Flexible Vibratory Bowl Feeder System”, Fourth International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA’03), June 2003, Montreal, Canada.

  • He Yunbo, Patrick SK Chua, GH Lim, “Dynamic Response of an Electro-hydraulic Servo Valve-Cylinder System on a Flexible Foundation,” 3rd International Fluid Power Conference, 5-6 March 2002, Aachen, Germany.

  • He Yunbo, Patrick S.K.Chua, G.H.Lim and Alfred C.H.Tan, "Monitoring the Condition of Loaded Modern Water Hydraulic Axial Piston Motor and Cylinder", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Fluid Power Transmission and Control (ICFP'2001), Hangzhou, China, April 2001, pp. 447 - 451.

  • ML Tay, Patrick SK Chua, SK Sim and Y Gao, "Development of a Flexible Parts Feeder for Flexible Manufacturing Systems", Proceedings of the International Conference on Production Research 2000 (ICPR 2000), Bangkok, Thailand, August 2000.

  • Jiang Minhua, Patrick SK Chua and FL Tan, "Evaluating the Performance of Vibratory Bowl Feeder's Orienting Mechanism Design Using Computer Simulation," Proceedings of the International Manufacturing Conference 2000 (IMCC '2000), China, August 2000. A CIRP supported event.

  • Alfred CH Tan, Patrick SK Chua and GH Lim, "Monitoring of Modern Water Hydraulic Components", Proceedings of the International Manufacturing Conference 2000 (IMCC '2000), China, August 2000. A CIRP supported event.

  • Alfred C.H.Tan, Patrick S.K.Chua and G.H.Lim, "Water Hydraulics in Modern Perspective - A 21st Century Clairvoyance", Proceedings of the International Conference on Production Research 2000 (ICPR 2000), Bangkok, Thailand, August 2000.

  • Gao Yun, Patrick SK Chua, ML Tay and SK Sim, "A Neural Network Based Pattern Recognition Approach in Vibratory Bowl Feeding," Proceedings of the International Manufacturing Conference 2000 (IMCC '2000), China, August 2000. A CIRP supported event.

  • Lwin DT, Chua PSK and Brian J Stone, "A Computer Assisted Learning Package for Sequential Control", Proceedings of the IEEE First International Conference on Multi-Media Engineering Education (M2E2), Melbourne, Australia, July 1994.

  • Ang HE, Chua PSK and Lwin DT, "Development of an Automated Climbing Manipulator", Proceedings of the 5th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, April 1993.

  • Chua PSK, Lee, CL and Lee, Kenneth KW, "Automation in Small and Medium Enterprises in Singapore", Asian Productivity Organisation Conference on Automation for Small and Medium Industries, Taipei, Taiwan, July 1991.

  • (SELECTED PAPERS)

    Chua PSK and Sung, E,"Development of a Programmable Parts Feeder for Non-rotational Parts", 10th International Conference on Production Research (10th ICPR), 14 - 17 August 1989, Nottingham, U.K.