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Slow Motion Flight of CKopter-1
Slow Motion Flight of CKopter-1
CKopter-1, a name derived from the combination of N(CK)U and ornith(opter), was the first bio-inspired flying prototype developed in the MARSlab. This innovative project represents the inaugural venture into bio-inspired flight research by the lab's initial cohort of students. As a pioneering effort, Prototype01 will serve as a foundational tool for studying the flight dynamics and characteristics of bio-inspired flying robots, providing crucial insights for future advancements in this field. The recording speed was 3000fps.
Recorded on May 09, 2024
How It All Started: The RMRL
How It All Started: The RMRL
Spoonbill UAV (2007-2012)
Spoonbill UAV (2007-2012)
The Spoonbill UAV was an early student-led UAV project carried out from 2007 to 2012 at the Remotely Piloted Vehicle & Micro Satellite Research Laboratory (RMRL), which was established in 1985. The project was supervised by the late Prof. Fei-Bin Hsiao, with project execution led by Prof. Woei-Leong Chan, in close collaboration with Dr. Chi-Seng Li, both of whom were then postgraduate students. It was among the first UAVs in Taiwan designed and built by a student team with an endurance of more than one hour, covering the full development process from aircraft design, fabrication, avionics integration, flight testing, and mission operation. A key milestone was the 2009 Penghu mission, in which Spoonbill UAV completed a long-distance over-water flight from Cigu, Tainan toward Dongji Island, Penghu, demonstrating its endurance, navigation capability, and system reliability. This formative project shaped Prof. Chan’s later work in unmanned aerial systems and remains an important example of MARSlab’s philosophy: building real flying systems, validating ideas through experiments, and training students through hands-on aerospace engineering.
Recorded on Oct 28, 2009
SWAN UAV (2002-2008)
SWAN UAV (2002-2008)
The SWAN UAV was an early UAV project at the Remotely Piloted Vehicle & Micro Satellite Research Laboratory (RMRL), active from 2002 to 2008. SWAN stands for Surveillance, Watch, Autonomous Flight, and Navigation capability, reflecting the project’s focus on real-time monitoring, autonomous flight, and mission-oriented UAV operation. It was the first UAV project in which Prof. Woei-Leong Chan became involved, marking the beginning of his long-term work in unmanned aerial systems. In 2005, the SWAN team attempted an autonomous cross-sea flight from Pingtung to Liuqiu Island. During the mission, a midair anomaly was detected through remote sensing and telemetry monitoring, allowing the team to safely return the aircraft. Although the cross-sea flight was not completed as originally planned, the mission demonstrated the value of real-time remote sensing, flight monitoring, and safety-oriented mission decision-making in UAV operations. The SWAN project became an important foundation for later student-led UAV developments, including the Spoonbill UAV, and helped shape the experimental, system-oriented approach that continues in MARSlab today.
Recorded in 2005
MARS News 火星聞
MARS News 火星聞
March 6, 2026: Congratulations to Prof. Woei-Leong Chan on receiving the Outstanding Project award from the MOE Teaching Practice Research Program.
2026年3月6日： 恭喜陳偉良教授榮獲「113學年度教育部實踐教學研究績優計畫」。
January 13, 2026: Congratulations to Ya-Chia Shen on receiving Second Runner-Up in the 2025–2026 Academic Year (First Semester) Undergraduate Thesis / Capstone Project Competition for the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the International Bachelor’s Program in Energy Engineering.
2026年1月13日： 恭喜本實驗室專題生沈亞稼於「114學年度第1學期航空太空工程學系/能源國際學士學位學程學士班學生期末論文/專題論文競賽」榮獲第三名。
December 24, 2025: Congratulations to De-Jing Liu on successfully completing her master's degree oral defense.
2025年12月24日：恭喜本實驗室碩士班學生柳淂婧完成論文口試。
November 22, 2025: Congratulations to Tzu-Ching Su and Chih-Yu Lin for winning the Design Grand Prize, the Japan Rocket Society Space Woman Award, and the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences Award as part of a eight-member student team from the Department and Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Institute of Space Systems Engineering, NCKU, at the 33rd Satellite Design Contest in Japan.
2025年11月22日： 恭喜本實驗室碩士班學生蘇子敬和專題生林芷伃，與本校航太系/所與太空所共八位同學組隊參加「日本第33屆衛星設計競賽」，榮獲「設計大賞」、「日本火箭學會宙女賞」及「日本航空宇宙學會賞」等多項大獎。
November 15, 2025: Congratulations to Ya-Chia Shen for receiving an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper Award in the Aeronautical and Astronautical Society of the Republic of China (AASRC) Conference.
2025年11月15日： 恭喜本實驗室專題生沈亞稼於「2025航太學會學術研討會」榮獲最佳論文佳作
November 1, 2025: Congratulations to Chin-Yi Lin, Chen-Yu Huang, and Chia-Sheng Lee for receiving an Honorable Mention in the International ICT Innovative Services Awards 2025 (MATLAB & Simulink UAV Innovation Category ).
2025年11月1日： 恭喜本實驗室專題生李俊毅、黃振祐、李嘉笙於「2025第30屆大專校院資訊應用服務創新競賽（MATLAB & Simulink 無人機創新組）」榮獲佳作。
August 6, 2025: Congratulations to Tse-Te Huang for receiving the best paper award in the 9th Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE).
2025年8月6日：恭喜本實驗室碩士班學生黃則德 於「第九屆東南亞航太工程研討會（SAWAE）」榮獲最佳論文獎。
July 17, 2025: Congratulations to Tse-Te Huang and Yu-Wei Cheng on successfully completing their master's degree oral defense.
2025年7月17日：恭喜本實驗室碩士班學生黃則德、鄭宇崴完成論文口試。
June 25, 2025: Congratulations to Pei-Yu Chuang on the successful application for the NSTC Research Grant for University Students.
2025年6月25日：恭喜本實驗室大學部專題生莊珮妤榮獲國科會113年度大專學生研究計畫補助。
June 23, 2025: Congratulations to Chin-Yi Lee, Pei-Yu Chuang, and Gulnigor Bakhtiyorova on successfully completing their undergraduate theses.
2025年6月23日：恭喜本實驗室大學部專題生李俊毅、莊珮妤、古妮菓完成專題報告。
January 13, 2025: Congratulations to Yi-Hao Kang on successfully completing his undergraduate theses.
2025年1月13日：恭喜本實驗室大學部專題生康逸豪完成專題報告。
September 10, 2024: Congratulations to Wei-Tse Koung, Hung-Yu Chen, and Yuan-Ci Ma on successfully completing their master's degree oral defense.
2024年9月10日：恭喜本實驗室碩士班學生宮維澤、陳泓宇、馬元騏完成論文口試。
June 28, 2024: Congratulations to Chia-Hsiang Huang, Chia-Le Chin, Chih-Sheng Lin, and Hao Lee on successfully completing their undergraduate theses.
2024年6月28日：恭喜本實驗室大學部專題生黃家庠、金嘉樂、林致昇 、李澔完成專題報告。
June 24, 2024: Congratulations to Chia-Le Chin on the successful application for the NSTC Research Grant for University Students.
2024年6月24日：恭喜本實驗室大學部專題生金嘉樂榮獲國科會113年度大專學生研究計畫補助。
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