CHAN, Woei-Leong

陳偉良

Department/Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Institute of Civil Aviation

International Degree Program on Energy Engineering

Institute of Space Systems Engineering

NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY

No.1, University Road, Tainan City 701, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Office: 5864

Laboratory: 5941

TEL：+886-(0)6-2757575 ext. 63681

EMAIL: woeileong_chan@gs.ncku.edu.tw

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Education Background

Ph.D., Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University

M.Sc., Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University

B.Eng., School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Experiences

Aug 2022 – Present: Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University

Jan 2019 – Jul 2022: Senior Research Scientist, Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore

Aug 2012 – Jun 2022: Joint Appointment Teaching Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore

May 2012 – Dec 2018: Research Scientist, Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore

Nov 2011 – Mar 2012: Research Associate, Centre for Applied Research, SIM University

Journal Publications

H.J. Poh, W.L. Chan, D.J. Wise, C.W. Lim, B.C. Khoo., L. Gobeawan, Z. Ge, Y. Eng, J.X. Peng, V.S.G. Raghavan, S.S. Jadhav, J. Lou, Y.D. Cui, H.P. Lee, D.C. Burcham, D. Lee, K.W. Li, and I. Lee, “Wind load prediction on single tree with integrated approach of L-system fractal model, wind tunnel, and tree aerodynamic simulation,” AIP Advances 10: 075202 (2020).
W.L. Chan, Y. Eng, Z. Ge, C.W.C. Lim, L. Gobeawan, H.J. Poh, D.J. Wise, D.C. Burcham, D. Lee, Y. Cui, and B.C. Khoo, “Wind Loading on Scaled Down Fractal Tree Models of Major Urban Tree Species in Singapore,” Forests 11(8): 803 (2020).
W.L. Chan, Y. Cui, H.P. Lee, C.W.C. Lim, L. Gobeawan, D.J. Wise, Z. Ge, H. J. Poh, V. Raghavan, E.S. Lin, and D.C. Burcham, “Experimental study of wind load on tree using scaled fractal tree model,” International Journal of Modern Physics B 34(14): 2040087 (2020).
Y.W. Chin, J.M Kok, Y.Q. Zhu, W.L. Chan, J.S., Chahl, B.C. Khoo, and G.K. Lau, “Efficient flapping wing drone arrests high-speed flight using post-stall soaring,” Science Robotics 5(44): eaba2386 (2020).
M. Debiasi, Z. Lu, Q.V. Nguyen, and W.L. Chan, “Low-Noise Flapping Wings with Tensed Membrane,” AIAA Journal 58(1):1-9 (2020).
W.B. Tay, K.R. Murugaya, W.L. Chan, and B.C. Khoo, “Numerical Simulation of Flapping Wing MAVs in V-formation,” Journal of Bionic Engineering 16(2): 264-280 (2019).
Q.V. Nguyen, and W.L. Chan, “Development and flight performance of a biologically-inspired tailless flapping-wing micro air vehicle with wing stroke plane modulation,” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 14(1): 016015 (2018).
Z. Lu, M. Debiasi, Q.V. Nguyen, and W.L. Chan, “Bioinspired Low-Noise Wing Design for a Two-Winged Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle,” AIAA Journal 56(1): 1-9 (2018).
Y.W. Chin, Z. Ang, Y. Luo, W.L. Chan, J.S. Chahl, and G.K. Lau, “Spring-Assisted Motorized Transmission for Efficient Hover by Four Flapping Wings,” Journal of Mechanisms Robotics 10(6): 061014 (2018).
B.Y. Zong, Y.P. Wu, P. Ho, W.L. Chan, Y. Yang, C. Zhao, T.W. Deng, N.N. Phuoc, Z.W. Li, “N2 purging effect on electrodeposition of active ferromagnetic thin FeCo films”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 730: 284-290 (2018).
Q.V. Nguyen, W.L. Chan, and M. Debiasi, “Experimental Investigation of Wing Flexibility on Force Generation of a Hovering Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle with Double Wing Clap-and-Fling Effects”, International Journal of Micro-Air-Vehicles 9(3): 187-197 (2017).
Q.V. Nguyen, W.L. Chan, and M. Debiasi, “Hybrid Design and Performance Tests of a Hovering Insect-inspired Flapping-wing Micro Aerial Vehicle,” Journal of Bionic Engineering 13(2): 235-248 (2016).
S. Srigrarom, and W.L. Chan, “Ornithopter Type Flapping Wings for Autonomous Micro Air Vehicles,” Aerospace 2(2): 235-278 (2015).
W.L. Chan, M.A. bin Jaffar, and Q.V. Nguyen, “Preliminary study of a hovering bi-flap flapping wing platform using cycle-averaged linear models,” The Journal of Instrumentation, Automaton and Systems, 1(3): 84-90 (2014).
W.L. Chan, C.S. Lee, and F.B. Hsiao, “Real-time approaches to the estimation of local wind velocity for a fixed-wing unmanned air vehicle,” Measurement Science and Technology 22(10): 5203-5212 (2011).
W.L. Chan and F.B. Hsiao, “Implementation of the Rauch-Tung-Striebel smoother for sensor compatibility correction of a fixed-wing unmanned air vehicle,” Sensors 11(4): 3738-3764 (2011).
C.S. Lee, W.L. Chan, S.S. Jan, and F.B. Hsiao, “A Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian approach for automatic flight control of fixed-wing unmanned air vehicles,” The Aeronautical Journal 115(1163): 29-41 (2011).
C.S. Lee, W.L. Chan, and F.B. Hsiao, “Implementation of system identification on unmanned aerial vehicle via subspace and prediction error method,” Journal of Aeronautics, Astronautics and Aviation, Series A 42(2): 87-98 (2010).
F.B. Hsiao, S.Y. Hsieh, W.L. Chan, and Y.C. Lai, “Engine Speed and Velocity Controller Development for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” Journal of Aircraft 45(2): 725-728 (2008).

Conference Publications

W.L. Chan, H.Y. Chen, and C.H. Huang, "Design and Development of an Inherently Stable Flapping Wing Micro-Air-Vehicle," The 14th Aviation Technology and Flight Safety Conference (ATFSC), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 17 May, 2024.
W.L. Chan, and B.L. Sim, "A Study on the Correlation of Wing Kinematics and Lift Force in a Clap-and-Fling Mechanism," Aeronautical and Astronautical Society of the Republic of China (AASRC) Conference, Taichung, Taiwan, 25 Nov 2023.
W.L. Chan, and H. Reddy, "Assessing the Influence of Torsional Rigidity on Semi-Rigid Flapping Wings: a Comparative Approach," Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE), Bangkok, Thailand, 15-17 Nov 2023.
W.L. Chan, and B.L. Sim, "Flexible Wing Deformation in Clap-and-Fling Mechanism," International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems (ARIS), Taipei, Taiwan, 30 Aug - 01 Sep 2023.
W.B. Tay, and W.L. Chan, "Numerical 6DOF Simulation of a Perching Wing Deforming UAV," AIAA Scitech 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, 23-27 January 2023.
S. Jadhav, Y. Cui, W.L. Chan, J. Tay, C.H. Chan, S.S. Chew, and B.C. Khoo, “Study of Two-element Airfoils for Long Endurance Flight at Low Reynolds Numbers,” AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, Orlando, FL, 6-10 Jan 2020.
Z. Ge, H.J. Poh, D. Wise, C.W. Lim, J. Lou, W.L. Chan, H.P. Lee, E. Lin, D.C. Burcham, and J.X. Peng, “Drag Force Prediction with CFD Full Closure Model Simulation on Scaled Fractal Tree in Wind Tunnel,” The Eighth International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF8), Xi’an, China, 10-13 Jun 2019.
S. Jadhav, Y. Cui, C.M.J. Tay, W.L. Chan, and B.C. Khoo, “Study on Two-Element Airfoils for Long Endurance Flight,” The Eighth International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF8), Xi’an, China, 10-13 Jun 2019.
H.J. Poh, C. Lim, Z. Ge, D. Wise, J. Lou, Y. Eng, E. Lin, D.C. Burcham, K. Li, I. Lee, S.C.W. Chang, W.L. Chan, H.P. Lee, and B.C. Khoo, “Fractal Tree Geometry Reconstruction and Meshing: from Point Cloud Model to Tree Aerodynamic Simulation,” The Eighth International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF8), Xi’an, China, 10-13 Jun 2019.
W.L. Chan, Y. Cui, S.S. Jadhav, H.P. Lee, C.W.C. Lim, D.J. Wise, Z. Ge, H.J. Poh, V. Raghavan, E.S. Lin, and D.C. Burcham, “Experimental Study of Wind Load on Tree using Scaled Fractal Tree Model,” The Eighth International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF8), Xi’an, China, 10-13 Jun 2019.
Q.V. Nguyen, and W.L. Chan, “NUS-Roboticbird: A Mission Capable Tailless Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle,” The 14th International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems (ICIUS), Jeju, Korea, 20-23 Aug 2018.
W.L. Chan, and Q.V. Nguyen, “Stability Derivatives Identification of Flapping Wing MAV,” The 14th International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems (ICIUS), Jeju, Korea, 20-23 Aug 2018.
Y. Hu, Q.A. Le, Y. Meng, and W.L. Chan, “Application of Artificial Neural Networks on UAV Airfoil Performance Prediction,” International Researchers Club Conference on Science Engineering Technology (IRC-SET), Singapore, 4 Jun 2018.
Z. Lu, M. Debiasi, Q.V. Nguyen, W.L. Chan, and B.C. Khoo, “Low-noise hyper-elastic membrane wings for a flapping wing MAV,” International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (INTER-NOISE), Hong Kong, China, 27-30 Aug 2017.
W.L. Chan, Q.V. Nguyen, and M. Debiasi, “Implementation of Active Attitude Stabilization on a Double Clap-and-Fling Flapping Wing MAV with Surveillance Capability,” International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems (ICIUS), Tamsui, Taiwan, 21-24 Aug 2017.
M. Debiasi, Z. Lu, Q.V. Nguyen, W.L. Chan, “Noise Measurements of Flapping Wings with Tensed Membrane,” 24th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV24), London, UK, 23-27 July 2017.
W.L. Chan, Q.V. Nguyen, and M. Debiasi, “Tailless Control of a Double Clap-and-Fling Flapping Wing MAV,” International Micro-Air-Vehicle Conference and Flight Competition (IMAV), Beijing, China, 17-21 Oct 2016.
M. Debiasi, W.L. Chan, and S. Jadhav, “Measurements of a Symmetric Wing Morphed by Macro Fiber Composite Actuators,” 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, 4-8 Jan 2016.
W.L. Chan, K.S. Cheng, and Q.V. Nguyen, “Investigation on Tailless Control of a Flapping Wing MAV,” International Micro Air Vehicles Conference and Flight Competition (IMAV), Aachen, Germany, 15-18 Sep 2015.
Q.V. Nguyen, M. Debiasi, and W.L. Chan, “Performance Tests of a Hovering Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle with Double Wing Clap-and-Fling Mechanism,” International Micro Air Vehicles Conference and Flight Competition (IMAV), Aachen, Germany, 15-18 Sep 2015.
Z. Lu, Q.V. Nguyen, W.L. Chan, and M. Debiasi, “Acoustic characteristic of a bat inspired membrane wing with adaptive compliances,” The 44th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (INTER-NOISE), San Francisco, CA, 9-12 Aug 2015.
Q.V. Nguyen, W.L. Chan, and M. Debiasi, “An insect-inspired flapping wing micro air vehicle with double wing clap-fling effects and capability of sustained hovering,” The 22nd Annual SPIE Smart Structures and Material Systems + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring (SS/NDE), San Diego, CA, 8-12 Mar 2015.
Z. Lu, M. Debiasi, Q.V. Nguyen, and W.L. Chan, “An experimental investigation on the acoustic performance of a flapping wing Micro-Air-Vehicle,” The 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (INTER-NOISE), Melbourne, Australia, 16-19 Nov 2014.
Q.V. Nguyen, and W.L. Chan, “A Novel Hybrid Design of an Insect-Based Micro Air Vehicle Capable of Sustained and Controlled Flight,” International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems (ICIUS), Montreal, Canada, 29 Sep - 1 Oct 2014.
W.L. Chan, Q.V. Nguyen, and M. Debiasi, “Pitch and Yaw Control of Tailless Flapping Wing MAVs by Implementing Wing Root Angle Deflection,” International Micro Air Vehicles Conference and Flight Competition (IMAV), Delft, Netherlands, 12-15 Aug 2014.
Q.V. Nguyen, W.L. Chan, and M. Debiasi, “Design, Fabrication, and Performance Test of a Hovering-Based Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle Capable of Sustained and Controlled Flight,” International Micro Air Vehicles Conference and Flight Competition (IMAV), Delft, Netherlands, 12-15 Aug 2014.
Y. Bouremel, W.L. Chan, G. Jones, and M. Debiasi, “Measurements of a Symmetric Airfoil Morphed by Macro Fiber Composite Actuators,” 32nd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Atlanta, GA, 16-20 Jun 2014.
M. Debiasi, W.L. Chan, Y. Bouremel, and C.Y. Yap, “Shaping of UAV Wings by Macro-Fiber-Composite Actuators,” Aerospace Technology Seminar (ATS), Singapore, 1 Mar 2013.
F.B. Hsiao, C.S. Lee, and W.L. Chan, “Predictive Control with Constraints: Application to Lateral Flight Control of a Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems (ICIUS), Singapore, 22-24 Oct 2012.
F.B. Hsiao, W.L. Chan, Y.C. Lai, L.C. Tseng, S.Y. Hsieh, and H.K. Tenn, “Landing Longitudinal Control System Design for a Fixed Wing UAV,” 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, 8–11 Jan 2007.

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