Newcastle University

Introduction

Dr Cheng Siong Chin (Lecturer in Marine Control Systems) was a Senior Research and Development Engineer at Seagate Technology International and worked on the servo-mechanical development of hard disc drives, actuators and flexible circuit cable design.  He currently holds 3 U.S. Patents and 2 Trade Secrets. He was also involved in a research funded project with British Gas Asia Pacific Ltd and Robotics Research Centre (RRC) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on the design and development of a semi-autonomous marine vehicle for the oil and gas industry. Besides, he had completed his Master of Science dissertation work entitled "Analysis, Model-Order Reduction and Control of a ALSTOM's Gasifier" under his supervisors, Professor Neil Munro and Emeritus Professor Howard Rosenbrock. Before moving to Newcastle University, he was a Lecturer in Mechatronics Engineering at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore.  His research works since joining MAST have included projects under the control of renewable energy systems such as a standalone single-axis solar tracker and dynamic positioning of marine vessels. He is a Chartered Engineer, European Engineer, member of IET and Senior Member of IEEE. He is a Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of The Mediterranean Journal of Measurement and Control, Journal of Marine Science: Research & Development and Journal of Shipping and Ocean Engineering. His interests are mainly in marine robotic vehicles (e.g. AUV/ROV/ASV) , computer-aided design for modelling, numerical computation, simulation and applied control systems design using real-time PIC/AVR microcontroller, xPC Target™and MATLAB™.

Roles and Responsibilities

Teaching and Applied Research.

Qualifications

Ph.D in Applied Control of a ROV for Pipeline Tracking and Stabilization
M.Sc (Dinstinction) in Advanced Control and Systems Engineering
B. Eng (Hons) in Mechanical & Production Engineering (specialisation in Mechatronics Engineering) 
Diploma (Merit) in Mechanical Engineering  

Memberships

Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE)
Member of IMarEST (MIMarEST)
Member of IET (MIET)
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
European Engineer (EUR ING)

Honors and Awards

1. Awarded Technological Achievement by Seagate’s CEO-Mr Bill Watkin in Sep 2006.

2. Quality Excellence Award for Customer Satisfaction in Seagate for Outstanding Achievements and Team Participation towards Mechanical System Robustness  by Vice President of Quality and Reliability, Mr Ralph R. McLaughlin in Feb 2005.

3. Emeritus Professor Howard Rosenbrock’s Medal FREng FRS for the Best graduate of M.Sc. course from The University of Manchester in 2001.

Languages

Mandarin, English, Khek, Hokkien

Research Interests

Systems modelling and design, MATLAB/Simulink/xPC Target applications/DSpace, decoupled control systems design, multivariable systems analysis on continuous process plant, shock and vibration control, renewable energy, modelling and control of underwater robotic vehicles, e.g. ROV/AUV.

Current Works

Modelling and control  of underwater robotic vehicles (with Asst/Prof Amin Nobakhti, Sharif Univ of Tech) .

Modelling and testing of solar tracker system

Light-weight electroadhesive robot climber for hull inspection 

Magnetic levitation for conveyor system for onshore automation process, e.g. pipeline production 

MATLAB/Simulink applications for Maritronics e.g. dynamic positioning of marine riser during subsea installation, renewable energy modelling.

Research Roles

My research roles are to use technology and control methods in applications. Using of sustainable energy such as solar, fuel cell, wind, hydro, biomass and etc. for long hours of operations.

Esteem Indicators

1. International Advisory Board Member of 2010 BIT's Marine Tech in Dalian, China.

2. Member of Editorial Advisory Board of The Mediterranean Journal of Measurement and Control. (See www.medjmc.com/index.html)

3. Editorial Board Member of Journal of Marine Science: Research and Development. (See   http://www.omicsonline.org/EditorialboardJMSRD.php)

4. Guest Editor for special issue on Marine Engineering System for Marine Science in Journal of  Marine Science: Research and Development- Oct 2011.

5. Elected member of The IET Control and Automation Executive Committee-2010/2011. (See http://kn.theiet.org/communities/controlauto/people.cfm)

6. Elected as an Honorary Auditor - 2010/2011 and a Commitee Member - 2012/2013 for The IET Singapore  Local Network.

7. Invited speaker on Design and Modelling of an Active Solar Tracker System in EPS Montreal International Forum on Economy and Trade 2011, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Aug 15-16, 2011. 

8. Listed in Who's Who in Science and  Enginering , Marquis, New Providence, New Jersey, USA since 2009(https://cgi.marquiswhoswho.com/OnDemand/Default.aspx?last_name=chin&first_name=cheng) 

9. Listed in Who's Who in the World Marquis, New Providence, New Jersey, USA since 2009(https://cgi.marquiswhoswho.com/OnDemand/Default.aspx?last_name=chin&first_name=cheng) 

10. Listed in Who's Who in Asia Marquis, New Providence, New Jersey, USA since 2009  

11. Committee member of International Conference on Hydrology & Ground Water Expo, Hilton San Antonio Airport, USA, Sept 2012.

Funding

1. Sept 2009 - Involved in a Test-bedding, Research and Innovation Development of New-Maritime Technology (TRIDENT) Project fund from Maritime Port Authority from Fuel Cell Centre, Temasek Polytechnic, DHI and other partners. Total co-funding worth S$150, 000.
Project: Sediment Trap Device (powered by fuel cell).

2. Feb 2011- Awarded the University Teaching and Learning Committee (UTLC) ‘ Just One Thing’ Projects on-Rubric Assessment for Engineering Course.  

Industrial Relevance

2008-2010, Lecturer in Mechatronics at Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore.

2004-2008, Senior R&D Engineer at Seagate Technology International, Science Park I, Singapore.

2002-2004, Engineer at Thales, Singapore.

1998-1999, Engineer at Air Logistic Branch, Defense Science & Technology Agency (DSTA), Singapore.

 U.S. Patents

1. Tan ST, Ong CP, Wong SJ, Chan KA, Chin CS. Electronic device torsion testing, U.S. Patent No.: 7,730,791.
(www.freepatentsonline.com/7730791.pdf)

2. Tan ST, Ong CP, Wong SJ, Chan KA, Chin CS. Electronic device torsion testing, U.S. Patent No.: 7,454,980.
(www.freepatentsonline.com/7454980.pdf)

3. Chin CS, Chee WO. Printed circuit cable assembly for top down installation, U.S. Patent 7,871,289.(www.freepatentsonline.com/7871289.pdf)

Undergraduate Teaching

MAR2114 Marine Informatics II

MAR2102 Marine Engineering Practice II

MAR2117 Marine Electrical Engineering

MAR2112 Engineering Applications

MAR3112 Dynamic Modelling and Simulation

MAR3111 Drilling Engineering

MAR3101 Marine Engineering Design

MAR3129 Computer Aided Engineering

MAR3198 Project and Report

• Chin C. Dynamic Positioning Simulation, Thrust Optimization Design and Control of a Drill Ship under Disturbances and Faulty Thruster. SIMULATION:Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International 2012, 1-20. In Press.
• Chin C. Model-Based Simulation of an Intelligent Microprocessor-Based Standalone Solar Tracking System. In: Katsikis, V, ed. MATLAB. InTech, 2012, pp.1-26. In Press.
• Chin C, Lau MWS. Modeling and Testing of Hydrodynamic Damping Model for a Complex-Shaped Remotely-Operated Vehicle for Control. Journal of Marine Science and Application 2012, 11(2), 1-16. In Press.
• Chin C. Application of an Intelligent Table Top Vacuum Robot Cleaner in Mechatronics System Design Education. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 2011, 23(5), 645-657.
• Chin C, Wheeler C, Quah S, Low T. Design, Modeling and Experimental Testing of Magnetic Levitation System for Conveyance Applications. In: 2nd International Conference on Computing, Control and Industrial Engineering. 2011, China, Wuhan: IEEE.
• Chin CS, McBride W. Design, Modeling and Testing of a Standalone Single Axis Active Solar Tracker using MATLAB/Simulink. Renewable Energy 2011, 36(11), 3075-3090.
• Chin C, Dev A. Modelling and Dynamic Positioning Simulation of OD21 Drill Ship. In: International Conference on Technology and Operation of Offshore Support Vessels (OSV). 2011, Singapore.
• Chin C, Lum SH. Rapid modeling and control sytems prototyping of a marine robotic vehicle with model uncertainties using xPC Target System. Ocean Engineering 2011, 38(17-18), 2128-2141.
• Chin C, Lau M, Low E. Supervisory Cascaded Controllers Design: Experiment Test on a Remotely-Operated Vehicle. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 2011, 225(3), 584-603.
• Chin C. Systematic Modeling and Model-based Simulation of a Remotely-Operated Vehicle using MATLAB and Simulink. International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing 2011, 2(4), 481–511.
• Chin CS, Yue KM. Vertical Stream Curricula Integration of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) using Autonomous Vacuum Robot in Mechatronics Course. European Journal of Engineering Education 2011, 36(5), 485-504.
• Tan ST, Ong CP, Wong SJ, Chan KA, Chin CS. Electronic Device Torsion Testing (7,730,791). US, Seagate Technology LLC, 8/6/2010.
• Eng YH, Lau MS, Low E, Seet GL, Chin CS. A Novel Method to Determine the Hydrodynamic Coefficients of an Eyeball ROV. In: Iaeng Transactions on Engineering Technologies Volume I: Special Edition of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists. 2009, Hong Kong: AIP.
• Chin CS, Lau MW, Tan YJ, Chee KF, Wong YC. Development and testing of an autonomous underwater vehicle using industrial xPC-Target platform. In: IEEE/ASME International Conference of Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics. 2009, Singapore: IEEE.
• Chin CS, Chee WO. Printed circuit cable assembly for top down installation. US, Seagate Technology LLC, 01/08/2009.
• Tan ST, Ong CP, Wong SJ, Chan KA, Chin CS. Electronic device torsion testing. US, Seagate Technology LLC, 2008, 2008.
• Chin C , Lau M, Low E, Seet G. Robust and decoupled cascaded control system of underwater robotic vehicle for stabilization and pipeline tracking. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering 2008, 222(4), 261-278.
• Chin CS, Lau MW, Low E, Seet GL. A Cascaded Nonlinear Heading Control with Thrust Allocation: An Application on an Underactuated ROV. In: IEEE International Conferences on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronic (RAM). 2006, Bangkok: IEEE.
• Chin C, Lau M, Low E, Seet G. A Pipeline Tracking Control of an Underactuated Remotely Operated Vehicle. The Mediterranean Journal of Measurement and Control 2006, 2(1), 22-34.
• Chin C, Munro N. A Systematic Analysis and Controllers Comparison of the ALSTOM Gasifier Benchmark Problem. In: Katalinic, B, ed. DAAAM International Scientific Book. Vienna, Austria: DAAAM International, 2006, pp. 151-168.
• Chin C, Lau M, Low E, Seet G. Dynamic Modelling and Cascaded Controller Design of a Low-Speed Maneuvering ROV. In: Bojan Lalic, ed. Advanced Technologies: Research, Development and Application Book. Vienna, Austria: Advanced Robotic Systems International, 2006, pp.159-186.
• Chin C, Lau M, Low E, Seet G. Robust Controller Design Method and Stability Analysis of an Underactuated Underwater Vehicle. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science 2006, 16(3), 101-112.
• Chin C. Shock Analysis Method for Systematic Performance Evaluation of Component Embedded in Handheld Electronic Devices.. Shock and Vibration 2006, 13(6), 607-618.
• Chin CS, Lau MW, Low E, Seet GG. Analysis and Linear Control of a Low-Speed Maneuvering Underwater Robotic Vehicle (URV). In: 4th Asian Conference on Industrial Automation and Robotics. 2005, Landmark Hotel Bangkok, Thailand.
• Chin C, Munro N. Control of the ALSTOM Gasifier Benchmark Problem using H₂ Methodology. Journal of Process Control 2003, 13(8), 759-768.
• Chin CS, Munro N. The Analysis and Control of the ALSTOM Gasifier Benchmark Problem. In: 15th International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress.2002,Barcelona, Spain
• Ngoi BK, Chin CS. Self-Compensated Heterodyne Laser Interferometer. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 2000,16 3 217-219.
• Ngoi BKA, Venkatakrishnan K, Tan B, Chen ZW, Chin CS. Two-axis-scanning laser Doppler vibrometer for microstructure. Optics Communications 2000,182 1-3 175-185.
• Chin C, Lau M. Measurement and Control of a Thruster for Unmanned Robotic Vehicle (URV. In: 5th National Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (NUROP) Congress. 1999, Singapore: NTU.