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High-speed Thermo-fluid and MAV/UAV Laboratory @ PolyU

About Us

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Welcome to the High-speed Thermo-fluid and MAV/UAV Laboratory (HTML) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, led by Prof. Chih-Yung Wen. Our research focuses on two main areas: Fluid Dynamics and Robotics. In Fluid Dynamics, we investigate high-speed flow, dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuators, and urban CFD simulations. In Robotics, we collaborate with the Research Centre for Unmanned Autonomous Systems to develop advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and micro aerial vehicles (MAVs), enhancing their autonomy and efficiency. By integrating our fluid dynamics expertise with robotics, we strive to push the boundaries of what is possible in both fields, contributing to advancements in aerospace engineering and autonomous systems. Feel free to browse through our research paper and code; drop us an email for any discussion!


news

Jun 06, 2024 Our group won the first runner-up prize at the 2024 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’24) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Competition held in Chania, Crete, Greece.
Jun 21, 2023 Our paper “Coexistence of different mechanisms underlying the dynamics of supersonic turbulent flow over a compression ramp.”, authored by Fan, Jianhui, Uy, Ken Chun Kit, Hao, Jiaao and Wen, Chih-Yung won the Student Paper Competition Award of 34th International Symposium on Shock Wave (ISSW34) held at Daegu, South Korea.
Jun 09, 2023 Our group won the first runner-up prize at the 2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’23) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Competition held in held in Warsaw, Poland.
Jun 09, 2023 Wenjuan WANG won the excellent paper award of the 20th National Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics held at Harbin.
Jun 09, 2023 Kaiwen WANG won the excellent paper award of the 20th National Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics held at Harbin.

selected publications

  1. TIM
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    Experimental Non-Robocentric Dynamic Landing of Quadrotor UAVs with On-Ground Sensor Suite
    Li-Yu Lo, Boyang Li, Chih-Yung Wen, and 1 more author
    IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2024
  2. TIM
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    Advancing UAV-based Inspection System: The USSA-Net Segmentation Approach to Crack Quantification
    Kwai-Wa Tse, Rendong Pi, Wenyu Yang, and 2 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2024
  3. JFM
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    Bi-global stability of supersonic backward-facing step flow
    Kaikai Yu, Jiaao Hao, Chih-Yung Wen, and 1 more author
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024
  4. PoF
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    Coexistence of different mechanisms underlying the dynamics of supersonic turbulent flow over a compression ramp
    Jianhui Fan, Ken Chun Kit Uy, Jiaao Hao, and 1 more author
    Physics of Fluids, 2024
  5. JFM
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    Interaction and breakdown induced by multiple optimal disturbances in hypersonic boundary layer
    Peixu Guo, Jiaao Hao, and Chih-Yung Wen
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023
  6. Flying in Dynamic Scenes With Multitarget Velocimetry and Perception-Enhanced Planning
    Han Chen, Chih-Yung Wen, Fei Gao, and 1 more author
    IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2023
  7. Stereo visual inertial pose estimation based on feedforward and feedbacks
    Shengyang Chen, Yurong Feng, Chih-Yung Wen, and 2 more authors
    IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2023
  8. JFM
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    The re-initiation mechanism of detonation diffraction in a weakly unstable gaseous mixture
    Lisong Shi, Ken Chun Kit Uy, and Chih Yung Wen
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020