May 2023

Deadline Fighter

Computer Science, The 8th Engineering Inno Show / By

Deadline Fighter, a Unity 3D Game designed for COMP3329, is a First-person Shooter game that puts you in the shoes of a lone survivor in post-apocalyptic Hong Kong. You must use your wits and skills to fend off the relentless zombie attacks and expand your safe zone by clearing out the infected areas. Purchase powerful weapons that will help you boost your firepower and survive longer. Deadline Fighter features immersive gun play mechanics as well as advanced zombie AI movement that makes the enemies unpredictable and challenging. Deadline Fighter offers a thrilling and exhilarating gaming experience through the immersive gun play mechanics and advanced zombie AI movement.

HKU Unmanned Aerial System Team @ 8th Inno Show

Mechanical Engineering, SIG Projects, The 8th Engineering Inno Show / By

HKU Unmanned Aerial System Team (HKU UAS) is dedicated to form a community of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) enthusiasts and its associated systems, consisting of two technical teams: Mechanical Team and Computer Science Team. The team aims to join the Student Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) competition, situated in Maryland, U.S.A. The competition requires the team to design a UAS capable of Autonomous Flight, Obstacle Avoidance, Object Detection, Classification and Localization, and Package Delivery. HKU UAS is also developing FPV (First person view) racing drone and promotes the drone racing activities to the students. For future development, the team aims to develop real-time obstacle avoidance for the UAV and build new types of UAV, such as hybrid VTOL (Vertical take-off and landing) UAV.

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Design, Build and Fly Team 2023 @ 8th Inno Show

Mechanical Engineering, The 8th Engineering Inno Show / By

Design, Build & Fly (DBF) is a regular capstone design project under the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. In the past seven years, DBF teams from HKU have participated in various competitions around the world.

In previous years, HKU DBF teams have shown our passion and capabilities in each of the competitions. Coming to 2023, we are eager in maintaining high ranking by adopting revolutionary design in our flying mechanism. We get to achieve better results and strive for perfection.

Under guidance of the supervisor and advisor, Prototypes with a new wing design and use of material has already built and went through flight tests successfully at Hong Kong Model Engineering Club.

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A Low-cost DIY Wind Tunnel

Mechanical Engineering, The 8th Engineering Inno Show / By

In this wind tunnel project, we attempted to bridge the affordability and availability gap issue of wind tunnels that are catered to undergraduate teaching & learning and research & development purposes. We first adapted and applied a robust methodology which underpinned how we designed, manufactured, and operated our wind tunnel. A series of wind tunnel tests were then conducted to validate the wind tunnel’s performance from three perspective: quantitative, qualitative, and actual real-world references. Our findings showed us that we achieved a satisfactory wind tunnel performance in all three categories of wind tunnel tests. It is firmly believed that this, and hence this type of wind tunnels, albeit being created under a budget constraint, could be utilized to handle aerodynamic and fluid dynamic studies, which ultimately could be further developed to meet the needs of different undergraduate applications (SIGs, URFP, REU, FYPs, Labs, etc.).

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Smart Soccer Robot (i) @ 8th Inno Show

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The 8th Engineering Inno Show / By

The project’s goal is to build a football robot using provided components and parts such as intelligent chips and motors, as well as other available technology such as a 3-D printer and a laser cutter.
Meanwhile, a comprehensive business plan is required. Based on the requirements, our robots develop a variety of capabilities such as song-playing, light control, self-assembly, programming potential, and power control. Furthermore, we apply the most adaptable remote control talent to provide individual wheel control. A complete and well-structured business plan, including all-sided market study, is tied to the robot’s many functions.

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Design of a solar power system for producing useful fuels and chemical from waste materials

Mechanical Engineering, The 8th Engineering Inno Show / By

The main objective of this project is to design and construct a solar heating system that can produce useful materials such as charcoal, activated carbon from cellulosic waste. The heating system consists of three main modules which are the solar concentrator, solar tracking system and the frame that holds the two systems. The waste materials turn into charcoal by undergoing pyrolysis which is a thermal decomposition reaction. Our built system operates fully on solar power without any external source of electricity.