Dr TONG Yu Chee 唐宇池
Teaching Fellow
Area of Specialization: Micro e-Mobility Design, Embedded Systems, Control Theory, Aviation Systems, Structural Risk and Reliability Methods, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, Aircraft Structural Design, Aircraft Structural Integrity and Aircraft Design
- FG615
- 3400-2556
- chee.tong@polyu.edu.hk
Biography
BEng (RMIT), Ph.D. (Syd.)
Short Description
Dr Tong graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (R.M.I.T.) in Melbourne Australia in 2000 with a Bachelor Degree in Aerospace Engineering with honours. After completing his Bachelor Degree in Aerospace Engineering from R.M.I.T. in 1999, Dr Tong joined the Air Vehicles Division (AVD) of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) of Australia as a research engineer from 1999 to 2006 and as a research scientist from 2006 to 2007. With the full support of the Air Vehicles Division of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) of Australia, Dr Tong conducted his Ph.D study at the University of Sydney with the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronics between 2003 and 2006, and received his degree in 2007. His Ph.D. research focused on probabilistic fracture mechanics and fatigue life analysis methods. At AVD-DSTO, Dr Tong has worked in the fields of aircraft structural risk and reliability, propulsion systems life management, helicopter structural integrity, aircraft structural lifing methodologies and tools, and fatigue crack growth modelling and fracture research.
In 2007, Dr Tong left the defence research sector to join the aerospace industry in Germany. Between 2008 and 2013, Dr Tong worked as a sub-contractor for Bishop GmbH at Airbus Operations in Germany. At Airbus, Dr Tong worked as a specialist on fatigue and damage tolerance on both metallic and fibre-metal laminates supporting the Airbus A380-800 engineering programmes. Between 2009 to 2013, Dr Tong worked as a focal point on the Airbus A380-800 Full-Scale Fatigue Test (FSFT), Residual Strength Test (RST) and Tear Down Investigation programmes for the complete forward and after fuselage (FAF) sections, and was a member of the A380-800 FSFT steering commitee.
Between 2013 and 2018, Dr Tong joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a Teaching Fellow, and later as a Senior Teaching Fellow and Programme Leader, focused on the teaching and programme development in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering.
Dr Tong left the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2018 to embark on the journey of starting up his own company - Genev Limited. Genev is a local startup company focused on the R&D, design and delivery of micro electric mobility devices that the market loves. Between 2018 and 2025, Dr Tong also worked as a consultant in aviation and aerospace engineering – assisting two local companies to obtain their HKAR-21 Subpart G POA and HKAR-145 AMO approvals, and taught as a Part-Time lecture at the Technology and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong.
In 2007, Dr Tong left the defence research sector to join the aerospace industry in Germany. Between 2008 and 2013, Dr Tong worked as a sub-contractor for Bishop GmbH at Airbus Operations in Germany. At Airbus, Dr Tong worked as a specialist on fatigue and damage tolerance on both metallic and fibre-metal laminates supporting the Airbus A380-800 engineering programmes. Between 2009 to 2013, Dr Tong worked as a focal point on the Airbus A380-800 Full-Scale Fatigue Test (FSFT), Residual Strength Test (RST) and Tear Down Investigation programmes for the complete forward and after fuselage (FAF) sections, and was a member of the A380-800 FSFT steering commitee.
Between 2013 and 2018, Dr Tong joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a Teaching Fellow, and later as a Senior Teaching Fellow and Programme Leader, focused on the teaching and programme development in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering.
Dr Tong left the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2018 to embark on the journey of starting up his own company - Genev Limited. Genev is a local startup company focused on the R&D, design and delivery of micro electric mobility devices that the market loves. Between 2018 and 2025, Dr Tong also worked as a consultant in aviation and aerospace engineering – assisting two local companies to obtain their HKAR-21 Subpart G POA and HKAR-145 AMO approvals, and taught as a Part-Time lecture at the Technology and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong.
Selected Publications
- Tong, Y.C. (2006), Probabilistic Fatigue Life Analysis Methods for Aerospace Vehicles, Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
- Tong, Y. C., R. A. Antoniou and D.C. Lombardo (2006). Probabilistic Fatigue Life Assessment of Main Rotor Blade on an Australian Military Helicopter. Melbourne, Air Vehicles Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation.
- Tong, Y. C., R. A. Antoniou and C.H. Wang (2003). "A Critical Analysis of the Six-Nines Reliability Methodology." The Journal of American Helicopter Society 48(4): 278-286.
- Tong, Y. C., R. A. Antoniou and C.H. Wang (2004). Probabilistic Fatigue Life Assessment for Helicopter Dynamic Components. Structural Integrity and Fatigue Conference 2004, Brisbane, Australia.
- Polanco, F. and Y. C. Tong (2003). "From Six-Nines Expectation to Three-Nines Reality: Calculating Reliability Correctly." The Journal of American Helicopter Society 48(4): 272-277.
Intellectual Properties
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, PCT/IB2020/057692, 14 Aug 2020 (Approved)
- US Patent Application no.: US 11,981,394B2, 14 May 2024 (Approved)
- China Patent Application no.: CNPT 202080035201.9, 16 December 2023 (Approved)
- Trademark Genev and Genev logo TM no.: 305303457, 15 June 2020 (Approved)
- Utility Model Design patent no.: 202121198787.9, 31 May 2021 (Approved)
- EP Patent Application no.: EPT 20949480.6 13, September 2022 (Pending)
- China Patent Application no.: 202211167969.9, 23 September 2022 (Pending)
