Sam Ker
Showing the way to realise impossibilities - Unlimited Design Works
Singapore
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About
Give me a problem, and I'll get it done.
Contributions
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How can you align civil aviation business models with market needs and expectations?
Before we look into the business model, we need to understand that civil aviation is a highly regulated economy that revolves around safety. So the current civil aviation model is based of flying at Class A airspace, meaning it's meant for aircrafts which fly beyond 8000ft above ground level - at that height, wing and tube designs takes precedence because it's very much a controlled rocket. That makes the current spoke and hub model very efficient for mass transport, because it's just a single path for the travel direction. But at different airspace classes, regulations will differ so the key is to understand the impact to operational costs prior to building the business case - particularly to urban airspace.
Activity
Experience
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Founder
Unlimited Design Works
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Engineer
Recruit R&D Staffing
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Senior Engineer
QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES PTE. LTD.
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Quality Engineer
Philips Electronics Singapore
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QA Engineer
Unique Precision
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QA Engineer
Index Precision Industries
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Engineer
KT International Pte Ltd
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QA Executive
Fortran Aviation Pte Ltd
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QA Engineer
MHI Engine Systems Asia Pte Ltd
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Aircraft Technician
Goodrich Aerostructrures Service Centre Asia Pte Ltd
Education
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Cranfield University
Master of Science (MSc) Aerospace Vehicle Design (Aircraft Design Option)
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Design of Propeller Systems
Top Level Requirements Management
Rotorcraft Systems Modelling -
UniSIM
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Aerospace Systems
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Implementing Prime Movers with Hybrid Power Sources in Propeller-based Aircrafts
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Singapore Polytechnic
Diploma Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
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Classified Research Project
Projects
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Ideas Inc Business Challenge
The program is an accelerator program, sponsored by SPRING Singapore, an agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry responsible for helping Singapore enterprises grow.
Participated the program as an individual participant under the name Perfection Achieved, and submitted business proposal for Project Unlimited Skies. Nominated as a finalist but did was not selected for funding. However major highlights on the implementation was introduced and known. -
Unlimited Skies
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Working in the conceptual design of a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, which meets the Euro Crashworthiness standards, with the cost of a luxury vehicle.
Looks much like a car, drives like a car. How does driving at 150 kilometres per hour with autopilot and crash avoidance technologies sounds to you? Not to forget that it can park nicely, right in the middle of all the borders of the parking lot.
Best part? If it can't fly, it can still drive. -
MSc Aerospace Vehicle Design - Individual Research Project - Rotorcraft Systems Modelling - Analysis of Implementing Electrical Rotor Systems
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Done in contribution to the Cleansky Project undertaken in Cranfield University, where the school looks into the energy management of rotorcrafts throughout the operations. Was responsible for modelling the electrical systems, which contributed to the final outcome of energy representation in terms of fuel burn.
Went on ahead to look into conceptual systems design, where mechanical anti-torque systems are replaced with electrical variants. Assessment and trade analysis was done, along…Done in contribution to the Cleansky Project undertaken in Cranfield University, where the school looks into the energy management of rotorcrafts throughout the operations. Was responsible for modelling the electrical systems, which contributed to the final outcome of energy representation in terms of fuel burn.
Went on ahead to look into conceptual systems design, where mechanical anti-torque systems are replaced with electrical variants. Assessment and trade analysis was done, along with impact implementation on various aspects. -
MSc Aerospace Vehicle Design - Group Design Project F-14 Hermes - Propeller Systems Design
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This project was developed during seven months by 95 students of 24 different nationalities. The aim was to design a civil multi-purpose air freighter being given a component to each of the students, distinguishing the structural parts from systems and avionics. Two versions were carried out: the conventional and the Short Take-Off and Landing, and for these two designs were also developed using metallic and composite materials, ending up with four variants of the F-14 Hermes.
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Capstone Project - Implementing Prime Movers with Hybrid Power Sources in Propeller-based Aircrafts
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Graduation thesis to look into the assessment of hybrid powerplant architectures in propeller based aircrafts. Assessment included critical analysis of various hybrid powerplant configurations, as well as the comparision of the differences. Simulation of configuration efficiency was done in Matlab to compare and verify between configurations.
Thesis was done in collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic, where a team of students attempted to produce a downscaled prototype of the hybrid…Graduation thesis to look into the assessment of hybrid powerplant architectures in propeller based aircrafts. Assessment included critical analysis of various hybrid powerplant configurations, as well as the comparision of the differences. Simulation of configuration efficiency was done in Matlab to compare and verify between configurations.
Thesis was done in collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic, where a team of students attempted to produce a downscaled prototype of the hybrid powerplant system within a radio controlled aircraft.
Languages
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English
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Chinese
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Japanese
Professional working proficiency
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