Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Asst Prof (Adj) Lou Kok Yong 

Adjunct Assistant Professor 
Division of Aerospace Engineering 
School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 
College of Engineering 



Email: KYLOU@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6790 5594 
Office: N3-02c-109 
Education
  • PhD (Aero & AstroEng) Stanford University 1995
  • MSc (Aero & AstroEng) Stanford University 1991
  • BEng (MechEng) (Hons) National University of Singapore 1985
Biography
Kok Yong currently hold the appointment of Programme Manager in the guided systems area in Defence Research and Technology (DRTech) Office. He is responsible for the R&D technology management in the area of flight science and hydrodynamics for application in advanced air and naval platform. Prior to being seconded to DRTech, he was a Principal Member of Technical Staff in DSO National Laboratories. His professional experiences included the development of a control and navigation module for PSA unmanned ground vehicle project, controller design of a VTOL flight vehicle, developed and validated 6DOF simulation model for RSAF aircraft. Kok Yong obtained his PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from Stanford University under the Defence Technology Training Award (PhD Scholarship). He was awarded Public Service Commission Local Merit Scholarship for his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nation University of Singapore.
Research Interests
Control system design and development for application in unmanned systems. Aircraft and spacecraft flight dynamics & control, modeling & simulation, and stability & control analysis. Guidance, navigation, & control, and 6DOF simulation analysis for evaluation of guided systems. Optimal and inverse control for aircraft maneuvers.
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