On 1st April, Stanley Ho East Asia College (SHEAC), with the kind coordination of Fellow Mr. Walter Wan (FST Senior Instructor), invited Dr. Wong Ka Io, Walter, from the Department of Transportation Technology & Management of National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, to introduce the development and applications of aerial photography. Dr. Wong also demonstrated the use of drone by flying it to offer us a bird’s-eye view over the whole campus. Dr. Wong is an alumnus of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Macau.
Dr. Wong first illustrated the wide application of drones, ranging from land surveying, agricultural industry, to environmental monitoring, and even express delivery companies have considered using them to deliver parcels.
Dr. Wong also presented various types of drones and its development trajectory. In particular, quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is suitable for aerial shooting in small areas due to its ease of operation and high mobility. Students were excited and tempted to try flying the drone after hearing all this. Nevertheless, Dr. Wong emphasized that as different countries had different regulations on drones and aerial photography, we should pay attention to the local regulations while operating drones.
After the informative introduction, the long-awaited drone demonstration finally started. With buzzing sounds of the airscrews, the drone slowly took off in front of the main entrance of the College. From time to time, the crowd uttered exclamations of surprise while watching the drone flying up to the sky. Meanwhile, Dr. Wong’s friend and partner, Mr. Tse, manager of an aerial photography company, also operated his drone which soared by more than 200m high to take photos for the College and the beautiful campus. At the end, the drone was brought indoor into the Refectory to shoot its neat environment.
Despite this short aerial journey, students were very impressed by the drone demonstration.
By: Liu Yingxuan, Psychology Year 1 (English) &
Zeng Qianwen, Communication Year 1 (Chinese)
何鴻燊東亞書院的航拍之旅
四月一日,何鴻燊東亞書院經書院導師、科技學院高級講師溫日明老師的穿針引線下,邀請到臺灣國立交通大學運輸與物流管理學系副教授黃家耀博士親臨書院,向同學們介紹無人機航拍的發展與應用。黃博士更當場示範操作無人機——航拍書院,俯瞰整個校園的亮麗風景。黃家耀博士亦為澳門大學土木及環境工程系校友。
黃家耀博士首先向同學們講解無人機的廣泛應用。無人機涉足在國土測繪、農植業應用、環境監測等方面,甚至快遞公司也考慮使用它幫忙派件。接著,黃博士介紹無人機的分類及發展過程。其中旋翼型無人機操作容易,具有高機動性,所以較適用於小範圍特定地區航拍。同學們聽到這些都躍躍欲試。不過,黃博士強調不同地方對無人機及航拍有不同的法規限制,我們在操作無人機前要注意參考當地相應的規定。
講解完航拍的發展與應用,同學們期待的飛行示範終於開始了。隨著嗡嗡嗡的螺旋槳轉動聲,四軸旋翼型無人機在書院正門口慢慢起飛。同學們的視線隨著無人機的起飛而上升,人群中不時發出驚歎聲。黃家耀博士的好朋友及合作伙伴,來自精明能源公司的謝家能先生也親自操作無人機飛上兩百米高空,並拍下校園美景。最後,無人機來到書院的飯堂拍下飯堂內整齊乾淨的環境。
SHEAC的航拍之旅雖然暫告一段落,但給同學們留下深刻印象。
撰寫:傳播系一年級學生 曾倩雯(中文)及
心理系一年級學生 劉瀅萱(英文)