Preface

Abstract

Currently the entire world is struggling against the virulent pandemic COVID-19. Unfortunately, each of us is affected, either directly or indirectly. Our conference, 4th International Conference on Advanced Technologies in Design, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (ATDMAE 2020) was not an exception.In July, mass gatherings are not permitted by the government in China to protect people. It is uncertain when the COVID-19 would end, so it remains unclear for postponement time, while many scholars and researchers wanted to attend this long-waited conference and have academic exchanges with their peers. Therefore, in order to actively respond the call of the government, and meet author’s request, the ATDMAE 2020, which was planned to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 9 to 11, 2020, was changed to be held on July 10, 2020 online through Tencent VooV software. This approach not only reduces people gathering, but also meets their communication needs.Each keynote speech lasted 40 minutes, invited speech 30 minutes and author presentation 15 minutes. Each presentation was packed with questions and answers. There were lively discussion at the meeting, which promotes the academic exchange. The success and prosperity of the conference is reflected high level of the papers received. ATDMAE 2020 became an effective communication platform for all the participants over the world.ATDMAE 2020 was organized by Hong Kong Society of Mechanical Engineers, supported by Nazarbayev University. This conference aims to provide a platform for researchers and engineers to share their ideas, recent developments and successful practices in Advanced Technologies in Design, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. More than 60 participants attended the meeting, they were from USA, Kazakhstan, UK, Malaysia, Korea, India, Australia, Algeria, Netherlands, China and more. Three renowned speakers given speeches about their latest research and reports. They are: Prof. Mohd Hamdi Bin Abd Shukor, University of Malaya, Malaysia; Prof. Weimin Huang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Prof. Parvathy Rajendran, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. The conference also had 3 technical sessions and 1 poster sessions.The conference proceeding is a compilation of the accepted papers and represent an interesting outcome of the conference. This book covers 3 chapters: 1. Mechanical Engineering; 2. Aerospace engineering; 3. Design.We would like to acknowledge all of those who supported ATDMAE 2020. Each individual and institutional help were very important for the success of this conference. Especially we would like to thank the committee chairs, committee members and reviewers, for their tremendous contribution in conference organizing and peer review of the papers.We sincerely hope that ATDMAE 2020 will be a forum for excellent discussions that will put forward new ideas and promote collaborative researches. We are sure that the proceedings will serve as an important research source of references and the knowledge, which will lead to not only scientific and engineering progress but also other new products and processes. Finally, we would like to thank the organization and committee for all their hard work and support and hope to meet you all in person at our next conference. Prof. Yong ZhaoConference Chairman