Dr. HO, Kin Lim, John

BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, FIET, FInstMC, FHKIE

Research Areas: System and Product Design, Automation, Green Manufacturing

Founding Programme Leader of MSc Enterprise Technology and Management
Project Leader / System designer - design of control systems for steel works, tobacco factories, airport, automobile and machining centres
System controls & data mining
Product design in satisfying sentimental feelings- Kansei Engineering
Manufacturing of the high quality of Chinese herbal medicines
Green Manufacturing

Chairman - Hong Kong Section, The Royal Chartered Institute of Measurement & Control
Council member - The Shenzhen Instrument & Control Society
Education & Examinations representative - Control, Automation & Instrumentation (CAI) Discipline, HKIE
Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Fellow, Institute of Measurement & Control
Fellow, Institution of Engineering & Technology
Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council (UK)
Honorable Technology Advisor - the Computime International Ltd (Sept. 2006 -Sept 2007)
Consultant of Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute (BAMTRI) for CIM Technology

Xiao-Dong LI, Tommy W. S. Chow and John K. L. Ho, "Iterative learning control for a class of nonlinear discrete-time systems with multiple input delay", International Journal of System Science (final revision).

Xiao-Dong LI, Tommy W. S. Chow and John K. L. Ho, "Quasi-Sliding Mode Based Repetitive Control for Nonlinear Continuous-Time Systems with Rejection of Periodic Disturbances", Automatica (accepted, to appear).

Xiao-Dong LI, Tommy W. S. Chow, John K. L. Ho and Hong-Zhou Tan, "Repetitive learning control of nonlinear continuous-time system using quasi-sliding mode" IEEE Trans. On Control Systems Technology, Vol. 15, No. 2, March 2007, pp.369-374.

J H F Chong, John K L Ho, Z J Yang & W F Fong "Extraction Processes in Making a Herbal Medicine Concoction" International MultiConference of Engineers and Commuter Scientists 2006. 20-22 June, 2006. Hong Kong. Proceedings: pp.671-676. (The best student paper)

Keynes TW Chan and John K L Ho "A mark plant circulation framework based on electronic data interchange approach", 5-6 September 2006, Proceedings of ICSE 2006 Eighteenth International conference on systems engineering, pp.65-70.

Xiao-Dong LI, John K. L. Ho, and Tommy W. S. Chow, "Approximation of dynamical time-variant systems by continuous-time recurrent neural networks," IEEE Trans. on Circuit and Systems, Part II. Vol. 52, No. 10, 2005, pp.656-660.

John K L Ho "A proposed approach for reconfiguration of flexible assembly line systems by motion genes". International journal of production research. Volume 43, Number 9 / May 1, 2005. pp.1729 - 1749.

Xiao-Dong LI, John K. L. Ho, and Tommy W. S. Chow, "An iterative learning control method and mathematical model for robotic manipulation at undesired locations," International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 18, No. 6, September 2005, pp.480-486.

Xiao-Dong LI, John K. L. Ho, and Tommy W. S. Chow, "Iterative learning control for linear time-variant discrete systems based on 2-D system theory," IEE Proceedings, Control Theory and Applications. Vol.152, No.1, Jan. 2005, pp.13-18.

J K L Ho, K F Chu & C K Mok "Minimizing manufacturing costs for thin injection moulded plastic components" International Journal of advanced manufacturing technology. Vol. 26, 2005 pp.517-526.

Xiao-Dong LI, Tommy W. S. Chow and John K. L. Ho, "2-D system theory based iterative learning control for linear continuous systems with time-delays," IEEE Trans. on Circuit and Systems, Part I. Regular Papers, Vol. 52, No. 7, 2005, pp.1421-1430.

J H F Chong, John K L Ho, W F Fong & Z J Yang "Controlled extraction of Chinese medical herbs in boiling water" IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, December 14-17, 2005. Hong Kong. Proceedings. pp.1046-1050.

Helen Siu Hon Yee & John K L. Ho, "The Design of an Interactive Webpage Embedded with Psychological Feelings" 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Las Vegas, USA. July 22-27, 2005. CD-ROM

Helen Siu Hon Yee & John K L. Ho, "Visual Design for a Webpage", The 4th International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics, 15 Sept. 2005 to 15 October 2005. CD-ROM.

C W Yeung & J K L Ho "An investigation of the sentiments of having a dog for the design of a toy dog", The 4th International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics, 15 Sept. 2005 to 15 October 2005. CD-ROM.

Chow T W S, Cho S Y, Ho J K L "A neural network based shape-from-shading measuring technique for engineering industries" J of measurement and control. Published by: The Institute of measurement and control. Volume 34, No. 7, September 2001, pp.212-215.

Ho K L, Chen J D & Ma H B "Flexible assembly system design & implementation". Tsinghua University Press. Version 1. July 2000.

Ho J K L, Wong L S Y, Sarwar M & Lau W S "An engineering research and development framework for the challenges faced by the hotel industry: Hong Kong case study". Journal of hospitality & tourism research. Vol. 24, No. 3, August 2000. pp.350-372. [The most prestigious journal in the field of hospitality & tourism]

Last modified on 25 April, 2008

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