CHEW Chee Meng

Dr. Chew received his B.Eng. (First Class Honours) and M.Eng. degrees from the National University of Singapore, as well as S.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. He is currently a research committee member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NUS.

Dr. Chew formed the department’s RoboCup team from scratch and served as its advisor from 2003 to 2011, leading the team to two first prizes in the adult-size humanoid league at RoboCup 2010. He was a founding member of the unmanned surface vehicle project and supervised the student team in the inaugural Maritime RobotX Challenge 2014, where the team was awarded a prize of SGD 7,000. From 2014 to 2019, he served as Lead Principal Investigator for the “Productivity Enhancement of Yard Operations” project under the Keppel-NUS Corporate Laboratory, a five-year project funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) with a total grant exceeding SGD 6 million.

A senior member of IEEE, Dr. Chew has actively contributed to the local chapters of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. He also serves as an associate editor for the International Journal of Humanoid Robotics.

Qualification

PhD (MIT),SM (MIT),MEng (NUS),BEng (1st Hon) (NUS)

Modules Taught

ME5402 Advanced Robotics (2004-2018)
ME5401 Linear Systems (2001-2002)
ME4245 Robot Mechanics and Control (2015 – 2023)
EE4305 Introduction to Fuzzy/Neural Systems (2002, 2014)
ME2143 Sensors and Actuators (2003-2017)
ME3243/EE3305 Robotic System Design (2019-2023)
ME2104 Engineering Principles & Practice II (2019-2025)
ME5409 Robot Dynamics and Control (2022 – )
ME5425 Cognitive Robotics (2026 – )
RB2101 Fundamentals of Robotics II (2026 – )

Research Interests

• Embodied AI: Robotic manipulation and locomotion
• Machine Learning: Applications in robotics and control
• Biomimetic and Bioinspired Robotics: Manta ray robots, humanoid robots, legged robots
• Autonomous Systems: Unmanned surface vehicles
• Industrial Robotics: Robotic welding, crawler robots
• Human-Machine Interaction: Assistive devices, rehabilitation systems, exoskeletons
• Actuator Technologies: Force-control actuators, variable stiffness actuators

Selected Publications

Ding, W, H Li, CM Chew, X Zhang, H Huang. Deep learning-based recognition of small maritime targets for obstacle avoidance in visual wave gliders, Ocean Engineering 322, 2025.

Zhang, G, Y Xu, CM Chew, M Fu. Discrete-time sliding mode-based finite-time trajectory tracking Control of underactuated surface vessels with large sampling periods, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024.

Meng, T, J Huang, CM Chew, D Yang, Z Zhong. Configuration and design schemes of environmental sensing and vehicle computing systems for automated driving: A review, IEEE Sensors Journal 23 (14), 2023.

Chen, Z, H Rahimi Nohooji, CM Chew. Development of topology optimized bending-twisting soft finger, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics 14 (5), 2022.

Haddeler, G, MY Chuah, Y You, J Chan, AH Adiwahono, WY Yau, CM Chew. Traversability analysis with vision and terrain probing for safe legged robot navigation, Frontiers in Robotics and AI 9, 2022.

Pan, L, CM Chew, GH Lee. PointAtrousGraph: Deep hierarchical encoder-decoder with point atrous convolution for unorganized 3D points, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

Shan, Y, WF Lu, CM Chew. Pixel and feature level based domain adaptation for object detection in autonomous driving, Neurocomputing 367, 2019.

Ahmed, SM, YZ Tan, CM Chew, A Al Mamun, FS Wong. Edge and corner detection for unorganized 3d point clouds with application to robotic welding, 2018 IEEE/RSJ international conference on intelligent robots and systems.

Tang, Y, L Qin, X Li, CM Chew, J Zhu. A frog-inspired swimming robot based on dielectric elastomer actuators, 2017 IEEE/RSJ international conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems.

Chew, CM, QY Lim, KS Yeo, Development of propulsion mechanism for Robot Manta Ray, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO).

Li, J, B Shen, CM Chew, CL Teo, AN Poo. Novel functional task-based gait assistance control of lower extremity assistive device for level walking, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 63 (2), 2015.

Huang, W, C M Chew and G S Hong, “A Coordination-based CPG Structure for 3D Walking
Control”. Robotica, 2013.

Albertus, H A, C M Chew and B Liu, “Push Recovery through Walking Phase Modification for Bipedal Locomotion”. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, 10(3), 2013.

Yang, L, C M Chew, Y ZHENG and A N Poo, “Truncated Fourier Series Formulation for
Bipedal Walking Balance Control”. Robotica, 28, 2010.

Zheng, Y and C M Chew, “Distance between a Point and a Convex Cone in n-Dimensional
Space: Computation and Applications”. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 25 (6), 2009.

Chew, C M, G S Hong and W Zhou, “Series damper actuator system based on MR fluid
damper”. Robotica, 24(6), 2006.

Chew, CM and GA Pratt. Dynamic bipedal walking assisted by learning, Robotica, 20, 2002.

Pratt, J, CM Chew, A Torres, P Dilworth and G Pratt. Virtual Model Control: An Intuitive Approach for Bipedal Locomotion, International Journal of Robotics Research, 20 (2), , 2001.