Collaboration between the Land Transport Authority and the Polytechnics 2007
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Students from the 5 Polytechnics have submitted a total of 35
projects for this year’s Land Transport Authority (LTA)-Polytechnics
Collaboration 2007. Well into its 9th year, this project was first launched in
1999 by the then Senior Minister of State for Education, Mr Peter Chen. The
project aims to provide valuable learning opportunities for students by getting
them to tackle real-life land transport engineering challenges as part of their
final-year curriculum work.
Five winning projects, one from each polytechnic, are selected based on
technical merit, originality, and completeness of the project by a panel of LTA
engineers.
The winning projects from each polytechnic are:
• Development of a Temperature Profile Analyzer for the Subway Environmental
Simulation (SES) System
- Nanyang Polytechnic
• Hazard Notification System with Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• Innovative FPGA Tri-LED Based Traffic Light System
- Republic Polytechnic
• Deep Excavation Monitoring System
- Singapore Polytechnic
• Automated Ramp for Disabled Passengers
- Temasek Polytechnic
Mr Fong Yew Chan, Director-in-Charge of the Working Committee said, “Under the
supervision of LTA staff and polytechnic lecturers, students are encouraged to
think out-of-the-box for ideas and apply what they have learnt in schools. Such
active participation in this real-life industry allows students to work with the
latest technology while engaging them in teamwork. In this way, students gain
first-hand experience in practical project management even before they graduate.
With a cash prize of S$500 awarded to each winning team, the LTA-Polytechnics
Collaboration is one of LTA’s efforts to plan, develop and manage Singapore's
land transport system. The end goal is to create a quality transport environment
by making optimal use of new and existing transport measures, and in turn
safeguarding the well-being of the commuters and public.
This year, Republic Polytechnic plays host to the LTA-Polytechnics Collaboration
2007 at its new Woodlands campus. Guest-of-Honour for the event is BG(NS) Yam Ah
Mee.
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