YU Sweeps KSAE Collegiate Auto-building Competition! N
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- Date : 2019.08.30 13:30
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‘Bronze medal’ and ‘Consolation prize’ in the On-road (Formula) sector
[August 27, 2019]
<YU ‘MYEVE’ team that won the silver medal in the EV sector at the ‘2019 KSAE Collegiate Auto-building Competition’>
This was co-hosted by the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (KSAE) and the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association celebrating its 13th anniversary since first being held in 2008. This year it was held at the Saemangeum Gunsan Racing Track from the 16th to the 18th. This contest was held in a total of four areas such as off-road (Baja), on-road (formula), electric vehicles (EV), and technology (technological idea, design). A total of about 2,700 students from 186 teams from 98 universities participated in this event.
From YU, MYEVE team participated in the EV sector while the YUSAE and Cheonma DM teams participated in the on-road sector. All three YU auto-building clubs were awarded at this contest with MYEVE winning the silver medal, YUSAE winning the bronze, and Cheonma DM team winning the consolation prize.
Park Sae-hyun (23, YU School of Mechanical Engineering, junior) of the MYEVE team said, “Unlike last year, we completely renewed the design and production of the automobile. I think the high level of technical perfection in the power train system led to the good result. We are a bit disappointed because we could have done even better such as taking first place in a few other areas,” but added, “We are planning to participate in the Hwaseong Green Car tournament and Yeonggwang Smart e-Mobility Contest this year. We will make the necessary upgrades and try to take first place in the next contest.”
The YUSAE team, which won the bronze medal in the on-road sector this year, is well known as a powerhouse in collegiate auto-building contests. The YUSAE team took overall first place for four years from 2016 at the ‘Baja SAE’ held annually at YU and has demonstrated unrivaled skills.
YU Department of Automotive Engineering Dean Hwang Pyeong said, “Students have learned a lot by designing their own vehicles, making it, and driving it on the track.” He added, “In addition to the theories and knowledge gained in the classroom, their experiences in competing in these contests will be great assets for them.”