Silla University Wins Grand Prize, Gold, and Bronze at Youth Invention Idea Competition

Students from Silla University who won awards at the 21st Korea Youth Invention Idea Competition.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Students from the Department of Automotive Mechanical Engineering at Silla University recently won three awards, including the grand prize, gold prize, and bronze prize, at the 21st Korea Youth Invention Idea Competition.

The Korea Youth Invention Competition is held annually, co-hosted by the Korea University Invention Association, Kongju National University, Korea Polytechnic University, and others, to discover creative invention talents with knowledge competitiveness and support their growth as the main force of a knowledge-based intellectual property powerhouse.

About 2,000 participants joined the competition, and Silla University students received the grand prize, gold prize, and bronze prize after preliminary, main, and comprehensive evaluations.

Kim Gyu-tae, a senior in the Department of Automotive Mechanical Engineering, won the grand prize with his “Smart Joint Physical Therapy Device,” Jeong Kyung-ho, a senior, won the gold prize with his “Daycare Safety Accident Prevention System,” and Kim Yoo-jin, a junior, won the bronze prize with her “Intersection Reflector Safety Alert System.”

The grand prize-winning work by Kim Gyu-tae was inspired by the fact that workers in industrial sites often develop various physical disorders such as varicose veins due to standing for long hours.

In particular, the device was designed to calculate the ankle joint angle and the number of joint movements to provide physical therapy, leading to rapid recovery, which was recognized for its practicality and originality.

Choi Doo-won, head of the Department of Automotive Mechanical Engineering at Silla University, said, “We will continue to do our best so that more students can participate in domestic and international competitions and achieve good results.”

The Department of Automotive Mechanical Engineering at Silla University operates a specialized curriculum to develop future-type transportation systems based on automotive-aerospace-mechanical convergence and to train future automotive engineers.

The department supports students through scholarships, field training, research participation, and club activities, enabling them to participate in various competitions and achieve award-winning results.

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