Gwangju University Holds 'Capstone Design' Competition for Engineering Students' Infinite Imagination

A Total of 8 Teams Selected Including Grand Prize and Excellence Awards

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The "2022 Capstone Design Competition," where the imagination of engineering students at Gwangju University (President Kim Dongjin) and the future of the technology industry can be confirmed, was held.

The Gwangju University Engineering Education Innovation Center recently announced on the 17th that it held a presentation and awards ceremony to share the results of the capstone design project conducted through the Creative Convergence Engineering Talent Cultivation Support Project at the Hosim Memorial Library on campus.

"Capstone Design" is an educational curriculum that allows engineering students to experience the entire process of planning, designing, and producing a project instead of a graduation thesis, in order to develop the ability to solve problems they may encounter in the industrial field.

Gwangju University holds an annual competition to foster creative engineering talents equipped with problem-solving skills demanded by the industry by encouraging active participation from students and companies.

A total of 16 teams from 8 departments participated in this capstone design presentation, and 8 teams, including the grand prize and excellence awards, were selected through evaluation by 7 external judges.

The grand prize was awarded to the Personal Mobility Team (Kim Seungpyo and 4 others) from the AI Automotive Department, who presented the theme "Personal Mobility with Improved Driving Stability." The Personal Mobility Team developed a safety device that maximizes the driving safety of PM (Personal Mobility devices) and proposed measures to reduce accidents.

The excellence awards were given to the EV team (Kim Sungmin and 5 others), composed of students from the AI Automotive Department and the Convergence Mechanical Engineering Department, and the G.A.M team (Oh Dongyeol and 4 others) from the Department of Architecture. They presented on eco-friendly electric vehicles using 3D printers and architectural processes tailored to future air transportation.

Shin Seokgyun, director of the Gwangju University Engineering Education Innovation Center, said, "This competition provided an opportunity to confirm the excellent capabilities of the students," and added, "We will generously support the discovery and dissemination of outstanding student projects."

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