Pukyong National University Student Wins Grand Prize at Engineering Festival with 'Head-Up Display That Visualizes Sound'

6 Microphone Sensors on Front, Rear, and Sides of Car Detect External Horns → LED Light and Vibration Alerts

Students from Pukyong National University who won the Grand Prize (Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award) at the Engineering Festival Creative Comprehensive Design Competition are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] A student team from Pukyong National University, consisting of Seoyonggyo, Kim Gabin, Kim Minseo, Cha Younghwa from the Department of Electrical Engineering, and Yoon Eojin from the Department of Computer Engineering, won the grand prize at this year’s Creative Comprehensive Design Competition held recently at KINTEX in Ilsan, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

The Pukyong National University students received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award along with a prize of 3 million KRW for their design project titled “Head-Up Display that Visualizes Sound,” competing against 142 teams from 73 universities nationwide in engineering fields.

This project is a system that displays the direction and intensity of sounds heard outside the vehicle on the driver’s front HUD.

It recognizes sounds using six microphone sensors installed at the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle, and indicates the direction and intensity of the sound on a circular LED on the HUD.

The team designed the system so that when another vehicle honks from behind, the lower part of the circular LED lights up, and when a honk comes from the right side, the right side of the circular LED illuminates.

Additionally, eight vibration motors installed on the driver’s seat provide vibrations corresponding to the direction of the sound.

This project was recognized as an excellent design that ensures the safety of hearing-impaired drivers as well as the safety of passengers and surrounding people.

Meanwhile, another student team from the Department of Electrical Engineering?Kim Minsol, Moon Suhyeok, Kwak Boseung, Woo Changsik, Kim Jongwoo?and Yoon Soi from the Department of Biomedical Engineering received the Special Award, the Venture Business Association President’s Award, for their project “Hydrogen Production Device Using Surplus Power from Offshore Wind Power” at the same competition. These achievements were made possible with support from Pukyong National University’s Engineering Education Innovation Center (Director Son Minyoung) for participation in on-campus capstone design competitions and other contests.

This year’s Engineering Festival, held as an in-person event, featured various programs such as the Creative Comprehensive Design Competition, colloquium, and engineering quiz show, creating a platform for young engineers to exchange creative ideas.

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