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SNU Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering undergraduate student Je-wan Yeom (second from left) and Master’s student Seung-hoon Kang (third from left) receiving the Grand Prize in structural dynamics at ‘The 8^th EDISON Software Challenge’ held in Feb 25 in KT Human Resources Development Center in Daejeon.
Photo by SNU College of Engineering

On February 11, Seoul National University announced that students from the Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Je-wan Yeom and Seung-hoon Kang, received the Grand Prize from ‘The 8^th Education-research Integration through Simulation (EDISON) Software Challenge’ held from January 24 to 25 at KT Human Resources Development Center in Daejeon.

EDISON is a platform for computational science and engineering with 590 types of software and 760 types of contents developed by 50 research teams from various universities. Its 7 fields are computational fluid dynamics, nanophysics, computational chemistry, structural dynamics, computational design, computational medicine, and urban environment.

The research team received the Grand Prize for their presentation on ‘Structure and cause analysis of fracturing in rear frame of high-speed motorcycles.’ “Motorcycle manufacturers only explain that there is a possibility of fracturing in the rear frame when the vehicle is in high speed and never mention any specific causes,” said Mr. Kang, currently in the Master’s program. “We studied the vibration that occurs in accordance with the engine’s RPM and its effect on the rear frame when the speed of the motorcycle is 120km/h or above. We were thereby able to prove that the resonance created by engine vibrations is the main cause of fracturing.”

EDISON Software Challenge is held every year for the aim of inspiring science and engineering students to develop creative thinking and problem solving skills using computational science and engineering and testing various software provided by EDISON. This year, an estimate of 300 students participated in the Challenge in 6 areas of urban environment, nanophysics, computational chemistry, structural dynamics, and computational medicine.

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