Prof. Baek Joo-Hoon's Team in the Department of Robotics and Prof. Kim Yeon-Soo's Team in the Department of Chemical Engineering

will Collaborate with Hyundai Motor Group to Develop Electric Vehicle Control Software

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors will collaborate with Kwangwoon University, Seoul National University, and Yonsei University to develop intelligent control technology for electric vehicles.  

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors announced on the 28th that the day before they held an event to commemorate the establishment of the “Intelligent Control Joint Lab” at the Seoul National University Prof. Hall in Gwanak-gu, Seoul. 

The Intelligent Control Joint Research Lab will develop core software (SW) technology to control electric vehicles in advance for the next three years. Research is conducted in three main groups: △Artificial Intelligence (AI) △Model Predictive Control (MPC) △Control/Observer. 

The AI group will be led by Prof. Kim Hyunjin’s team from the Department of Aerospace Engineering of Seoul National University and Prof. Choi Jongeun’s team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Yonsei University. They will be developing technologies to assess the condition of the road surface using AI in electric vehicles and determine the optimal driving guidance. Research on AI-assisted methodologies, such as energy optimization algorithms, will be conducted in advance. 

The MPC group will be led by Prof. Lee Jongmin's team in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of Seoul National University and Prof. Kim Yeonsu’s team in the Department of Chemical Engineering of Kwangwoon University. They will be developing control technology for optimal battery thermal management and studying methodologies for optimizing integrated thermal management for electric vehicles. 

The control/observer group will be led by Prof. Shim Hyeongbo's team from the Department of Electrical Engineering of Seoul National University and Professor Baek Joohoon's team from the Department of Robotics of Kwangwoon University. Their goal is to optimize large-scale V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) distribution and enhance in-wheel electric vehicle control performance. They will be studying the SW methodology for controlling electric vehicles with a minimum of sensors. 

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors oversee the operation of the joint laboratory for each group's research and support the research budget. In addition, the plan is to build an organic industry-university cluster that did not exist before to create synergy through active exchanges between participating universities and research laboratories. 

Park Jungguk, Head of Hyundai Motor and Kia's R&D division (President) said, "We expect that a large number of cutting-edge technologies that will lead the electrification era will be developed in the Intelligent Control Joint Laboratory with the best universities of Korea." 

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