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Hyundai Presents Tech Papers at International SAE Congress

1 March 1999

Hyundai Presents Tech Papers at International SAE Congress

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 1 -- Hyundai Motor Company engineers
will offer technical papers on subjects ranging from pitch adjustable speech
synthesis to supercarburizing at this year's Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) International Congress and Exposition, March 1-4, in Detroit, according
to Dr. Young-Woo Kim, president of the Hyundai America Technical Center in
Ann Arbor, MI.
    Technical papers published by Hyundai engineers and technical staff
members for the 1999 SAE International Congress include:

    *  "Development of Supercarburizing for Improving Pitting and Scuffing
Resistance" by Seung Gyun Ahn, assistant Section Chief, Materials Research
Team, Central Research Center, Hyundai, and co-authors, Seung Cheal Jung,
Seun Cheal Kim and Tae Won Lim.
    *  "Development of Heat-Treatment to Improve Bearing Life" by author Hyoun
Soo Park, Section Chief, Materials Research Team, Central Research Center,
Hyundai, and co-authors Sung Ryul Bae, Seung Cheal Jung and Tae Won Lim.
(Engine Bearing Session, March 1, Room W2-70, 11 a.m.)
    *  "Study on the Reduction Method for Idle Vibration of Steering Systems
Using the Light Weight Magnesium Alloy" by author Yang Jin Sim, assistant
manager, Metallic Material Research Team, Hyundai.
    *  "Development and Application of Direct-Quenching and Tempering Process
for Diesel Engine Connecting Rods" by author Young Sang Ko, research engineer,
Material Research Team, Central Research Center, Hyundai, and co-authors,
Dae Hyun Jung, Seung Cheal Jung and Tae Won Lim.
    *  "Development of Hollow Typed Plastic Clutch Pedal" by author Soo Chul
Park, assistant manager, Polymeric Materials Research Team, Hyundai, and
co-author, Jin Myung Choi.  (Advances in Plastic Components Session, Processes
& Technology, March 3, Room W2-65, 3:30 p.m.)
    *  "A Study of the Structure for the Head Protection in Crash or Roll-over
of a Vehicle" by author Chang Mo Sung, Passenger Car Trim Engineering Team
No. 1, Hyundai, and co-authors Kwang-soo Cha, Tae-woo Hwang and Young-hun Doe.
(Vehicle Aggressivity & Compatibility in Automotive Crashes, March 1, Room
D3-28, 5:30 p.m.)
    *  "The Development of the Pitch Adjustable Speech Synthesis Algorithm
(TTS: Text-to-Speech) Based on the Waveform Coding Method" by author Ms. Kum
Joo Lee, research engineer, Electronics Engineering Team No. 2, Research and
Development Center No. 2, Hyundai, and co-authors K.J. Shim, H.Y. Park and
S.B. Lee.  (Audio Systems, March 1, Room D3-20/21, 9:30 a.m.)
    *  "A Feasibility Study on Automotive Semi-Active Suspension Using
Electro-Rheological Damper" by author Eu-Gene Chang, assistant manager,
Engineering Team No. 2, Research and Development Center No. 2, Hyundai and
co-authors Y.W. Jeon, S.J. Han and S.B. Lee.  (Steering & Suspension
Technology Symposium, March 3, Room D3-22/23, 10:30 a.m.)
    *  "Shape Optimization of a Front Suspension Fork According to the Axiom
of Constant Stress" by author Bong Soo Kim, research engineer, Commercial
Vehicle Engineering and Research Center No. 2, and co-author Wolfgang Koschel.
(Steering & Suspension Technology Symposium, March 1, Room D3-22/23, 4 p.m.)
    *  "A Study of Flow Characteristics Inside the Two Types of Exhaust
Systems in an S1 engine" by author Han Sang Kim, Senior Research Engineer,
Central Research Center, Hyundai, and co-authors Sang-Bong Park, Ki-Sung Kim
and Kyoung-Min Cho.  (Exhaust After-treatment Modeling, March 2, Room M3-31,
11:30 a.m.)
    *  "Modeling of Proportional Control Solenoid Valve for Automatic
Transmissions Using System Identification Theory" by author Baek Hyun Cho,
manager, Central Research Center, T/M Test Team, Hyundai, and co-authors
Gyu-Hong Jung, Jae-Woong Hur, and Kyo-ll Lee (TorqueConverter Subsystem
Modeling and Shift Characterization, Room D3-28, March 4, 3:30 p.m.)

    Hyundai's North American design, product development and engineering
activities are headquartered in a 32,750-square-foot technical center located
in Ann Arbor, MI.  The company also has design studios in Fountain Valley, CA,
a West Coast technical center in Chino, CA, a summer test facility in Beatty,
NV, and a winter test facility in Opasatika, Ontario, Canada.
    Hyundai Motor America, based in Fountain Valley, CA, is a subsidiary of
Hyundai Motor Company of Korea.  Hyundai cars are distributed in the United
States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through nearly 500
dealerships nationwide.