Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle including an electric motor and a method of controlling the same for providing a notification function to an occupant of the vehicle by controlling a pitching motion of a vehicle body. The method includes calculating a first torque value for providing the pitching motion based on driving state information including a vehicle speed, a driving mode, and an environment of a driving road; calculating a second torque value based on a request of a driver; and calculating a final torque value for controlling the electric motor based on the first torque value and the second torque value.

Abstract: A system for estimating a state of health (SOH) of a battery using big data, may include a big data server receiving vehicle driving-related data generated from a vehicle and a result of determining the SOH of the battery, processing the received vehicle driving-related data, and generating and storing a factor related to the SOH of the battery mounted in the vehicle; and a controller mounted in the vehicle and determining the SOH of the battery referring to the factor stored in the big data server.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a seat of a vehicle includes a seat back frame, a cushion frame that is moved forward and backward by a motor driving unit, a cushion hinge part connecting the seat back frame and the cushion frame and rotating according to the movement of the cushion frame to adjust the angle of the seat back frame, and a seat back hinge part connecting the seat back frame and the vehicle body and rotating according to the movement of the seat back frame.

Abstract: A vehicle door check mechanism includes a strap body mounted on a portion of a vehicle door adjacent to a rotation axis of the vehicle door, and configured to move with the vehicle door as the vehicle door swings around the rotation axis, and a hold unit configured to allow the strap body to be held at regular intervals, wherein the strap body is curved to have a predetermined curvature radius. A center of the curvature radius is located on the rotation axis of the vehicle door, and the strap body has a fixed end which is fixed to the vehicle door, and a free end which is spaced apart from the vehicle door.

Abstract: A control method of an air conditioning system for compressor protection includes, when an air conditioner turn-on request is present, determining, by a controller, whether a compressor operating condition is satisfied from a refrigerant state of an air conditioner, when the compressor operating condition is determined as being satisfied, determining, by the controller, whether the vehicle is in a state of being unattended for a long period of time using information collected from a vehicle, when the vehicle is determined as being in a state of being unattended for a long period of time, performing, by the controller, pre-run control for operating the compressor in a predetermined minimum load condition; and when a pre-run operating time for which the compressor is operated in a minimum load condition reaches a predetermined pre-run holding time, interrupting, by the controller, the pre-run control with respect to the compressor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an n? type layer on a first surface of the substrate, a p type region on a part of the n? type layer, a gate on the n? type layer and the p type region, a first gate protection layer on the gate and a second gate protection layer on the first gate protection layer, a source on the second gate protection layer and the p type region, and a drain on the second surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus of operating an OTA update for a vehicle includes an input device receiving approval information for approving an OTA update process of a vehicle from a user and an execution device executing one of a first process or a second process in response to the approval information being entered. Each of the first process and the second process includes at least one of a battery charging process of a battery in the vehicle or the OTA update process of the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a battery cell by stacking a negative electrode, a separator, and a positive electrode includes, a loading unit of loading the negative electrode, separator, and positive electrode, a negative electrode stacking unit disposed adjacent to the loading unit, and configured to cut a negative electrode material unwound from a negative electrode roll to a preset length and stack the cut negative electrode material on the loading unit, a separator stacking unit disposed adjacent to the loading unit, and configured to cut a separator material unwound from a separator roll to a preset length and to stack the cut separator material on the loading unit, and a positive electrode stacking unit disposed adjacent to the stacking unit, and configured to cut a positive electrode material unwound from a positive electrode roll to a preset length and stack the cut positive electrode material on the loading unit.

Abstract: A system for inspecting an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) using a mobile manipulator (MMP) of a vehicle factory includes the MMP including an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) coupled integrally with a manipulator that changes a position of a calibration target unit mounted to inspect the ADAS of a vehicle; and a server that transmits an ADAS inspection command to the MMP through an access point when the vehicle entering an inspection process is recognized and a centering of the vehicle is completed, in which the MMP inspects a mounting state of an ADAS sensor by moving the calibration target unit to a target position while moving to at least one of the front, rear and both sides of the vehicle according to the ADAS inspection command.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling object tracking and a method therefor are provided. The apparatus includes an object detector configured to detect an object in an image, an object tracker configured to track the object, a learning device configured to learn whether to enable the object detector based on features of the object and tracking results of the object tracker, and a controller configured to determine whether to enable the object detector by interworking with the learning device.

Abstract: A vehicle integrated control method includes determining a road surface status, determining a vehicle status, determining an integrated control mode by determining a control status of an electronic control suspension and a motion of a sprung mass and an unsprung mass based on the determination results of the road surface status and the vehicle status, and controlling the electronic control suspension and an in-wheel system by determining a control amount based on the determined integrated control mode.

Abstract: A foldable accelerator pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes: a pedal housing fixedly installed in a lower space of a driver seat, a pedal pad rotatably coupled to the pedal housing, and a hysteresis module to generate hysteresis when a driver manipulates the pedal pad. In a manual driving mode in which a driver directly drives the vehicle, the pedal pad 200 protrudes from the pedal housing 100 and is popped up to be exposed to the driver, and in an autonomous driving mode in which the driver does not directly drive the vehicle, the pedal pad 200 is inserted into the pedal housing 100 and is in a hidden (hide) state in which the exposure to the driver is blocked. It is possible to implement hysteresis through the hysteresis module 300 when the pedal pad 200 is manipulated.

Abstract: A battery pack mounting structure of a vehicle includes: a frame side member of a chassis frame provided so that an upper end portion thereof is located at a position spaced downward by a predetermined reference downward distance from a step height set in consideration of ease of boarding of passengers; a battery case provided so that a battery accommodated in the battery case overlaps the frame side member in a horizontal direction thereof; a case side portion forming a side surface of the battery case, coupled to a lower side of the frame side member, and including a lower end portion aligned with a lowest ground height of the vehicle; and a case lower plate forming the battery case while supporting a lower side of the battery and disposed at a position spaced upwards from the lowest ground height.

Abstract: An oil supply device for an electric vehicle powertrain apparatus, includes an electric oil pump, a motor lubrication flow path connected to the electric oil pump and provided to supply oil from the electric oil pump to a bearing of a motor, a motor cooling flow path branched from the motor lubrication flow path to supply oil for cooling the motor from the electric oil pump, and a cooling control valve apparatus provided in the motor cooling flow path to control oil supplied to the motor through the motor cooling flow path according to an operating state of the electric oil pump.

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated thermal management system for a vehicle including a refrigerant flow line extending to allow a refrigerant discharged from a compressor to flow in the order of an indoor condenser, an external condenser, and an evaporator and to flow back to the compressor, a refrigerant chiller line branching from the refrigerant flow line at each of the points downstream of the compressor, the indoor condenser, or the external condenser, the refrigerant chiller line joining the refrigerant flow line at a point upstream of the compressor after the refrigerant passes through a battery chiller and an electric chiller or bypasses the same, a battery cooling line extending to allow a coolant to circulate while passing through a battery radiator or the battery chiller, and an electric cooling line extending to allow a coolant to circulate while passing through an electric radiator or the electric chiller.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes an air flow line connected to a cathode, a cut-off valve provided in the air flow line so as to adjust an opened/closed state of the air flow line, a cooling medium configured to cool or heat a fuel cell stack, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the cut-off valve according to a driving mode of the fuel cell stack and to further adjust the position of the cut-off valve on the basis of a temperature of outside air or a temperature of the cooling medium.

Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell stack and a battery; an air compressor that supplies air to the fuel cell stack and is able to generate power during regenerative braking; a drive motor that provides driving force to a vehicle and is able to generate power during the regenerative braking; and a controller that controls operation of the air compressor so that a sum of power generation of the fuel cell stack and power generation of the regenerative braking of the air compressor and drive motor is close to a chargeable amount of the battery.

Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle includes: a base member forming a skeleton, a bus bar mounted on the base member, a connection groove formed by being depressed in the base member, a wire inserted into the connection groove, and a member cover coupled to the base member to block the bus bar and the connection groove from the outside.

Abstract: A luggage board for a vehicle includes a core layer; a first layer covering a portion of the core layer; and a second layer covering a remaining portion of the core layer except for a region covered by the first layer. End portions of the first layer and the second layer disposed on a side surface of the core layer are bonded to each other.