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 safety operation index calculation device and a method are disclosed. An apparatus may in close one or more processors and memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to extract, from driving data collected for drivers whose safety operation indexes are higher than a threshold value, driving data that may be determined as dangerous driving; classify, based on predetermined criteria, the extracted driving data into a plurality of groups; designate a group, of the plurality of groups, having a size larger than remaining groups of the plurality of groups, as a defensive driving group; and update the safety operation indexes for the drivers based on at least a portion, of the extracted driving data, corresponding to the remaining group.

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 chassis cab vehicle includes a lower frame, which constitutes a lower structure of the vehicle and is equipped with a pair of side members extending in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle. A battery is coupled between the side members. An upper body is coupled to a front portion of the lower frame and forms a cabin interior. A side sill is formed at a lower end at each side of the upper body and extends to a rear side of the cabin interior. The side sills overlap the respective side members in a lateral direction of the vehicle when coupled to the lower frame.

Abstract: A LiDAR and camera data fusion method includes generating a voxel-wise feature map based on point cloud data of a LiDAR sensor, generating a pixel-wise feature map based on image data of a camera, converting three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of point data of the voxel-wise feature map to two-dimensional (2D) coordinates, based on at least one predefined calibration parameter, and generating fused data by combining pixel data of the pixel-wise feature map and point data of the 2D coordinates.

Abstract: A catalyst for electrochemical reaction and a method of preparing the same are disclosed. Particularly, a heat treatment method is disclosed for oxidizing or reducing only a specific active material in a synthesized catalyst in which two or more active materials are mixed.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a short cut-in target includes a processor, wherein the processor is configured to generate a ROI on a grid map by use of sensor information provided from a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor mounted on a vehicle, sets a cut-in reference line based on a sensor information on the generated grid map, and is configured to control to adjust a dynamic object fusion (DOF) track based on the set cut-in reference line.

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.

Abstract: A composite resin composition and a molded product for a vehicle interior using the composite resin composition are disclosed. The molded product is manufactured from the composite resin composition at low cost in an eco-friendly manner by removing a painting or fiber wrapping operation. The composite resin effectively improves surface quality of the molded product for a vehicle interior.

Abstract: A fuel pump module for a vehicle includes: a pump positioned in a reservoir cup in a tank and configured to suction and discharge fuel from the reservoir cup; a mount plate mounted in an opening of the tank; a return valve on the mount plate and configured to pass return fuel, which is returned from an engine, into the tank; a shaft bracket connecting the mount plate and the pump in the tank and configured to fix the pump to the mount plate; a guide wall disposed on the shaft bracket to guide return fuel flowing in the tank through the return valve; and a channel disposed at the shaft bracket so that return fuel flows down and configured to discharge the return fuel into the reservoir cup.

Abstract: A device configured for displaying a side view of a vehicle includes a sensor assembly configured for obtaining vehicle speed information of the vehicle and a surrounding region image of the vehicle, a processor that generates a projection image to be displayed to a user based on the surrounding region image, and sets a projection position where the projection image is displayed based on the vehicle speed information, and a head up display for displaying the projection image at the projection position under control of the processor.

Abstract: A two-way welding gun includes a first welding tip or a second welding tip selected to be used depending on the shape of the flange of a vehicle body panel, which is an object for the spot welding, so that flanges of first vehicle body panels each including a shape matching the first welding tip are easily spot welded to each other using the first welding tip, and flanges of second vehicle body panels each including a shape different from the first welding tip but matching the second welding tip are easily spot welded to each other using the second welding tip.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite material through a wet compression molding (WCM) process is disclosed. The internal pressure of a mold is controlled so that productivity may be improved due to process automation through application of a resin using a robot. Quality of the composite material may be improved due to minimization of deformation of a foam core through control of the internal pressure of the mold.

Abstract: A motor mount device for an electric vehicle includes an inner pipe disposed along a front-rear direction of the vehicle, an outer pipe disposed coaxially with and around an outside of the inner pipe, and a main damper with a bridge. The bridge defines an upper chamber and a lower chamber between the inner pipe and the outer pipe along the front-rear direction and the main damper is elastically deformable according to a load transmitted through the inner pipe. The device also includes a middle plate disposed between the main damper and the outer pipe and configured to support a load in the front-rear direction transmitted through the inner pipe by compressing the bridge.

Abstract: A method of controlling cleaning of a sensor unit, includes determining, by a controller, whether autonomous driving is possible, determining, by a measurement unit, whether a vehicle is in a rainy environment, determining, by the controller, priorities of a plurality of sensor units according to a driving environment of the vehicle during the autonomous driving of the vehicle, setting, by the controller, the priorities of the sensor units according to the rainy environment and the driving environment of the vehicle, and pressure of air according to the driving environment, and setting a cleaning mode for determining air sprayed to each of the sensor units, and spraying air stored in an air tank to the sensor units according to the set cleaning mode.

Abstract: A method for controlling a swappable battery detachably mounted in a vehicle which includes a main battery fixed therein, includes determining a use mode among a plurality of modes which are different in a charge amount of charging the main battery by the swappable battery based on destination information of a navigation system, and controlling the swappable battery to charge the main battery based on the determined use mode to charge the main battery.

Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly includes a front cross member provided at the front of a cabin and extending in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, a front side member having one end connected to the front cross member and having another end extending rearwards of the front cross member, a fender member having one end connected to the front cross member and having another end extending outwardly upwards of the vehicle, and a connection joint connected to an end portion of the front cross member, having formed therein an inner space, and allowing the front cross member, the front side member, and the fender member to be interconnected in the inner space.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a relay which is controlled to close to supply a power from a battery to an electric field load or is controlled to open to block the power, a sensor that detects a state of charge (SOC) value of the battery and opening and closing of a door of the vehicle, and a controller that is configured to control the relay to close based on the power supplied from the battery or a power of an external power device, when the controller concludes that the SOC value of the battery is less than a first reference value and that the door is opened, and charges the battery with the power supplied from the external electronic device.

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: An aspect of the disclosure is to provide a vehicle capable of safely performing autonomous driving without user intervention through operations of control modules and communication between the control modules even in an emergency situation of an autonomous vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of control modules and a central processor. The central processor is configured to: in case of an emergency situation, determine a plurality of paths for each situation based on a speed of the vehicle; determine a risk corresponding to each of the plurality of paths for each situation based on the speed of the vehicle and a mass of the vehicle; determine a safety path corresponding to the smallest risk among the risks corresponding to each of the plurality of paths for each situation; and control the plurality of control modules based on a command set corresponding to the safety path.