Abstract: An electronic pedal device includes an accelerator pedal module and a brake pedal module that operate in a pressure operation manner, whereby a driver may operate the same with a small force. The driver may easily recognize the operational state of the pedal based on a haptic signal generated during operation of the pedal. Because operation of the pedal is detected through a dual detecting structure using a Hall sensor and a pressure sensor, safety may be further ensured during operation of the pedal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for identifying a spatial resource for an IoT network, the system including a plurality of IoTDs (IoT devices) configured to identify an empty spatial resource using an identification parameter and provide spectrum identification information corresponding to a result thereof, and a radio resource harvesting edge (RRHE) configured to receive the spectrum identification information, optimize the identification parameter based on the received spectrum identification information, and provide the optimized identification parameter to the IoTDs.

Abstract: A fuel supply control apparatus of an electrochemical cell uniformly distributes fuel supplied to the electrochemical cell. The fuel supply control apparatus includes a separator configured to have a fuel inlet, a fuel outlet, and a plurality of fuel channels arranged between the fuel inlet and the fuel outlet, and a fuel supply control plate stacked between the separator and a solid oxide cell and configured to uniformly distribute and supply fuel, flowing into the fuel channels, to the solid oxide cell, and the fuel supply control plate has a plurality of slits configured to extend in a direction orthogonal to the fuel channels and to be arranged in a length direction of the fuel channels.

Abstract: A light irradiation device includes: a mount part having a slide rail; a slide part connected to the mount part and configured to slide along the slide rail; and an optical module provided on one side of the slide part to irradiate light onto a user's body. The mount part includes: a body part; a connection bracket detachably coupled to the body part; a lower mount housing coupled to the connection bracket; and an upper mount housing coupled to the slide rail, and having a slide slit formed to expose the slide rail to the outside.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device includes a semiconductor sensor device having a cavity extending partially inward from one surface to provide a diaphragm adjacent an opposite surface. A barrier is disposed adjacent to the one surface and extends across the cavity, the barrier has membrane with a barrier body and first barrier strands bounded by the barrier body to define first through-holes. The electronic device further comprises one or more of a protrusion pattern disposed adjacent to the barrier structure, which can include a plurality of protrusion portions separated by a plurality of recess portions; one or more conformal membrane layers disposed over the first barrier strands; or second barrier strands disposed on and at least partially overlapping the first barrier strands. The second barrier strands define second through-holes laterally offset from the first through-holes. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A light irradiation device includes: a mount part having a slide rail; a slide part connected to the mount part and configured to slide along the slide rail; and an optical module provided on one side of the slide part to irradiate light onto a user's body. The slide part includes: a lower slide housing; an upper slide housing coupled to an upper portion of the lower slide housing; and a roller assembly having one side coupled to the upper slide housing and the other side penetrating the lower slide housing and connected to the slide rail.

Abstract: A spinal traction algorithm and a thermal spinal massage device to which the same is applied are disclosed. A spinal traction method applied to a thermal spinal massage device, according to one embodiment, allows a ceramic to travel along a spinal column on the basis of a spinal traction algorithm in order to deliver physical force to the spine, and generate force in at least two directions to help lordotic curve controlled traction (LCCT), wherein the spinal traction algorithm can generate a longitudinal tractive force as the ceramic horizontally travels while being in close contact with the spine in the axial direction along the spinal column and pulls the spine, and maintain a curve and generate a longitudinal tractive force as the ceramic rises from the posterior to the anterior.

Abstract: Methods and analyte sensors including at least a first working electrode having a first active area thereon, and performing a dip coating operation to deposit a bilayer membrane upon the first working electrode and the first active area. The bilayer may include an inner layer having a first membrane polymer and an outer layer having a second membrane polymer, the first membrane polymer and the second membrane polymer differing from one another. The dip coating operation may comprise one or more first dips in a first membrane formulation to form the inner layer of the bilayer membrane and one or more second dips in a second membrane formulation to form the outer layer of the bilayer membrane upon the inner layer.

Abstract: A system for inspecting thin glass includes: a housing including a body and a cover; a first shuttle which fixes an edge portion of the thin glass and reciprocates in a first axis direction; a first inspection part disposed on the body and which measures a position of a defect formed in the thin glass by taking a picture of the thin glass; a transport shuttle which separates the thin glass from the first shuttle, a second shuttle which separates the thin glass from the transport shuttle, fixes the thin glass, and reciprocates the upper surface of the body; and a second inspection part disposed on the body and spaced apart from the first inspection part and which inspects the position of the defect by taking an enlarged picture of the position of the defect. The first shuttle tensions and fixes the thin glass.

Abstract: A touch detection module includes driving electrodes extending parallel to each other, sensing electrodes crossing the driving electrodes, and a touch driver circuit for supplying touch driving signals to the driving electrodes and for detecting touch sensing signals through the sensing electrodes to determine touch position coordinates. The touch driver circuit selects between a group driving scheme and a sequential driving scheme for at least one frame. According to the group driving scheme, the touch driver circuit sorts the driving electrodes into groups, simultaneously drives driving electrodes in a same group among the groups, and drives the groups at different times. According to the sequential driving scheme, the touch driving circuit sequentially drives the driving electrodes.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly including a separation layer, and a plurality of cathodes and a plurality of anodes separated by the separation layer and repeatedly stacked, and a gas adsorption layer coated on a single surface of an outermost anode among the plurality of anodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound, a plurality of host materials, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the organic electroluminescent compound according to the present disclosure or by comprising a specific combination of compounds according to the present disclosure as a plurality of host materials, it is possible to produce an organic electroluminescent device having improved luminous efficiency, and/or lifetime properties compared to the conventional organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: Provided are a method for forming a wick part for a vapor chamber and a method for manufacturing the vapor chamber. The method for forming the wick part for the vapor chamber includes a base material preparation step for preparing a base material of a chamber body in which a refrigerant is accommodated, a laser installation step for setting a laser emitter on one side of the base material prepared in the base material preparation step, and a wick part processing step for processing a wick part having a predetermined size into a predetermined engraved pattern by means of a predetermined emitted laser beam by using the laser emitter installed in the laser installation step, thereby providing the advantage of being able to improve the product productivity of the vapor chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a citrate synthase variant, a microorganism comprising the variant, and a method for producing L-amino acids using the microorganism.

Abstract: An image processing device is provided, which has an improved face detection method. The image processing device may include a background manager, which determines a foreground region having a target object and a background region which excludes the target object based on image data that includes pixel values of pixels included in the image and depth map data that includes disparity values of the image pixels. A target object manager determines a reference position of the target object by counting foreground pixels included in the foreground region in a preset direction at a plurality of positions, and detecting the target object corresponding to a preset shape within a region of interest that is set based on the reference position.

Abstract: Disclosed is an automated liquid-phase immunoassay apparatus used with a cuvette having a plurality of chambers containing a reagent necessary for detection of an analyte in a biological specimen. The apparatus includes a movable cuvette module equipped with the cuvette, an optical reading module for optical assaying of a material resulting from a reaction between the specimen and the reagent, and a dispenser module which is positioned on the cuvette module and which dispenses the specimen and the reagent to the plurality of chambers of the cuvette and washes the specimen and the reagent therefrom.

Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus is configured so that a driver may operate a pedal 200 with a small effort, the electronic pedal apparatus may operate by fine displacement during the operation of the pedals, the pedals apparatus may allow the driver to clearly recognize an operating situation of the pedals by use of a magnetic force (repulsive force) having a quadratic function graph, and a compact mechanism having a foldable function may be implemented by use of an electromagnet that changes in polarity.

Abstract: A sensor cleaning system for cleaning an environment sensor includes: an air cleaning system configured to clean an environment sensor by spraying compressed air; a washer fluid cleaning system configured to clean the environment sensor by spraying washer fluid onto the environment sensor; a suction cleaning system configured to suck around the environment sensor; and a controller configured to control the air cleaning system, the washer fluid cleaning system, and the suction cleaning system.

Abstract: An activation method for a lithium secondary battery includes: a primary charging process charging a lithium secondary battery; a first degassing process discharging an internal gas containing oxygen to an outside of the lithium secondary battery or moving the internal gas containing oxygen to a gas pocket part after the primary charging process; an aging process aging the lithium secondary battery after the first degassing process; and a second degassing process removing gas from the aged lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plurality of host materials comprising a first host material having a compound represented by formula 1, and a second host material having a compound represented by formula 2, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising a specific combination of compounds of the present disclosure as host materials, it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescent device having higher luminous efficiency and/or longer lifespan properties as compared with a conventional organic electroluminescent device.