Abstract: A method, implemented by a computer, for determining a position of a personal mobility device (PMD) comprises: estimating a position of a PMD based on a first wireless signal; determining whether the PMD is within an intermediate area between a first area and a second area, based on an estimated position of the PMD; determining whether the PMD moves to the second area, by using both the first wireless signal and a second wireless signal; and determining position of the PMD by using any one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal based on a movement of the PMD to the second area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wearable pressure ulcer detection sensor, and the wearable pressure ulcer detection sensor according to the present invention includes a pressure sensor measuring pressure based on a change in capacitance caused by physical force, a temperature sensor measuring temperature based on a change in electrical conductivity due to electron hopping, and an impedance sensor including two electrodes spaced apart from each other and in contact with skin.

Abstract: A conductive composite material, a method of preparing the same, and a secondary battery including the same. The conductive composite material may increase the proportion of an active material when forming an electrode by chemically bonding a conductive material and a binder to each other. A method of preparing the conductive composite material comprises ionizing carbon-based particles in a predetermined polarity, ionizing PTFE particles in a polarity different from that of the carbon-based particles, and chemically bonding the ionized carbon-based particles and the ionized PTFE particles, which are ionized in different polarities, to each other.

Abstract: Proposed is an air gap adjustment apparatus. The apparatus is for enabling an air gap between the inner surface of a stator and the outer surface of a rotor, which are installed in an inner space of a housing, to be uniform overall. A plurality of fastening holes are formed so as to surround a shaft through hole of an end plate constituting the housing. A fastener, which has passed through a bearing housing of a bearing, is fastened to each fastening hole so as to mount the bearing to the end plate. An adjusting member body of an adjusting member, which has passed through the bearing housing, is positioned in an adjusting member seating part which is formed at the entrance of each fastening hole. The adjusting member rotates about the adjusting member body so that a head part may adjust the position of the bearing.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an encoding apparatus using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) scanning, which includes a mode selection means for selecting an optimal mode for intra prediction; an intra prediction means for performing intra prediction onto video inputted based on the mode selected in the mode selection means; a DCT and quantization means for performing DCT and quantization onto residual coefficients of a block outputted from the intra prediction means; and an entropy encoding means for performing entropy encoding onto DCT coefficients acquired from the DCT and quantization by using a scanning mode decided based on pixel similarity of the residual coefficients.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus requests information associated with a plurality of parts of an autonomous vehicle from an external electronic device and calculates a fault rate for each of the plurality of parts using the information associated with the plurality of parts. The apparatus identifies that a first fault rate corresponding to a first part among the calculated fault rates is greater than or equal to a specified first value and calculates a first failure rate at which the first part causes a failure of the autonomous vehicle using the first fault rate. The apparatus stores the first fault rate and information associated with the first part in storage and stops performing a function associated with the first part or stops performing the entire autonomous driving function of the autonomous vehicle after a fault or a failure of the autonomous vehicle occurs.

Abstract: An apparatus collects real-time driving information and real-time state information of an autonomous vehicle, receives a dataset from an external electronic device, selects a signal for collecting pieces of information of a plurality of parts, based on at least a portion of the dataset, identifies at least one policy associated with the selected signal, selects a first policy among the at least one policy, based on the at least a portion of the dataset, collects the signal, based on the first selected first policy, calculates a reference prediction value, based on the at least a portion of the dataset, compares the real-time driving information and the real-time state information with the calculated reference prediction value, and identifies states of the plurality of parts using the compared result.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to technology that controls a remote moving body based on collaboration between the moving body and human, and a method for controlling a moving body includes acquiring a first biosignal indicating an intention to start operation of the moving body from a user, operating the moving body, determining a surrounding situation of the moving body that autonomously controls the driving, providing the user with surrounding information of the moving body for inducing path setting, acquiring a second biosignal evoked by recognition of the surrounding information from the user, setting a driving direction of the moving body, commanding the moving body to automatically perform a driving operation to be carried out in the set driving direction, and acquiring a third biosignal responsive to recognition of a driving error from the user and correcting the driving direction of the moving body to induce driving path resetting.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: where R1 is a chelating agent labeled with a metallic radioisotope. A thrombus imaging composition including the compound or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof labeled with a metallic radioisotope as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a composition for stabilizing a radiopharmaceutical, the composition comprising a vitamin B compound as an active component; and a radiopharmaceutical composition comprising the same. Due to the inclusion of the vitamin B compound, it is possible to stabilize the radiochemical purity of the radioactive compound by inhibiting the radioactive degradation thereof at room temperature as well as at high temperature.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a process chamber provided with a reaction space and having at least one insulation member exposed to the reaction space; a substrate support member for supporting a substate at the reaction space; a gas supply member for selectively supplying a passivation gas or a process gas to the reaction space; a plasma source for exciting the passivation gas or the process gas to a plasma; and a controller for controlling the gas supply member and the plasma source, and wherein the controller controls the gas supply member and the plasma source so the passivation gas is supplied to the reaction space and a supplied passivation gas is excited to the plasma, in a state at which the substrate is not taken into the reaction space.

Abstract: A substrate treating apparatus includes a process chamber having a reaction space with one or more insulation members exposed to the reaction space; a substrate support member supporting a substrate at the reaction space; a gas supply member selectively supplying a passivation gas and a process gas to the reaction space; a plasma source exciting a gas into a plasma; and a controller which controls the gas supply member and the plasma source, and after a substrate to be treated is taken into the reaction space and supported by the support member, the controller controls the gas supply member and the plasma source to supply the passivation gas and the process gas to the reaction space simultaneously or sequentially, and generate a plasma in the reaction space under the condition of stopping a supply of the passivation gas but supplying the process gas.

Abstract: A method of operating a storage device that is connected to a host includes entering an authentication mode; and performing the authentication operation responsive to entering the authentication mode. The performing of the authentication operation includes receiving a read command and a first random authentication address from the host; performing an authentication procedure based on at least a portion of the first random authentication address; and generating result data responsive to performing the authentication algorithm.

Abstract: A biosensor with improved detection sensitivity of a target substance, a method for preparing a biosensor with improved detection sensitivity, and a method for detecting a target substance using the biosensor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to technology that controls a remote moving body based on collaboration between the moving body and human, and a method for controlling a moving body includes acquiring a first biosignal indicating an intention to start operation of the moving body from a user, operating the moving body, determining a surrounding situation of the moving body that autonomously controls the driving, providing the user with surrounding information of the moving body for inducing path setting, acquiring a second biosignal evoked by recognition of the surrounding information from the user, setting a driving direction of the moving body, commanding the moving body to automatically perform a driving operation to be carried out in the set driving direction, and acquiring a third biosignal responsive to recognition of a driving error from the user and correcting the driving direction of the moving body to induce driving path resetting.

Abstract: A method for preparing a radiopharmaceutical and, specifically, a method for preparing an organic fluoride-aliphatic compound usable as a radiopharmaceutical, a method for purifying the prepared organic fluoride-aliphatic compound, and a method for preparing a radiopharmaceutical by using a cassette comprising a backdraft preventing reaction container. A method for preparing an organic fluorinated aliphatic compound includes allowing a fluorine salt to react with a leaving group-containing aliphatic compound by using a multifunctional solvent represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 to obtain an aliphatic compound labeled with [18F] fluoride substituting for the leaving group. The organic fluoride-aliphatic compound can be prepared and purified through even a simple process at high yield, high efficiency, and high purity, and the radiopharmaceutical can be safely prepared without damage to a synthetic apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for labelling fluorine-18, which is a radioisotope, and more specifically, to a method for labelling a [18F]fluoride in a method for preparing an organic [18F]fluoro compound by reacting an alkyl halide or an alkyl sulfonate with a [18F]fluoride, wherein a [18F]fluoride supported on a quaternary alkyl ammonium polymer support is eluted using a solution containing a metal salt or a quaternary ammonium salt with an adjusted pH, and a base is not additionally used. The present invention enables a labeling reaction without an additional base after precisely reflecting the concentration of a base absolutely necessary for the nucleophilic substitution of a [18F]fluoride or eluting a [18F]fluoride using a [18F]fluoride eluent with an adjusted pH, thereby stably obtaining a [18F]fluoride-labelled compound in a high yield, and is thus useful for production of fluorine-18-labelled radioactive medical supplies.

Abstract: A method of operating a storage device that is connected to a host includes entering an authentication mode; and performing the authentication operation responsive to entering the authentication mode. The performing of the authentication operation includes receiving a read command and a first random authentication address from the host; performing an authentication procedure based on at least a portion of the first random authentication address; and generating result data responsive to performing the authentication algorithm.