Abstract: A system for predicting injuries includes a plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data and an apparatus having an input-output interface and a processor coupled to the input-output interface and wherein the processor is coupled to a memory, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations including receiving the sensor data, applying analytics to the sensor data, based on the applying step, predicting a likely injury, and transmitting a report based on the predicting step.

Abstract: An active sound design (ASD) tuning device and a method thereof may include an ASD device that generates a virtual engine sound for each vehicle situation and a control device that outputs a composite sound by correcting and synthesizing the virtual engine sound and an internal sound measured for each vehicle situation based on a binaural vehicle impulse response (BVIR).

Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for providing an enhanced indication of an object that is located via a visual feed in accordance with a user context are disclosed. For instance, in one example, a processing system including at least one processor may detect a user context from a visual feed, locate an object via the visual feed in accordance with the user context, and provide an enhanced indication of the object via an augmented reality display.

Abstract: A battery charging apparatus and method for a vehicle are provided. The charging apparatus for the vehicle includes a third switching element provided between a first battery and a second battery, configured to electrically connect or disconnect the first battery and the second battery; a first switching element configured to supply or cut off a charging current supplied from outside to the first battery; a second switching element configured to supply or cut off the charging current supplied from the outside to the second battery; and a controller configured to control the first switching element, the second switching element, and the third switching element in order to selectively charge at least one of the first battery or the second battery.

Abstract: A video decoding method and a video decoding apparatus are configured to decode video. To efficiently code residual blocks obtained from block-based motion compensation, a video encoding apparatus and the video decoding apparatus divide a relevant residual block of a current block into two subblocks in a horizontal or vertical direction and encode one residual subblock alone out of the two residual subblocks.

Abstract: A deep learning-based autonomous vehicle control system includes: a processor determining an autonomous driving control based on deep learning, correcting an error in determination of the deep learning-based autonomous driving control based on determination of an autonomous driving control based on a predetermined expert rule, and controlling an autonomous vehicle; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing data for the determination of the deep learning-based autonomous driving control, data for the determination of the expert rule-based autonomous driving control, and information about the error in the determination of the deep learning-based autonomous driving control.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrode including a porous substrate, a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell including the same and a method of manufacturing the same. In the method of manufacturing the membrane-electrode assembly, the amount of a catalyst that is loaded depending on the position is applied in a gradational manner, thus efficiently using the catalyst, thereby reducing costs owing to the use of a decreased amount of the metal catalyst. Further, the membrane-electrode assembly includes the electrode including a porous substrate, thus making it easy to select hot-pressing conditions and increasing processing efficiency. The porous substrate is hydrophobic and the pore size in the electrode is not decreased compared to conventional electrodes, thus reducing flooding and generating various operation regions. The electrode including the porous substrate can minimize electrode loss, thus improving electrode durability.

Abstract: A vehicle body for an electrical vehicle includes: side sills, which are coupled to side surfaces of a floor panel, rear side members, front end portions of which overlap rear end portions of the side sills and which are coupled the side surfaces of the floor panel, a battery, which is positioned at a lower portion of the floor panel and is mounted to portions of the side sills in front of the rear side members and to portions at which the side sills overlap the rear side members, and rear extension members having a strength lower than any of the side sills and the rear side members, the rear extension members being connected at front ends thereof to rear ends of the rear side members, and the rear extension members being coupled to the side surfaces of the floor panel.

Abstract: An apparatus for improving turning performance of a vehicle includes: a turning characteristic detection module configured to detect a turning situation based on vehicle information obtained from at least one sensor and to calculate a required driving force to be implemented in the vehicle for a turning motion; a driving force estimation module configured to estimate a limited driving force applicable to a drive wheel; and a turning characteristic control module configured to control and apply a braking force corresponding to a difference between the required driving force and the limited driving force to a motor to inhibit a wheel slip, when the required driving force is greater than the limited driving force.

Abstract: An embodiment apparatus for generating a route includes a sensor configured to detect an occupant, luggage loaded in a vehicle, and a transportation device, and a controller configured to determine whether the transportation device is available based on the occupant and the luggage, determine a difficulty of boarding public transportation based on the occupant and the luggage, set a route search target, and generate at least one moving route based on the route search target.

Abstract: A method and a device for encoding/decoding a video are provided. A method for decoding a video according to the present disclosure includes generating an inter prediction block for a current block, based on a reference block that corresponds to the current block and exists in a reference picture. The method for decoding the video also includes generating an intra prediction block for the current block, based on the reference block and a first reference pixel adjacent to the reference block. The method for decoding the video also includes deriving weighted values assigned to the inter prediction block and the intra prediction block, based on not using the current block for distortion calculation. The method for decoding the video also includes generating a combined inter/intra prediction (CIIP) block of the current block, based on the weight values, the inter prediction block, and the intra prediction block.

Abstract: Described herein is a vehicle and a control method thereof. The vehicle includes a maneuver sensor provided to obtain maneuver data of the vehicle, a vehicle environment sensor provided to obtain lane information of a road on which the vehicle is traveling, and a controller electrically connected to the vehicle environment sensor, wherein the controller predicts a first trajectory of the vehicle based on a physics-based model using the maneuver data, predicts a second trajectory of the vehicle based on a maneuver-based model using the maneuver data and the lane information, and predicts a final trajectory of the vehicle based on the first trajectory and the second trajectory.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a discharge pressure of a fluid includes: a pump configured to suck the fluid through an inlet or to discharge the sucked fluid through an outlet; a distributor connected to the pump and to an injection nozzle provided by a sensor and configured to distribute the fluid discharged from the pump to the sensor; and a controller. The controller is configured to control the pump to operate selectively in accordance with detection of contamination of the sensor and to control operation of the distributor to be forcibly delayed during operation of the pump such that the fluid distributed to the sensor, when detected as being contaminated, is controlled to reach a selected required discharge pressure of different required discharge pressures selected in accordance with water amount information and a degree of contamination of the sensor.

Abstract: A power socket includes a terminal support base, at least one set of conductive terminals, at least one slider, an elastic component, a circuit board component, a photoelectric sensor, and a controller, wherein the photoelectric sensor is configured to detect the extending plate passing through the through hole to generate a trigger signal, and the controller is electrically connected to the photoelectric sensor and at least one set of conductive terminals, and the controller is configured to control the corresponding conductive terminal to be conducted according to the trigger signal.

Abstract: A video encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. A video decoding method includes deriving a spatial merge candidate, based on neighboring blocks spatially adjacent to a current block. The method also includes deriving a temporal merge candidate, based on neighboring blocks temporally adjacent to the current block. The method also includes generating a first merge candidate list based on the spatial merge candidate and the temporal merge candidate. The method also includes deriving a history-based merge candidate, based on motion information of a block encoded before the current block. The method also includes generating a second merge candidate list, based on the first merge candidate list and the history-based merge candidate. The method also includes generating a prediction block of the current block, based on the second merge candidate list. The first merge candidate list and the second merge candidate list are generated based on a priority of motion information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane composition for injection molding and a method for manufacturing the same. Specifically, the thermoplastic polyurethane composition includes 0.5% by weight to 10.0% by weight of a sulfonate diol, 13% by weight to 60% by weight of an isocyanate, 30% by weight to 70% by weight of an ether-containing polyester polyol, and 5% by weight to 40% by weight of a chain extender.

Abstract: A variable grille apparatus can adjust a flow rate of air flowing through a grille and upgrade an opening/closing operation when adjusting the flow rate of the air, thereby improving merchantability. In addition, by diversifying the opening/closing operation of the grille such as sequentially operating or simultaneously operating the opening/closing operation of the grille, it is possible to upgrade the opening/closing operation of the grille, diversify the exterior design, and secure the flow rate of air through the optimization of the structural arrangement.

Abstract: A vehicle body frame includes a lower frame fixed to a floor of a vehicle to define a lower region of an internal space in the vehicle, a roof frame connected to an upper portion of the lower frame to define an upper region of the internal space, configured to slid in a vertical direction of the vehicle with respect to the lower frame, to expand the internal space upwards when the roof frame slides upwards, a lower door frame forming a lower portion of a vehicle door, and an upper door frame connected to the lower door frame to form an upper portion of the vehicle door, and configured to slid together with the roof frame to expand the vehicle door upwards when the roof frame slides upwards.

Abstract: A fuel cell system and a control method thereof include an air supply line supplying air to a fuel cell stack and an air discharge line discharging post-reaction air, a stack pressure sensor provided in the air supply line to measure pressure of air at an inlet side of the stack supplied to a cathode side of the fuel cell stack, an air cutoff valve provided with a bypass line connecting the air supply line and the air discharge line in the air cutoff valve, and a controller electrically connected to the stack pressure sensor and the air cutoff valve and configured to determine pressurization time and pressurization torque for the air cutoff valve when the controller concludes that it is necessary to shut off air inside a cathode and control the stack pressure sensor and the air cutoff valve according to the determined pressurization time and the determined pressurization torque so that inside of the cathode is airtight even after stopping of a fuel cell in the fuel cell stack is completed.

Abstract: A method and system for installing an application in a mobility device are disclosed. The method of installing an application in a mobility device includes: securing data matched to the mobility device in a server based on application installation information included in an application installation request in response to the application installation request received from the mobility device; creating a metadata adapter of the application in the server based on the secured matching data; transmitting the created metadata adapter together with binary data of the application from the server to the mobility device; and installing the application in the mobility device using the metadata adapter transmitted from the server to the mobility device.