Abstract: A mobility apparatus may include a plurality of first wheels, at least one first driving motor configured to provide a driving force to the plurality of first wheels, a first battery configured to supply power to the at least one first driving motor, and a first controller configured to control the at least one first driving motor and the first battery. When a second battery is removably and electrically connected to the first battery through a DC/DC converter, the first controller may perform the SOC control for minimizing natural discharge and/or degradation during long-term parking for the first battery and the second battery according to the driving control mode in which the mobility apparatus is being driven.

Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell including a plurality of battery cells, a cooling member located at one end of the battery cell, and a plurality of heat transfer members, each of the heat transfer members being configured to discharge heat from each of the battery cells to the cooling member. The heat transfer members include a plurality of first heat transfer parts, each of the first heat transfer parts being located along a corresponding one of one side surfaces of the respective battery cells, and a plurality of second heat transfer parts, each of the second heat transfer parts being configured to at least partially surround a corresponding one of one ends of the respective battery cells, each of the one ends being adjacent to the cooling member.

Abstract: A battery fire prevention apparatus for a vehicle is able to effectively prevent a fire in a battery due to a collision with an obstacle. When an obstacle collision on a vehicle side is predicted, the battery is effectively protected from an impact caused by the obstacle and a battery fire is prevented by controlling the operations of battery fixing devices, airbag devices, and height control devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assisting a vehicle to stop at crosswalks and intersections by using a surround view monitor (SVM). In particular, the method includes: obtaining a front top-view image of the vehicle by using the SVM, performing a stop line detection in the front top-view image, and performing a crosswalk detection in the front top-view image in response to no detection of a stop line. The method further includes: generating a virtual stop line in response to a detection of a crosswalk, and controlling the vehicle to stop based on the detected stop line or the generated virtual stop line.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a vehicle body height of a vehicle and generating power includes a rack gear connected to a wheel and configured to be moved in a vertical direction by a vertical movement of the wheel relative to a road surface, a pinion gear configured to be rotated by movement of the rack gear while engaging with the rack gear, a one-way bearing connected to the pinion gear and configured to be rotated together with the pinion gear, the one-way bearing being configured to operate to transmit a load when rotating in one direction and not to transmit a load when rotating in the other direction, an electric generator connected to the one-way bearing and configured to generate electricity by the rotation of the one-way bearing in one direction, and a capacitor connected to the electric generator and configured to accumulate electricity generated by the electric generator.

Abstract: A device for controlling a vehicle including a communication device in communication with a server, and a processor that transmits at least one of route guidance information provided while the vehicle travels on a route to a destination or traffic information on the route, or any combination thereof to the server, and determines an output point of a pop-up image based on a weight reflecting at least one of an entry failure probability or the traffic information, or any combination thereof received from the server.

Abstract: Disclosed is a turbocharger control device of a vehicle and a method of estimating base boost pressure using the same. The turbocharger control device of a vehicle includes a status information collection unit for collecting real-time status information according to an operation of a turbocharger when a vehicle is operated from various types of sensors, and a control unit for precisely estimating a base boost pressure by excluding a turbocharger boost pressure from a current boost pressure through a turbine power function and a compressor power function based on a physical model based on the collected status information.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle and a vibration control method thereof is provided. The vibration control method of the hybrid electric vehicle includes: receiving rotor angle information of a motor generated based on information detected by a resolver; receiving first engine rotation-angle information of an engine generated based on information detected by a cam angle sensor or a crank angle sensor; generating engine rotation-angle candidates based on the rotor angle information; and identifying a second engine rotation-angle based on the engine rotation-angle candidates and the first engine rotation-angle information.

Abstract: A cathode active material for lithium secondary batteries having a multiphase structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The cathode active material includes a lithium oxide according to the chemical formula Li1+xMn2O4 and having a multiphase structure including at least a cation-disordered rock salt (DRX) structure. In the formula, x satisfies the relationship 0?x?0.75.

Abstract: A mobility apparatus includes a plurality of first wheels, at least one first driving motor configured to provide a driving force to the plurality of first wheels, a first high voltage battery configured to supply power to the at least one first driving motor, and a first controller configured to control the at least one first driving motor and the first high voltage battery, and, when a second high voltage battery is removably and electrically connected to a first mobility apparatus, the first controller may control either the first high voltage battery or the second high voltage battery to operate to supply power to the first driving motor while performing conditioning for the other one.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery includes an unwinder supplying a current collector to be coated to a predetermined position, a coating device coating a coating liquid on the current collector, a drying device drying the coated current collector, and a rewinder winding the coated current collector passing through the drying device at a predetermined position.

Abstract: A method for carbonizing a polymer and a graphite prepared by the method are disclosed. The method includes a stabilization treatment operation of treating a polyolefin-based polymer with an acid solution containing at least one of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, or a combination thereof. The method also includes a carbonization treatment operation of carbonizing the stabilized polymer at a temperature within a range of 400 to 3350° C. The graphite obtained therefrom is soft carbon.

Abstract: A device for controlling a vehicle includes a navigation system that acquires big data including a point of interest (POI) with a visit history of a requestor who has requested a place recommendation, and a processor that performs preprocessing on the big data for learning acquired in advance to generate input data, trains a POI recommendation model based on the input data, and inputs the big data into the POI recommendation model that has been trained to generate at least one place the requestor is expected to visit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas diffusion layer structure for a unit cell of a fuel cell, the gas diffusion layer structure includes a gas diffusion layer disposed between a catalyst layer and a separator of the unit cell of the fuel cell, in which the gas diffusion layer includes a microporous layer positioned adjacent to the catalyst layer, and a base layer positioned between the microporous layer and the separator, in which the base layer includes: a microporous layer adjacent region disposed adjacent to the microporous layer, and a gas channel adjacent region disposed adjacent to the separator, and in which the gas diffusion layer is pressed so that a solid volume fraction of the gas channel adjacent region and the microporous layer adjacent region increases to a target solid volume fraction.

Abstract: An area-based video recording setting method includes setting at least two classified areas based on geographic navigation information, setting an activation state of video recording for each of the classified areas, acquiring location information of a vehicle based on the navigation information and global positioning system (GPS) location information, and determining whether the acquired location information corresponds to a location in the classified areas. In response to a determination that the location is in the classified areas, the video recording is performed according to the set activation state of the video recording.

Abstract: A reservoir tank assembly and a heat pump system including the same are disclosed. The reservoir tank assembly may include a reservoir tank configured to remove air contained in a coolant and an adapter fluidly connecting the reservoir tank and a coolant line along which the coolant flows. A part of the coolant flowing along the coolant line is introduced into any one degassing chamber among a plurality of degassing chambers through the adapter. The coolant passing through the plurality of degassing chambers is discharged to the coolant line through the adapter.

Abstract: A sulfide-based solid electrolyte has an argyrodite-type crystal structure which is doped with an element having an oxidation number of 4 and a transition metal having an oxidation number of 6 so as to improve moisture stability and ionic conductivity of the sulfide-based solid electrolyte.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory storing computer-executable instructions and at least one processor that accesses the memory and executes the instructions. The at least one processor filters received global navigational satellite system (GNSS) signals to identify valid satellites, based on receiving the GNSS signals, obtains a digital map of a predetermined target area around a reference position, identifies candidate satellites from the valid satellites, based on coordinates obtained by projecting positions of the valid satellites and the reference position in a first direction and the digital map, in a 3D space including the positions of the valid satellites and the reference position, and identifies at least one target satellite meeting a line of sight (LOS) at the reference position, based on coordinates obtained by projecting positions of the candidate satellites and the reference position in a second direction and the digital map.

Abstract: Proposed is a motor control method to control the phase angles of a first partial motor and a second partial motor. In particular, the first partial motor includes a first type 3-phase coil and the second partial motor includes a second type 3-phase coil. In a rotation speed region less than or equal to a predetermined reference rotation speed, the phase angles of the first and second partial motors are controlled to be equal. Meanwhile, the phase angles of the first partial motor and the second partial motor are controlled to be different from each other in a rotation speed region exceeding the reference rotation speed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for calculating estimated arrival time. The apparatus includes a route setting unit configured to set a route for a destination of a user vehicle. The apparatus also includes a vehicle location determining unit configured to determine a location of the user vehicle and identify a traffic signal to be encountered on the route based on the location of the user vehicle. The apparatus further includes a traffic light waiting time prediction unit configured to calculate in real time a traffic light waiting time expected after the user vehicle enters a waiting queue of the traffic signal based on signal change 10 data for the traffic signal and vehicle movement data of vehicles in the waiting queue. The apparatus further includes an estimated arrival time calculating unit configured to calculate an estimated arrival time to the destination based on the traffic light waiting time.