Abstract: A battery assembly includes a battery casing having a bottom surface on which a cooling channel is provided. A plurality of fastening grooves is formed by recessing the bottom surface at a plurality of points thereon. The battery assembly also includes a battery module. A lower surface of the battery module is seated on the bottom surface of the battery casing. A plurality of coupling units is provided on an edge of the lower surface at a plurality of points thereon. The coupling units are positioned to protrude toward the bottom surface in such a manner as to correspond to the plurality of fastening grooves. When the battery module is seated on the battery casing, respective ones of the coupling units are inserted into respective ones of the fastening grooves, thereby being fastened thereto and keeping the lower surface in contact with the cooling channel on the bottom surface.

Abstract: A leak diagnosis system for a humidifier of a fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack including a cathode and an anode, an air supply system including at least one of an air compressor, an air cutoff valve, and an air pressure control valve, a hydrogen supply system including at least one of a hydrogen supply valve and a hydrogen purge valve, a humidifier that humidifies air flowing into the cathode, and a controller that maintains airtightness of the cathode, purges hydrogen on a side of the anode, and then releases the airtightness of the cathode to diagnose whether a leak has occurred in the humidifier.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a traffic volume based on demand for route search, includes a processor and a storage medium configured to record one or more programs configured to be executable by the processor. The processor is configured to collect a plurality of pieces of route search data, generate route search demand data based on the collected plurality of pieces of route search data, correct the route search demand data based on an overcrowded road exceeding a marginal traffic volume, and estimate an actual traffic volume for each road by applying the corrected route search demand data to a pre-trained learning model.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a camera configured to obtain a surrounding image of the vehicle and a Lidar configured to obtain point cloud data detected from one or more object positioned around the vehicle. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to generate information about a three dimensional (3D) bounding box and information about a two dimensional (2D) keypoint, corresponding to each object among the one or more objects, based on sensor data obtained from the camera and the Lidar. The controller is further configured to estimate a depth of each keypoint, based on the information about the 3D bounding box and the information about the information about the 2D keypoint, to generate information about a 3D keypoint for each object among the one or more objects.

Abstract: A gas station information-provision system includes a determination part configured to determine a vehicle's fueling history using a first fuel type among a plurality of types of fuel. The system also includes an execution part configured to output gas station information about a gas station available for fueling with the first-type fuel, if a preset condition according to the fueling history with the first fuel type is satisfied.

Abstract: A method of controlling an autonomous vehicle includes: under control of a processor, acquiring, using a communication unit, a signal indicative of connection between the autonomous vehicle and a trailer; activating an autonomous driving based on the signal; learning a speed-specific acceleration pattern of the autonomous vehicle based on the activated autonomous driving; determining overloading by comparing and analyzing the learned acceleration pattern with a preset normal pattern; and determining whether to maintain the activated autonomous driving based on a result of the determination on the overloading.

Abstract: A shutoff valve structure of a liquefied petroleum injection (LPI) engine includes an operation valve disposed within a pump housing in a fuel pump and configured to allow or block the flow of fuel from the fuel pump. The shutoff valve structure includes an extension including a knob disposed outside the pump housing and connected to the operation valve by being extended into the pump housing. The operation valve is operable by the knob.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a sensor having at least one camera to obtain information about objects positioned around the vehicle. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to detect at least one object image from an image obtained from the camera. The controller predicts a position of each object on the image currently obtained, based on information about objects recognized from an image previously obtained. The controller recognizes an object by analyzing correlation between two objects based on an object image detected at the predicted position and an object image previously recognized.

Abstract: An apparatus and method analyze oscillation frequency data based on an artificial intelligence structure including a fully connected network (FCN), which generates output data by being inserted into at least one of the encoder and the decoder and analyzing the relationship of all data. The apparatus includes a sensor unit configured to sense oscillation signals generated from a vehicle part in a time series manner by having a plurality sensors disposed thereon and includes a computing device configured to analyze oscillation frequency data based on sensing data provided from the plurality of sensors.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a movable protector for fixing a high-voltage wire used for a vehicle, which improves an operation of fastening a high-voltage connector using a movable clip absorbing a wiring slack length of, and maintaining a path for, the high-voltage wire.

Abstract: A training data generation apparatus may include a first network and a second network that individually learn a first image based on supervised learning and perform ensemble learning on a second image based on unsupervised learning. The apparatus also may include a fusion network that obtains a fusion output value based on the ensemble learning results of the first network and the second network. The apparatus also may include a target network that learns the second image to imitate the fusion output value.

Abstract: An apparatus for building a deep learning model for image learning includes a first deep learning model configured to obtain a first spatial feature map and a first heatmap including center information of an object belonging to an image by learning the image. The apparatus also includes a second deep learning model configured to perform imitation learning on the first deep learning model. The second deep learning model may obtain a second spatial feature map by learning the image and perform learning such that the second spatial feature map imitates the first spatial feature map. The second deep learning model may also obtain a second heatmap including a center of the object and perform learning such that the second heatmap imitates the first heatmap.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that determines whether a current driving condition of the vehicle is a limit situation during an autonomous driving control. When the limit situation is determined, the processor demands to transfer a control authority to a user of the vehicle. When the control authority is not transferred to the user, the processor starts a minimum risk maneuver. After the vehicle is stopped after the minimum risk maneuver ends, the processor controls engagement of an electronic parking brake device. The autonomous driving control apparatus further includes a storage configured to store driving condition data of the vehicle and a set of instructions executed by the processor.

Abstract: A vehicle has a sensor thawing device that discharges high-temperature air in a target direction, which is any one of left, right, down, or up directions, to an air discharge duct extended from a molding box coupled to a radiator grill. The device heats outside air introduced into a heat source line with a heat source including a heating wire to convert the outside air into high-temperature air. The device supplies the high-temperature air to an air distribution box, moves the air discharge duct in the target direction by forming the air pressure with a part of the high-temperature air by using an air pressure actuator, and supplies the air discharge duct with the remaining high-temperature air through a moving duct.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for examining an air conditioner for a vehicle are provided. The apparatus may include: an outside air temperature value receiving module configured to receive a vehicle outside air temperature value from an outside air temperature sensor; a refrigerant pressure value receiving module configured to receive a vehicle refrigerant pressure value from a refrigerant pressure sensor; a refrigerant amount examination module configured to examine a minimum amount of refrigerant in a vehicle by using the outside air temperature value and the refrigerant pressure value; and a notification display module configured to display a notification to a user according to a result of examining the amount of refrigerant.

Abstract: A foldable chair includes a first frame; a second frame disposed in parallel with the first frame; a connection portion configured to movably connect the first frame and the second frame and change in length based on movement between the first frame and the second frame; a seat accommodation portion disposed on one of the first frame or the second frame; and a seat portion. In particular, at least a portion of the seat portion is accommodated in the seat accommodation portion, and the seat portion is configured to be drawn out from the seat accommodation portion and detachably fastened to the other of the first frame or the second frame.

Abstract: A system and a method for actively controlling the output of a high-voltage battery for a vehicle in response to a state of the high-voltage battery is disclosed. and The system includes a first controller monitoring a state of a main high-voltage battery, and a second controller monitoring a state of an auxiliary high-voltage battery, and when the first controller detects that the auxiliary high-voltage battery is mounted on the vehicle, the first controller may control the main high-voltage battery and the auxiliary high-voltage battery based on a required output of the vehicle, status information about the main high-voltage battery, and status information about the auxiliary high-voltage battery.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle may adjust the temperature of a battery module by using one chiller where the refrigerant and the coolant heat-exchange with each other and a battery heater for selectively heating the coolant, perform heating of the vehicle interior by using the coolant heated by the battery heater, simplify a layout of the system, and reduce manufacturing costs by forming a plurality of coolant flowing lines by two valves according to a selected mode of the vehicle.

Abstract: An actuator includes a housing, a gear part rotatably provided on the housing, a rod having a contact protrusion and configured to be movable upward or downward relative to the housing depending on a rotation of the gear part, and a switch provided in the housing and configured to define an electric circuit electrically connected to a switch resistor, the switch being configured to connect or disconnect (ON/OFF) the electric circuit depending on contact of the contact protrusion, the switch including a safety switch driving section in which a state in which a movement of the contact protrusion relative to the switch is allowed and the electric circuit is connected (ON) is maintained, and the switch and the contact protrusion positioned adjacent to each other so that the movement of the contact protrusion relative to the switch is performed in the safety switch driving section, thereby improving stability and reliability.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle may adjust the temperature of a battery module by using one chiller where the refrigerant and the coolant may exchange heat with each other and a battery heater for selectively heating the coolant, may perform heating of the vehicle interior by using the coolant heated by the battery heater, may simplify a layout of the system and reduce manufacturing costs by forming a plurality of coolant flowing lines by a single valve according to selected mode of the vehicle.