Abstract: A method for handling a localization system in a vehicle is provided. The method comprises, when initializing the localization system, obtaining at least one current parameter, at least one stored parameter, and a reference position of the vehicle. The at least one current parameter is indicative of a current position state of the vehicle. The at least one stored parameter is indicative of a position state of the vehicle before a shutdown of the localization system. The reference position is a position of the vehicle before the shutdown of the localization system. The method further comprises determining whether or not the vehicle has moved since the shutdown of the localization system by using the current position state and the stored position state of the vehicle. The method further comprises, when determining that the vehicle has not moved since the shutdown of the localization system, configuring the localization system using the reference position.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material in the form of a single particle and a lithium secondary battery containing the positive electrode active material thereof are provided. The positive electrode active material has a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide single particle. The single particle has a plurality of crystal grains. An average particle size (D50) of the single particle is from 3.5 ?m to 8 ?m. The single particle includes a metal doped in the crystal lattice thereof.

Abstract: A method for controlling a qubit encoded in an atom-like defect in a solid-state host may comprise applying an electrical signal to a piezoelectric cantilever that is mechanically coupled to a photonic waveguide comprising one or more embedded point defect sites. The photonic waveguide may be optically coupled to a photonic chip. Applying the electrical signal to the piezoelectric cantilever may induce movement in the piezoelectric cantilever, which may induce a strain in the photonic waveguide. The applied electrical signal may be determined by a defect site with excitation light, measuring a frequency of a photon emitted by the excited defect site, determining a frequency shift based on the measured frequency of the emitted photon, and determining the electrical signal to be applied to the piezoelectric cantilever based on the frequency shift.

Abstract: Provided is a conductive material dispersion comprising single-walled carbon nanotubes, a dispersant, a dispersion aid, and a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersant comprises polyvinyl butyral and hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber, and the dispersion aid comprises a compound represented by Formula 1. A-(R)n??[Formula 1] In Formula 1, A is a structure having a carbon number of 16 to 50 carbon number and comprising four or more aromatic rings and nitrogen, R is a structure comprising an anionic functional group, and n is an integer of 1 to 5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a service providing system capable of providing an information processing function effective for a variety of system constructions as a service. The service providing system of the present embodiment realizes an information retrieval function, a knowledge base construction function, and a knowledge presentation function. The information retrieval function retrieves information on an analysis target and information indicating a condition of the analysis target; the knowledge base construction function constructs a knowledge database for acquiring knowledge corresponding to the condition of the analysis target based on the information retrieved by the information retrieval function. The knowledge presentation function presents knowledge corresponding to the condition of the analysis target from the knowledge database.

Abstract: An assembly for terminating a high speed cable. The assembly includes a shell housing having a mating end and a conductor receiving end. A mating portion extends from the mating end. The mating portion has a contact receiving opening with an inside wall which extends circumferentially around the opening. A crosstalk shield is provided in the shell housing. Contacts are positioned in the contact receiving opening of the housing. The contacts terminate high speed conductors of the high speed cable. A nonconductive component is provided on the inside wall in the mating portion of the shell housing. The nonconductive component electrically and physically isolates the contacts from the shell housing.

Abstract: An image processing circuitry for a time-of-flight system configured to: generate, based on obtained image data of a plurality of pixels representing a time-of-flight measurement of light reflected from a scene that is illuminated with spotted light, corresponding component data including component values of the plurality of pixels; calculate, based on the generated component data, corresponding phase amplitude image data including phase amplitude values of the plurality of pixels; determine, based on the calculated phase amplitude image data, spot pixel regions and a valley pixel region among the plurality of pixels; and calculate a depth value for each of the spot pixel regions in the first set of spot pixel regions.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode tab coated with an insulating layer, and more particularly to an electrode including an electrode current collector coated with an electrode active material, an electrode tab protruding from the electrode current collector, and an insulating layer formed on the electrode tab by coating, wherein the other surface of the electrode tab having the insulating layer formed thereon by coating is welded to an electrode lead.

Abstract: A battery monitoring apparatus includes a first air quality sensor to generate a first detection signal indicating a concentration of a first material in an internal space of a battery assembly in which at least one battery cell is positioned, a second air quality sensor to generate a second detection signal indicating a concentration of a second material in the internal space, and a controller to execute a first monitoring mode for collecting the first detection signal in first time series in response to an operation start command. The controller executes a second monitoring mode for collecting the second detection signal in second time series in response to the concentration of the first material indicated by the first detection signal exceeding a first threshold during the execution of the first monitoring mode.

Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a cell assembly including a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a module frame that wraps the cell assembly; and end plates that cover the front and rear surfaces of the cell assembly opened in the module frame. The module frame comprises a frame member which covers a lower part and both side surfaces of the cell assembly, and an upper plate that covers an upper part of the cell assembly. A first fixing part is formed at an edge of the frame member coupled with the end plate.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including (A) an imaging lens; and (B) an image sensor array in which a plurality of image sensor units are arrayed, wherein, a single image sensor unit includes a single microlens and a plurality of image sensors light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each image sensor unit passes through the microlens and forms an image on the plurality of image sensors constituting the image sensor unit, an inter-unit light shielding layer is formed between the image sensor units themselves, and a light shielding layer is not formed between the image sensor units which constitute the image sensor unit.

Abstract: Provided herein is a photonic modulator and methods for controlling a photonic modulator that can control the phase and/or amplitude of photons being transmitted through the modulator to minimize photonic loss while remaining power efficient and operating at high speeds. The photonic modulator can include a substrate with a pair of piezoelectric cantilevers spaced apart from one another by a gap, with a photonic waveguide disposed in the substrate that extends across the modulator and bridges the gap between the piezoelectric cantilevers. In one or more examples, the piezoelectric cantilevers can be configured to move away from the substrate in response to an electrical signal, such that a refractive index of the photonic waveguide is altered.

Abstract: A printing system includes an offline estimation device that provides estimates for ink or toner use for a print job at a target printing device. The offline estimation device retrieves digital front end (DFE) version information, configuration setting information, and color printing resources from the target printing device. Using the DFE version information, the offline estimation device selects a raster image processor (RIP) from a plurality of RIPs of software versions available within the printing system. The offline estimation device configures the RIP with configuration settings of the configuration setting information. The color printing resources also are pushed to the RIP. The offline estimation device provides the ink or toner use estimate using the configured RIP.

Abstract: A system for mounting an electrical terminal applicator to a cassette containing a plurality of terminals is provided. The system includes a support plate for fixedly attaching to the applicator, and a yoke releasably attached to the support plate. The yoke and support plate define an attachment therebetween providing at least one degree of freedom of motion of the support plate relative to the yoke in an attached state. The yoke is further configured to be movably mounted to the cassette with at least one additional degree of freedom of motion.

Abstract: A shaping apparatus for a pouch-shaped battery case includes a punch configured to press a laminate sheet in order to shape an electrode assembly receiving portion of the pouch-shaped battery case, a die in which an accommodation portion is formed having a size corresponding to the electrode assembly receiving portion, a holder configured to fix an outer periphery of the laminate sheet, and an electromagnetic field-generating means attached to the punch and configured to generate an electromagnetic field. A pouch-shaped battery case shaping process uses the shaping apparatus to manufacture the pouch-shaped battery case.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a transport member, a transport roller pair, an arrival sensor, a first drive source, a second drive source, and a controller. The transport roller pair is located downstream of the printing position in a transport direction of the recording medium, at a position where a leading edge in the transport direction, of the recording medium passing through the printing position, enters into the nip region. The controller sets the rotation speed of the transport member and the transport roller pair to predetermined first rotation speed, and sets the rotation speed of the drive roller to predetermined second rotation speed faster than the first rotation speed, for a predetermined period after the arrival sensor has detected the arrival of the recording medium, transported at the first rotation speed by the transport member, at the detecting position.

Abstract: An electrode sheet inspection system includes an inspection unit configured to inspect the external state of an electrode sheet and an ink marking unit configured to mark a portion to be removed on the electrode sheet, wherein the ink marking unit is configured to adjust an ink marking range, whereby it is possible to prevent removal of a mark on a defective portion of an electrode even after a process of notching the electrode sheet. An electrode sheet inspection method using the same is also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of 3-phenylpropan-1-ol, from nature derived starting material, wherein said nature derived starting material comprises not less than 80 wt.% of cinnamaldehyde. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the process, which further comprises the steps: a) conversion of cinnamaldehyde as starting material to 3-phenylpropan-1-ol by a catalytic hydrogenation; b) optional purification of the 3-phenylpropan-1-ol by alkaline water extraction; c) distillation of 3-phenylpropan-1-ol. In a third aspect the present invention relates to use of 3-phenylpropan-1-ol obtained by the process of the invention in perfumes and/or personal care and/or cleaning products.

Abstract: A residual estimation with an I/O kernel (“RIO”) framework provides estimates of predictive uncertainty of neural networks, and reduces their point-prediction errors. The process captures neural network (“NN”) behavior by estimating their residuals with an I/O kernel using a modified Gaussian process (“GP”). RIO is applicable to real-world problems, and, by using a sparse GP approximation, scales well to large datasets. RIO can be applied directly to any pretrained NNs without modifications to model architecture or training pipeline.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide for methods and systems for providing an on-chain and off-chain authentication of Smart Contracts and other peer-to-peer transactions, including cryptography transactions, using security tokens that can be built into a Mobile Network Operator's secure infrastructure, leveraging the Mobile Network Operator's private, secure signaling channels, including but not limited to USSD channel and OTA channel, as well as satellite infrastructure, and other means of communication that are off-chain. The authentication can be done automatically, in the background, and/or with user involvement. In addition to ensuring security, these off-chain, multi-channel approaches using rules-based APIs will allow for infinitely greater scalability and maximum efficiency.