Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a motor including a plurality of windings corresponding to each of phases; an inverter including a DC terminal connected to a main battery, and a plurality of legs connected to each end of the windings; a charging switch connected between one electrode of an auxiliary battery and a neutral terminal of the motor, and a controller configured to turn on the charging switch and to apply a DC offset to each of phase currents of the motor having the phases when the charging mode is performed while driving.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a main battery and an auxiliary battery, a motor system including a motor and an inverter, and a controller which is configured to control an external voltage to be applied to the main battery or the auxiliary battery according to a level of the external voltage when a charging mode for charging the main battery and the auxiliary battery is performed, wherein the motor system is configured to step down and output a voltage of the main battery to the auxiliary battery when the external voltage is applied to the main battery, and is configured to boost and output a voltage of the auxiliary battery to the main battery when the external voltage is applied to the auxiliary battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: recombinant microorganisms expressing lipoxygenase; and recombinant microorganisms co-expressing lipoxygenase and Chlorella-derived decarboxylase. It was confirmed that when using lipoxygenase-based recombinant microorganisms according to the present invention as whole-cell biocatalysts, hydroxy fatty acids can be produced from unsaturated fatty acids. In addition, it was confirmed that when using the recombinant microorganisms co-expressing lipoxygenase and Chlorella-derived decarboxylase as whole-cell biocatalysts, secondary fatty alcohols can be produced from unsaturated fatty acids. Thus, the recombinant microorganisms constructed in the present invention can be used in various ways in the field of hydroxy fatty acid and secondary fatty alcohol production.

Abstract: A developed impact mark analysis apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit configured to obtain at least one first image by photographing impact marks that are developed, and to obtain a second image of impact marks at a crime scene that are developed from evidence at the crime scene; an outliner configured to outline the at least one first image to obtain at least one first outline image, and to outline the second image to obtain a second outline image; a database configured to store the first outline image corresponding to related tool characteristic information; a matching unit configured to search the database for the first outline image determined to be similar to the second outline image and match them with each other; a display unit; and a user input unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image collection sensor device, an unmanned counting edge computing system and method using the same, and more particularly, to an image collection sensor device capable of providing a high-precision unmanned counting service using a low-power wireless image collection sensor device operated by a battery by analyzing unmanned counting result data that counts the number of persons included in image data, determining image sensor parameters of the image data, and adjusting a collection cycle and collection image quality of image sensor data according to environmental changes in a sensing area.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for single crystalline silicon stack formation and bonding to a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) wafer for formation of vertical three dimensional (3D) memory. An example method for forming arrays of vertically stacked layers for formation of memory cells includes providing a silicon substrate, forming a layer of single crystal silicon germanium onto a surface of the substrate, epitaxially growing the silicon germanium to form a thicker silicon germanium layer, forming a layer of single crystal silicon onto a surface of the silicon germanium, epitaxially growing the silicon germanium to form a thicker silicon layer, and forming, in repeating iterations, layers of silicon germanium and silicon to form a vertical stack of alternating silicon and silicon germanium layers.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus including conductive line contact regions having multiple multi-direction conductive lines and staircase conductive line contact structures for semiconductor devices. One memory device comprises arrays of vertically stacked memory cells, having multiple multi-direction conductive lines arrays of vertically stacked memory cells, including a vertical stack of layers formed from repeating iterations of a group of layers, the group of layers comprising: a first dielectric material layer, a semiconductor material layer, and a second dielectric material layer, the second dielectric material layer having a conductive line formed in a horizontal plane therein, and the vertical stack of layers having multiple multi-direction conductive lines in an interconnection region with a first portion of the interconnection region formed in an array region and a second portion formed in a conductive line contact region that is spaced from the array region.

Abstract: Provided is a device for upscaling resolution based on a slice image, in which a low-resolution image is divided into a plurality of slice images so that a high-resolution image is generated. The device includes a convolution operation unit configured to convert a low-resolution input slice image into a high-resolution output slice image using a convolutional neural network. The convolutional neural network includes a cascading block configured to perform a convolution operation using a convolution filter having a predetermined size and a residual operation on an input feature map generated from the low-resolution input slice image to generate an output feature map, and an upscaling block configured to upscale the output feature map to generate the high-resolution output slice image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for detecting an emotional change through facial expression analysis. The apparatus for detecting an emotional change through facial expression analysis includes a memory having at least one program recorded thereon, and a processor configured to execute the program, wherein the program includes a camera image acquisition unit configured to acquire a moving image including at least one person, a preprocessing unit configured to extract a face image of a user from the moving image and preprocess the extracted face image, a facial expression analysis unit configured to extract a facial expression vector from the face image of the user and cumulatively store the facial expression vector, and an emotional change analysis unit configured to detect a temporal location of a sudden emotional change by analyzing an emotion signal extracted based on cumulatively stored facial expression vector values.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a light emitting diode in the active area, a sealing layer over the light emitting diode, at least one lens pattern over the sealing layer, the at least one lens pattern having a convex shape, and a passivation layer in the active area and the non-active area, the passivation layer covering the at least one lens pattern and having a first open portion exposing a first pad area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication method in a battery pack and a master BMS for providing the method.

Abstract: A control method of a fastening tool for fastening a component part includes photographing a fastening portion of the component part through a camera portion mounted on the fastening tool. The control method includes pre-processing that rotates an input image, which has been photographed by the camera portion, to match with representative model image. The control method includes estimating the fastening portion through an inference process through a convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm-based image classification work on a video input image of a same fastening portion finished with the pre-processing work. The control method also includes setting a torque value that is matched with a recognized fastening portion when a probability value of the fastening portion in the inference process exceeds a predetermined reference ratio.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including transistors, semiconductor devices and systems. Example semiconductor devices and methods include transistors formed from a plurality of semiconductor fins, and using a number of conductive lines passing through trenches between the fins to serve as a gate for the transistor.

Abstract: A vehicle parking method in a smart parking system is provided. The vehicle parking method includes measuring, by parked vehicles, inter-vehicle distance values by using sensors embedded therein, receiving, by a parking target vehicle, the inter-vehicle distance values from the parked vehicles by using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, selecting one distance value from among the inter-vehicle distance values, and determining the selected distance value as a parking space, transmitting, by the parking target vehicle, a movement request message to two parked vehicles configuring the parking space by using the V2V communication, moving, by the two parked vehicles, based on the movement request message and extending the parking space to an available parking space, and performing, by the parking target vehicle, an automatic parking process for parking in the available parking space.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a kit and an information providing method capable of predicting or diagnosing a cause-specific therapeutic effect of sensorineural hearing loss. The kit and the method according to one aspect of the present invention can diagnose a cause-specific therapeutic effect of sensorineural hearing loss at an early stage and allow selection of the most appropriate treatment method.

Abstract: A method of assigning a communication ID and a battery pack providing the method are disclosed. The battery pack may include: a plurality of slave BMSs to manage a plurality of battery modules having a plurality of battery cells; and a master BMS to control the slave BMSs to charge the battery modules after a predetermined battery module is discharged, and to receive data for each battery cell indicating a first cell voltage before the charging and a second cell voltage after the charging. The master BMS may determine a battery module including a low-voltage battery cell having the second cell voltage lower than the first cell voltage as a battery module located at a higher potential adjacent to the discharged battery module and estimate a connection order of the battery modules, and may assign a communication ID of each of the slave BMSs based on the estimated connection order.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus including conductive line contact regions having multiple multi-direction conductive lines and staircase conductive line contact structures for semiconductor devices. One memory device comprises arrays of vertically stacked memory cells, having multiple multi-direction conductive lines arrays of vertically stacked memory cells, including a vertical stack of layers formed from repeating iterations of a group of layers, the group of layers comprising: a first dielectric material layer, a semiconductor material layer, and a second dielectric material layer, the second dielectric material layer having a conductive line formed in a horizontal plane therein, and the vertical stack of layers having multiple multi-direction conductive lines in an interconnection region with a first portion of the interconnection region formed in an array region and a second portion formed in a conductive line contact region that is spaced from the array region.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for single crystalline silicon stack formation and bonding to a complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) wafer for formation of vertical three dimensional (3D) memory. An example method for forming arrays of vertically stacked layers for formation of memory cells includes providing a silicon substrate, forming a layer of single crystal silicon germanium onto a surface of the substrate, epitaxially growing the silicon germanium to form a thicker silicon germanium layer, forming a layer of single crystal silicon onto a surface of the silicon germanium, epitaxially growing the silicon germanium to form a thicker silicon layer, and forming, in repeating iterations, layers of silicon germanium and silicon to form a vertical stack of alternating silicon and silicon germanium layers.

Abstract: An actuator group for an automotive power seat according to the present disclosure includes: three or more types of actuators constituting the automotive power seat, and each actuator of the actuator group includes: a motor assembly 10 having a BLDC motor configured therein; and a reducer assembly 20 coupled to the motor assembly 10 on a side where a motor shaft 15 of the BLDC motor extends and receiving a rotational force of the BLDC motor to decelerate, and the reducer assembly 20 is configured differently from each other depending on a type of an actuator, but the motor assembly 10 is shared.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for forming twisted conductive lines are described herein. One method includes: forming a first row and a second row of a first number of vertical conductive line contacts, the vertical contacts in each row are arrayed in a first horizontal direction and the first row is spaced from the second row in a second horizontal direction; forming a number of conductive lines with curved portions, each conductive line making contact with alternating conductive line contacts of the first and second rows of the first number of vertical conductive line contacts; and forming a second number of conductive lines with one or more curved portions, each conductive line making contact with the remaining ones of the conductive line contacts of the first and second rows of the first number of vertical conductive line contacts that have not been contacted by the first number of conductive lines.