Abstract: A mobility service providing method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: moving, by a vehicle, to a customer when the customer requests the vehicle to provide a mobility service and forming, by one or more anchors mounted on the vehicle, an Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) link with an information technology (IT) device carried by the customer when a determination is made that a distance between the vehicle and the customer is within a predetermined distance; performing a smart anchor positioning (SAP) algorithm to estimate a position of the IT device; performing position-based security authentication with the customer; and arriving, by the vehicle, at the customer, wherein the one or more anchors and the IT device transmit or receive UWB pulse waves.

Abstract: A position estimation method is performed by a position estimation apparatus, wherein the position estimation method includes switching from a UWB static domain to a UWB dynamic domain when a startup state of a vehicle is switched from OFF to ON; operating one or more anchors mounted on the vehicle; and estimating a position of a tag by performing at least one of an advanced trilateration measurement (ATM) algorithm and a smart anchor positioning (SAP) algorithm, wherein the one or more anchors and the tag transmit and receive ultra wideband (UWB) pulse waves.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a user interface; and a controller configured to determine a predicted place where an image is predicted to have been captured according to an output of a place prediction neural network for the image selected by a user, and control the user interface to perform a route guide to the predicted place, wherein the place prediction neural network is learned from an image tagged with place information.

Abstract: An airbag system includes a seat belt; at least one airbag disposed in at least a portion of the seat belt; and an inflator connected to the at least one airbag and supplying gas to the airbag so that the airbag is inflatable.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a catalyst for hydrocracking reaction of high molecular weight components in bio-oil, a method for preparing the same and a method for bio-oil upgrading using the same. The catalyst includes a zeolite carrier; and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni), ruthenium (Ru) and cerium (Ce) supported on the carrier. The catalyst promotes the hydrocracking of high molecular weight compounds contained in the bio-oil, but also inhibits the polymerization reaction of the decomposed product, thereby more effectively enhancing the hydrocracking reaction of the bio-oil.

Abstract: A smart anchor-based position estimation method and apparatus are disclosed. The position estimation method, performed by a position estimation apparatus, includes: identifying one or more line-of-sight (LOS) anchors from among one or more anchors mounted in a vehicle; selecting reference anchors from among the one or more LOS anchors; and estimating a position of a tag based on a number of the reference anchors. The reference anchors are selected based on a rate of formation of an ultra-wideband (UWB) link to the tag and accuracy of the estimated position of the tag.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of platooning using Ultra Wideband (UWB)-based security authentication is provided. The platooning method performed by a platoon leader vehicle includes: selecting three coordinates present in a path along which the platoon leader vehicle moves, using an Ultra WideBand (UWB) sensor mounted on the platoon leader vehicle; determining a location of a surrounding vehicle using the three coordinates and an estimated distance between the UWB sensor and the surrounding vehicle; performing mutual authentication with the surrounding vehicle, based on the location of the surrounding vehicle; and performing platooning by including the surrounding vehicle in one or more platoon follower vehicles, when the mutual authentication is successful, wherein each of the platoon leader vehicle and the one or more platoon follower vehicles is provided with one or more UWB sensors.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for supplying power during the takeoff and landing of an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft is disclosed herein. A power supplying method is performed by a power supply system comprising a drone and a hub.

Abstract: A display device comprises a first pixel including a first emission area, a second pixel including a second emission area spaced apart from the first emission area in a first direction, and a bank partitioning the first emission area and the second emission area, wherein the first pixel includes a first alignment electrode, a second alignment electrode, and a third alignment electrode sequentially located, spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and overlapping with the first emission area, first light-emitting elements above, and overlapping with, the first alignment electrode and the second alignment electrode, second light-emitting elements above, and overlapping with, the second alignment electrode and the third alignment electrode, and a dummy electrode between the first emission area and the second emission area, and overlapping with the bank.

Abstract: An airbag system includes a seat belt; at least one airbag disposed in at least a portion of the seat belt; and an inflator connected to the at least one airbag and supplying gas to the airbag so that the airbag is inflatable.

Abstract: An aero wind power generation apparatus includes: a drone unit including drone wings configured to make the aero wind power generation apparatus move and hover and a sensor unit configured to detect information for controlling the aero wind power generation apparatus; a buoyancy generation unit connected to the drone unit and including a side cover configured to open or close and a balloon provided inside the side cover, wherein the buoyancy generation unit is configured to enable injection of gas into or release of the gas from the balloon; and a power generation unit connected to the buoyancy generation unit and including a rotating unit with a plurality of blades, a blade control unit of adjusting the state of the blades, and a motor unit of converting kinetic energy transferred from the rotating unit into electrical energy.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of controlling a vehicle based on UWB includes receiving from at least one UWB tag, tag data which is data about a target object carrying the UWB tag; positioning for extracting dynamic information of the UWB tag using location information of a subject vehicle and the tag data; determining a collision risk of the subject vehicle with the target object based on the extracted dynamic information; and controlling, at least one electronic control unit (ECU) included in the subject vehicle depending on the collision risk.

Abstract: A method of processing an image using a camera of a vehicle includes: a first operation of controlling a road wheel of the vehicle according to an imaging mode selected by a user from among a plurality of imaging modes, and a second operation of generating an image according to the imaging mode selected by the user by using the camera while the road wheel of the vehicle is controlled.

Abstract: A renewable energy generation system includes a renewable energy power generator including a capsule shape including a tumbling doll shape, floating on the sea, and producing electrical power by converting wave energy into electrical energy; a first hub connected to the renewable energy power generator and configured to store the electrical energy; and a cable configured to transmit the electrical energy produced by the renewable energy power generator to the first hub by connecting the renewable energy power generator to one or more of another renewable energy power generators and the first hub.

Abstract: A renewable energy storage that floats in the sea and is connected to a renewable energy power generator that produces power by converting wave energy into electrical energy, includes a housing configured to be connected to the renewable energy power generator using a cable; a first cabin configured to be coupled to or separated from a battery, which is configured to store the electrical energy; and a second cabin configured to be coupled to or separated from a transportation, which is configured to transfer the battery.

Abstract: A charging and storage system for a renewable energy transportation, may include a transportation configured to transfer renewable energy; and a cabin configured to charge and store the transportation, wherein the cabin includes a support portion for supporting the transportation, an accommodation portion formed in at least a part of the support portion to accommodate the transportation therein, and a charging unit provided in the accommodation portion to charge the transportation using the renewable energy, and wherein the transportation includes a body portion to be selectively inserted in the accommodation portion, and a wing portion coupled to the body portion to move the body portion.

Abstract: A renewable energy transfer system includes a storage configured to store renewable energy; a transportation configured to transport the storage; and a cabin configured to charge and store the storage, wherein the cabin includes a support portion for supporting the storage, an accommodation portion formed in at least a portion of the support portion to selectively accommodate the storage therein, and a charging unit provided in the accommodation portion to transfer the renewable energy to the storage, and wherein the storage includes a body portion configured to be inserted into the accommodation portion, and a charging terminal formed in at least a portion of the body portion to receive the renewable energy from the charging unit.

Abstract: A method of controlling an aero wind power generation device, includes take-off preparation process of preparing for take-off of the aero wind power generation device; a gas injection process of injecting gas into a buoyancy generation unit of the aero wind power generation device; a take-off process of taking off the aero wind power generation device using a drone unit and the buoyancy generation unit of the aero wind power generation device; and a charging process of charging a battery connected to the aero wind power generation device using the aero wind power generation device.

Abstract: An aero wind power generation device may include a drone unit including drone wings configured to make the aero wind power generation device move and hover and a sensor unit configured to detect information for controlling the aero wind power generation device; a buoyancy generation unit including a side cover configured to open or close, a balloon disposed inside the side cover and configured to receive gas therein or release the gas therefrom, and a wire configured to surround the balloon; and a power generation unit including a rotating unit with a plurality of blades, a blade control unit of adjusting a state of the blades, and a motor unit of converting kinetic energy transferred from the rotating unit into electrical energy.

Abstract: A renewable energy generator includes a housing having the shape of a roly-poly-like capsule that floats in a sea; a main generation unit including an internal housing, a pendulum provided to be movable within the internal housing, a pendulum rotation shaft connected to the pendulum and rotatably connected to the internal housing, a main motor configured to convert the pendulum’s kinetic energy into electrical energy, and a gear set coupling the main motor and the pendulum rotation shaft and configured to transfer the kinetic energy of the pendulum to the main motor; frames fixed to the inside of the housing at predetermined intervals; a main rotation shaft rotatably connecting the main generation unit to at least one of the frames for the main generation unit to rotate with respect to the at least one of the one or more frames; and a controller configured to control the main generation unit.