Abstract: A device for diagnosing a moisture content of concrete includes an electromagnetic proximity sensor configured to cause an electromagnetic field to penetrate to a certain depth of concrete and to receive a detection signal that varies depending on a permittivity of the concrete within the covered region of the electromagnetic field; a current supply unit configured to supply current to the electromagnetic proximity sensor; and a diagnostic unit configured to analyze a moisture content of the concrete by using the detection signal.

Abstract: A side outer extraction method may include receiving, by at least one processor, an image, of a vehicle, preprocessed from three-dimensional (3D) data from a computer-aided design (CAD) module, detecting, using an artificial intelligence model, a classification value and a bounding box for each region, of a plurality of regions, corresponding to one of a plurality of target references of the preprocessed image, transmitting, to the CAD module, a signal indicating the classification value and the bounding box for each region of the plurality of regions, and causing extraction, by the CAD module, of the plurality of target references from the classification value and the bounding box for each region of the plurality of regions, based on the received signal.

Abstract: A side outer extraction method may include receiving, by at least one processor, an image, of a vehicle, preprocessed from three-dimensional (3D) data from a computer-aided design (CAD) module, detecting, using an artificial intelligence model, a classification value and a bounding box for each region, of a plurality of regions, corresponding to one of a plurality of target references of the preprocessed image, transmitting, to the CAD module, a signal indicating the classification value and the bounding box for each region of the plurality of regions, and causing extraction, by the CAD module, of the plurality of target references from the classification value and the bounding box for each region of the plurality of regions, based on the received signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor design optimization system that includes: a data base configured to store design data, a training data preprocessing unit configured to preprocess the design data and generate training data, a data learning unit configured to generate a physical property prediction model by training using the training data, a physical property prediction unit configured to generate predicted physical property data including information associated with predicted physical property values for each region of a semiconductor device to be fabricated, wherein the physical property prediction unit is configured to input, into the physical property prediction model, input data including information associated with design drawings of the semiconductor device to be fabricated, and a layout generator configured generate a design layout optimized to distribute the predicted physical property values for each region of the semiconductor device to be fabricated by modifying the design drawings based on the predicted physical

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a local heat treatment system and a cold forming method using the same. The local heat treatment system includes a heating device configured to locally heat only a plastic deformation occurrence portion of a blank material to a predetermined temperature, a moving device configured to move the heating device to a position of a local heating region of the blank material, and a controller configured to control the heating device and the moving device.

Abstract: A method of shaping a component having a stamped component contour includes forming a first stage of the component contour in a work-piece blank, such that the first stage of the contour is bordered by an outer region of material of the work-piece blank. The method additionally includes forming a stake bead in the outer region of material following the forming of the first stage of the contour, wherein the stake bead has an asymmetrical shape when viewed in a cross-sectional plane. The method furthermore includes forming a second stage of the component contour in the work-piece blank, wherein the stake bead's asymmetrical shape is configured to limit flow of work-piece blank material into the second stage of the contour from the outer region of material to thereby limit an amount of springback and a resultant twist and/or curl of the stamped component contour.

Abstract: An image processor includes an average luminance calculator which calculates an average luminance of a current frame based on a first average luminance of input image data corresponding to a partial screen and a second average luminance of previous image data corresponding to an entire screen, a conversion curve generator which generates a luminance conversion curve based on the average luminance, a luminance converter which generates conversion image data by converting luminance data of the input image data based on the luminance conversion curve, and an image merger which generates output image data by merging the conversion image data and the previous image data.

Abstract: A method of compensating an image to be display on a display panel is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes receiving a first input image and adjusting a contrast sensitivity of the first input image. The method also includes calculating a first derivative of luminance of a pixel included in the adjusted image, calculating a second derivative of the luminance of the pixel, and accumulating the first and second derivatives. The method further includes determining a burn-in causing boundary based at least in part on the accumulated first and second derivatives, receiving a second input image, and comparing the burn-in causing boundary to a boundary of the second input image to determine whether to apply burn-in compensation. The method finally includes compensating a portion of the second input image corresponding to the burn-in causing boundary based at least in part on an unsharpening filter.

Abstract: A method of image processing includes determining a supplement pixel and original pixels adjacent to the supplement pixel, deriving luminance data of the original pixels from input image data, calculating a difference value among the luminance data of the original pixels, selecting an original pixel of the original pixels as an effective pixel when the difference value of luminance data of the original pixel and a nearest original pixel to the supplement pixel is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, setting a weighted value of the effective pixel based on a distance between the supplement pixel and the effective pixel, and calculating luminance data of the supplement pixel based on luminance data of the effective pixel and the weighted value.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes dividing an input image into a plurality of segments; generating flicker levels of respective ones of the segments; determining a frame rate of the display panel based on the flicker levels of the segments; and outputting a data voltage to the display panel at the frame rate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a display panel including data lines, scan lines and a plurality of pixels connected to the data lines and the scan lines; a scan driver configured to supply scan signals to the scan lines; a data driver configured to supply data voltages to the data lines; and a timing controller configured to control operation timings of the scan driver and the data driver, where the timing controller is configured to output a plurality of scan output enable signals to the scan driver, and the scan driver is configured to supply odd scan signals to odd scan lines based on a first scan output enable signal of the scan output enable signals and to supply even scan signals to even scan lines based on a second scan output enable signal of the scan output enable signals.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels and a plurality of division areas; a data driver configured to apply a data signal corresponding to image data to the display unit, and to control a slew rate of the data signal, based on a bias voltage; and a bias controller configured to control the data driver so that the slew rate of the data signal is changed for each division area, based on a luminance variation of the image data corresponding to each of the division areas.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes dividing an input image into a plurality of segments; generating flicker levels of respective ones of the segments; determining a frame rate of the display panel based on the flicker levels of the segments; and outputting a data voltage to the display panel at the frame rate.

Abstract: A near-infrared condensing heating unit includes a frame having an open side at a side and a seat inside, and a reflecting plate disposed in the seat of the frame having an opening corresponding to the open side, and an extended semi-elliptic cross-section along an elliptic line. The near-infrared condensing heating unit further includes a lamp disposed inside the reflecting plate, with both ends mounted on the frame through sockets.

Abstract: A system for sharing an optical fiber for a cloud-based wired and wireless access network, includes: a centralization device to generate summing signals by respectively summing multi-channel optical signals input from a wireless donor unit group and by summing multi-channel wired signals input from a wired donor unit group or generate wavelength-converted signals by wavelength-converting the multi-channel optical signals or the multi-channel wired signals, multiplex the summing signals or the wavelength-converted signals, and distribute the summing signals or the wavelength-converted signals to a plurality of devices connected to the centralization device via a shared optical fiber; and a distribution device group to generate corresponding optical signals by demultiplexing the summing signals or the wavelength-converted signals in units of wavelengths, and transmit the corresponding optical signals or the multi-channel wired signals to a wireless remote unit group and/or a wired remote unit group via a preset

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes dividing an input image into a plurality of segments; generating flicker levels of respective ones of the segments; determining a frame rate of the display panel based on the flicker levels of the segments; and outputting a data voltage to the display panel at the frame rate.

Abstract: An image processor includes an average luminance calculator which calculates an average luminance of a current frame based on a first average luminance of input image data corresponding to a partial screen and a second average luminance of previous image data corresponding to an entire screen, a conversion curve generator which generates a luminance conversion curve based on the average luminance, a luminance converter which generates conversion image data by converting luminance data of the input image data based on the luminance conversion curve, and an image merger which generates output image data by merging the conversion image data and the previous image data.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes determining whether an input data signal represents a video image or a static image, determining whether the input data signal has a color difference generating pattern and outputting an output data signal. The output data signal has a first frequency if the input data signal represents a video image. The output data signal has the first frequency if the input data signal represents a static image and the input data signal includes the color difference generating pattern. The output data signal has a second frequency lower than the first frequency if the input data signal represents a static image and the input data signal does not include the color difference generating pattern.

Abstract: A method of image processing includes determining a supplement pixel and original pixels adjacent to the supplement pixel, deriving luminance data of the original pixels from input image data, calculating a difference value among the luminance data of the original pixels, selecting an original pixel of the original pixels as an effective pixel when the difference value of luminance data of the original pixel and a nearest original pixel to the supplement pixel is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, setting a weighted value of the effective pixel based on a distance between the supplement pixel and the effective pixel, and calculating luminance data of the supplement pixel based on luminance data of the effective pixel and the weighted value.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes determining a source voltage level by a vertical portion in a present horizontal line of the display panel based on data of the present horizontal line, the display panel including a plurality of vertical portions extended along a vertical direction and arranged in a horizontal direction (the plurality of vertical portions including a vertical portion), generating correction data of the present horizontal line by the vertical portion utilizing the source voltage level of the present horizontal line determined by the vertical portion, generating a source voltage of the present horizontal line by the vertical portion utilizing the source voltage level of the horizontal line determined by the vertical portion, and driving the display panel by the vertical portion utilizing the correction data and the source voltage of the present horizontal line.