Abstract: A rack assist electric power steering apparatus. Shock between a rotary support member and a housing is absorbed. Backlash and friction in the rotary support member are reduced. The length of a ball nut is minimized, and the rotary support member is supported by a portion in which the ball nut and a rack bar are coupled, so that noise is reduced.

Abstract: In an autonomous driving apparatus and method, the apparatus includes a sensor unit, an output unit, a memory, and a processor configured to control the autonomous driving of an ego vehicle based on a map information stored in the memory. The processor generates an actual driving trajectory and an expected driving trajectory of a surrounding vehicle around the ego vehicle based on driving information of the surrounding vehicle detected by the sensor unit and the map information and controls one or more of the driving of the ego vehicle and provides communication with an external organization, based on a state of a passenger detected by the sensor unit when an autonomous driving mode of the ego vehicle is turned off, and based on an autonomous driving risk of the ego vehicle determined based on a trajectory error between the actual driving trajectory and expected driving trajectory of the surrounding vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the compound according to the present disclosure, it is possible to produce an organic electroluminescent device having improved driving voltage, power efficiency, and/or lifetime properties compared to the conventional organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: An operation apparatus for a vehicle is proposed. The operation apparatus includes an operation module capable of moving between a first position and a second position through an opening of a panel provided in the vehicle, and a drive unit that moves the operation module. The drive unit may move the operation module from the first position to the second position to make a button of the operation module conspicuously protrude from a surface of the panel, and may rotate the operation module so that an angle of the button of the operation module can be adjusted to allow a user to conveniently operate the button.

Abstract: There is provided a switch installed in a vehicle. The switch includes a cover made of a transparent material, a plate disposed below the cover in an inner side of the cover, and a film combined to the plate, the film having a printed pattern printed thereon. The pattern printed on the film is enlarged by refraction of a light from the pattern while the light passing through the cover, and then is visible enlarged to eyes of a user.

Abstract: Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle that improves visibility and interior aesthetics by appearing/disappearing mechanism of a button. The operation apparatus includes a panel, an operation module capable of moving, through an opening of the panel, between a first position and a second position spaced apart from each other in a front-back direction, a button placed on the operation module, a rotary link rotatably provided on an axis orthogonal to the front-back direction, a drive source for rotating the rotary link, and a cam mechanism having a guide path for inducing an angular motion of the rotary link and, thereby, moving the operation module to the first position or the second position.

Abstract: Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle that enables an appearing/disappearing of a button on a panel of a vehicle using a simplified mechanism. The operation apparatus includes: a first operation module and a second operation module, each capable of moving between a first position and a second position through an opening of a panel, and a drive unit for moving a selected one of the first operation module and the second operation module by using a single drive source.

Abstract: Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus includes a panel with an opening, an operation module capable of moving, through the opening, between a first position and a second position spaced apart from each other in a front-back direction, a first rotary link and a second rotary link, each configured to be rotatably provided at a rear of the operation module and to be paired with each other, a drive source configured to provide a driving force for rotating the first rotary link and the second rotary link, and a cam mechanism configured to connect the first rotary link and the second rotary link to the operation module, to induce an angular motion in which the first rotary link and the second rotary link are rotated in opposite directions, and to move the operation module to the first position or the second position.

Abstract: A haptic generator for panels of vehicles and an interior panel for vehicles using the same are proposed. The haptic generator includes a first coupling member with a first end integrally coupled to at a rear surface of a panel, a casing coupled to a second end of the first coupling member, a haptic actuator stored in the casing and configured to generate haptic vibration, a second coupling member with a first end integrally coupled to the rear surface of the panel, a support member coupled to a second end of the second coupling member, a touch sensor coupled to the rear surface of the panel with a predetermined distance from the support member, a PCB panel supported by the support member, and a display provided on a portion of a surface of the panel and configured to supply information about a switch.

Abstract: Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle. The operation apparatus is configured to reduce the number of buttons required to operate a device of the vehicle, thereby preventing an interior of the vehicle from being cluttered with many buttons. The buttons in the proposed apparatus can be located in different positions according to a user's action for manipulating the buttons, and are manipulated to perform different functions depending on the position of an operation module included in the operation apparatus.

Abstract: A motion gesture sensing device and a vehicle-mounted unit manipulation system to which the motion gesture sensing device is applied are proposed, in which a sensing space is formed with an electric field and a change in the electric field according to a motion gesture of an occupant in the sensing space is recognized so as to operate respective functions of vehicle-mounted units.

Abstract: A vehicle smart garnish is provided. The vehicle smart garnish includes an upper casing formed with a plurality of symbols to which light is emitted, a capacitive touch sensor pad corresponding to at least one of the plurality of symbols and recognizing a touch, a holder casing in which the capacitive touch sensor pad is mounted and coupled from a rear of the upper casing, and a circuit board positioned behind the holder casing and on which a light emitting element emitting light is mounted and configured to detect a touch signal of the capacitive touch sensor pad, wherein the holder casing includes a light guide path for guiding the light emitted from the light emitting element to the plurality of symbols, and a light reflection layer is formed on a partition of the light guide path.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there may be provided a battery system including a plurality of battery cells, polyurethane (PU) foam arranged between the plurality of battery cells, a strain gauge disposed on a side surface of the battery cell, a cell management controller (CMC) that converts a signal received from the strain gauge and transmits the converted signal to a battery management system (BMS), and the BMS that determines a state of the battery cell through the signal received from the CMC, wherein the BMS determines that a swelling phenomenon occurs when the signal input to the CMC is transmitted to the BMS and a time during which a value of the signal exceeds a set limit value continues for a set time or more due to a resistance value converted by the strain gauge, and thus an automatic coping operation is implemented, and the BMS is normally operated when the time during which the value of the signal transmitted to the BMS exceeds the set limit value is not greater than the set

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing a hybrid-type fluorine-based nonionic surfactant capable of producing a high purity material in a high yield. By preparing a hybrid-type fluorine-based nonionic surfactant according to the present disclosure, the surfactant is mass-produced in a high yield through controlling reaction conditions including a solvent.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. According to the present invention, a semiconductor device comprises an active region formed in a substrate, and including flat surfaces and hole-shaped recess portions; upper-level plugs disposed over the flat surfaces; a spacer disposed between the upper-level plugs and providing a trench exposing the hole-shaped recess portions; a lower-level plug filling the hole-shaped recess portions; and a buried conductive line disposed over the lower-level plug and partially filling the trench.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fluoroalkyl glycerin derivative usable as an excellent surfactant by having functional groups and the number of carbon atoms controlled in the molecular structure, and its use as a surfactant. A fluoroalkyl glycerin derivative according to the present disclosure is used as a fluorine-based nonionic surfactant, and replaces existing fluoro compounds as well as having excellent surfactant properties compared to existing surfactants having a linear alkyl group.

Abstract: A memory device includes: a first clock receiver configured to receive a first clock signal; a second clock receiver configured to receive a second clock signal when data is input or output, wherein the second clock signal has a first clock frequency in a preamble period, and has a second clock frequency different from the first clock frequency after the preamble period; a command decoder configured to receive a clock synchronization command synchronized with the first clock signal and generate a clock synchronization signal, wherein the clock synchronization signal is generated during the preamble period; and a clock synchronizing circuit configured to generate a plurality of division clock signals in response to the second clock signal, latch the clock synchronization signal during the preamble period, and selectively provide the plurality of division clock signals as internal data clock signals according to a result of the latching.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) device includes forming a photoresist layer on a substrate, and exposing the photoresist layer to light by using a photolithographic apparatus including a light generator. The light generator includes a chamber having a plasma generation space, an optical element in the chamber, and a debris shielding assembly between the optical element and the plasma generation space in the chamber, and the debris shielding assembly includes a protective film facing the optical element and being spaced apart from the optical element with a protective space therebetween, the protective space including an optical path, and a protective frame to support the protective film and to shield the protective space from the plasma generation space.

Abstract: A power generation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a cooling unit, a thermoelectric module comprising a thermoelectric element disposed on one surface of the cooling unit, and a heat sink disposed on the thermoelectric element; a guide plate disposed opposite the thermoelectric module; and a branch unit disposed on another surface perpendicular to the one surface of the cooling unit. The heat sink includes multiple heat dissipation fins which are spaced apart from each other. The ratio of the shortest horizontal distance between the heat sink and the guide plate to the shortest horizontal distance between the branch unit and the guide plate is 0.0625 to 0.25.

Abstract: An apparatus of holding a blank for incremental forming, includes a blank holder to which a blank is configured to be coupled; a motor configured to provide driving power; an interlocking means engaged to the motor and configured to rectilinearly move the blank holder in a direction perpendicular to a forming surface of the blank in conjunction with an operation of the motor; and a controller configured to control the operation of the motor so that the blank rectilinearly moves in accordance with a position of a forming robot configured for forming the blank.