Abstract: Disclosed is an endoscope apparatus. The endoscope apparatus of the present invention includes: an endoscope including a flexible insertion section to be inserted into a human body; a flexible channel attached to the insertion section so that a part forms a passage in a longitudinal direction of the insertion section; and an assistant arm movably inserted into the passage and manipulated by a control device, and the assistant arm includes forceps capable of gripping a human body tissue, and a bending section bent by the control device to pull the human body tissue griped by the forceps.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a power supply unit, a voltage adjustment signal provider, and a data adjustment signal provider. The display panel includes a first display area and a second display area. The power supply unit is configured to provide a first initialization voltage and a second initialization voltage to the display panel. The voltage adjustment signal provider is configured to provide an adjustment signal to the power supply unit for applying an adjustment voltage to the second initialization voltage when the second display area is driven at a frequency lower than at least one of a predetermined frequency and a driving frequency of the first area. The data adjustment signal provider is configured to provide a data adjustment signal for adjusting gray levels of some pixels included in the first display area when the adjustment voltage is applied to the second initialization voltage.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first partial panel region and a second partial panel region, and a panel driver which drives the display panel. The panel driver determines a first driving frequency for the first partial panel region and a second driving frequency for the second partial panel region. In a case where the first driving frequency and the second driving frequency are different from each other, the panel driver sets a boundary portion including a boundary between the first partial panel region and the second partial panel region, and determines a third driving frequency for the boundary portion to be between the first driving frequency and the second driving frequency.

Abstract: A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes measuring a humidity value with the humidity sensor and comparing the measured humidity value to an expected humidity value. The method also includes flagging a fault in response to the measured humidity value differing from the expected humidity value by at least a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laser irradiation device for oral treatment includes (a) molding a base frame having a tongue fixing frame part convexly formed upward so that the tongue is inserted into a lower space thereof and a teeth seating part concavely formed so that human teeth are seated therein, (b) assembling an LED strip with respect to the base frame, the LED strip having a plurality of laser diodes installed on a flexible circuit board to correspond to the shape of the base frame, (c) injecting a liquid light-transparent resin material into an upper light-transparent cover and a lower light-transparent cover respectively corresponding to the shapes of upper and lower parts of the base frame, and (d) respectively pressing the upper light-transparent cover and the lower light-transparent cover vertically upward and downward with respect to the base frame.

Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a cell stack, a DC level converter, an output unit, a first switching unit disposed between a positive output terminal of the DC level converter and a positive input terminal of the output unit, a second switching unit disposed between a negative output terminal of the DC level converter and a negative input terminal of the output unit, a resistor and a third switching unit connected to each other in series between the positive output terminal of the DC level converter and the negative output terminal of the DC level converter, a fourth switching unit disposed between a contact point between the resistor and the third switching unit and the positive input terminal of the output unit, and a controller for controlling switching operation of the first, second, third and fourth switching units according to an operation mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technical idea for providing a delivery service on regular and irregular roads using autonomous vehicles. More specifically, the present invention relates to technology in which, on a regular road, a lead vehicle and at least one droid vehicle are coupled to each other and a delivery service is provided based on autonomous driving; and on an irregular road, the coupling between the lead vehicle and the droid vehicle is automatically released and the droid vehicle provides a delivery service by remotely controlling the driving of the droid vehicle by the lead vehicle in the last mile delivery section corresponding to the irregular road.

Abstract: Disclosed are various methods for transmitting or receiving data or control information having high reliability conditions. A method for operating a terminal which transmits uplink control information (UCI) includes: a step of generating UCI; a step of comparing the priority of an uplink (UL) control channel for the transmission of the UCI with the priority of a UL data channel when some symbols of the UL control channel and the UL data channel overlap; and a step of selecting the UL channel having a higher priority among the UL control channel and the UL data channel, and transmitting the UCI to a base station through the selected UL channel.

Abstract: Provided are a noble metal-transition metal complex catalyst supported on a carbon-coated silica-alumina support and a preparation method therefor, the catalyst being capable of obtaining a fast reaction rate and catalyst stability, as compared to a conventional catalyst, when cyclohexane dimethanol (CHDM) production is carried out by a cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid (CHDA) hydrogenation reaction in an aqueous solution by using a carbon-coated supported catalyst.

Abstract: Provided are a method of operating a communication system, the method comprises mapping some antennas selected from among a plurality of antennas of each of a plurality of first communication nodes and reception ports of a second communication node, combining uplink signals mapped to an identical reception port of the second communication node from among uplink signals received through the plurality of antennas, and transmitting the combined signals to the mapped reception ports of the second communication node, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-band optical filtering method and apparatus and to a multi-band optical filtering method and apparatus capable of filtering wavelengths of two or more bands in order to create a multi-wavelength image of a subject. In the present invention, the optical filtering apparatus for creating a multi-wavelength image of a subject comprises a filter unit having a plurality of sub filter units comprising a first sub filter unit through which a first wavelength band passes and a second sub filter unit through which a second wavelength band, which is different from the first wavelength band, passes, wherein while the light generated in a light source passes through the filter unit, the filter unit filters the light such that an intensity of the first wavelength band is dominant in a first region, and an intensity of the second wavelength band is dominant in a second region.

Abstract: A secondary battery may include: an electrode assembly in which first and second electrode sheets are stacked and wound with a separation sheet interposed therebetween, wherein a first electrode tab protrudes in the first electrode sheet, and a second electrode tab protrudes in the second electrode sheet; a battery can to accommodate the electrode assembly therein; and a connection part above or below the electrode assembly and facing the electrode assembly, wherein the connection part has a first area made of an electrically conductive gel material; and a second area attached to the first area and made of an electrically insulating material, wherein the second area forms at least a portion of a top surface of the connection part, and at least a portion of the first electrode tab or the second electrode tab is inserted into the first area of the connection part.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for transmitting and receiving safety information, which generates first safety information about a control target and second safety information representing the occurrence or not of an error in the control target by using one microcontroller. The system includes a first slave controller generating first safety information and second safety information by using sensing data obtained from a control target and a master controller receiving the first safety information and the second safety information from the first slave controller through a wireless channel. When an error occurs in the first slave controller, the first slave controller transmits the second safety information to a second slave controller, and the second slave controller transmits the second safety information, received from the first slave controller, to the master controller.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate coated with a positive electrode active material on a collector, a negative electrode plate coated with a negative electrode active material on the collector, a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plat, and an electrode tab connected to the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate and formed by stacking a plurality of metal plates. An electrode tab and a secondary battery are also provided.

Abstract: A battery pack, a manufacturing method thereof, and a method for replacing a battery cell of the battery pack are provided. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing, a plurality of battery cells in the battery pack housing, and a fixing unit in the battery pack housing and configured to fix a position of the plurality of battery cells by a magnetic force.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first active pattern that includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to the first side wall in a second horizontal direction, a first insulating structure in a first trench extending in the first horizontal direction on the first side wall of the first active pattern, a second insulating structure in a second trench extending in the first horizontal direction on the second side of the first active pattern, and includes a first insulating layer on side walls and a bottom surface of the second trench, and a second insulating layer in the second trench on the first insulating layer, a gate-cut extending in the first horizontal direction on the first insulating structure, and a gate electrode extending in the second horizontal direction on the first active pattern.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor driver and a method of driving a motor capable of driving a motor with optimum efficiency. The method of driving the brushless direct current (BLDC) motor may include an initial driving operation, a test operation of adjusting a turn-on time and a transition time in the test mode step by step, driving the BLDC motor by applying the adjusted turn-on time and the adjusted transition time, and detecting a driving error of the BLDC motor, an operation of repeating the test operation when the driving error is not detected in the test operation, and an operation of setting the turn-on time and the transition time, which are adjusted in an operation just before the driving error is detected, as a turn-on time and a transition time in an optimum driving mode.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first electrode; a second electrode; a separation membrane interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the first electrode, the second electrode, and the separation membrane are wound together to form a jelly-roll structure; and an auxiliary separation membrane disposed between the first electrode and the separation membrane in a center of the jelly-roll structure.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a secondary battery is provided, the method including a first step of providing a top cap and a safety vent, a second step of bending an end portion of the safety vent upward, and a third step of inserting the top cap inside the safety vent. An outer diameter A of the top cap is greater than an inner diameter B of the safety vent between the second step and the third step. A secondary battery is also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method and a device for switching media service channels, which minimize the time required to detect the first I frame for a switch channel by utilizing a caching server when switching channels in an IP-based media service, such as IPTV, and at the same time, minimize the time required for synchronization by changing time information in caching information transmitted from the caching server, such that channel switching between media service channels can be performed more quickly.