Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a healable superplastic amorphous alloy, and specifically, to a healable superplastic amorphous alloy capable of exhibiting superplastic behavior and unique healable behavior by maximizing the complexity of the amorphous structure for an Icosahedral quenched-in nuclei quasi-crystal cluster to be formed in the amorphous matrix through the composition limitation and additive element control of Zr—Cu—Ni—Al alloy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a length-adjustable pole. A length adjusting pole is installed inside a main pole to be able to extend and shorten vertically, and at the same time, a length adjusting member is installed inside the length-adjustable pole so that a user can extend and shorten the length adjusting pole to a desired length with a simple action.

Abstract: An overlay measurement apparatus that can quickly measure an overlay error between layers with a large height difference is provided. The overlay measurement apparatus measures an error between a first overlay mark and a second overlay mark formed in a pair on different layers of a wafer. The overlay measurement apparatus includes an imaging system configured to acquire alignment images of a pair of first and second overlay marks at a plurality of focus positions, and a controller communicatively coupled to the imaging system. The overlay measurement apparatus can rapidly and accurately measure an overlay error between layers with a large height difference.

Abstract: An overlay measurement apparatus that can quickly measure an overlay error between layers with a large height difference is provided. The overlay measurement apparatus measures an error between a first overlay mark and a second overlay mark formed in a pair on different layers of a wafer. The overlay measurement apparatus includes an imaging system configured to acquire alignment images of a pair of first and second overlay marks at a plurality of focus positions, and a controller communicatively coupled to the imaging system. The overlay measurement apparatus can rapidly and accurately measure an overlay error between layers with a large height difference.

Abstract: A LIDAR noise removal apparatus and a LIDAR noise removal method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a LIDAR detection information processor that processes LIDAR detection information received from a LIDAR of a vehicle. A sun position acquirer acquires an azimuth angle and elevation angle of the sun relative to a traveling direction of the vehicle. An ROI selector selects an ROI corresponding to the sun from a front image of the vehicle based on the azimuth angle and elevation angle and compares a brightness of the selected ROI with a threshold value. A noise region selector selects a noise region corresponding to the ROI from the LIDAR detection information based on the azimuth angle and elevation angle when the brightness of the ROI exceeds the threshold value, and a noise remover removes noise points in the selected noise region.

Abstract: A method of tracking an object using a LiDAR sensor includes determining, by an information determiner, based on the spacing distance between a target point and a valid neighboring point disposed adjacent to the target point in the same layer as the target point, among first points acquired by the LiDAR sensor, noise information indicating whether the target point is a noise point; and clustering, by a clustering unit, the first points using the noise information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an electrode-separator composite: including (S1) coating an electrode active material slurry on at least one surface of an electrode current collector and drying to form an electrode, (S2) coating a polymer solution containing polymer particles on at least one surface of the electrode to form a separator coating layer, and (S3) drying the separator coating layer to form a porous separator, and an electrode-separator composite manufactured by the manufacturing method and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same.

Abstract: An object-tracking method using a LiDAR sensor may include forming a first inclination using GPS altitude points of a vehicle driving region, detecting a driving lane using LiDAR points of a vehicle and determining a second inclination using the detected driving lane, rotating the GPS altitude points using the first inclination and the second inclination, obtaining a third inclination using a target point and a neighboring point, among the LiDAR points, the neighboring point belonging to a previous layer adjacent to a current layer to which the target point belongs, obtaining a fourth inclination using points that match the LiDAR points, among the rotated GPS altitude points, and determining the target point to be a ground point when the absolute value of the difference between the third inclination and the fourth inclination is less than a threshold inclination.

Abstract: A LIDAR noise removal apparatus and a LIDAR noise removal method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a LIDAR detection information processor that processes LIDAR detection information received from a LIDAR of a vehicle. A sun position acquirer acquires an azimuth angle and elevation angle of the sun relative to a traveling direction of the vehicle. An ROI selector selects an ROI corresponding to the sun from a front image of the vehicle based on the azimuth angle and elevation angle and compares a brightness of the selected ROI with a threshold value. A noise region selector selects a noise region corresponding to the ROI from the LIDAR detection information based on the azimuth angle and elevation angle when the brightness of the ROI exceeds the threshold value, and a noise remover removes noise points in the selected noise region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an invention directed to a composite separator having a porous coating layer, where the porous coating layer is prepared from a slurry by adjusting a particle diameter of an inorganic matter that is an ingredient of the slurry, so that a sinking rate of the inorganic particles may remarkably slow down and dispersibility may be dramatically improved, and as a result, the content of the inorganic particles may relatively increase and the inorganic particles may be uniformly distributed in the coating layer on a substrate, thereby preventing a reduction in battery performance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for encoding/decoding a still image or moving image based on an intra-prediction mode and an apparatus supporting the same. Particularly, a method for processing an image based on an intra prediction mode may include determining an intra prediction mode set used for an intra prediction in a current prediction processing unit among multiple intra prediction mode sets having different resolutions with each other, wherein the resolution represents a degree of distribution of the intra prediction mode in the intra prediction mode set; deriving an intra prediction mode applied to the current prediction processing unit in the determined intra prediction mode set using index information received from an encoder; and generating a prediction sample of the current prediction processing unit based on the derived intra prediction mode, and each of the intra prediction mode sets includes one or more intra prediction modes.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, as well as an associated apparatus and computer program product, for checkpointing using a plurality of communicatively coupled compute nodes. The method comprises acquiring health information for a first node of the plurality of compute nodes, and determining a first failure probability for the first node using the health information. The first failure probability corresponds to a predetermined time interval. The method further comprises selecting a second node of the plurality of compute nodes as a partner node for the first node. The second node has a second failure probability for the time interval. A composite failure probability of the first node and the second node is less than the first failure probability. The method further comprises copying checkpoint information from the first node to the partner node.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for encoding/decoding a still image or moving image based on an intra-prediction mode and an apparatus supporting the same. Particularly, a method for processing an image based on an intra prediction mode may include determining an intra prediction mode set used for an intra prediction in a current prediction processing unit among multiple intra prediction mode sets having different resolutions with each other, wherein the resolution represents a degree of distribution of the intra prediction mode in the intra prediction mode set; deriving an intra prediction mode applied to the current prediction processing unit in the determined intra prediction mode set using index information received from an encoder; and generating a prediction sample of the current prediction processing unit based on the derived intra prediction mode, and each of the intra prediction mode sets includes one or more intra prediction modes.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, as well as an associated apparatus and computer program product, for checkpointing using a plurality of communicatively coupled compute nodes. The method comprises acquiring health information for a first node of the plurality of compute nodes, and determining a first failure probability for the first node using the health information. The first failure probability corresponds to a predetermined time interval. The method further comprises selecting a second node of the plurality of compute nodes as a partner node for the first node. The second node has a second failure probability for the time interval. A composite failure probability of the first node and the second node is less than the first failure probability. The method further comprises copying checkpoint information from the first node to the partner node.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a separator, comprising the steps of (S1) preparing a porous planar substrate having multiple pores; (S2) coating a coating solution obtained by dissolving a binder polymer in a solvent and dispersing inorganic particles therein on the porous substrate to form a porous coating layer and drying the porous coating layer; and (S3) applying a binder solution on the surface of the dried porous coating layer to form an adhesive layer, wherein the binder solution has a surface energy of at least 10 mN/m higher than that of the porous coating layer and a contact angle of the binder solution to the surface of the porous coating layer maintained at 80° or more for 30 seconds. In accordance with the present invention, a separator capable of obtaining sufficient adhesion force with minimizing the amount of an adhesive used for the adhesion with an electrode, and minimizing the deterioration of battery performances can be easily manufactured.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a non-woven fabric made from a fiber coated with a binder polymer by spinning a non-woven forming fiber in an organic binder polymer compound solution, an electrochemical cell using the non-woven fabric as a separator substrate, and a method of making the non-woven fabric, and the non-woven fabric has a pore diameter in a range of 0.001 to 10 ?m, thereby providing a mechanical property required for a separator while ensuring a favorable movement of a lithium ion, and in the use of the non-woven fabric as a separator of an electrochemical cell, eliminating a need for a process of applying a separate adhesive layer, resulting in an effect of simplifying a separator manufacturing process.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a porous separator substrate with an inverse opal structure obtained by using an engineering plastic resin with high heat-resistance, and a manufacturing method thereof. In the method, a non-crosslinked polymer resin is used to form an opal structure and a crosslinked polymer resin is penetrated into the opal structure and an organic solvent is used to remove the polymer particles being used to form the opal structure, thereby manufacturing a porous substrate with an inverse opal structure. According to the present disclosure, a separator having good porosity and air permeability can be provided without the problems of heat-resistance decrease, pore closing and thickness decrease.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method of preparing a separator, comprising: producing a dispersion comprising inorganic particles, a polymer binder, polymer fibers and a solvent; applying the dispersion on the top surface of a substrate to form a non-woven fabric web as a layer comprising the inorganic particles, the polymer binder and the polymer fiber, in which the inorganic particles are positioned in gaps of the polymer fibers and adhered thereto by the polymer binder; and drying and compressing the non-woven fabric web to obtain a non-woven fabric substrate; a separator prepared by the method; and an electrochemical device comprising the separator.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an invention directed to a composite separator having a porous coating layer, where the porous coating layer is prepared from a slurry by adjusting a particle diameter of an inorganic matter that is an ingredient of the slurry, so that a sinking rate of the inorganic particles may remarkably slow down and dispersibility may be dramatically improved, and as a result, the content of the inorganic particles may relatively increase and the inorganic particles may be uniformly distributed in the coating layer on a substrate, thereby preventing a reduction in battery performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of coating a substrate for a lithium secondary battery with inorganic particles, comprising charging the inorganic particles to form charged inorganic particles; transferring the charged inorganic particles on the substrate for a lithium secondary battery to form a coating layer; and fixing the coating layer with heat and pressure. Such a coating method according to one embodiment of the present invention uses electrostatic force without the addition of a solvent, and therefore, non use of a solvent can result in cost-reducing effects since there is no burden on the handling and storing of the solvent, and since a drying procedure after slurry coating is not needed, it allows for the preparation of a lithium secondary battery in a highly effective and rapid manner.