Abstract: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for steering/scanning charged particles, comprising: a double dipole scanning system, comprising: (1) a beam path chamber comprising an entrance side and an exit side, the entrance side comprising a smaller area than the exit side; (2) a first dipole magnet, the first dipole magnet comprising a first coil and a third coil on first opposite sides of the beam path chamber; and (3) a second dipole magnet, the second dipole magnet comprising a second coil and a fourth coil on second opposite sides of the beam path chamber, the beam path chamber further comprising a truncated square/rectangle pyramid shape, the smaller entrance side of the charged particles comprising a top of the truncated pyramid shape, the exit side of the charged particles comprising a larger bottom of the truncated pyramid shape.

Abstract: Systems and methods for activating and deactivating cylinders of an engine that may activate and deactivate one cylinder independent of other cylinders are presented. In one example, an engine cylinder firing fraction and a remainder value that is based on the engine cylinder firing fraction are a basis for activating and deactivating engine cylinders. The systems and methods also provide for transitioning between different cylinder firing fractions.

Abstract: A training device simulating ablation of a disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies. A heating apparatus includes an upper surface. A lower plate is provided on the upper surface of the heating apparatus. An upper substantially transparent plate is fixed by a frame above the lower plate. The upper plate is etched with an outline of a vertebral body. Fixed in position proximate the lower frame, the upper plate holds a biological material compressed between the plates. Tool-holding clamps, attached to the frame, are positioned to insert a surgical tool, in a proper location and orientation, into the biological material between the upper and lower plates.

Abstract: A flexible display panel of an expandable display device includes a first side with a display unit, and a second side opposite to the first side. A bending guide includes an external guide that faces part of the first side and has a first curved side, and an internal guide that faces part of the second side and has a second curved side. A slider that slides on the bending guide is attached to one end portion of the flexible display panel. A radius of the first curved side is greater than a radius of the second curved side. When the slider moves toward the bending guide, the first side contacts the first curved side and is bent by the first curved side, and when the slider moves away from the bending guide, the second side contacts the second curved side and is bent by the second curved side.

Abstract: A pramipexole transdermal patch for treatment of neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease that may be administered on a daily basis. The pramipexole transdermal patch of the present invention preferably comprises a drug-containing layer that comprises pramipexole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at 2% to about 15% by weight of the dru-containing layer and at least two acrylic polymers wherein each polymer may further comprise carboxyl and/or hydroxyl functional groups. The pramipexole transdermal patch of the present invention may further comprise two or more permeation enhancers with combined pramipexole solubility of great than 50 mg/mL.

Abstract: A powder-filling apparatus includes a rolling frame, a powder hopper, and a powder-transferring apparatus. The rolling frame includes a support base and a lifting element coupled to the support base, the lifting element having a portion linearly movable toward and away from the support base. The powder hopper is mounted on the lifting element and adjustable in height with adjustment of the lifting element to achieve filling positions over a plurality of differently sized additive manufacturing printers. The powder-transferring apparatus is coupled with the powder hopper and is configured to transfer additive manufacturing powder from an additive manufacturing powder container to the powder hopper.

Abstract: A distributed storage server includes a plurality of data server devices and a plurality of metadata server devices. The metadata server devices store metadata associated with data which is distributively stored in the data server devices. A selected metadata server device checks whether a dangling directory occurs by performing a rename operation, based on information associated with a full path of a parent directory of a source and a full path of a parent directory of a target included in a request of the rename operation. When it is determined that the dangling directory does not occur, the selected metadata server device processes transactions directed to the metadata such that the rename operation is performed. The checking whether the dangling directory occurs is performed before a transaction period for processing the transactions.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a display; and a controller configured to: cause the display to display a plurality of videos captured by a 360-degree camera; generate a 360-degree video by combining or stitching the plurality of videos; and cause the display to display a stitching region corresponding to a focused photographing object when the focused photographing object included in the 360-degree video is placed in the stitching region that is a boundary region in which at least two of the plurality of videos are connected.

Abstract: A catalyst oxygen purge control method may include a catalyst oxygen purge control method during a cold engine period of a catalyst oxygen purge control apparatus which includes a three way catalytic converter through which an exhaust gas combusted when air and fuel are mixed in a combustion chamber is exhausted and the exhaust gas passes, wherein the method includes determining whether a fuel cut condition of an injector which injects the fuel to the combustion chamber is satisfied, performing fuel cut of the injector when the fuel cut condition is satisfied, measuring an oxygen storage capacity of the three way catalyst, and adjusting an oxygen purge time based on the measured oxygen storage capacity.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus which generates a wide dynamic range (WDR) image using an image sensor. The image processing apparatus includes: an image sensor which outputs image data having a plurality of image channels; a mode setting unit which changes a photographing mode from a first mode in which a first number of sub-images are synthesized to a second mode in which a second number of sub-images are synthesized, based on luminance of the output image data; a register setting unit which changes a register value of the image sensor according to the second mode; and an image signal processor (ISP) which generates a result image by synthesizing the second number of sub-images from the image data according to the changed register value, wherein the second number of sub-images have different exposure times.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sliding armrest for a vehicle including: a lower cover having a rotatable hook that is detachably coupled to a console and opening and closing a storage space of the console; an upper cover disposed above the lower cover and slid between a protruding position in a length direction and an initial position; a knob means rotatably disposed at the upper cover and rotating the hook to detach the hook from a console; and a stopper disposed at the upper cover and fastened to the lower cover to restrain sliding of the upper cover or released from the lower cover corresponding to an operation of the knob means to allow the sliding of the upper cover.

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a hybrid electric vehicle capable of improving acceleration response upon kick-down. The method includes calculating a rising gradient of a motor speed increasing during kick-down shift based on a present speed of a motor for driving the vehicle which is detected at a control unit in real time, upon detection of demand of kick-down shift due to acceleration operation of a driver, calculating a falling gradient of intervention torque based on the rising gradient of the motor speed at the control unit, determining an entry point of intervention control based on the present speed of the motor detected at the control unit in real time, and performing torque intervention control for controlling driving of the motor in order to output intervention torque, namely, motor torque decreased based on the falling gradient of intervention torque calculated from the determined entry point at the control unit.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of operating first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes: determining whether a size of a relay discovery message to be transmitted by the first UE exceeds a permitted size; and broadcasting a plurality of relay discovery messages, based on the relay discovery message and information about a group related to the first UE, when it is determined that the size of the relay discovery message exceeds the permitted size.

Abstract: A color conversion display panel according to an exemplary embodiment includes a transmission layer disposed on a substrate, a color conversion layer disposed on the substrate and including at least one of a quantum dot and a phosphor, a wire grid pattern disposed on the color conversion layer and the transmission layer, and a reflection pattern connected to a part of the wire grid pattern and disposed between the color conversion layer and the transmission layer disposed adjacent to the color conversion layer.

Abstract: Various technologies related to control flow integrity checking are described herein and can be used to greatly improve software security. During static analysis, a canonical control flow graph can be built. Execution of a program can be interrupted at runtime, and the call stack can be observed to verify control flow integrity of the program using the canonical control flow graph. Attacks using stack tampering can be avoided, regardless of how the stack tampering is achieved. Non-invasive techniques can be used, making the technologies applicable in situations where source code is not available. Real-time operating system protection can be supported.

Abstract: Described are methods and systems for generating a video stream of a scene including one or more objects. A sensor captures images of objects in a scene. A server coupled to the sensor, for each image, generates an initial 3D model for the objects and an initial 3D model of the scene. The server, for each image, captures pose information of the sensor as the sensor moves in relation to the scene or as the objects move in relation to the sensor. A viewing device receives the models and the pose information from the server. The viewing device captures pose information of the viewing device as the viewing device moves in relation to the scene. The viewing device renders a video stream on a display element using the received 3D models and at least one of the pose information of the sensor or the pose information of the viewing device.

Abstract: A method for controlling a relay of an auxiliary battery by a controller includes deciding whether or not a low direct current (DC) to DC converter (LDC) supplies power required in an electronic load in a state of charge (SOC) maintaining mode of the auxiliary battery. As a result of the decision, a turn-on state of the relay in which power of the auxiliary battery is supplied to the electronic load is maintained when the LDC does not supply the power required in the electronic load. As a result of the decision, the relay is turned off so that power of the auxiliary battery is not supplied to the electronic load when the LDC supplies the power required in the electronic load.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain certain principles of the invention and their practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to make and utilize various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, as well as various alternatives and modifications thereof. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the Claims appended hereto and their equivalents.

Abstract: A novel liquid crystal display (LCD) is alternately operable in an active display mode, in which its LED array is forward biased and the LEDs emit backlight, or in an inactive display mode, in which the LED array is reverse biased and the LEDs function as photo diodes that harvest the energy of ambient light to generate a photovoltaic (PV) current used to charge the battery of a device, such as a smartphone, in which the LCD is embedded. In one embodiment, the LCD is also alternately operable in a semi-active display mode, in which one or more selected segments of the LED array are forward biased, and the LEDs of the selected segments emit backlight, while one or more unselected segments are reverse biased, and the LEDs of the unselected segments generate the PV current to charge the rechargeable battery.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a navigation apparatus that includes a receiver and a controller. The receiver may receive a plurality of events related to traffic information. The controller may be configured to generate an integrated event by processing the plurality of events when the plurality of events overlap or are consecutive events. The controller may calculate an average speed of the integrated event.