Abstract: The present disclosure provides an article storage apparatus and a method of controlling the same, which are capable of compensating for a position of a shelf part. The present disclosure may provide an article storage apparatus and a method of controlling the same, which include a method of performing teaching on a shelf in a rotation direction and then performing teaching on a transport robot at the time of performing the teaching on the shelf of the article storage apparatus, thereby implementing high precision and a low teaching failure rate.

Abstract: A loader device includes a frame, a first opening formed in a first side surface of the frame, a second opening formed on a second side surface of the frame, a cavity that connects the first opening and the second opening, a transport unit in the cavity, a first sensor that senses a presence or absence of a first substrate carrier, a second sensor that senses access of a person, and a controller that receives a first sensor signal from the first sensor and receives a second sensor signal from the second sensor. In response to the first sensor signal, the controller controls the transport unit to not transfer a second substrate carrier to the first opening, controls the transport unit to pick up the first substrate carrier from the first opening, and interrupts operation of the transport unit in response to the second sensor signal.

Abstract: A fluid-controlling valve assembly according to an embodiment includes a housing and a rotor installed inside the housing to be rotatable in accordance with air-conditioning modes, and the rotor is stacked in two stages along the axial direction such that fluid channels enabling fluid to flow may be formed in each of the first stage and the second stage.

Abstract: Creating images and animations of lip motion from mouth shape data includes providing, as one or more input features to a neural network model, a vector of a plurality of coefficients. Each vector of the plurality of coefficients corresponds to a different mouth shape. Using the neural network model, a data structure output specifying a visual representation of a mouth including lips having a shape corresponding to the vector is generated.

Abstract: A method of converting a hydrocarbon-based material into acetylene or ethylene according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a supply step of supplying a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon-based material to a plasma reactor, and a temperature control step of creating a temperature condition of a decomposition reaction of converting the hydrocarbon-based material into acetylene or ethylene in a reaction space in the plasma reactor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for providing a virtual multi-cloud service. The apparatus for providing a virtual multi-cloud service includes one or more processors and execution memory for storing at least one program that is executed by the one or more processors, wherein the at least one program is configured to create a virtual machine cluster requested by an operator using an external cloud computing infrastructure, install a container orchestration tool in the virtual machine cluster using container-related information registered by the operator in advance, and create a virtual cloud requested by the operator using the container orchestration tool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating an alarm pertaining to continuous biometric data and, more specifically, to an alarm generation method in which, if an alarm condition is satisfied, an alarm is output to a user while maintaining the alarm in an activated state during a set alarm period, and changing the alarm type selected by the user during the alarm period, thereby enabling the user to be prompted to input information or take an action in response to the alarm without ignoring the alarm, while not causing inconvenience to the user due to frequent alarms; and when the alarm condition is satisfied, an operating mode of a receiver is determined and the alarm type, which has been set in accordance with the alarm condition, is changed to an alarm type corresponding to the operating mode of the receiver, thereby making it possible to prevent an alarm from being generated against the user's wishes.

Abstract: A structure for adhering to a surface so as to support a desired weight includes a substrate and a polymer layer. The polymer layer is mounted on the substrate. A plurality of flaps are drawn from the polymer layer. Each of the plurality of flaps have dimensions and a density so that when the plurality of flaps are placed against the surface and when a coherent shear force is applied thereto, the plurality of flaps will adhere to the surface with a strength sufficient to support the desired weight.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sleeve gastrectomy aid device including a guide configured to be inserted into a stomach of a patient; a plurality of expanders configured to be disposed in a longitudinal direction of the guide and have a volume that changes according to an amount of air therein; a sealer configured to be installed at the guide and seal the plurality of expanders with each other, an injector configured to be connected to the sealer and inject air into the expander, and a measurer configured to be disposed inside the expander and measure a pressure value of the expander.

Abstract: A scrubber may include a plasma processing unit including a plasma generating device and a power generating device, a combustion processing unit including a combustor, which is used to form a flame, a connection conduit connected to the plasma processing unit and spaced apart from the combustion processing unit, and a back-end processing unit connected to the combustion processing unit. The connection conduit may be used to supply a waste gas to the plasma generating device, and the plasma generating device may be configured to form plasma using the waste gas. The plasma and combustion processing units may be configured to provide a first reaction space, in which the plasma is formed, and a second reaction space, in which the flame is formed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of obfuscating a Controller Area Network (CAN) message performed by a first computing device including a processor, the method including: obtaining a first index from a first input value corresponding to a first time point by using an index output algorithm; determining a first CAN ID of the first computing device corresponding to the first index based on a predetermined CAN ID table; and generating a first normal CAN message including the first CAN ID and first normal data.

Abstract: Discussed are a welding device and a welding method that may improve welding efficiency during a battery manufacturing process, and a battery manufacturing device and a vehicle manufacturing device including such a welding device. A welding device can include a laser irradiation unit configured to irradiate a laser; and a laser power control unit configured to control the laser irradiation unit to irradiate the laser with the peak power and the laser with the base power to a welding portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a discharge device and a method for controlling discharge of the discharge device. The discharge device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a connection member configured to connect the discharge device and a secondary battery; a discharge module configured to discharge the secondary battery connected thereto through the connection member; and a control module configured to control the discharge module so as to primary discharge the secondary battery to a designated reference state of charge (SoC) at a designated first current rate (C-rate), and when the secondary battery reaches the reference state of charge, secondary discharge the secondary battery to a designated peak negative voltage at a second current rate which is smaller than the first current rate. Accordingly, the present disclosure may improve the discharge efficiency of secondary batteries.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery is provided according to exemplary embodiments. The apparatus includes a first beam source configured to generate a welding beam, a second beam source configured to generate an inspection beam, a scanner head configured to direct the welding beam and the inspection beam towards a module frame, a servo motor configured to move the scanner head, a detector configured to detect a reflected beam being a portion of the inspection beam that is reflected from the module frame, a processor configured to collect assembly line data of the module frame based on inspection signals generated by the detector, and a controller configured to control the servo motor based on the assembly line data of the module frame.

Abstract: Provided are variable resistance materials and a variable resistance memory devices including the same. The variable resistance memory device includes: a first electrode; a first variable resistance material on the first electrode; and a second electrode on the first variable resistance material. The first variable resistance material includes germanium, antimony, tellurium, carbon, and sulfur and is expressed by CpSqGexSbyTez, where p is an atomic concentration of carbon, q is an atomic concentration of sulfur, x is an atomic concentration of germanium, y is an atomic concentration of antimony, and z is an atomic concentration of tellurium, wherein a sum of p, q, x, y, and z equals 1, wherein each of p, q, x, y, and z is greater than zero, and wherein q is greater than 0.01 and is less than or equal to about 0.2.

Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell including a selection layer and a phase change material layer, and a controller, wherein the selection layer includes a switching material, the phase change material layer includes a phase change material, and the controller is configured to apply a write pulse to the selection layer and the phase change material layer and control a polarity, a peak value, and a shape of the write pulse.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and including a first channel portion, a second channel portion, a connecting portion disposed between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, and electrode regions, a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer, a gate conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and including a first gate electrode overlapping the first channel portion and a second gate electrode overlapping the second channel portion, signal lines disposed on the substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to at least one of electrode regions of the semiconductor layer, an emission layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the emission layer, and the first channel portion and the second channel portion of the semiconductor layer each have a first width greater than a second width of the connecting portion.

Abstract: An air conditioning system is provided with an integrated heat exchanger. The air conditioning system generates heating air or cooling air through the integrated heat exchanger that adjusts the temperature of conditioning air by circulating coolant, thus securing cooling and heating efficiency. The air conditioning system adjusts temperature by the coolant circulated in the integrated heat exchanger such that a temperature adjustment door for adjusting the temperature of the conditioning air is eliminated, the number of components is decreased, and the size of an overall package is reduced.

Abstract: A display device and a tiled display including the same are provided. The display device includes a bottom plate, and a display panel including an active area on the bottom plate and including a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of dummy areas near the active area and including a plurality of dummy pixels, wherein the plurality of dummy pixels is on at least one side surface of the bottom plate, wherein the plurality of pixels includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel configured to emit lights of different colors, and wherein the plurality of dummy pixels is configured to emit light of a same color as one of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of evaluating a magneto-rheological rotating load device. In a method of evaluating a structural defect of a magneto-rheological rotating load device according to the present invention, the magneto-rheological rotating load device includes a housing, a shaft rotatably installed in the housing, one or more rotary rings connected to the shaft and configured to rotate in conjunction with a rotation of the shaft, a coil part disposed in the housing, and a magneto-rheological fluid with which at least a part in the housing is filled, and the method includes measuring whether a torque value, which is applied when the shaft and the rotary ring rotate, decreases from an initial set value within a predetermined range.