Abstract: A camera angle estimation method for an around view monitoring system includes uniformizing and extracting, by a control unit of the around view monitoring system, feature points from an image of each of at least three cameras, acquiring, by the control unit, corresponding points by tracking the extracted feature points, integrating, by the control unit, the corresponding points acquired from the image of each of the cameras with one another, estimating, by the control unit, vanishing points and vanishing lines by using the integrated corresponding points, and estimating an angle of each of the cameras on the basis of the estimated vanishing points and vanishing lines.

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain compounds of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor. The present invention further relates to certain compounds of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activities of both the CB1 receptor and the CB2 receptor.

Abstract: A DCT shifting control method of a vehicle includes: a temporary engaging step that engages an N-3 stage gear having a gear ratio larger than an N stage gear that is a currently engaged gear; a first torque switching step that starts to slip a first clutch engaged with the N-3 stage gear and disengages a second clutch engaged with the N stage gear that is the currently engaged gear; a synchronization speed adjusting step that synchronizes a speed of a power source of a vehicle with a desired input shaft speed by controlling the power source of the vehicle, disengages the N stage gear, and engages the N-2 stage gear that is the desired gear, with the slip of the first clutch maintained; and a second torque switching step that finishes shifting by disengaging the first clutch and engaging the second clutch.

Abstract: A plurality of first conductive patterns is disposed on a substrate. Each of the plurality of first conductive patterns extends in a first direction. A first selection pattern is disposed on each of the plurality of first conductive patterns. A first barrier portion surrounds the first selection pattern. A first electrode and a first variable resistance pattern are disposed on the first selection pattern. A plurality of second conductive patterns is disposed on the first variable resistance pattern. Each of the plurality of second conductive patterns extends in a second direction crossing the first direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detecting obstacle around a vehicle. The method of detecting an obstacle around a vehicle, includes: acquiring an image of the obstacle around the vehicle using a monocular camera; creating, by a controller, a distance based cost map, a color based cost map and an edge based cost map from the image; and integrating, by the controller, the distance based cost map, the color based cost map, and the edge based cost map to create a final cost map, and estimating, by the controller, a height of the obstacle from the final cost map.

Abstract: A microporous polyimide-based film having excellent strength, permeability, and thermal stability is used as a separator for a lithium ion secondary battery, and a method of producing the same is provided.

Abstract: Provided are certain methods useful in the treatment of pain comprising administering a compound of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor;

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of managing power using a wireless charging system, and an apparatus and system therefor. The wireless power management method in a wireless power transmitter for supplying power to at least one user device including a wireless power receiver installed therein includes receiving first to nth state information items corresponding to the at least one user device, respectively, calculating first statistical information based on the first to nth state information items, and transmitting the first statistical information to a server connected via a network. Accordingly, an effective wireless power management method in a wireless charging system is provided.

Abstract: Some example embodiments disclose methods for selecting registered public land mobile network (RPLMN) radio access technology (RAT) modes in wireless communication devices. The method as disclosed herein includes determining location information of the wireless communication device; validating the location information; deriving a RPLMN from the validated location information when the validating is successful; storing a RPLMN access technology (AccTech) based on the derived RPLMN; and selecting a RAT mode using the stored RPLMN AccTech.

Abstract: A device for providing moving body information for a vehicle, according to one embodiment, includes an image acquisition unit acquiring a peripheral image of the vehicle, an image extraction unit extracting at least one of a first image of an upper body of at least one moving object or a second image of a lower body of the moving object from the peripheral image of the vehicle, and a moving object information determination unit determining at least one of presence/absence or a position of the moving object using at least one of the extracted first image or second image, wherein the image extraction unit extracts as the first image at least one of a ‘1-1’-st image of an entirety of the upper body or a ‘1-2’-nd image of a part of the upper body, and extracts as the second image at least one of a ‘2-1’-st image of an entirety of the lower body or a ‘2-2’-nd image of a part of the lower body.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless power transmitting device comprising: a power transmission unit which transmits a wireless power signal to a subject being charged; a feedback reception unit which receives a feedback signal transferred from the subject being charged, and controls the power transmission unit; and a cooling unit which is positioned on the periphery of the power transmission unit, and absorbs heat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless charging technology and, more particularly, to a wireless power transmitter and a vehicle control unit connected thereto, which can check information on a wireless charging operation using an in-vehicle system when the wireless charging operation is performed within a vehicle. A vehicle control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to at least one of a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver which perform a wireless charging operation, and may display a message corresponding to status of charge information generated on the basis of status detection information associated with the wireless charging operation. Therefore, a variety of information associated with a wireless charging operation is output through the vehicle control unit, so that a user can more safely and quickly recognize and cope with various changes in the status of charge, which may occur in a vehicle driving environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless power transmitting device comprising: a power transmission unit for transmitting a wireless power signal to a subject being charged; a feedback reception unit for receiving a feedback signal transferred from the subject being charged; a decoding unit for decoding the feedback signal; and an encoding unit for encoding the decoded signal into a format for short-range communication.

Abstract: An image sensor for securing an area of a photodiode includes a pixel area and a transistor area adjacent to the pixel area. The pixel area may include a photodiode and a floating diffusion area. The transistor area may include transistors extending along an edge of the pixel area. The transistors in the transistor area may include a reset transistor, one or more source follower transistors, and one or more selection transistors, and the reset transistor and one source follower transistor adjacent to the reset transistor may share a common drain area. The source follower transistors and the selection transistors may each share a common source area or a common drain area between two adjacent transistors thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, first and second recesses spaced apart from each other in a first direction within the substrate, a first gate electrode filling the first recess and protruding above the substrate, a second gate electrode filling the second recess and protruding above the substrate, a first source/drain formed between the first and second recesses, a second source/drain formed in an opposite direction to the first source/drain with respect to the first recess, and a third source/drain formed in an opposite direction to the first source/drain with respect to the second recess and electrically connected to the second source/drain.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device including a substrate including a plurality of active patterns arranged along a first direction, each of the active patterns extending in a diagonal direction with respect to the first direction; a plurality of gate structures on the substrate, the gate structures extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; a source line structure electrically connected to source regions of the respective active patterns, the source line structure extending in the first direction; a plurality of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structures electrically connected to drain regions of the respective active patterns, the MTJ structures being spaced apart from each other; and a bit line structure electrically connected to the MTJ structures in respective memory cells, the memory cells sharing with the source line structure.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device may include a single substrate that includes a single chip, and a plurality of memory cells spaced apart from one another on the substrate and having different structures. Manufacturing the IC device may include forming a plurality of first word lines in a first region of the substrate, and forming a plurality of second word lines in or on a second region of the substrate. Capacitors may be formed on the first word lines. Source lines may be formed on the second word lines. An insulation layer that covers the plurality of capacitors and the plurality of source lines may be formed in the first region and the second region. A variable resistance structure may be formed at a location spaced apart from an upper surface of the substrate by a first vertical distance, in the second region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel hydrogenases isolated from novel hyperthermophilic strains belonging to Thermococcus spp., genes encoding the hydrogenases, and methods of producing hydrogen using strains having the genes. According to the hydrogen production methods of the invention, a large amount of hydrogen can be produced merely by culturing the strains in specific culture conditions. Thus, the methods of the invention have advantages in that they are more economic and efficient than existing hydrogen production methods and can produce hydrogen even at high temperature.

Abstract: A direct current (DC) motor including: a cylindrical frame, at least one end of which is open; a cylindrical end cover including an opening configured to block the at least one open end; a rotor including a rotor shaft supported by the frame and the end cover, and a rotor core installed on the rotor shaft; a commutator installed on the rotor shaft and arranged on one end of the rotor core; a cover unit installed on the rotor shaft, arranged between the rotor and the commutator, and including at least one location detection device; and a rotation detection unit installed in the end cover and configured to detect the at least one location detection device.

Abstract: A phosphate solution for a zinc or zinc-based alloy plated steel sheet, and a zinc or zinc-based alloy plated steel sheet using the same are provided. The phosphate solution for a zinc or zinc-based alloy plated steel sheet contains a molybdenum (Mo) ion, a calcium (Ca) ion and a phosphate ion. A zinc or zinc-based alloy plated steel sheet includes a base steel sheet, a zinc-based or zinc alloy-based plating layer formed on the base steel sheet, and a phosphate film formed on the zinc-based or zinc alloy-based plating layer. The phosphate film contains a molybdenum compound, Ca and a phosphate. A pitting phenomenon occurring at the time of treating a steel sheet with a phosphate is prevented, and excellent corrosion resistance is exhibited on a phosphate film.