Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a lock-up clutch of an automatic transmission. The method includes: a detecting step of detecting, by a controller, a current signal applied to a solenoid valve of an engaging element when a gear change operation begins; and a first increasing control step of controlling, by the controller, an amount of current that is applied to a solenoid valve of a lock-up clutch during an initial fill time period when it is determined that the current signal is applied to the solenoid valve of the engaging element. In particular, the solenoid valve of the engaging element is used to form a gear stage, and the controller increases the amount of current to a predetermined level for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control circuit of a torque converter includes a torque converter control valve for controlling a line pressure supplied from a line regulator valve stably controlling a hydraulic pressure supplied from a hydraulic pump to be directly supplied to a fluid chamber inside a torque converter case as an operation hydraulic pressure, a reducing valve for stably controlling the hydraulic pressure, a torque converter control solenoid valve for controlling the hydraulic pressure supplied from the line regulator valve to be supplied to an engage hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch, and a switch valve for supplying the hydraulic pressure supplied from the reducing valve to a releasing hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch or exhausting the hydraulic pressure of the releasing hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch while being controlled by a control pressure of the torque converter control solenoid valve.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for aligning a bill supplied to a transfer path with a center line of the transfer path. The apparatus may include: a first centering roller arranged at one side of the transfer path and applying a frictional force to a portion of the bill positioned at one side of the transfer path so that the bill is moved to the center line, the first centering roller having a first driven wheel formed in a border part to face one edge line of the transfer path; and a second centering roller arranged at the other side of the transfer path and applying a frictional force to another portion of the bill positioned at the other side of the transfer path so that the bill is moved to the center line, the second centering roller having a second driven wheel formed in a border part to face the other edge line of the transfer path.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) controller configured to, during a repetition time (TR) period among TR periods, apply at least one RF pulse corresponding to a first slice to an object, and apply a navigator RF pulse corresponding to a second slice adjacent to the first slice to the object, a data obtainer configured to, during the TR period, obtain first k-space data corresponding to the applied at least one RF pulse, and obtain second k-space data corresponding to the applied navigator RF pulse, and an image processor configured to generate navigator images, based on pieces of second k-space data that are obtained during the TR periods, the pieces comprising the second k-space obtained during the TR period, correct the first k-space data, based on the navigator images, and generate a magnetic resonance image of the first slice, based on the corrected first k-space data.

Abstract: A wireless radio frequency coil for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is provided. The wireless radio frequency coil including a wireless radio frequency coil unit configured to transmit, receive or transmit and receive a radio frequency signal; a power supply configured to provide a power voltage for operation of the wireless radio frequency coil unit; a switch connected to the power supply and the wireless radio frequency coil unit; a sensor configured to detect signals discharged from a space in which the wireless radio frequency coil unit is located; and a controller configured to provide or shut off the power voltage to the wireless radio frequency coil unit by controlling the switch according to a result obtained from the sensor.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for reconstructing a plurality of magnetic resonance (MR) images of an object. The method includes synthesizing first MR images of the object to generate a synthesized first MR image, acquiring a k-space data set of the synthesized first MR image, and determining a weighting coefficient representing a relationship between the acquired k-space data set and a k-space data set of a respective one of the first MR images, for each of the first MR images. The method further includes obtaining a multi-band MR image of the object by applying a multi-band radio frequency signal to the object, and reconstructing second MR images from the obtained multi-band MR image, based on the determined weighting coefficient for each of the first MR images.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure supply system of an automatic transmission may include a mechanical oil pump fluidly-connected to the oil pan to supply oil to first and second discharge paths fluidly-connected to the mechanical oil pump, a first switch valve fluidly-connected to the first discharge path and selectively supplying oil to a first supply path fluidly-connected to the first switch valve, a second switch valve fluidly-connected to the first and second discharge paths and selectively supplying oil supplied in the first supply path to the transmission unit and a pressure control valve through a second supply path fluidly-connected to the second switch valve, respectively, a first solenoid valve actuator engaged to the first switch valve and a second solenoid valve actuator engaged to the second switch valve , and an electrical oil pump fluidly-connected to the oil pan to supply the oil to a third supply path fluidly-connected with the second supply path.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure supply system of an automatic transmission may include a mechanical oil pump driven by an engine to supply the oil stored in the oil pan to a first supply path fluidly-connected to the mechanical oil pump, a switch valve fluidly-connected to the first supply path and selectively supplying oil supplied from the first supply path to the transmission unit through a second supply path fluidly-connected to the switch valve and the transmission unit, a solenoid valve actuator engaged to the switch valve, and an electrical oil pump fluidly connected to the oil pan to pump the oil stored in the oil pan as a second high-pressure hydraulic pressure and supply the oil in the pan to a third supply path fluidly-connected with the second supply path, wherein the first and second hydraulic pressures may be applied to the transmission unit through three operation modes.

Abstract: An MRI system acquires a susceptibility-weighted image by acquiring a first RF echo signal in a first echo time for providing an image exclusive of susceptibility-weighting and acquiring a second RF echo signal in a second echo time longer than the first echo time for providing an image including susceptibility-weighting. A compensation gradient field is applied for compensating for field inhomogeneity and in response, a third RF echo signal is acquired in a third echo time longer than the second echo time. First, second and third images are generated in response to data derived from the first, second and third RF echo signals respectively and data of the first, second and third images is combined to provide image data representing an image compensating for magnetic resonance signal attenuation in the second image.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control circuit of a torque converter includes a torque converter control valve for controlling a line pressure supplied from a line regulator valve stably controlling a hydraulic pressure supplied from a hydraulic pump to be directly supplied to a fluid chamber inside a torque converter case as an operation hydraulic pressure, a reducing valve for stably controlling the hydraulic pressure, a torque converter control solenoid valve for controlling the hydraulic pressure supplied from the line regulator valve to be supplied to an engage hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch, and a switch valve for supplying the hydraulic pressure supplied from the reducing valve to a releasing hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch or exhausting the hydraulic pressure of the releasing hydraulic chamber of the lock-up clutch while being controlled by a control pressure of the torque converter control solenoid valve.

Abstract: A method of generating a magnetic resonance image includes: generating composite data by using a plurality of data sets acquired from a plurality of coils, based on coil characteristics of the plurality of coils; generating first interpolation data by interpolating the composite data; generating a plurality of filtered data sets by filtering the first interpolation data with respect to a plurality of frequency bands; and generating the magnetic resonance image by using the plurality of filtered data sets.

Abstract: A control method for an automatic transmission and a two-way clutch includes determining whether a current speed stage is a forward speed stage, comparing a rotation speed of the two-way clutch with a predetermined minimum rotation speed if a current speed stage is a forward speed stage, deciding that the two-way clutch has failed when a rotation speed of the two-way clutch is lower than the predetermined minimum rotation speed, and performing a fail-safe mode if the two-way clutch has failed.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a method of acquiring a magnetic resonance image are provided. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a data acquirer configured to acquire image data of a subject based on a protocol, the protocol including a learning protocol for learning a respiration of the subject and determining an initial protocol based on the learned respiration. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus further includes a respiratory information acquirer configured to detect the respiration of the subject, and a protocol controller configured to determine whether a respiratory cycle of the subject changes based on the detected respiration, and in response to the protocol controller determining that the respiratory cycle of the subject changes, reset the protocol based on the changed respiratory cycle.

Abstract: A control method for an automatic transmission and a two-way clutch includes determining whether a current speed stage is a forward speed stage, comparing a rotation speed of the two-way clutch with a predetermined minimum rotation speed if a current speed stage is a forward speed stage, deciding that the two-way clutch has failed when a rotation speed of the two-way clutch is lower than the predetermined minimum rotation speed, and performing a fail-safe mode if the two-way clutch has failed.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically aligning bills includes: a plurality of skew control units including a driving roller unit, a body, a first gear unit, and a second gear unit; a first motor unit connected with the first gear unit through a first power transmission member and providing a driving force to the driving roller unit; a second motor unit connected with the second gear unit through a second power transmission member and providing torque to the body; and ball caster units having a spherical shape and coming in contact with a second side of the bill.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure supply system of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include a low-pressure hydraulic pump, a low-pressure regulator valve, a high-pressure hydraulic pump, a high-pressure regulator valve regulating the high hydraulic pressure supplied from the high-pressure hydraulic pump to be stable hydraulic pressure and supplying the regulated hydraulic pressure to the high pressure portion, a first switch valve disposed between the low-pressure hydraulic pump and the low-pressure regulator valve, and selectively communicating the low-pressure hydraulic pump to the low-pressure regulator valve, a second switch valve selectively opening or closing a first circulating line connecting a downstream of the low-pressure hydraulic pump to an upstream of the high-pressure regulator valve, and a third switch valve selectively opening or closing a second circulating line connecting a downstream of the high-pressure regulator valve to an upstream of the low-pressure regulator valve.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a signal transceiver, and a sequence controller configured to control the signal transceiver to apply an RF pulse and a gradient magnetic field to a first portion of an object, wait for blood to flow from the first portion of the object to which the RF pulse and the gradient magnetic field are applied, to a second portion of the object, and apply the RF pulse and the gradient magnetic field to the second portion of the object to which the blood flows, using a 3D balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP), and subsample first magnetic resonance data from the second portion of the object to which the RF pulse and the gradient magnetic field are applied. The apparatus further includes an image processor configured to generate label image data based on the first magnetic resonance data.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure supply system of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include a hydraulic pump receiving oil stored in an oil pan through an input line, generating hydraulic pressure, and discharging the generated hydraulic pressure in the oil through a low-pressure discharge port and a high-pressure discharge port, a first switch valve switching a first switch hydraulic line in order to supply the hydraulic pressure discharged from the low-pressure discharge port of the hydraulic pump selectively to the low pressure portion or the high pressure portion, a second switch valve switching a second switch hydraulic line in order to selectively supply the hydraulic pressure supplied from the first switch valve to the low pressure portion or to return the hydraulic pressure supplied from the first switch valve to the oil pan, a low-pressure regulator valve, and a high-pressure regulator valve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medium separation device of an automated teller machine (ATM) that includes a pickup roller for sequentially picking up and feeding stacked media through a friction member on a portion of the outer periphery of the pickup roller, a feed roller for feeding the picked-up and fed media toward a transfer path through a friction member provided on a portion of the outer periphery of the feed roller while rotating with the same phase as the pickup roller, and a medium separation unit for separating a following medium simultaneously fed with a preceding medium fed to the feed roller while in close contact with the bottom, from the preceding medium through a separation belt, to pick up and feed media through a partial roller structure partially having a friction member and simultaneously perform the separation of the media through the medium separation unit.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure supply system of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is disclosed. The hydraulic pressure supply system of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may supply a low hydraulic pressure generated at a low-pressure hydraulic pump to a low pressure portion through a low-pressure regulator valve, may supply a portion of the low hydraulic pressure to a high-pressure hydraulic pump, and may supply a high hydraulic pressure generated at the high-pressure hydraulic pump to a high pressure portion through a high-pressure regulator valve.