Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a post-processing system includes: a first catalyst, an exhaust heat recovery system, and a second catalyst sequentially disposed on an exhaust line; a main bypass line branched from the exhaust line between the first catalyst and the recovery system and joining to the exhaust line downstream of the second catalyst; an auxiliary bypass line branched from the exhaust line between the first catalyst and the exhaust heat recovery system and joining to the exhaust line between the recovery system and the second catalyst; a first bypass valve disposed where the exhaust line and the main bypass line join; a second bypass valve disposed where the exhaust line and the auxiliary bypass line join; and a controller for diagnosing, when a diagnosis condition is satisfied, whether the first bypass valve is abnormal based on a temperature of an exhaust gas upstream of the exhaust heat recovery system.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a post-processing system includes a first catalyst, an exhaust heat recovery system, and a second catalyst sequentially disposed on an exhaust line. The apparatus further includes a main bypass line, an auxiliary bypass line, a first bypass valve, and a second bypass valve. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to determine whether a first temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of an exhaust gas on an upstream side of the first bypass valve, a second temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the exhaust gas on an upstream side of the exhaust heat recovery system, a third temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the exhaust gas on the downstream side of the exhaust heat recovery system, the first bypass valve, and the second bypass valve are abnormal, depending on whether a predetermined diagnosis condition is satisfied.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a post-processing system includes a first catalyst, an exhaust heat recovery system, and a second catalyst sequentially disposed on an exhaust line. The apparatus further includes a main bypass line, an auxiliary bypass line, a first bypass valve, a second bypass, and a controller configured to perform a diagnosis process for diagnosing whether the second catalyst is abnormal based on a measured efficiency of the second catalyst and a modeling efficiency of the second catalyst, when a diagnosis condition is satisfied.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel (Ni), wherein the lithium transition metal oxide is in form of a single particle, has an average particle diameter (D50) ranging from 2 ?m to 4 ?m, and exhibits a maximum pole density value of 20 or less at the (001) plane as determined by Electron Back Scatter Diffraction (EBSD) analysis of a pole figure diagram.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a post-processing system includes: a first catalyst, an exhaust heat recovery system, and a second catalyst sequentially disposed on an exhaust line; a main bypass line branched from the exhaust line between the first catalyst and the exhaust heat recovery system; an auxiliary bypass line branched from the exhaust line between the first catalyst and the exhaust heat recovery system and joined to the exhaust line; a first bypass valve installed where the exhaust line and the main bypass line join; a second bypass valve installed where the exhaust line and the auxiliary bypass line join; and a controller to diagnose, based on satisfying a diagnosis condition, whether the second bypass valve is abnormal based on a temperature of an exhaust gas upstream of the exhaust heat recovery system and a temperature of the exhaust gas downstream of the exhaust heat recovery system.

Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle may be capable of streamlining the entire system and reducing the manufacturing cost and weight by controlling the flowing movement of the coolant flowing in respective cooling apparatuses by using a single control valve depending on at least one mode for adjusting the temperature of the vehicle interior and for adjusting the temperature of the battery, such as in an extended range electric vehicle (EREV) applied with an engine for charging a battery, and may be capable of adjusting the temperature of the vehicle interior and also efficiently controlling the battery temperature, by using the thermal energy generated from the engine.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technology for protecting visual features within an image, and an image processing method includes acquiring an image by capture or input, determining a request for de-identification of personal information in the image, processing the image according to the determined request for de-identification, and storing or transmitting the processed image.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technology for protecting visual features within an image, and a de-identification method receives an image including a facial region, extracts feature information about the facial region from the input image, transforms the extracted feature information to provide a guide for a portion to be generated within the facial region, and performs de-identification based on the provided guide.

Abstract: Provided is a method of determining ranks of a light-emitting devices each mounted at a plurality of respective mounting points on a substrate. The method of determining ranks of light-emitting devices each mounted at a plurality of respective mounting points on a substrate includes obtaining a size of a block including at least one mounting point, and obtaining a number of rank types, determining a number of block group types and a number of mounting points per rank included in an individual block group, determining, by using the number of block group types, arrangements of a plurality of block groups at the plurality of mounting points, and determining the ranks of the light-emitting devices each mounted at the plurality of respective mounting points based on the arrangements of the plurality of block groups and the number of mounting points per rank.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a cathode active material, a method for manufacturing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an embodiment, a cathode active material can be provided, the cathode active material comprising: a lithium metal oxide including a core and a shell disposed on a surface of the core; and a coating layer disposed on a surface of the lithium metal oxide, wherein a c value that satisfies Equation 1 and is in a range of 0.3 to 0.7, and the core and the shell have a layered crystalline structure. c=b/a??[Equation 1] (in Equation 1, a is a peak at 530 to 533 eV and b is a peak at 528 to 531 eV in an XPS spectrum of the coating layer).

Abstract: A valve assembly includes: a valve housing including an inlet port, and a first outlet port to a third outlet port. The first, second and third outlet ports are formed along a circumference of the valve housing. The valve assembly further includes: a valve body rotatably provided inside the valve housing and including a body inlet, a body outlet fluidly connected to the body inlet, and a first expansion groove and a second expansion groove that are formed adjacent to the body outlet. The body inlet and the inlet port are fluidly connected at all times, and the body outlet is selectively and fluidly connected simultaneously to two outlet ports, among the first outlet port to the third outlet port, through the first expansion groove and the second expansion groove as the valve body rotates.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including lithium metal oxide particles; and a coating layer placed on at least a part of a surface of the lithium metal oxide particles, wherein the coating layer includes B, LiOH, Li2CO3, and Li2SO4.

Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system of a vehicle includes a valve controlling a flow of a coolant, a first line having ends connected to the valve, a radiator and an electrical component on the first line, a second line having ends connected to the valve, a battery module on the second line, a first connection line including a first end connected to the valve, a chiller on the first connection line, a second connection line including ends connected to the second and first connection lines, and a third connection line including a first end connected to a second end of the first connection line and a second end connected to the first line between the radiator and the electrical component, wherein the valve operates such that the first, second, or first connection line is connected to another line or to itself depending on the selected mode.

Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle is configured by including a valve, a first cooling apparatus, a second cooling apparatus, and a flow control line, to be configured for adjusting a temperature of a battery module by use of a single chiller where a refrigerant and a coolant are heat-exchanged, selectively recollecting waste heat of the electrical component and the battery module and using the same for heating of the vehicle interior, and forming a plurality of coolant flowing lines by a single valve according to selected mode of the vehicle.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle may include: an engine including a plurality of cylinders for generating power required for driving the hybrid vehicle by combustion of fuel; a first motor starting the engine and selectively operating as a generator to generate electrical energy; a second motor generating power required for driving the hybrid vehicle; a clutch provided between the engine and the second motor; and a controller configured for synchronizing a velocity of the second motor and an engine velocity and for coupling the clutch, in a transition section in which the engine moves from a stop state to an optimal operation point area as an operation area of the engine, and gradually decreasing a torque of the second motor and gradually adjusting the number of combusted cylinders among the plurality of combustion chambers to gradually increase the engine torque.

Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle is configured by including a valve, a first cooling apparatus, a second cooling apparatus, and a flow control line, to be configured for adjusting a temperature of a battery module by use of a single chiller where a refrigerant and a coolant are heat-exchanged, selectively recollecting waste heat of the electrical component and the battery module and using the same for heating of the vehicle interior, and forming a plurality of coolant flowing lines by a single valve according to selected mode of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof. The positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery is represented by Chemical Formula 1 below. Li6xCo1-yMyO4??[Chemical Formula 1] (In the Chemical Formula 1, 0.9?x?1.1, 0<y?0.1, My=BaWb, 0?a?0.1, 0?b?0.1, and, a and b are not simultaneously 0.) Another positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery includes a core represented by Chemical Formula 2 below; and a coating layer comprising at least one of boron (B) and tungsten (W). Li6xCoO4??[Chemical Formula 2] (In the Chemical Formula 2, 0.9?x?1.1.

Abstract: A shock absorbing module includes a shock absorbing layer at which the shock absorbing module is attachable to a display panel, the shock absorbing layer including a cushion layer including an adhesive polymer resin, and a hollow particle which is in the adhesive polymer resin, and an embossed adhesive layer with which the shock absorbing layer is attachable to the display panel, and a base layer. The shock absorbing module attached to the display panel disposes the shock absorbing layer between the display panel and the base layer.

Abstract: A gas-liquid separation device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a housing with an upper surface that is opened and a lower surface that is closed; a cover mounted on the opened upper surface to close and seal the interior of the housing, and including an outlet and an inlet, and a mount hole; an exhaust pipe mounted on the cover; a guide pipe with an upper surface that is opened so that the exhaust pipe is inserted inside, and forms a gas refrigerant flow space between the exterior circumference and the interior circumference of the exhaust pipe; a mount cap mounted inside the closed lower end of the housing; a refrigerant guider to prevent the liquid refrigerant of the refrigerant inflowed into the inlet from flowing into the gas refrigerant flow space, and fixed to the exhaust pipe; and a receiver dryer.

Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle is configured by including a valve, a first cooling apparatus, a second cooling apparatus, and a flow control line, to be configured for adjusting a temperature of a battery module by use of a single chiller where a refrigerant and a coolant are heat-exchanged, selectively recollecting waste heat of the electrical component and the battery module and using the same for heating of the vehicle interior, and forming a plurality of coolant flowing lines by a single valve according to selected mode of the vehicle.