Abstract: An engine clutch control apparatus of a vehicle including a transmission without a R-shift stage gear may include an engine clutch, a controller which determines whether an engine reverse rotation entry is possible for driving in reverse according to a failure diagnosis information of the engine clutch and executes a reverse rotation driving control according to the determination result, and a drive motor for reversely rotating the transmission according the reverse rotation driving control. The controller in the engine clutch control apparatus includes an engine reverse rotation entry possibility determining module and an engine exhaust gas forced discharge control module.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid electric vehicle and method of controlling operation of engine of the vehicle. The hybrid electric vehicle switches its drive mode in consideration of air pollution and pedestrians around the vehicle. A method of controlling a drive mode of a hybrid electric vehicle includes recognizing at least one of a pedestrian and an air pollution level around the hybrid electric vehicle, determining whether each of the recognized pedestrian and the recognized air pollution level meets a corresponding prescribed exhaust gas reduction mode request condition, and determining an exhaust gas reduction mode drive according to a result of the determination.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle that searches for a path based on efficiency in consideration of powertrain characteristics of the vehicle and a searching method thereof are provided. The method includes acquiring driving environment information and determining a driving load of the vehicle in each of a plurality of sections of at least one path from a point of departure to a destination. Output energy and brake energy are determined in each of the sections based on the determined driving load and consumption energy and regeneration energy are determined in each of the sections based on the output and brake energies in each of the sections. Energy consumption is determined in each of the at least one path by summing the consumption and regeneration energies in the sections and an energy minimization path is determined by comparing the determined energy consumptions on the at least one path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy encoding method, an entropy decoding method and to an apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method includes: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: An eco-friendly vehicle and a launch control method for an eco-friendly vehicle reduces an unpleasant secondary launch effect based on a gear alignment state of a transmission in a specific situation. The launch control method includes: determining a first condition for enabling a preset stop control when the first condition is satisfied; turning off a control for generating a creep torque of a motor when a brake is released; controlling a transmission in an open state and enabling the control for generating the creep torque; and when a second condition for revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor is satisfied, controlling the transmission in a lock state through a slip state.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image-encoding method comprises the following steps: receiving image information; generating a restored block for the current block based on the image information; and generating a finally restored block for the current block by applying an in-loop filter to the restored block on the basis of the image information. According to the present invention, image-encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate; a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a third pixel electrode arranged on the base substrate to be spaced apart from each other; a pixel defining film on the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode, and the third pixel electrode and including a first opening exposing the first pixel electrode, a second opening exposing the second pixel electrode and spaced apart from the first opening, and a third opening exposing the third pixel electrode and spaced apart from the first opening and the second opening; a first organic layer on the first pixel electrode exposed by the first opening; a second organic layer on the second pixel electrode exposed by the second opening; and a third organic layer on the third pixel electrode exposed by the third opening.

Abstract: The present invention includes obtaining block type identification information on a partition of the current macroblock when the current macroblock is intra-mixed, specifying a block type of the current macroblock based on the block type identification information, obtaining an intra prediction mode of the current macroblock according to the block type of the partition of the current macroblock, and predicting the current macroblock using the intra prediction mode and a pixel value of a neighboring block.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for decoding a video signal are disclosed. A method for decoding a video signal includes obtaining block type information of a current block, confirming a prediction mode of the current block based on the block type information, obtaining, if the prediction mode of the current block is an intra prediction mode according to the prediction mode, at least one correlation parameter information using at least one neighboring pixel of the current block, obtaining an intra prediction value of the current block using the correlation parameter information, and reconstructing the current block using the intra prediction value of the current block.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for achieving distributed consensus based on decentralized Byzantine fault tolerance. The apparatus may include one or more processors and an execution memory for storing at least one program that is executed by the one or more processors, wherein the program is configured to receive delegate request messages, each including a first transaction for requesting distributed consensus proposed by a client, and determine congress candidate nodes forming a consensus quorum, to be consensus nodes based on the delegate request messages, generate a prepare message that includes a second transaction for obtaining consent to results of determination of the consensus nodes, and send the prepare message to the consensus nodes, and receive commit messages, each including an electronic signature of a corresponding consensus node, from the respective consensus nodes, and broadcast a reply message indicative of results of verification of the electronic signatures.

Abstract: Disclosed are an intra prediction method of a chrominance block using a luminance sample and an apparatus using the same. An image decoding method comprises the steps of: calculating an intra prediction mode of a chrominance block on the basis of an LM mapping table when the chrominance block uses an LM; and generating a prediction block for the chrominance block on the basis of the calculated intra prediction mode of the chrominance block. When intra prediction mode information of chrominance blocks are decoded, mutually different tables are used depending on whether or not an LM is used, so that encoding and decoding can be performed without an unnecessary waste of bits.

Abstract: A system for parking control of a vehicle in which a transmission parking configuration is omitted is provided. The system includes a shift by wire device that requests a parking control of the vehicle when a parking stage is input by an operation of a driver. An electronic parking brake operates a brake installed on a drive wheel via a relay which is connected to be in a parking brake state when the electronic parking brake receives the parking control request from the shift by wire device. The shift by wire device switches the relay to directly operate the brake to be in the parking brake state when the shift by wire device receives a failure event, which indicates that a normal operation of the electronic parking brake is impossible, from the electronic parking brake.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy encoding method, an entropy decoding method and to an apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method includes: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an inter-prediction method includes: receiving mode information on the inter-prediction of a current block; decoding the received mode information; and performing inter-prediction using the decoded mode information. According to the present invention, image compression efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle and a method of providing fuel consumption information thereof in which the influence of driver's pedal operation on actual fuel consumption, including a latent distance to empty (DTE), due to variation in kinetic energy of the vehicle may be displayed. The method includes detecting whether or not one of an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal is operated, determining guidance fuel consumption based on a change in an available coasting distance according to a change in a vehicle speed due to operation of the one of the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal, which is detected, and outputting the determined guidance fuel consumption.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hybrid electric vehicle which may minimize fuel efficiency loss by shift intervention, and a method of controlling shift thereof. The method of controlling shift of the hybrid electric vehicle includes predicting torque of an input terminal of a transmission at a shift time, predicting an RPM of a motor at the shift time, predicting a quantity of intervention using the predicted torque of the input terminal of the transmission and the predicted RPM of the motor, determining whether or not intervention using the motor alone at the shift time is feasible based on the predicted quantity of intervention, and executing shift corresponding to a result of the determination.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a video signal and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving prediction mode information, interpolating information and a residual of a current block, reconstructing an interpolating pixel using the interpolating information and a neighbor block, and reconstructing the current block using the interpolating pixel, the prediction mode information and the residual, wherein the interpolating information is generated based on a location of the current block. According to an apparatus and method for processing a video signal, high reconstruction rate can be obtained by improving the related art method having limited intra prediction modes available for a current block located on a boundary area of a picture in encoding in a manner of reconstructing and using an interpolating pixel based on interpolating information.

Abstract: An intra prediction method and a device using the intra prediction method are provided. The intra prediction method includes the steps of: deriving a current prediction mode as a prediction mode of a current block; constructing neighboring samples of the current block with available reference samples; filtering the available reference samples; and generating predicted samples of the current block on the basis of the filtered available reference samples. The filtering step includes performing the filtering using the available reference sample located in the prediction direction of the current prediction mode and a predetermined number of available reference samples neighboring to the prediction direction of the current prediction mode.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mode change in a hybrid vehicle for performing a driving-mode change related to a change in the amount of charge of a battery in consideration of catalyst warmup of an engine includes activating adaptive mode change control between a first mode and a second mode, determining whether or not catalyst heating or engine warmup is performed in advance, setting a mode change reference depending on a result of the determining, and performing the adaptive mode change control depending on the set mode change reference.

Abstract: Disclosed are an intra prediction method of a chrominance block using a luminance sample and an apparatus using the same. An image decoding method comprises the steps of: calculating an intra prediction mode of a chrominance block on the basis of an LM mapping table when the chrominance block uses an LM; and generating a prediction block for the chrominance block on the basis of the calculated intra prediction mode of the chrominance block. When intra prediction mode information of chrominance blocks are decoded, mutually different tables are used depending on whether or not an LM is used, so that encoding and decoding can be performed without an unnecessary waste of bits.