Abstract: A high-nickel positive electrode active material and a method of making the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the material includes a lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide is secondary particles, wherein each secondary particle is an aggregate of primary particles, and wherein the oxide has an amount of nickel of 80 atm % or more, a first coating layer formed on a surface of the secondary particle and on surfaces of a portion or all of the primary particles, the first coating layer contains nickel and manganese, and has a layered structure, and a second coating layer formed on an outer surface of the first coating layer, the second coating layer contains boron. The active material has improved stability and initial capacity and crack generation at an interface between primary particles is also suppressed.

Abstract: A system for measuring a depth of a stereoscopic image includes a display device displaying a stereoscopic image at a predetermined depth of field; a holographic camera generating an interference pattern image by sensing a wavelength and a phase of light of the stereoscopic image; and a control unit calculating a plurality of modulated image data having image information of the stereoscopic image at each depth of the plurality of depths based on the wavelength and the phase of the light, calculating edges of a field in each of the plurality of modulated image data to obtain edge detection values, calculating a modulated signal by arranging the edge detection values according to a depth in the each of the plurality of modulated image data, calculating a first maximum value of the modulated signal, and calculating a first depth corresponding to the first maximum value as the depth of field.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for low latency communication in a communication system. An operation method of a base station comprises the steps of: transmitting first scheduling information of data units, transmitted through A sections in subframe #n, to a terminal through a first control channel in subframe #n; transmitting the data units to the terminal through the A sections; and transmitting second scheduling information of data unit(s), transmitted through B section(s) in subframe #(n+k) following subframe #n, to the terminal through a second control channel in subframe #(n+k). Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a polymerization initiator composition, including (a) a step of mixing water and a water-soluble initiator to prepare an aqueous initiator solution having a concentration of 1 to 10%; and (b) a step of activating the aqueous initiator solution, wherein the step of activating is performed by (b-1) a step of heat treating the aqueous initiator solution for 0.5 to 4.5 hours at a temperature of 48 to 62° C.; and (b-2) a step of treating the aqueous initiator solution to achieve pH of 1 to 7, where the steps above are performed in no particular order.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder to perform channel encoding with respect to bits and generate a codeword, an interleaver to interleave the codeword, and a modulator to map the interleaved codeword onto a non-uniform constellation according to a modulation scheme, and the constellation may include constellation points defined based on various tables according to the modulation scheme.

Abstract: A server according to an embodiment includes a processor configured to receive a friend add request for a target account from a user terminal accessed with a user account; based on one of the user account and the target account being a protected account, transmit an approval request for the friend add request to a protector account connected to the protected account; and based on receiving a reply to the approval request from the protector terminal, add the target account to a friend list of the user account.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an acquirer configured to acquire an ultrasound image, an analyzer configured to analyze appearances of a fetus using the image acquired in the acquirer, and a sorter configured to sort out the image of the fetus corresponding to a target of interest among the appearances of the fetus analyzed in the analyzer.

Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle includes: determining an accelerator position sensor/brake pedal position sensor (APS/BPS) command value based on a state variable and a reward variable including a prediction value for a future velocity of the vehicle predicted based on a past APS/BPS command value of the vehicle; and learning for a reward value according to the reward variable to satisfy a predetermined goal based on a change that the determined APS/BPS command value causes to at least one state variable under given environment information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a switching antenna for automotive Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) communication. The switching antenna includes a substrate section, a radiating section having a plurality of radiators formed on the substrate section so as to be spaced apart from each other to provide a pattern signal, and a selective signaling section formed on the substrate section to selectively connect the radiating section to cause a radiation pattern of the radiating section to be one of directional and omnidirectional.

Abstract: A medical treatment system includes a transparent display located between a patient and a medical staff and configured to display, a plurality of interface, first and second gaze trackers respectively mounted on both sides of the transparent display to detect pupils of the medical staff and patient and configured to acquire positional coordinates of the pupils of the medical staff and patient in a three-dimensional space, a region setting unit configured to set a gaze exchange region based on an intersection point where a virtual connection line between the positional coordinates of the pupils of the medical staff and patient intersects a plane of the transparent display, and a control unit configured to rearrange the plurality of interface windows by moving at least one interface window overlapping the gaze exchange region outside the gaze exchange region.

Abstract: Proposed is a switching antenna for vehicular UWB communication, the switching antenna including a substrate, a directional radiation unit formed on the substrate and configured to provide a directional radiation signal, a non-directional radiation unit formed on the substrate and configured to provide a non-directional radiation signal, and a signal providing unit formed on the substrate and configured to provide an on or off signal to either the directional radiation unit or the non-directional radiation unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a switching antenna for UWB communication for a vehicle. The switching antenna may include a substrate part, a radiation part formed in the substrate part and configured to radiate an omnidirectional pattern signal, a main ground part formed in the substrate part and disposed below the radiation part, side ground parts formed on the substrate part and disposed on both sides of the radiation part, and a selection signal part formed in the substrate part and configured to induce a radiation pattern of the radiation part to become either directional or omnidirectional by selectively connecting the main ground part and the side ground part.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a storage chamber having an opening; a drawer type door to open or close the opening; a display positioned at the drawer type door; a first connector provided at a sidewall of the storage chamber; a second connector provided at the drawer type door and being electrically connected to the display; a first frame coupled to an inner wall of the storage chamber, the first frame to cover the first connector; a second frame coupled to the drawer type door, the second frame to support a storage box; and a wire electrically connected between the first connector and the second connector. The first frame has a first accommodating part to accommodate one portion of the wire and the second frame has a second accommodating part to accommodate another portion of the wire.

Abstract: A power supply method and apparatus for dual power load includes a low voltage direct current-direct current converter (LDC) configured to convert a voltage of a high-voltage battery to supply power, a first low-voltage battery configured to be charged by receiving the power from the LDC and to supply power to a general load or a dual power load, a second low-voltage battery configured to be charged by receiving the power from the LDC and to supply power to the dual power load, a first relay disposed between the LDC and the first low-voltage battery, a second relay disposed between the LDC and the second low-voltage battery, a first battery sensor configured to measure a voltage of the first low-voltage battery, and a second battery sensor configured to measure a voltage of the second low-voltage battery.

Abstract: A method for estimating locomotion in virtual reality performed by at least one processor includes measuring a plurality of pressure points according to a user's locomotion using a high-resolution tactile sensor including a plurality of pressure sensors, extracting a plurality of footprint images including the plurality of measured pressure points, clustering the plurality of pressure points into a first set of pressure points corresponding to a left foot and a second set of pressure points corresponding to a right foot, based on the plurality of extracted footprint images, and estimating at least a portion of a locomotion direction and a locomotion speed of the user using a first cluster corresponding to the first set of pressure points and a second cluster corresponding to the second set of pressure points.

Abstract: A power supply device includes: a low-voltage direct current-direct current converter (LDC) to convert a voltage of a high-voltage battery to supply power; a first low-voltage battery to be charged by receiving power from the LDC and supply power to a general load; a bidirectional converter to convert a voltage supplied from the LDC and control a charge amount of a second low-voltage battery; the second low-voltage battery to be charged by receiving power from the bidirectional converter and supply power to a dual power source load; a first relay disposed between the LDC and the first low-voltage battery; a second relay disposed between the bidirectional converter and the second low-voltage battery; a second battery sensor to measure a voltage of the second low-voltage battery; and a control unit to control the bidirectional converter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing sodium-catalyzed iron-aluminum inorganic catalyst for catalyzing a hydrogenation reaction of carbon dioxide. The method of preparing sodium-catalyzed iron-aluminum inorganic catalyst includes: a first step of mixing a precipitant solution formed by dissolving a basic precipitant with a reaction solution formed by dissolving an iron (Fe) precursor material and an aluminum (Al) precursor material, thereby forming a suspension solution; a second step of aging the suspension solution; a third step of separating powder from the aged suspension solution; a fourth step of drying the separated powder and then performing a first heat treatment, thereby forming first catalyst powder; and a fifth step of adding and stirring the first catalyst powder and a sodium precursor material to water and evaporating the water and then performing a second heat treatment, thereby preparing a sodium-introduced iron-aluminum inorganic catalyst.

Abstract: A negative electrode includes a lithium-lanthanum alloy. The negative electrode can be applied to a negative electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery. The lithium-sulfur battery including the alloy negative electrode has improved life characteristics and improved electrochemical efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a piston acupressure device for a spinal massage and provides an acupressure operation in an accurate position by ensuring firmly the ascending/descending operation of the piston which ascends/descends by expansion and contraction of the airbag and the movement phenomenon in the forward direction can be prevented during the ascending operation of the piston, damage, noise, and vibration caused by friction caused by parts interference caused by the unbalanced piston can be prevented in advance. Therefore, the durability for the product is increased and the reliability of the operation is ensured.

Abstract: A negative electrode includes a lithium-alkaline earth metal alloy, and can be used in a lithium-sulfur battery. Furthermore, a method to obtain said negative electrode, and a lithium-sulfur battery containing the negative electrode.