Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of decoding an image including determining whether a current block is in a bi-directional optical flow (BIO) mode, calculating gradient information of prediction samples of the current block when the current block is in the BIO mode, and generating a prediction block of the current block using the calculated gradient information, wherein the calculating of the gradient information of the prediction samples of the current block includes calculating the gradient information using at least one neighbor sample adjacent to the prediction samples.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. In video encoding and decoding, multiple partition blocks are generated by splitting a target block. A prediction mode is derived for at least a part of the multiple partition blocks, among the multiple partition blocks, and prediction is performed on the multiple partition blocks based on the derived prediction mode. When prediction is performed on the partition blocks, information related to the target block may be used, and information related to an additional partition block, which is predicted prior to the partition block, may be used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image information decoding method. The decoding method includes receiving a bit stream including a Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) unit that includes information related to encoded image, and parsing a NAL unit header of the NAL unit. The NAL unit header may not include 1 bit flag information that represents whether a picture is a non-reference picture or a reference picture in the entire bit stream during encoding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera module, and the present invention may comprise: a lens; a heating layer positioned on the lens so as to generate heat when power is supplied thereto; and a heating wire, which is positioned on the surface of the lens or of the heating layer, which generates heat when a current is supplied thereto from an external power supply, and which is electrically connected to the heating layer. The present invention comprises a heating wire, besides the heating layer that comprises a conductive material, and thus can reduce the time taken to supply a heating body with a current, and the reduced heating time accordingly enables rapid heating.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a porous silicon structure, a porous silicon-carbon composite comprising same, and a negative electrode active material. The porous silicon structure and the porous silicon-carbon composite each have a molar ratio (O/Si) of oxygen (O) atoms to silicon (Si) atoms that satisfies a specific range, and thus, when applied to a negative electrode active material, the porous silicon structure and the porous silicon-carbon composite can have excellent capacity retention and remarkably enhanced discharge capacity and initial efficiency.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a porous silicon composite, a porous silicon-carbon composite comprising same, and an anode active material, wherein the porous silicon composite and the porous silicon-carbon composite each comprise silicon particles and a magnesium compound together and satisfy a molar ratio (O/Si) of oxygen (O) atom to silicon (Si) atom in a specific range, so that the application of the porous silicon composite and the porous silicon-carbon composite to an anode active material leads to an excellent capacity retention rate as well as a significant improvement in discharge capacity and initial efficiency.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a first camera to obtain a first image; a second camera to obtain a second image captured in a different field of view; and a controller to obtain a distance between the vehicle and an object by processing images obtained by the multiple cameras. The controller recognizes a first object in a frame of the image, obtains a height of, an aspect ratio of, and a distance from the first object, and assigns each to 3D coordinate values. The controller generates a 3D straight line based on a plurality of 3D coordinate values in each frame, stores a characteristic relationship between the recognized first object and the 3D straight line, obtains a height and aspect ratio of a second object by image processing upon recognizing the second object of the same model as the first object through the cameras, and estimates a distance from the second object based on the characteristic relationship.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous silicon-based composite, a preparation method therefor, and an anode active material comprising same, and, more specifically, the porous silicon-based composite comprises silicon particles and fluoride, and thus a porous silicon-based composite with excellent selective etching efficiency can be obtained, and the anode active material comprising same can further improve a discharge capacity and a capacity retention while holding the excellent initial efficiency of a secondary battery.

Abstract: A method and a system for estimating degradation of a battery for an electric vehicle are provided. The method includes determining a current battery resistance increase rate by measuring an increase in resistance of the battery during charging of the battery, determining an initial battery resistance increase rate on the basis of a predetermined initial battery resistance increase rate map for indicating the battery resistance increase rate of the battery in a begin of life (BOL) state, and calculating current degradation of the battery on the basis of the current battery resistance increase rate and the initial battery resistance increase rate.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller and a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera. The first camera is installed in the vehicle to have a first field of view and is configured to obtain first image data for the first field of view. The second camera is installed in the vehicle to have a second field of view and is configured to obtain second image data for the second field of view. The third camera is installed in the vehicle to have a third field of view and is configured to obtain third image data for the third field of view. The controller is configured to perform vehicle dynamic compensation (VDC) based on a result of processing any one of the first image data, the second image data, and the third image data and to perform automated online calibration (AOC) based on a result of the VDC to determine abnormality of the cameras.

Abstract: A surface-treated inorganic nanoparticle including an inorganic nanoparticle, a first dispersant connected to the inorganic nanoparticle, and a second dispersant connected to the inorganic nanoparticle, wherein a molecular weight (MW) of the first dispersant is different from a molecular weight (MW) of the second dispersant.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for a polymer electrolyte, a polymer electrolyte comprising the same, and a method for producing the polymer electrolyte, and specifically, to a composition for a polymer electrolyte comprising an ion conductive monomer and a polymerizable comonomer, and a polymer electrolyte comprising the same.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a porous silicon-based carbon composite, a method for preparing same, and a negative electrode active material comprising same. The porous silicon-based carbon composite according to an embodiment comprises silicon particles capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium, a magnesium compound, and carbon, and satisfies a molar ratio (Mg/Si) of magnesium atoms to silicon atoms present in the composite of 0.02-0.30 and a molar ratio (O/Si) of oxygen atoms to silicon atoms in the composite of 0.40-0.90. Thus, when the porous silicon-based carbon composite is applied to a negative electrode active material, initial efficiency and capacity retention as well as discharge capacity can be enhanced.

Abstract: A battery management system for an electrified vehicle configured to diagnose an abnormal behavior of a battery using a cell balancing function, and a method for diagnosing a battery thereof, are provided. The battery management system comprises a processor that is configured to monitor a battery. The processor is further configured to perform primary cell balancing, when a battery cell voltage deviation meets a cell balancing entry condition, determine whether an abnormal cell voltage deviation occurs after the primary cell balancing, and diagnose a progressive voltage drop using (N+1)th-order cell balancing, when it is determined that the abnormal cell voltage deviation occurs.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle and a method of managing a power source for the same, and introduced is an electrified vehicle comprising: a power electric comprising a motor and an inverter; a main battery part electrically connected to the power electric, and comprising a first battery and a first battery control unit configured to control the first battery, but disposed in a fixed type; and a vehicle control unit configured to transmit a required voltage command for a second battery to the first battery control unit by determining a voltage to be supplied to the power electric when a detachable battery part comprising a second battery whose output voltage varies by changing a connection state between a plurality of battery cells and a second battery control unit configured to control the second battery is electrically connected to the main battery part.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides an apparatus and method for treating a substrate with a gas. The apparatus includes a chamber having a process space in which the substrate is treated, a substrate support unit that supports the substrate in the process space, a gas supply unit that supplies a hydrophobic gas onto the substrate supported on the substrate support unit, and a controller that controls the substrate support unit and the gas supply unit. The substrate support unit includes a support plate on which the substrate is placed and a pin assembly that raises the substrate off the support plate or lowers the substrate onto the support plate, and the controller controls a degree of hydrophobization of a surface of the substrate by adjusting the pin assembly.

Abstract: A thermally stable polypeptide having FGF7 activity is provided. The polypeptide is a thermally stable polypeptide having FGF7 activity, wherein, in SEQ ID NO: 1, a 120th alanine (A) is substituted with cysteine (C), one including at least one substitution selected from substitution of a 126th lysine (K) with aspartic acid (D) and a 178th lysine (K) with glutamic acid (E) or aspartic acid (D) forms a salt bridge with a 175th arginine (R), and a 133rd cysteine (C) and a 137th cysteine (C) are disulfide bonded.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle capable of additionally mounting a swappable battery and a power source management method for the same are provided. A method of power source management of an electrified vehicle is provided, comprising connecting a swappable battery unit to a connector in an electrified vehicle comprising a first battery fixedly arranged with a main battery unit, a first battery management system configured to control the first battery, and a DC converter having a first end and a second end, the swappable battery unit comprises a second battery, and a second battery management system configured to control the second battery. The method further comprises determining, using a vehicle control unit, a target integrated voltage to be supplied to a power electric unit, and transmitting, using the vehicle control unit, a voltage command corresponding to a target output voltage to the DC converter, according to a determined target integrated voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for encoding and decoding an image by applying different filtering strength to reference pixels based on a size relationship between a current block and each reference block such that a prediction block for the current block is constructed using reference pixels which are filtered adaptively according to their properties.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a chamber having a treating space formed therein, a substrate support unit that supports the substrate in the treating space, a plate that is located to face the substrate support unit in the treating space and that has a plurality of holes formed therein, a gas supply unit that supplies gas into the treating space through the holes, and a gas exhaust unit that exhausts the gas in the treating space through the holes.