Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a main tab electrically coupled to the electrode assembly, a sub-tab electrically coupled to the main tab, and extending away from the electrode assembly, an insulating member covering the main tab, and including a base plate contacting the main tab, and defining base plate through-holes, and one or more stacked plates stacked on the base plate, and defining stacked plate through-holes, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the main tab, the sub-tab, and the insulating member, a side terminal electrically coupled to the sub-tab, and a cap plate to which the side terminal is coupled to pass therethrough, and sealing the case.

Abstract: There is provide an image encoding method including transforming an image block into a first latent representation based on an invertible neural network, transforming the first latent representation into a second latent representation based on a non-invertible neural network, estimating a probability distribution of the first latent representation, and performing entropy encoding on the first latent representation based on the probability distribution by using an entropy encoder.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a tactile medium according to an embodiment includes a tactile medium unit configured to receive a plurality of tactile media capable of stimulating tactile sensation of a subject, a medium driving unit configured to move the plurality of tactile media so as to provide a specific tactile medium among the plurality of tactile media, and a drive controller configured to drive the medium driving unit so as to provide the specific tactile medium to the subject.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery management apparatus capable of effectively reducing the current consumption of a component for waking up a microcontroller unit. The battery management apparatus includes a wake-up unit, a first power supply path, a first regulator, a first switching element, a feedback module, and a microcontroller unit configured to convert a sleep mode to a wake-up mode by receiving a wake-up signal from the wake-up unit and connected to the feedback module to turn off the first switching element.

Abstract: A method of classifying an object according to an embodiment includes extracting a first feature by transforming rectangular coordinates of points included in the box of the object, obtained from a point cloud acquired using a LiDAR sensor, into complex coordinates and performing Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the complex coordinates, obtaining an average and a standard deviation as a second feature, the average and the standard deviation being parameters of a Gaussian model for the points included in the box of the object, and classifying the type of object based on at least one of the first feature or the second feature.

Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked within a case body; a module frame for accommodating the battery cell stack; and a thermal conductive resin layer formed between a lower surface of the module frame and the battery cell stack. The plurality of battery cells comprise sealing parts that extend downward from the bottom surface of the cell case body such that each one of the sealing parts is located inside the thermal conductive resin layer, and is folded toward the bottom surfaces of the cell case body to accommodate an adhesive layer between the folded portion of the sealing part and the bottom surface of the cell case body.

Abstract: A clamping apparatus for an antenna includes: an arm unit coupled to a support pole and extending in one horizontal direction from the support pole by a predetermined distance; a common coupling unit detachably mounted to a front end of the arm unit by insertion and detachment operations of a coupling shaft elongated vertically, the common coupling unit being selectively rotatable from side to side about the coupling shaft; a rotation unit having a front end detachably mounted to a front end of the coupling unit by insertion and detachment operations of a rotary shaft elongated vertically, the rotation unit being rotatable from side to side by a predetermined angle about the rotary shaft; and a tilting unit coupled to the front end of the rotation unit to be tiltable vertically, an antenna device being coupled to the tilting unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a polymer, which includes: adding a first reaction solution including an aqueous solvent and a monomer mixture including an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer, an alkyl-unsubstituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer to a reactor and initiating polymerization; and performing polymerization by continuously adding an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer to the reactor, wherein the first reaction solution satisfies Expression 1 (see the description of the invention).

Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method for manufacturing the same. According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the display device includes a substrate, a bank on the substrate and comprising an opening, a pixel electrode and a common electrode spaced from each other on the substrate in the opening, an organic layer on the pixel electrode and the common electrode in the opening, a light emitting element on the organic layer, and comprising a first electrode and a second electrode on a top surface thereof, a first connection electrode connected to the pixel electrode and the first electrode of the light emitting element, and a second connection electrode connected to the common electrode and the second electrode of the light emitting element. The organic layer is on a bottom surface and at least a portion of one side surface of the light emitting element.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including first and second electrode base material tabs at opposite sides, a hexahedral case for accommodating the electrode assembly, having opened ends respectively adjacent the first and second electrode base material tabs, and including first, second, third, and fourth surfaces respectively facing long and short sides of the electrode assembly, first and second cap assemblies respectively coupled to the case at the opened ends, and respectively including first and second electrode terminals respectively electrically connected to the first and second electrode base material tabs, and first and second insulators for insulation from the electrode assembly, and a retainer between at least one of the third surface or the fourth surface and at least one of the short sides, and at least partially covering the first insulator or the second insulator.

Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells; a module frame housing the battery cell stack; and a cooling pipe member formed between an upper part of the battery cell stack and the module frame. The cooling pipe member comprises a first cooling pipe part and a second cooling pipe part.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a pixel array including pixels connected to gate lines and source lines; and a driving circuit configured to: apply gate signals to the gate lines and provide data signals to the source lines during a first scan period such that horizontal periods of the gate signals do not overlap each other, and apply the gate signals to first gate lines, of the gate lines, connected to pixels in a first area of the pixel array in a different manner from second gate lines, of the gate lines, connected to pixels in a second area of the pixel array for a portion of a second scan period, provide the data signals to the source lines, and maintain a low-biased state or an off state for a remaining portion of the second scan period.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission of an agricultural vehicle, the transmission including: a forward shift unit for performing shift with respect to drive transmitted from an engine of an agricultural vehicle; a clutch unit connected to the forward shift unit so as to selectively output drive transmitted from the forward shift unit; an adjustment unit connected to the clutch unit; and a backward shift unit connected to the adjustment unit so as to perform shift with respect to drive transmitted from the adjustment unit. The adjustment unit includes: a first adjustment mechanism connected to a first clutch mechanism included in the clutch unit; a second adjustment mechanism connected to a second clutch mechanism included in the clutch unit; and an integration mechanism connected to both the first adjustment mechanism and the second adjustment mechanism. The backward shift unit includes one backward shift mechanism connected to the integration mechanism.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of making an electronic device. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide various methods of making electronic devices, and electronic devices manufactured thereby, that comprise utilizing a compressed interconnection structure (e.g., a compressed solder ball, etc.) in an encapsulating process to form an aperture in an encapsulant. The compressed interconnection structure may then be reformed in the aperture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for area-selective growth of a noble metal thin film using atomic layer deposition, which can increase the growth thickness of a thin film with a high selectivity by inducing the generation of volatile noble metal oxides and suppressing the growth of the thin film in non-growth areas in depositing a noble metal thin film on the growth area of a substrate using nucleation delay.

Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle is provided to improve cooling and heating performance by applying a gas injection device selectively operating during air conditioning of a vehicle interior by increasing a flow rate of the refrigerant circulating in a refrigerant line of the heat pump system. The heat pump system for a vehicle may include: a compressor, a first condenser, a receiver dryer, a second condenser, an evaporator, a gas injection device, a refrigerant connection line, and a chiller. The flow of the refrigerant is controlled according to at least one mode for adjusting a temperature of a vehicle interior or adjusting a temperature of a battery module.

Abstract: A multifunctional soft gripper device includes: a body unit which is moved depending on the position of a target object; a grip unit which includes a main body mounted below the body unit, a cup-shaped suction gripper provided on a lower end of the outer surface of the main body, a protrusion gripper having a plurality of small protrusions and provided on a lower portion of the outer surface thereof, and a finger gripper provided on an upper portion of the outer surface thereof; and an actuation unit mounted within the main body and the grip unit, which operates to move vertically, performing gripping motions with one of the suction gripper, protrusion gripper, or finger gripper based on the target object by operating the actuation unit in an optimal operation mode.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode assembly, includes a mandrel, a first fixing part, and a second fixing part. The mandrel to winds an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode, and a second separator. The first fixing part to fix an outermost periphery of the electrode assembly, and the second fixing part is positioned to be spaced apart from the first fixing part along a circumference of the mandrel and to fix the first and second separators. The first fixing part includes a position adjustment part to adjust a position thereof in accordance with a winding thickness of the electrode assembly. A method comprising the same is also provided.

Abstract: The electronic device includes a housing, a substrate disposed in an interior of the housing, an electronic element mounted on the substrate, a first cooling member in contact with the electronic element and configured to absorb heat generated by the electronic element, and a second cooling member spaced apart from the electronic element and configured to circulate air into and out of the housing.

Abstract: A composition for preventing or treating an infection or disease caused by enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis includes a Siphoviridae bacteriophage (Bac-FRP-5) having an ability to lyse the enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis cells and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method for preventing or treating an infection or disease caused by enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis includes administering to a subject a Siphoviridae bacteriophage and lysing the enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis cells by the Siphoviridae bacteriophage.