Abstract: A method for controlling driving of a hybrid electric vehicle includes collecting driving data while the hybrid electric vehicle is driven, determining whether the hybrid electric vehicle enters a first mode corresponding to emergency driving of the hybrid electric vehicle or a second mode corresponding to control in preparation for the emergency driving, and controlling the hybrid electric vehicle in accordance with a mode that the hybrid electric vehicle enters among the first mode and the second mode.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for supporting a component part in an automated line. The apparatus includes two or more process stations disposed along a component part transport path, a plurality of component part supporting units installed on each of the process stations to be movable to a position depending on a type of the component part, and a component part transport unit installed to be movable forward and backward along the component part transport path and configured to transport the component part to each of the process stations.

Abstract: A vehicle and an acceleration limit control method thereof, includes obtaining a driving score of a driver, determining a driving score change amount of the driver based on traveling information measured or generated when the vehicle is driving, determining a current driving score based on the determined change amount of the driving score and the obtained driving score, and setting an acceleration limit level or changing a preset acceleration limit level based on the determined current driving score.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle driving control method and apparatus based on a baby mode, the method comprising sensing, using a sensing unit, sensing information, the sensing information comprising a physical value corresponding to a current driving state of a vehicle and movement information of an infant on a car seat in the vehicle, updating a driving evaluation score of a driver of the vehicle based on the sensing information, outputting a warning signal to the driver when the driving evaluation score is less than or equal to a threshold value, and, when the warning signal is repeated at least a predetermined number of times, generating a feedback signal configured to adjust a position of the car seat.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a scheduling method for reservation-based charging for an urban air mobility (UAM) and a controlling system for the same. A scheduling method, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, may be for reservation-based charging from a grid for an urban air mobility comprising a battery, a grid charging device configure to charge the battery with electric power from the grid, and at least one renewal-energy generator, the method comprising: calculating a required amount of electricity charge according to a target SOC and a remaining SOC of the battery, and determining a schedule of charging by the grid charging device according to the required amount of electricity charge and an amount of electricity generated by the generator from a first set time point to a second set time point.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling an eco-friendly vehicle, the method including determining whether the vehicle may be in valet mode, when the vehicle may be determined to be in valet mode, generating the weight of an object by sensing the object riding in the vehicle using a plurality of indoor sensors disposed in the vehicle, performing comparative analysis on the generated weight of the object with a predetermined vehicle reference weight, and differentiating limiting conditions for the vehicle or outputting a notification signal based on the result of the comparative analysis.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for controlling a valet mode of a vehicle. The method may include activating a valet mode, determining a parking environment of the vehicle being parked in a parking area, when the valet mode is set. Based on the parking environment of the vehicle, a first signal or a second signal may be output. The first signal may be configured to permit parking of the vehicle in the parking area. The second signal may be configured to prohibit parking of the vehicle in the parking area. Determining the parking environment of the vehicle may include determining, based on the parking environment, whether to limit a vehicle control of the vehicle and/or a degree of limit of the vehicle control.

Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to determine whether to adjust an acceleration limit level associated with an acceleration limit operation for a corresponding vehicle speed range. The adjustment may be performed by using driver information acquired based on biometric information of a driver. The apparatus may be configured to control an adjustment of the acceleration limit level. The apparatus may be configured to change a limit acceleration of the vehicle that is accelerated based on a degree of accelerator pedal manipulation by the driver and the adjusted acceleration limit level.

Abstract: An acceleration limit function control apparatus may include a switch unit including a first switch and a second switch. Each of the switches may be configured to generate two input signals associated with different input time durations. The apparatus may be configured to set one of the input signals from the first switch as a mode switching signal for activating an acceleration limit mode and to set each of the input signals from the second switch as a level adjustment signal for increasing or decreasing an acceleration limit level. The apparatus may be configured to increase or decrease the acceleration limit level by the level adjustment signal input in the state in which the acceleration limit mode is activated.

Abstract: Disclosed is an acceleration limit function relaxation apparatus. The apparatus may determine, based on information indicating manipulation of a brake pedal of a vehicle during an acceleration limit mode, that the vehicle is in a temporary braking state, determine a vehicle speed, measured at a start of the manipulation of the brake pedal, as a target vehicle speed for reacceleration, determine, based on information indicating manipulation of an accelerator pedal, that the vehicle is reaccelerated, determine an acceleration limit relaxation factor based on a cumulative braking amount calculated by measuring amounts of braking during the temporary braking state, and cause acceleration limit relaxation of the vehicle by applying the acceleration limit relaxation factor to an acceleration limit of the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for controlling an inverter of an eco-friendly vehicle, which may generate noise outside of a frequency band audible to infants in a protection mode. The control method includes calculating a current noise frequency, determining whether the current noise frequency is higher than a target noise frequency, and changing a current inverter switching frequency based on the real-time motor rotation frequency to generate noise corresponding to the target noise frequency when the current noise frequency is lower than the target noise frequency. Accordingly, it may be possible to prevent noise generated when the eco-friendly vehicle is driven from affecting the sense of hearing of an infant in the vehicle, whose audible frequency band is higher than that of an adult, thereby preventing hearing loss of the infant.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for controlling a valet mode of a vehicle. The method may include determining whether or not one or more vehicle takeover mode entry conditions are satisfied while a vehicle is in the valet mode, requesting one of a plurality of takeover controls for a vehicle takeover mode based on a determination that the one or more vehicle takeover mode entry conditions are satisfied and further based on a status of the vehicle, and performing the requested takeover control on the vehicle by adjusting a limitation that is applied, in the valet mode, to the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed may be a method of controlling a valet mode of a vehicle, the method including determining whether the vehicle may be in valet mode, when the vehicle may be determined to be in the valet mode, setting the vehicle to a plurality of parking state modes based on the traveling state of the vehicle being parked, and calculating an air conditioning limit power capable of limiting the air conditioning of the vehicle based on each of the valet mode and the plurality of set parking state modes.

Abstract: Disclosed may be a method for evaluating valet mode driving of a vehicle. The method includes determining whether or not a valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, determining a plurality of driving evaluation factors for valet parking based on at least one of a vehicle status or a driving environment, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, calculating a valet driving evaluation score by analyzing the determined driving evaluation factors and collecting result values acquired through analysis, and displaying the calculated valet driving evaluation score.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle capable of controlling acceleration in consideration of a driving environment and an acceleration limit control method therefor. The acceleration limit control method of the disclosure includes determining a base value of an acceleration limit level, which is classified into a plurality of levels, determining a first correction value based on manipulation of an accelerator pedal, determining a second correction value based on a driving environment, determining a final acceleration limit level by applying the first correction value and the second correction value to the base value, and determining a limit acceleration based on the final acceleration limit level.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a timing system of an engine, which is capable of coping with a pneumatic brake system requiring high drive torque without changing a cylinder block, a cylinder head, and a valve train. The timing system includes a gear train mechanism configured to transmit power of a crankshaft to an air compressor and a high pressure pump via gear transmission, a first chain mechanism configured to transmit the power transmitted to the high pressure pump to a camshaft via chain transmission, and a second chain mechanism configured to transmit the power of the crankshaft to an oil pump via chain transmission.

Abstract: A digital filter having improved attenuation characteristics is disclosed. The disclosed performs upsampling of model filter response by applying a sampling kernel scaled by a sampling constant. The disclosed filter has good attenuation characteristics with small number of taps and pass bands of the digital filter can be changed with simple parameter variation.

Abstract: A noise estimation method for a noisy speech signal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of approximating a transformation spectrum by transforming an input noisy speech signal to a frequency domain, calculating a smoothed magnitude spectrum having a decreased difference in a magnitude of the transformation spectrum between neighboring frames, calculating a search spectrum to represent an estimated noise component of the smoothed magnitude spectrum, and estimating a noise spectrum by using a recursive average method using an adaptive forgetting factor defined by using the search spectrum. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the amount of calculation for noise estimation is small, and large-capacity memory is not required. Accordingly, the present invention can be easily implemented in hardware or software. Further, the accuracy of noise estimation can be increase because an adaptive procedure can be performed on each frequency sub-band.

Abstract: Provided are a noise state determination method and an apparatus and a computer readable recording medium therefor. A noisy speech signal processing method according to the present invention includes calculating a transformed spectrum by transforming an input noisy speech signal to a frequency domain; calculating a smoothed magnitude spectrum by reducing magnitude differences of the transformed spectrum between neighboring frames; calculating a search spectrum which represents an estimated noise component of the smoothed magnitude spectrum; and calculating an identification ratio which represents a ratio of a noise component included in the input noisy speech signal, by using the smoothed magnitude spectrum and the search spectrum. Since a small amount of calculation is required and a large-capacity memory is not required, the present invention may be easily implemented as hardware or software.

Abstract: A sound quality improvement method for a noisy speech signal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of estimating a noise signal of an input noisy speech signal by performing a predetermined noise estimation procedure for the noisy speech signal; measuring a relative magnitude difference to represent a relative difference between the noisy speech signal and the estimated noise signal; calculating a modified overweighting gain function with a non-linear structure in which a relatively high gain is allocated to a low-frequency band than a high-frequency band by using the relative magnitude difference; and obtaining an enhanced speech signal by multiplying the noisy speech signal and a time-varying gain function obtained by using the overweighting gain function. Accordingly, the amount of calculation for noise estimation is small, and large-capacity memory is not required.