Abstract: Disclosed is a cutter apparatus for a double tube for cutting an outer tube in a double pipe including an inner tube and the outer tube, the cutter apparatus for the double tube including: a main body which is grippable by a hand of an operator; a cylindrical protection member which is connected to the main body and into which the inner tube is inserted; and a cutter member including a blade for cutting the outer tube.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device, including a memory configured to store parameters of an electrochemical model corresponding to a battery, a sensor configured to measure a voltage of the battery, and a processor configured to determine a first cumulative state of charge (SOC) correction amount at a partially discharged point in time at which a SOC of the battery is corrected by a corrector for reducing a voltage difference between an estimated voltage of the electrochemical model and the measured voltage of the battery, estimate a second cumulative SOC correction amount at a fully discharged point in time based on the first cumulative SOC correction amount and a SOC correction amount prediction curve, and update an aging parameter of the electrochemical model based on the second cumulative SOC correction amount.

Abstract: A control device for controlling a passenger protection device for a vehicle includes an input unit configured to receive a first acceleration signal in a first axial direction and a second acceleration signal in a second axial direction which are generated by an acceleration sensor disposed in a side door of a vehicle, a determination unit configured to determine whether a collision has occurred in the side door of the vehicle using at least one of the first acceleration signal and the second acceleration signal, and a control unit configured to control a passenger protection device disposed adjacent to the side door of the vehicle based on a result of determining whether the collision has occurred.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method of a battery management system includes: determining one or more pieces of sampling data from a plurality of pieces of battery usage data of a battery; determining a first short fatigue metric (SFM) score based on the determined one or more pieces of sampling data; and storing the first SFM score, wherein the one or more pieces of sampling data comprises any one or any combination of any two or more of: a high charging profile associated with the battery; a high discharging profile associated with the battery; a partial charging profile associated with the battery; and a partial discharging profile associated with the battery.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for measuring a battery state. The method includes determining an operational mode of a battery; measuring a battery state of the battery using an electrochemical model in response to the battery determined to be operating in a low rate mode, and measuring the battery state using a modified electrochemical model based on a characteristic of the battery, in response to the battery determined to be operating in a high rate mode.

Abstract: A lidar sensor comprises a sensing area unit configured to set a sensing area in a maximum scan angle range and manage the set sensing area, a light output unit configured to output a light with a specific angle so that the light is outputted to a specific sensing area, and a sensing unit configured to sense an object in the specific sensing area by using a reflection light of the outputted light. The outputted light forms a trigger line, the sensing unit obtains a measured angle and a light arrival time of the sensed object based on the trigger line, and a minimum distance and a maximum distance from the lidar sensor to the specific sensing area are set based on the trigger line.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a method for connecting electrode sheets in a roll-to-roll process, and the method includes: arranging a flexible connection sheet of a predetermined length between a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet; connecting the first electrode sheet to the flexible connection sheet by attaching one side of the first electrode sheet to one side of the flexible connection sheet using a first tape; and connecting the second electrode sheet to the flexible connection sheet by attaching one side of the second electrode sheet to the other side of the flexible connection sheet using a second tape. Further, the present technology relates to an electrode sheet manufactured by manufactured by the method of connecting electrode sheets.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for inter-vehicular communication according to the present invention includes: a network state estimating unit configured to estimate network state information indicating a current network state based on driving information and channel state information of neighboring vehicles; a network access controller configured to control whether to transmit a message based on the network state information; a transmission scheduler configured to control a transmission time point of the message based on the network state information; and a transmission buffer unit configured to delay transmission of the message according to the control of the transmission time point of the transmission scheduler.

Abstract: An electronic device for estimating a battery state and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device including a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the battery, a current sensor configured to measure a current of the battery, a voltage sensor configured to measure a voltage of the battery, and a processor configured to estimate a temperature profile of the battery based on the temperature and the current of the battery and a battery model, determine an overvoltage profile of the battery based on the temperature profile, revise the overvoltage profile based on a current state of charge (SOC) and the voltage of the battery, and estimate an unusable SOC of the battery based on the revised overvoltage profile and an open circuit voltage (OCV) profile of the battery.

Abstract: Discussed is a notching apparatus and method for a secondary battery. The notching apparatus includes: a notching unit notching a portion of an electrode that is continuously supplied; a drying unit drying the electrode while the electrode discharged from the notching unit passes therethrough; and a collecting unit collecting the electrode discharged from the drying unit, wherein the drying unit includes a heating body provided with a drying space that is a passage through which the electrode passes therein, and lamp parts mounted on the heating body to irradiate infrared rays onto a surface of the electrode while the electrode moves through the drying space.

Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing chamber showerheads may include a dielectric plate characterized by a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The dielectric plate may define a plurality of apertures through the dielectric plate. The dielectric plate may define a first annular channel in the first surface of the dielectric plate, and the first annular channel may extend about the plurality of apertures. The dielectric plate may define a second annular channel in the first surface of the dielectric plate. The second annular channel may be formed radially outward from the first annular channel. The showerheads may also include a conductive material embedded within the dielectric plate and extending about the plurality of apertures without being exposed by the apertures. The conductive material may be exposed at the second annular channel.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first active region, a second active region and a field region between the first and second active regions, and a gate structure formed on the substrate to cross the first active region, the second active region and the field region. The gate structure includes a p type metal gate electrode and an n-type metal gate electrode directly contacting each other, the p-type metal gate electrode extends from the first active region less than half way toward the second active region.

Abstract: The present invention relates an electrode notching apparatus. The electrode notching apparatus comprises: a notching unit shaping an electrode into a predetermined pattern; a heating unit drying the electrode processed by the notching unit; and a collecting unit collecting the electrode dried by the heating unit, wherein the heating unit comprises: a heating body having a drying space through which the electrode supplied by the notching unit passes; and heating members directly heating a surface of the electrode passing through the drying space to dry moisture remaining on the electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip disposed on the first semiconductor chip, and a third semiconductor chip disposed on the second semiconductor chip. A first pad is disposed on a top surface of the second semiconductor chip, and includes a first portion and a second portion protruding in a vertical direction from the first portion. A width of the first portion in a first horizontal direction is greater than a width of the second portion in the first horizontal direction. A second pad is disposed on a bottom surface of the third semiconductor chip facing the top surface of the second semiconductor chip, and a solder ball is disposed as surrounding a sidewall of the second portion of the first pad between the first pad and the second pad.

Abstract: A CMP slurry composition for polishing a tungsten pattern wafer and a method of polishing a tungsten pattern wafer, the composition including a solvent, the solvent including a polar solvent or a non-polar solvent; an abrasive agent; and an oxidizing agent, wherein the abrasive agent includes silica modified with an amino silane that includes three nitrogen atoms.

Abstract: A battery charging control method and apparatus is disclosed. The battery charging control method includes inputting a preset magnitude of a current to a battery during a preset period of time, identifying a diffusion characteristic of a material in the battery, and determining whether to change the magnitude of the current to be input to the battery based on the identified diffusion characteristic of the material, in which the diffusion characteristic may be determined based on a distribution of the material in one or more of a cathode of the battery, an anode of the battery, and an electrolyte of the battery in response to the input of the current in the battery.

Abstract: A method of diagnosing a PCJ solenoid valve includes determining whether a predetermined diagnostic condition is satisfied; performing diagnostic spraying by controlling the PCJ solenoid valve to cause the PCJ to spray oil for a predetermined diagnostic spraying time when the controller concludes that the predetermined diagnostic condition is satisfied; and diagnosing a failure of the PCJ solenoid valve by use of changes of oil pressure introduced to the PCJ or of PWM duty that controls an oil pump configured for pumping oil supplied to the PCJ after the diagnostic spraying from the PCJ.

Abstract: Distribution of traffic to cells in a communication network can be controlled. A distribution management component (DMC) can determine overall device traffic throughput for cells of a sector that satisfy a defined traffic throughput criterion relating to a harmonic mean of the device traffic throughput for the cells to desirably enhance or maximize the harmonic mean of the overall device traffic throughput. Based on the overall device traffic throughput for the cells, the DMC can determine whether to adjust a characteristic associated with a cell of the cells to facilitate adjusting distribution of device traffic among the cells of the sector to achieve desirable load balancing of traffic by the sector and in the network. Load balancing can be achieved by controlling respective parameters with regard to communication devices that are in idle mode or connected mode to facilitate directing communication devices and associated traffic to desired cells.

Abstract: A processor-implemented battery management method includes: estimating state information of a plurality of battery cells in a battery pack using a first battery state estimation model; determining whether state information of at least one of the plurality of battery cells is to be estimated using a second battery state estimation model; and estimating the state information of the at least one battery cell using the second model, in response to a result of the determining being that the state information of the at least one battery cell is to be estimated using the second model.

Abstract: A layered structure including a luminescent layer including a quantum dot polymer composite pattern; an inorganic layer disposed on the luminescent layer, the inorganic layer including a metal oxide, a metal nitride, a metal oxynitride, a metal sulfide, or a combination thereof; and an organic layer being disposed between the luminescent layer and the inorganic layer, the organic layer including an organic polymer, a method of producing the same, and a liquid crystal display including the same. The quantum dot polymer composite pattern includes a repeating section including a polymer matrix; and a plurality of quantum dots (e.g., dispersed) in the polymer matrix, the repeating unit including a first section configured to emit light of a first light, and wherein the inorganic layer is disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the repeating section.