Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing encoding and decoding using a variably-sized quantization coefficient group, in quantization coefficient group encoding and decoding of video compression technology.

Abstract: A vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes: a compressor; an interior condenser located on the downstream side of the compressor and disposed in an HVAC case; a heating-side expansion valve located on the downstream side of the interior condenser; a water-cooled heat exchanger located on the downstream side of the heating-side expansion valve; and a controller. The controller is configured to adjust an opening degree of the heating-side expansion valve based on a temperature difference between air flowing from the interior condenser to front seats of a vehicle cabin and air flowing from the interior condenser to rear seats of the cabin. The controller is also configured to adjust the opening degree based on an amount of heat (heat release amount) transferred from the interior condenser to the air.

Abstract: A vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is provided. The system includes a compressor having: a compression section; a motor section configured to drive the compression section; and an inverter configured to allow the motor section to operate in any one of an efficiency mode and a lossy mode. The system also includes a controller configured to control the inverter of the compressor based on a minimum temperature of a refrigerant and a freezing temperature of refrigerant oil contained in the refrigerant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video decoding method, the video decoding method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises, obtaining sub-picture information of a current sub-picture through at least one signaling level and decoding the current sub-picture using the sub-picture information, wherein the sub-picture information is obtained for each decoded sub-picture.

Abstract: A vehicle thermal management system includes a HVAC subsystem; a power electronics cooling subsystem; a plurality of heat recovery drive components; and a controller. The controller includes a required heat calculation module to calculate a required heat quantity for a heating operation of the HVAC subsystem. The controller includes a coefficient of performance (COP) calculation module to calculate a maximum COP of the HVAC subsystem in the heating mode and a heat recovery calculation module to calculate a maximum heat recovery quantity of the HVAC subsystem and a total sum of estimated heat recovery quantities recoverable from the plurality of heat sources. The controller also includes a power determination module to determine respective amounts of power input to the plurality of heat recovery drive components based on the total sum of estimated heat recovery quantities and the maximum heat recovery quantity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing encoding and decoding using a variably-sized quantization coefficient group, in quantization coefficient group encoding and decoding of video compression technology.

Abstract: A control method for a vehicle includes determining whether an internal combustion engine is overheated based on driving information of the vehicle and cooling information of a passenger compartment while the vehicle is driving and an HVAC system is operating in a cooling mode, and controlling an alternator or an actuator of a switching door to reduce a cooling capacity provided by the HVAC system when it is determined that the internal combustion engine is overheated.

Abstract: A carbon dioxide separation and recovery system includes an exhaust gas sensible heat recovery part which recovers sensible heat of exhaust gas and generates electric energy by using the sensible heat of the recovered exhaust gas; a moisture removal part which is connected to the exhaust gas sensible heat recovery part and removes moisture contained in the sensible heat recovery exhaust gas from which the sensible heat is recovered by using the electric energy generated in the exhaust gas sensible heat recovery part; and a separation part which is connected to the moisture removal part to receive the sensible heat recovery exhaust gas from which moisture is removed by the moisture removal part, and separates solid carbon dioxide from the sensible heat recovery exhaust gas from which moisture is removed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video decoding method, the video decoding method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises, obtaining sub-picture information of a current sub-picture through at least one signaling level and decoding the current sub-picture using the sub-picture information, wherein the sub-picture information is obtained for each decoded sub-picture.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for image encoding and image decoding using region segmentation. A picture is divided into multiple sub-pictures, and encoding and/or decoding are performed on the multiple sub-pictures resulting from division. Encoding operations and/or decoding operations on the sub-pictures may be independently performed. Merging and filtering are applied to reconstructed sub-pictures generated by decoding, and a reconstructed picture is generated after processing of merging and filtering.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, apparatus, and storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a reference picture. A reference picture list is configured for encoding/decoding of a target block. Upon configuring the reference picture list, a sequence parameter set and a slice header are used. A picture is divided into sub-pictures and/or slices, and reference picture lists are configured for the sub-pictures and/or slices resulting from division. Reference picture lists for slices may be related to each other, and a current reference picture and a future reference picture in one reference picture list may be used in an additional reference picture list.

Abstract: A device protects a vehicle air conditioning system and includes a pressure estimator to estimate a compressor refrigerant discharge pressure based on predetermined vehicle and air conditioning system information. The device includes a pressure switch to selectively transmit a cutting-off request signal for cutting off driving of the compressor depending on the compressor refrigerant discharge pressure. The device includes a controller to determine whether to allow the compressor to be driven based on the estimation discharge pressure determined by the pressure estimator and whether the pressure switch has transmitted a cutting-off request signal.

Abstract: A compressor control apparatus and method includes: a sensor configured to detect air conditioner operation state information necessary to control engagement and disengagement of a clutch of an air conditioner compressor; an electromagnetic coil in the clutch of the air conditioner compressor configured to perform clutch engagement upon receiving battery current; a microcomputer configured to determine whether the current air conditioner operation state satisfies a clutch engagement allowance condition or a clutch disengagement condition based on the air conditioner operation state information detected by the sensor and to output an operation signal based on the result of determination; and a switch configured to be turned on or off according to the operation signal output by the microcomputer and to control supply of the battery current to the electromagnetic coil such that clutch engagement or clutch disengagement is performed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a palette mode. Prediction using a palette mode may be performed for a target block. Various types of predictions may be performed for the target block, and pieces of information to be signaled from an encoding apparatus to a decoding apparatus may be changed depending on the type of prediction to be performed for the target block. Determination of the pieces of information to be signaled may be optimized for the case where a palette mode is to be used for the target block, and thus efficiency of image encoding and decoding may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding. In typical image encoding/decoding methods, a decoder-side motion information derivation method may be limitedly used. Therefore, the improvement of encoding efficiency attributable to the decoder-side motion information derivation method may also be limited. In embodiments, a motion information search method used in inter-prediction is disclosed. With the use of various motion search methods, encoding efficiency in inter-prediction may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, apparatus, and storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a reference picture. A reference picture list is configured for encoding/decoding of a target block. Upon configuring the reference picture list, a sequence parameter set and a slice header are used. A picture is divided into sub-pictures and/or slices, and reference picture lists are configured for the sub-pictures and/or slices resulting from division. Reference picture lists for slices may be related to each other, and a current reference picture and a future reference picture in one reference picture list may be used in an additional reference picture list.

Abstract: Disclosed therein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding. Templating matching is used for prediction for a target block. Prediction information to be applied to encoding of the target block is determined, and prediction for the target block that uses the determined prediction information is performed. The prediction information includes a list and multiple candidates in the list. When the multiple candidates in the list are configured, template matching between blocks may be used. A candidate selected from among multiple candidates configured using template matching is used for prediction for the target block.

Abstract: A device for protecting an air conditioning system of a vehicle is configured to prevent damage to an air conditioning system due to excessive operation of a compressor or a deficit of a refrigerant by accurately determining whether to operate the compressor even without using a specific sensor that causes an increase in the manufacturing cost of a vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using geometric partitioning. A target block may be geometrically partitioned, and multiple partitioned regions may be generated from geometric partitioning. Each partitioned region may have a non-square and a non-rectangular shape. Different prediction schemes may be applied to different partitioned regions. The different prediction schemes for multiple partitioned regions may be signaled as explicit information, and may be derived using information about a coding parameter for the target block or the like.

Abstract: One variation of the method includes: receiving a section of a substrate tape including a substrate within a coating zone; dispensing a volume of separator material droplets onto the first substrate, each droplet in the volume of separator material droplets including a first solvent, a first polymer, and a second polymer; heating the substrate and the proportion of the separator material to a first temperature; dissolving the second polymer out of the volume of separator material droplets to render an open-celled network of pores by washing the volume of separator material droplets and the substrate with a second solvent; and irradiating the volume of separator material droplets to crosslink the first polymer and form a discrete separator layer with the open-celled network of pores sized to transport ions through the discrete separator layer.