Abstract: The present invention relates to video encoding/decoding methods and device, wherein the video encoding method according to the invention comprises the following steps: acquiring information of peripheral blocks; setting the information about a current block based on the information of the peripheral blocks; and encoding the current block based on the set information, wherein the current block and the peripheral blocks may be a CU (coding unit).

Abstract: An air control valve apparatus for a fuel cell, which controls air that flows into or out of a fuel cell stack, includes a valve housing having an air flow path fluidically-communicating with the fuel cell stack; a valve member configured to selectively open or close the air flow path; a trapping portion provided in the valve housing, disposed adjacent to an internal surface of the valve member, and configured to trap foreign substances discharged from the fuel cell stack; and a siphon guide tube connected between the trapping portion and the outside of the valve member and configured to selectively discharge the foreign substances trapped by the trapping portion to the outside of the valve member, improving stability and reliability.

Abstract: A radio frequency signaling system includes a curable coating composition configured to be cured to form a cured coating and a sensor received in the curable coating composition. The sensor includes circuitry forming an inductor-capacitor circuit. The circuitry has a maximum outer diameter of 10 ?m-2.0 mm. The circuitry is configured to generate an electromagnetic field in response to an external radio frequency signal. A container configured to be monitored by a radio frequency signaling system is also provided. The container includes: a container body having an outer surface and an inner surface; a cured coating on the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the container body; and a sensor positioned in the cured coating configured to detect absorption of a fluid contained in the container body by the cured coating.

Abstract: A display device includes a display area, a test pad, a plurality of first test transistors, and at least one outline. The display area includes pixels coupled to data lines and scan lines. The test pad receives a test signal. The first test transistors are coupled between the data lines of the display area and the test pad. The at least one outline is coupled between one of the first test transistors and the test pad. The at least one outline is located in a non-display area outside the display area.

Abstract: A camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a light output unit which emits light signals having a predetermined pattern to an object, a light input unit which receives light signals reflected by the object, a depth map generation unit which generates a depth map of the object using the light signal input to the light input unit, and a control unit which controls the light output unit, the light input unit, and the depth map generation unit, wherein the light output unit includes a plurality of light sources including a first light source and a second light source, the light input unit includes an image sensor, the first light source and the second light source are symmetrically disposed with the image sensor interposed therebetween, the first light source outputs first light signals having a first pattern formed of a plurality of dots, the second light source outputs second light signals having a second pattern formed of a plurality of dots, and the plurality of dots forming

Abstract: A method of managing system health is provided. The method includes calculating a reconstruction missing value with respect to the second domain data, determining a degree of degradation of the system on the basis of the reconstruction missing value, predicting a second remaining useful life (RUL) prediction value {tilde over (y)} of the system on the basis of the second domain data, based on a result of the determination of the degree of degradation, optimizing a degradation compensation function on the basis of a distribution of a first RUL prediction value y of the system predicted based on the first domain data in a pre-learning process of the diagnosis model, and predicting a final RUL prediction value {tilde over (y)}? obtained by compensating for the second RUL prediction value {tilde over (y)}, by using the optimized degradation compensation function.

Abstract: A method for measuring DC bias aging characteristics of a multilayer capacitor includes applying a first poling voltage to a multilayer capacitor including a body having a dielectric layer including a plurality of dielectric grains and an internal electrode disposed alternately with the dielectric layer in a first direction, and an external electrode disposed on the body, maintaining the first poling voltage for a first period of time (t1), applying a DC bias voltage lower than the first poling voltage, maintaining the DC bias voltage for a second period of time (t2), and measuring saturated capacitance after the DC bias voltage is applied.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed that includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels configured to receive an initialization voltage through an initialization voltage line, a controller configured to output a voltage control signal for controlling a voltage level of the initialization voltage, and a power manager configured to provide the initialization voltage to the initialization voltage line, change the voltage level of the initialization voltage to an initialization level at or after a power-on time at which a power starts to be supplied and before a display-on time at which an image starts to be displayed based on the voltage control signal, and change the voltage level of the initialization voltage to a target level corresponding to a luminance of the image at or after the display-on time based on the power control signal.

Abstract: In an apparatus for detecting a target using a radar according to one aspect of the present invention, a first radar and a second radar, which are multi-channel radars each including a plurality of transmitting antennas and a plurality of receiving antennas, are installed to be spaced apart from each other, and position information of a target and velocity vector information of the target are calculated from first position information and first velocity information of the target acquired from the first radar and second position information and second velocity information of the target acquired from the second radar and then are used to detect and track the target.

Abstract: A power-generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing in which a fluid flows along the interior thereof and at least a portion of the wall surface thereof includes a flat surface formed of metal; a thermoelectric module disposed on the flat surface of the housing; and an insulating member disposed on the flat surface of the housing so as to be beside the thermoelectric module.

Abstract: A semiconductor circuit includes a first selection circuit which selects a first battery or a first capacitor, a second selection circuit which selects a second battery or a second capacitor, a voltage measuring circuit which measures a first voltage of the first battery or the first capacitor selected by the first selection circuit, and measures a second voltage of the second battery or the second capacitor selected by the second selection circuit, a controller which compares the first voltage and the second voltage to generate a comparison result, and a switching circuit which receives a signal based on a target output voltage, connects the first battery or capacitor selected by the first selection circuit, and the second battery capacitor selected by the second selection circuit in an interconnection relationship based on the comparison result to provide to an output terminal an output voltage responsive to the target output voltage.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a network node, a communication including a measurement gap (MG) skipping indication associated with skipping measurements to be performed within a skipped MG occasion. The UE may perform a wireless communication operation in association with the MG skipping indication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a separable semiconductor substrate, and a thin film device and composite device manufactured by the same, and the method of manufacturing a separable semiconductor substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a substrate and forming a buffer layer including carbon and aluminum nitride.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method including identifying a subject vehicle (SV), performing a check-in for the SV, and performing an autonomous vehicle operation for the SV by an automated valet driving system (AVDS).

Abstract: A camera device of the disclosure includes a fixed unit and a moving unit, which includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board disposed under the first circuit board, and an image sensor and which is movable relative to the fixed unit in a direction perpendicular to an optical-axis direction. The second circuit board includes a plurality of conductive layers including a first conductive layer and a plurality of insulating layers including a first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is the lowermost layer of the second circuit board, and the first conductive layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. The second circuit board includes a first region coupled to the first circuit board using a solder, and the lower surface of the first region is located higher than the first conductive layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanoparticle, a method of preparing the semiconductor nanoparticle, and an electroluminescent device including the semiconductor nanoparticle. The method of preparing the semiconductor nanoparticle includes contacting a zinc precursor and a sulfur precursor in the presence of a first particle at a predetermined temperature to form a semiconductor nanocrystal layer containing zinc sulfide on the first particle, wherein the first particle includes a Group II-VI compound including zinc, selenium, and, optionally, tellurium, or the first particle includes a Group III-V compound including indium and phosphorus. The predetermined temperature includes (e.g., is) a temperature (e.g., a reaction temperature) of greater than 300° C. and less than or equal to about 380° C., and the sulfur precursor includes a thiol compound of C3 (e.g. C9) to C50 or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An automated valet driving method includes: identifying a subject vehicle for an automated valet driving system; and performing an autonomous driving operation for the subject vehicle based on a parking location for the subject vehicle. The parking location is determined based on a parking lot around an airport terminal by referring to at least one of illuminance, weather, and electric charge level.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surface acoustic wave filter with a mass addition film formed on a plurality of electrodes. The surface acoustic wave filter includes a substrate on which a support substrate, an energy confinement layer, and a piezoelectric layer are sequentially stacked; first and second bus bars extended in a first direction on the substrate and spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of IDT electrodes alternately extended from the first and second bus bars in the second direction and spaced apart from each other in the first direction; and a mass addition film extended in the first direction to cover the top surface of the plurality of IDT electrodes and the top surface of the substrate exposed between the plurality of IDT electrodes.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a battery located in a battery system including one or more batteries, the apparatus may include: at least one processor; and a memory configured to store instructions executed by the at least one processor to collect state of charge information of the battery when the battery system is in a standby mode; calculate an amount of power change of the battery during a maintaining period of the standby mode based on the collected state of charge information and pre-stored initial state of charge information; and compare the calculated amount of power change with an expected amount of discharge power of the battery and to determine whether a leakage current occurs in the battery system based on the comparison.

Abstract: A memory device is provided. The memory device includes: a buffer memory; a nonvolatile backup memory; and a memory controller configured to: store map data corresponding to an external storage device in the buffer memory; provide, in response to a request from the external storage device, an address pair corresponding to the request, from among address pairs of the map data, to the external storage device; and back up, in response to a sudden power-off event, the map data to the nonvolatile backup memory.