Abstract: Techniques are provided for compacting indirect blocks. For example, an object is represented as a structure comprising data blocks within which data of the object is stored and indirect blocks comprising block numbers of where the data blocks are located in storage. Block numbers within a set of indirect blocks are compacted into a compacted indirect block comprising a base block number, a count of additional block numbers after the base block number in the compacted indirect block, and a pattern of the block numbers in the compacted indirect block. The compacted indirect block is stored into memory for processing access operations to the object. Storing compacted indirect blocks into memory allows for more block numbers to be stored within memory. This improves the processing of access operations because reading the block numbers from memory is faster than loading the block numbers from disk.

Abstract: A connector includes an outer housing and a wafer. The outer housing is formed with a cavity and a port communicated with the cavity, the outer housing includes a housing retain portion which is positioned in the cavity. The wafer is provided to the cavity and includes a wafer retaining portion retained to the housing retain portion, at least one of the housing retain portion and the wafer retaining portion extends along an inserting direction. Therefore, it can prevent the wafer, which corresponds to the port of the outer housing, from loosening relative to the outer housing in a vertical direction, the wafer is capable of being firmly positioned in the cavity of the outer housing as to promote the electrical connecting performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for avoiding an obstacle. The device includes a sensor that detects an object outside a vehicle, a processor, and memory storing instructions. The device determines whether the object belongs to any pre-classified type, determines a reliability value associated with information on the object based on the object not belonging to any pre-classified type, and controls, based on the reliability value being greater than a threshold reliability value, the driving controller to avoid the object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intra prediction scheme among video coding techniques and, more particularly, relates to a video decoding method and apparatus for diving a block into a plurality of sub-blocks when intra prediction is performed and sequentially performing infra prediction on each of the sub-blocks. The decoding method performed by a video decoding apparatus includes determining whether to perform sub-block-based intra prediction on a current coding unit, dividing the current coding unit into a plurality of sub-blocks, performing intra prediction on each of the sub-blocks when a result of determination of whether to perform sub-block-based intra prediction has a value of “true”, and directly performing block-based intra prediction on the current coding unit without dividing the current coding unit when the result of the determination has a value of “false”.

Abstract: A femur size measuring device include a stylus part including a stylus arm and a stylus holder, an anterior posterior (AP) sizer part having the stylus part coupled to an upper end, a pair of paddles at a lower portion, and an anterior pin guide mount and a posterior pin guide mount, a plurality of anterior pin guides mounted to be replaceable in the anterior pin guide mount, configured to determine insertion positions of a pair of anterior position determination pins for determining a rotation position of a femur cutting guide, and configured to guide the anterior position determination pins, and a plurality of posterior pin guides mounted to be replaceable in the posterior pin guide mount, configured to determine insertion positions of a pair of posterior position determination pins for determining a rotation position of a femur cutting guide, and configured to guide the posterior position determination pins.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flexibility-improved central tensile member for an overhead transmission cable, and an overhead transmission cable including the same. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a flexibility-improved central tensile member for an overhead transmission cable, and an overhead transmission cable including the same, wherein the central tensile member has excellent tensile strength and thus has excellent sag properties preventing the wired overhead transmission cable from sagging, and has sufficient flexibility and thus improves wiring workability. Moreover, the central tensile member can suppress corrosion and damage to a conductor wire arranged around the central tensile member and thus can eliminate or minimize an increase in resistance of the overhead transmission cable, as well as a resultant reduction in transmission capacity, and makes it possible to reduce weight and manufacturing costs of the overhead transmission cable.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a battery module including a plurality of cells and an insulation member provided between the plurality of cells, the insulation member having an upper surface and a lower surface disposed so as to face cells adjacent thereto, respectively. The insulation member includes a first insulation sheet, a second insulation sheet, and an expansion layer formed between the first insulation sheet and the second insulation sheet. Example embodiments also include a method of manufacturing a battery module, and a battery pack including a battery module.

Abstract: Proposed are an apparatus and a method for an intelligence beam management operation in a wireless communication system. An operation method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration of a measurement set including beam entirety information of the base station used in beam measurement, receiving information on beam measurement from the base station, predicting the measurement set on the basis of the information on beam measurement, transmitting information on a recommended measurement set or a restricted measurement set to the base station, the information on the recommended measurement set and the restricted measurement set being in a bitmap form, and receiving a beam measurement result based on a modified measurement set from the base station.

Abstract: An apparatus for preparing lithium sulfide includes a reaction chamber that has a reaction space for generating lithium sulfide and is provided to move a supplied lithium raw material in a predetermined direction; a lithium raw material supply unit provided to continuously supply the lithium raw material to an upstream side of the reaction chamber in the predetermined direction; a hydrogen sulfide supply unit provided to supply hydrogen sulfide to the reaction chamber; a heating unit; a lithium sulfide recovery unit provided on a downstream side of the reaction chamber in the predetermined direction and provided to recover lithium sulfide that is generated by a reaction between the hydrogen sulfide and the lithium raw material in the reaction chamber; an inert gas supply unit provided to supply an inert gas to the upstream side of the reaction chamber in the predetermined direction; and a moisture removal unit.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an input circuit for high-power amplifier, disposed between an input terminal and a control terminal of the amplifier. The input circuit includes an impedance matching network, a phase balancing network, and a harmonic phase tuning network. The impedance matching network is used for impedance matching, the phase balancing network is used for balancing a synthesized phase of multiple signals, and the harmonic phase tuning network is used for adjusting a phase and an amplitude of a second harmonic impedance at a high-frequency end. The impedance matching network, the phase balancing network, and the harmonic phase tuning network work together to match fundamental impedance. The present invention can conveniently achieve fundamental impedance matching, balance branch phases, reduce power synthesis loss, and optimize harmonic tuning effect, thereby improving the power and efficiency of a power device.

Abstract: A console device for vehicles, includes a first rail fixed to a vehicle body, a second rail combined with the first rail to be selectively slid in forward and rearward directions, and combined with a center console, a first stopper mounted on the second rail to be slid together with the second rail, and engaged with the first rail to selectively fix a sliding position of the second rail, a tray rail combined with the second rail to be slid in the forward and rearward directions, and combined with a tray provided in the center console, and a second stopper mounted on the tray rail to be slid together with the tray rail, and engaged with the second rail to selectively fix a sliding position of the tray rail.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis, and a reflection member disposed to be closer to an object than all of the plurality of lenses and having a reflection surface configured to change a path of light. The plurality of lenses are spaced apart from each other by preset distances along the optical axis, and the condition 0.8<TTL/ft<1.1 is satisfied, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of a lens closest to the object among the plurality of lenses to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and ft is an overall focal length of an optical system including the plurality of lenses.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a base layer, at least one transistor including a semiconductor pattern on the base layer and a gate electrode on the semiconductor pattern, a connection electrode on the at least one transistor, at least one insulating layer located between the semiconductor pattern and the connection electrode, a side light shielding pattern located at a same layer as that of the connection electrode, and a light emitting element on the connection electrode and electrically connected to the at least one transistor. The connection electrode passes through the at least one insulating layer to be connected to the semiconductor pattern, and the side light shielding pattern passes through the at least one insulating layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure can implement a high energy density electrode by quantifying and standardizing a degree of fiberization of powder for an electrode used in a dry electrode. The powder includes an active material; a solid electrolyte; a conductive material; and a fibrous binder.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing, a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article and disposed in a first portion of the housing, a battery configured to supply electrical energy to the heater and disposed in a second portion of the housing, a protective circuit board connected to the battery and disposed in the second portion of the housing such that a clearance space is formed between the protective circuit board and the second portion of the housing, and a shock absorber configured to absorb shock to the protective circuit board and/or the battery and disposed in the clearance space.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an Internet of Things system for gas demand information management based on smart gas. The method includes obtaining gas monitoring data from a plurality of channels; obtaining estimated demand data of a gas enterprise; and generating a monitoring adjustment instruction and a data export instruction based on the gas monitoring data and the estimated demand data; sending the data export instruction to the gas monitoring device corresponding to the at least one channel based on the gas user object platform, the gas equipment object platform, and/or the gas user platform; and causing the gas monitoring device corresponding to the at least one channel to export, based on the data export instruction, the flow log file from a log storage unit to the gas user object platform, the gas equipment object platform, and/or the gas user platform.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for improving the anti-friction and anti-wear properties of substrate, and relates to the technical field of friction and wear. The method of present invention is to firstly clad alloy powder on the surface of substrate to form the cladding layer, and then perform the texturing and sulfurization treatment in sequence on the cladding layer to form a textured and ion-sulfurized cladding layer with anti-friction and anti-wear properties on the surface of substrate, so as to improve anti-friction and anti-wear properties of the substrate, and to increase efficiency as well as service life of the substrate.

Abstract: Methods of forming microelectronic devices comprise forming a dielectric layer on a substrate, the dielectric layer comprising at least one feature defining a gap including sidewalls and a bottom. The methods include forming a hardmask on the dielectric layer; selectively depositing a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on the bottom of the gap and on the hardmask; treating the microelectronic device with a plasma to remove the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) from the hardmask; forming a barrier layer on the dielectric layer and on the hardmask; selectively depositing a metal liner on the barrier layer on the sidewall; and performing a gap fill process on the metal liner.

Abstract: A battery data management apparatus according to an example embodiment disclosed herein includes a plurality of functional modules configured to perform a defined function based on a preset algorithm, a first broker configured to relay linked operations among the plurality of functional modules based on battery data of at least any one functional module among the plurality of functional modules, and a first controller configured to control operations of the plurality of functional modules and the first broker.

Abstract: A swarm robot control system for safety inspection and surveillance patrol, and an operating method thereof are disclosed.