Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for determining a location of an object on a lane map, wherein the method includes acquiring image data captured by a camera mounted on a vehicle, generating feature information regarding a plurality of features included in the image data by performing certain processing on the image data, determining a plurality of features corresponding to a same object in a plurality of pieces of image data, on the basis of a degree of correlation between the plurality of features included in the image data, and determining a location of an object on the lane map, on the basis of location information of the vehicle on the lane map and feature location information on the plurality of pieces of image data.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a negative electrode including steps of preparing a preliminary negative electrode slurry including a negative electrode active material and a conductive material; adding an acid to the preliminary negative electrode slurry and mixing to form a negative electrode slurry; applying the negative electrode slurry on at least one surface of a current collector and performing a first drying and rolling the slurry to form a negative electrode active material layer; and performing a second drying of the current collector on which the negative electrode active material layer is formed. The negative electrode active material includes silicon-containing particles including silicon and a Li compound. A pH of the negative electrode slurry at 25° C. is 10 or more and less than 12.5.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device having a puff recognition function includes a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature change of an airflow path formed inside the aerosol-generating device, and a controller configured to compare first information that varies depending on the temperature change with preset second information, and determine whether a user's puff occurred on a comparison result.

Abstract: A system, method and processor that mitigates security vulnerabilities using context-dependent address space hiding. In some embodiments, a hardware mechanism allows a more-privileged software component managing multiple less-privileged software components to blind itself against “out-of-context” less-privileged software components. The hardware mechanism can allow the more-privileged software component to dynamically hide a portion of the more-privileged address space related to the “out-of-context” less-privileged software components, based on knowledge of the “in-context” less-privileged software component. A context register is set with a value from which an address range, within the address space of the more-privileged software component, can be determined, where the address range is associated with a first less-privileged software component can be determined.

Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing method comprising providing a substrate having a gap in a surface thereof into a reaction space, partially filling each of the plurality of gaps with a flowable silicon nitride film, forming a silicon oxide film partially filled in the gap by converting the silicon nitride film into the silicon oxide film, fully filling the gap, which is partially filled with the silicon oxide film, with a silicon nitride film, and forming a silicon oxide film to be fully filled in the gap, by converting the silicon nitride film into the silicon oxide film.

Abstract: There is provided a phase shifter having a phase shift region and a peripheral region, and including a first substrate, a second substrate and a dielectric layer between such two substrates; the first substrate includes a first dielectric substrate, a first electrode and a first auxiliary structure; the second substrate includes a second dielectric substrate, a second electrode and a second auxiliary structure; the phase shift region includes overlapping regions; the first electrode and the second electrode are located in the phase shift region, and have orthographic projections, on the first dielectric substrate, overlapped at least partially in the overlapping regions; the first auxiliary structure is in the peripheral region and on a side, close to the dielectric layer, of the first dielectric substrate; the second auxiliary structure is in the peripheral region and on a side, close to the dielectric layer, of the second dielectric substrate.

Abstract: A capacitor is provided. The capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed to face the first electrode, a dielectric layer of a rutile phase, disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an interface layer between the first electrode and the dielectric layer, wherein the interface layer includes a first interface layer and a second interface layer, the first interface layer is adjacent to the first electrode, the second interface layer is adjacent to the dielectric layer, the first interface layer includes a conductive metal oxide having a work function in a range of about 4.8 eV to about 6.0 eV, the second interface layer includes a metal oxide having a rutile-phase crystal structure, and a thickness of the second interface layer is smaller than a thickness of the first interface layer.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack case, a plurality of batteries contained within the pack case, a heat sink positioned above the batteries in which coolant is stored, a plurality of supply passages connecting the heat sink and the plurality of batteries, respectively, and the plurality of supply passages is sealed, respectively, and a plurality of plugs is melted by heat generated in the case of thermal runaway of the batteries.

Abstract: A method uses internal patient data from an implantable medical device (IMD) and environmental factor information associated with cardiovascular diseases as input to a predictive cardiovascular disease software tool for enabling alerts, e.g., generated by a computing system configured to receive data from the IMD. A computing system may receive diagnostic metric data from the IMID and time correlated location data of the patient, e.g., from a smartphone, smartwatch, or other computing device of the user. The computing system may use the patient's location, such as from a user's device such a programmer or patient's computing device, to determine a particulate matter exposure level corresponding to the diagnostic metric data that may then be used as an input to a predictive cardiovascular disease software tool to refine the risk score or risk stratification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image processing, and more particularly, to a video coding/decoding method using a clipped motion vector and an apparatus thereof. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of decoding an image. The method includes clipping a motion vector of a reference picture in a predetermined dynamic range to generate a clipped motion vector, storing the clipped motion vector in a buffer, deriving a motion vector of a coding treeblock using the motion vector stored in the buffer, and performing inter prediction decoding process using the motion vector of the coding treeblock. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a size of a memory required for storing motion vectors may be reduced.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a surgical apparatus comprising: a steerable member that is bendable and comprises a plurality of bending segments with channels therein; and a plurality of bending actuation wires that are arranged to pass through the steerable member and cause the steerable member to bend, the steerable member comprising at least one outwardly opening lumen through which the bending actuation wires pass.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods related to a device including an analog-to-digital converter (DAC) configured to convert a digital signal into an analog signal. The systems and methods can receive an analog signal at a first input, and provide the analog signal to a first output in response to a first clock signal. The first clock signal has a level at least partially dependent on the analog signal. The systems and methods can provide a path to a ground node for the first clock signal in response to a second clock signal. The second clock signal is independent of the analog signal.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus capable of simultaneously discharging swap batteries even while reducing the number of power circuits includes a secondary converter configured to convert alternating current (AC) power into direct current (DC) power, a main battery connected to the secondary converter to receive the DC power, a replaceable swap battery block connected to the secondary converter configured for simultaneous discharge with the main battery, a switching circuit configured to turn on or off electrical connection between the replaceable swap battery block and the secondary converter, and a bypass circuit configured to turn on or off electrical connection between the swap battery block and the main battery.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image, a film actuator configured to vibrate the display panel, and a partition configured to surround the film actuator. The film actuator may include a plurality of vibration generating devices configured with a composite film. The plurality of vibration generating devices may be configured to have different expansion coefficients. The composite film may include a plurality of vibration portions configured to have a piezoelectric characteristic and a plurality of expansion portions configured to have flexibility and overlap with the plurality of vibration portions.

Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display device including the same are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes a driving element connected to a first node, a second node, and a third node; a capacitor connected between the second node and the third node; a first switch element connected between a data line to which a data voltage of pixel data is applied and the second node; a second switch element connected between the first node and the second node; a third switch element; a fourth switch element; and a light emitting element. When the third switch element is turned on, a reference voltage is applied to the third node or an anode electrode of the light emitting element.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device according to embodiments includes a first sensor configured to measure a temperature of a heating member for heating an aerosol generating material, a second sensor configured to detect a characteristic of the aerosol generating material, a switching module connected to the first sensor and the second sensor and to a shared sensor signal line connected to the heating member, and a controller configured to control the switching module and receive a first sensor output signal from the first sensor or a second sensor output signal from the second sensor.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment including a heater configured to heat at least a portion of an aerosol generating article, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the heater, and a processor configured to control power supply to the heater according to a first temperature profile for a first smoking operation, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a second smoking operation after the first smoking operation, based on a temperature of the heater measured by the temperature sensor, and to control power supply to the heater according to a second temperature profile in which a time corresponding to a temperature drop section of the first temperature profile is corrected, when the second smoking operation is detected. In addition, various embodiments are available through the specification.

Abstract: A pixel circuit including a constant current driver including a first driving transistor for controlling a current through a light-emitting element, a first electrode thereof being connected to a first power source, and a second electrode thereof being connected to an anode electrode of the light-emitting element, and an emission time controller including a second driving transistor between a second power source and the constant current driver, and configured to control the emission time by turning off the first driving transistor after a time at which a Pulse Width Modulation data voltage corresponding to an input image is applied to a gate electrode of the second driving transistor, and based on a magnitude of the PWM data voltage, wherein the second driving transistor is turned on based on the magnitude of the PWM data voltage, to transfer a driving voltage from the second power source to the constant current driver.

Abstract: An example device includes: an enclosure; a plurality of drawer units supported in the enclosure, each drawer unit movable between an accessible position and a secure position and comprising: at least one divider configured to divide an interior of the drawer unit into a plurality of compartments; a selectively securable compartment door for each of the compartments; detection elements configured to monitor the connection points; and a control system configured to: determine, for each drawer unit, a compartment configuration; and in response to an access request: identify a designated drawer unit and a designated compartment based on the determined compartment configuration for the designated drawer unit; and release the compartment door for the designated compartment to allow access to the designated compartment.

Abstract: A sorting device based on an electric spark cavitation bubble includes: a liquid flow subsystem including a sheath flow channel, a sample flow channel, and a main flow channel, where the main flow channel is divided into a waste flow channel and a collection flow channel via a bifurcation port; a detecting subsystem configured to collect a pulse signal excited by the cell sample, and convert the pulse signal into an electrical signal; a data acquiring and processing subsystem configured to acquire and analyze the electrical signal, and issue a sorting instruction based on an analysis result; and a cavitation bubble generating subsystem configured to generate the cavitation bubble according to the sorting instruction, where the cavitation bubble pushes a liquid to generate a jet, and the bifurcation port is located within a range corresponding to the jet nozzle.