Abstract: A shift control device and a shift control method for a vehicle may include a storage to store a table having a target speed corresponding to a speed of the vehicle at a starting point of a coasting operation of the vehicle and a speed profile corresponding to each of gearshifting stages of the vehicle with respect to each downhill slop, and a controller to control gearshifting of the vehicle traveling in the coasting operation on a downhill road, according to the table and the speed profile, to control the speed of the vehicle, according to a driver intent of accelerating the vehicle and a driver intent of traveling the vehicle at a constant speed.

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling shifting stage of a hybrid vehicle may include a speed detecting device that detects a vehicle speed, an automatic transmission that changes a shifting stage of the vehicle, and a shift controller connected to the speed detecting device and the automatic transmission. The shift controller is configured to determine a start of shift control based on a travel environment and a travel state of the vehicle, compares the vehicle speed with a target vehicle speed when the start of the shift control is determined, and performs the shift control based on a state of charge of a battery of the vehicle and a regenerative braking amount of the vehicle when the shift controller concludes that the vehicle speed exceeds the target vehicle speed.

Abstract: Provided are a microorganism for producing L-amino acid, having increased cytochrome C activity, and an L-amino acid production method using the microorganism.

Abstract: A device for controlling an electric oil pump (EOP), which is configured to supply a hydraulic pressure to a vehicle, includes a controller that controls driving of the EOP based on lighting information of a traffic light corresponding to a travel direction of the vehicle in a state in which an engine of the vehicle is stopped as an Idle Stop and Go (ISG) system of the vehicle is operated.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling shifting of a vehicle and a method therefor are provided, where the apparatus includes a storage storing a power map in which a demand power corresponding to a vehicle speed and an accelerator position sensor (APS) value is recorded and storing an energy consumption map of a power source for each gear stage. The apparatus includes a controller that detects a current demand power based on the power map, generates a power graph representing the detected demand power as the number of revolution and a torque of the power source for each gear stage, and matches the generated power graph with the energy consumption map of the power source to control a shift to a gear stage which consumes minimum energy.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a powertrain of an autonomous vehicle. The apparatus includes an autonomous driving controller that controls autonomous driving of the vehicle and a transmission controller that determines whether the vehicle satisfies a pulse and glide (P&G) driving condition during the autonomous driving. The transmission controller alternately performs pulse driving and coasting in conjunction with the autonomous driving controller when the vehicle satisfies the P&G driving condition. The transmission controller causes a transmission to remain in a neutral state during the coasting.

Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator; and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to driven gears of the shifting and parking units through a drive gear, and the shifting unit includes: a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail; a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider; a finger drum connected to a first driven gear engaged with the drive gear, and having a finger end; and a shift lug that rotates about a lug shaft and includes two lug ends having a different length from each other. The shift lug interacts with the finger end, and has a coupler end coupled with a pocket portion formed at the fork slider.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microorganism for producing an L-amino acid with enhanced activity of ?-glucosidase and a method for producing an L-amino acid using the same. According to the present disclosure, the microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium producing an L-amino acid has enhanced activity of ?-glucosidase, thereby improving L-amino acid production yield. Therefore, the microorganism may be very usefully used for L-amino acid production.

Abstract: A friction element latch device includes: a screw provided to be rotatable by receiving power from a driving source; a piston arranged to be movable by rotation of the screw; a guide arranged to selectively restrict movement of the piston; a guide pin protruding in a radial direction from an outer circumferential surface of the piston and guided by the guide; and a friction element arranged to be engaged as the piston moves.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device configured for predicting a speed of a vehicle, and a method thereof. To predict the speed of the vehicle with high accuracy in a form of time-series data, the present invention may include an input device entering time-series data for a driving profile before a prediction time point into an encoder, a learning device learning a vehicle speed model by use of a low-dimensional representation which is an output of the encoder, a vehicle speed at the prediction time point, and a driving profile at the prediction time point, and a controller predicting a speed of the vehicle based on the vehicle speed model.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid water-treating system. The system includes a raw-water supply bath having a predetermined volume and configured to receive raw-water containing high concentration organic contaminants; at least one electrolytic bath configured to receive the raw-water supplied from the raw-water supply bath and to produce first treated water, wherein a boron doped diamond (BDD) electrode is installed in the electrolytic bath; and at least one deionization bath configured to receive the first treated water discharged from the electrolytic bath and to produce second treated water, wherein flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) is performed when applying a first voltage to the deionization bath.

Abstract: A microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium producing L-amino acids, and a method of producing L-amino acids using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modified polypeptide with attenuated activity of citrate synthase and a method for producing an aspartate-derived L-amino acid using the modified polypeptide.

Abstract: Provided are an O-succinyl homoserine transferase variant, a polynucleotide encoding the variant, a microorganism comprising the variant, and a method of producing O-succinyl homoserine using the microorganism.

Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator; and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to a first driven gear of the shifting unit and a second driven gear of the parking unit through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears, and the shifting unit includes: a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail, a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider, a cam block connected to the first driven gear engaged with the drive gear and having a cam surface on an exterior circumference for shift-stages, a cam contact pin integrally formed with the fork slider and contacting the cam surface, and a return spring mounted around the fork rail.

Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission for an electric vehicle includes a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator, and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to a first driven gear and a second driven gear through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears, and the shifting unit includes: a shift fork slidably mounted on a fork rail and activating the gear shifting; a profile drum connected to the first driven gear externally engaged with the drive gear, and having a profile groove formed along an exterior circumference of the profile drum; and a shift lug integrally formed with the shift fork and coupled with the profile groove.

Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle may include a main shaft; a transmission unit provided to selectively supply power of a motor to the main shaft with different gear ratios; a differential connected to the main shaft; two driveshafts provided to output power in opposed directions from the differential; a rotating ring rotatably mounted on the main shaft through a first clutch; and a second clutch provided to select either a state where the rotating ring is connected to the transmission unit or a state where the rotating ring is connected to a selected driveshaft of the two driveshafts.

Abstract: A synchronizer apparatus for a transmission includes first and second shifting gears rotatable on output shaft, a hub spline-coupled with output shaft and having a slope portion having slanted surfaces, a sleeve spline-coupled with hub, a key coupled with the slope portion, first and second clutch gears disposed between hub and shifting gears, first and second outer rings and first and second inner rings disposed between hub and clutch gears, first and second synchronizer cones disposed between first inner and outer rings and second inner and outer rings and engaged with clutch gears, a poppet ball unit disposed at sleeve and contacting key through a poppet ball, first and second push blocks disposed at slanted surfaces, and first and second push springs inserted in spring holes formed at push blocks. In addition, the push springs is abutted by key such to force push blocks to tightly contact slanted surfaces.

Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by an actuator, and a parking unit controlling parking by the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor driving a driven gear through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gear, and the shifting and parking units are operated by a force received from a cam block fixed to the driven gear. The shifting unit includes a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail, a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider, and a cam contact pin integrally formed with the fork slider and contacting the cam block.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft directly connected to a motor/generator, a second and third input shafts coaxial and selectively connectable to the first input shaft, a torque mediating shaft coaxial with the first input shaft, an intermediate shaft and output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft, a first shifting section receiving torque from the third input shaft and outputting a modified torque to the torque mediating shaft, a second shifting section including first planetary gear set, shifting torque of the first input shaft to output the shifted torque to the torque mediating shaft, and selectively stopping the torque mediating shaft, and a third shifting section including second planetary gear set, forming an output torque in combination of torques from the first and second shifting sections and the second input shaft, and outputting the output torque to the output shaft.