Abstract: A vehicle positioning apparatus and method are provided that are capable of more accurately measuring the position of a traveling vehicle without interoperating with a DGPS. The method includes calculating a position of the traveling vehicle based on coordinates of the respective GPS satellites shared by a surrounding vehicle and the traveling vehicle. In addition, a positon coordinate is calculated of the surrounding vehicle measured by the reference of the traveling vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for a self localization of a vehicle includes a sensor unit, a landmark detector, a landmark recognizer, and a location estimator. The sensor includes at least two sensors and is configured to measure information on environment around the vehicle using each of the at least two sensors. The landmark detector is configured to detect landmark information based on data measured by each sensor. The landmark recognizer is configured to selectively combine landmark information detected based on data measurement of at least one of the at least two sensors to recognize a landmark and reflect fused landmark information to update a probability distribution. The location estimator is configured to use the probability distribution updated by the landmark recognizer to estimate a self location of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provide a transmission path, including: an FD storage module, configured to receive and store an FD; a calculating module, configured to determine, according to a length value of the first frame stored in the FD storage module, a volume of data stored in the transmission path; a determining module, configured to determine whether the volume of the data stored in the transmission path determined by the calculating module is greater than a preset data volume threshold; and an instructing module, configured to send a backpressure signal to the TM module when the determining module determines that the volume of the data stored in the transmission path is greater than the preset data volume threshold, where the backpressure signal is used to instruct the TM module to stop sending an FD of the second frame to the transmission path.

Abstract: A lane changing apparatus of an autonomous vehicle includes a lane recognizer, a vehicle information collector, a control information calculator, a controller and a steering apparatus. The lane recognizer is configured to recognize a lane of a road on which the vehicle is driving and extract road information from the recognized lane. The vehicle information collector is configured to collect vehicle information by a variety of sensors installed in the vehicle. The control information calculator is configured to calculate control information for changing the lane by using the vehicle information and the road information. The controller is configured to control a yaw rate of the vehicle based on the control information upon changing the lane. The steering apparatus is configured to change a moving direction of the vehicle according to a control of the controller.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling automatic steering of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a global positioning system (GPS) that is configured to detect a current location of the vehicle. In addition, a controller is configured to detect a curvature of a road that corresponds to the current location of the vehicle, detect a road type based on the curvature, and set a plurality of target points to adjust steering of the vehicle.

Abstract: A driving concentration level calculating apparatus is provided and includes a controller configured to acquire an acceleration of a traveling vehicle and measure a relative velocity to a preceding vehicle. In addition, noise is removed from the acquired acceleration of the traveling vehicle and from the measured relative velocity to the preceding vehicle. A plurality of correlation values are calculated based on the acceleration of the traveling vehicle and the relative velocity to the preceding vehicle from which noise has been removed. In addition, the controller is configured to detect a time at which a maximum correlation value is calculated as a driving concentration level from among the calculated correlation values.

Abstract: Disclosed are a wafer etching system and a wafer etching process using same that enable thin wafers to be smoothly manufactured and transferred. The present invention includes: a wafer grinding device for mechanically etching wafers; an aligner for aligning etched wafers from the wafer grinding unit; a dry etching device for etching the wafers once more that are aligned by the aligner; a wafer transfer device for transferring the wafers between the aligner and the dry etching device; and a tape mounter for performing taping on the wafers that have completed etching from the dry etching device.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods that more accurately predict melting temperatures for duplex oligomers. The invented methods predict the Tm of chimeric duplexes containing various amounts of locked nucleic acid modifications in oligonucleotide strands.

Abstract: A method of measuring a position of a vehicle using a cloud computing includes obtaining surrounding information according to a driving of the vehicle and driving information of the vehicle. The obtained surrounding information and the driving information of the vehicle are transmitted to a server which is remotely located from the vehicle and equipped with map data. A position of the vehicle is calculated through the surrounding information and the driving information of the vehicle by the server. The calculated position of the vehicle is transmitted to the vehicle. The calculated position of the vehicle is outputted.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for recognizing a driving field of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a sensor that is configured to sense a location of a vehicle driving on a road and sense whether an object is adjacent to the vehicle. In addition, a controller is configured to detect whether the object is present and a lane of the road on which the vehicle is being driven is changed to detect a final lane candidate group on which the vehicle is positioned. The final lane candidate group is then displayed by the controller.

Abstract: A method and system for measuring a vehicle position indoors are provided. The method includes continuously determining, by a controller, whether a vehicle is present within a range captured by a closed circuit television (CCTV). When the vehicle is present within that range, the controller is configured to calculate the vehicle position on a map using an image result of the vehicle captured the CCTV and calculate a heading angle which is a running direction of the vehicle. In addition, an absolute position of the vehicle on the map is calculated using the vehicle position on the map and the heading angle.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling automatic steering of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a global positioning system (GPS) that is configured to detect a current location of the vehicle. In addition, a controller is configured to detect a curvature of a road that corresponds to the current location of the vehicle, detect a road type based on the curvature, and set a plurality of target points to adjust steering of the vehicle.

Abstract: A lane change control apparatus includes a lane information extractor configured to obtain lane information for a driving lane by using image information for a lane. A lane changeable time calculator is configured to calculate a lane changeable time by using speed information of an own vehicle and information for peripheral vehicles obtained from sensing apparatuses installed in the vehicle. A reference yaw rate generator is configured to determine a lane change time by using the lane changeable time and speed information and generate a reference yaw rate symmetrically changed on a time axis during the lane change time by using the lane change time and lane information. A reference yaw rate tracker is configured to control an operation of the own vehicle so as to track the reference yaw rate.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing failure in an autonomous navigation system are provided. The method includes collecting, by a controller, failure information in the autonomous navigation system and a monitoring a driver condition. The controller is configured to collect the failure information in the autonomous navigation system, and determine whether to switch control from the autonomous navigation vehicle to a manual driving mode based on the driver condition.

Abstract: A vehicle apparatus, a platoon travel control system and a method for selecting a lead vehicle using the vehicle apparatus and the platoon travel control system. Specifically, charges for platoon travel of surrounding vehicles is calculated based on input charge calculation conditions and the calculated charges are output by matching the conditions with images of surrounding vehicles. Additionally, a vehicle selected by the user is designated as a lead vehicle, thereby performing a platoon travel procedure.

Abstract: An unmanned autonomous traveling service apparatus and method based on driving information database that allows an unmanned autonomous traveling vehicle to be autonomously operated stably without performing a large scale computing process in real time by allowing the unmanned autonomous traveling vehicle to be autonomously operated based on driving information generated in a database and allowing the unmanned autonomous traveling vehicle to be autonomously operated based on an installed sensor at the time of a traffic lane change or an unexpected situation. In particular, the driving information is collected from drivers throughout the world to create the database for the driving information.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for determining careless driving are provided and determine more reliable careless driving by generating normal driving patterns using driving performance data for a reference time at the beginning of driving. In addition, careless driving patterns greater than a predetermined number are detected using the normal driving pattern and a boundary between the normal driving and the careless driving is determined using a supervised learning method. The careless driving of the driver is then determined based on the determined boundary.

Abstract: A driving concentration level calculating apparatus is provided and includes a controller configured to acquire an acceleration of a traveling vehicle and measure a relative velocity to a preceding vehicle. In addition, noise is removed from the acquired acceleration of the traveling vehicle and from the measured relative velocity to the preceding vehicle. A plurality of correlation values are calculated based on the acceleration of the traveling vehicle and the relative velocity to the preceding vehicle from which noise has been removed. In addition, the controller is configured to detect a time at which a maximum correlation value is calculated as a driving concentration level from among the calculated correlation values.

Abstract: The invention pertains to modifications for antisense oligonucleotides, wherein the modifications are used to improve stability and provide protection from nuclease degradation. The modifications could also be incorporated into double-stranded nucleic acids, such as synthetic siRNAs and miRNAs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cushion for preventing pressure sore. The cushion for preventing pressure sore includes an air cell layer, an air passage layer, a base layer, and a plurality of air ducts. The air cell layer has a plurality of air cells; the air cell layer is divided into at least four air cell zones. Air cells in each air cell zone are in communication with each other, but air cells in any two adjacent air cell zones are not in communication with each other; the air passage layer is under the air cell layer and has a plurality of air passages therein. Each air passage is in connection and communication with at least one of the air cell zones; the air passage layer and the air cell layer are disposed on the base layer; an end of each air duct is in communication with a corresponding air passage, and the other end extends out of the cushion and is provided with a joint; and each air duct has a respective valve.