Abstract: The present invention relates to a height adjustment device for a roof spoiler which is able to enhance aerodynamic performance of a vehicle. The height of the roof spoiler can be adjusted with an easier operation. Any height difference between a roof of a vehicle body and a container box can be effectively reduced by increasing the height adjustment amount of the roof spoiler, thereby enhancing the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides automotive forward-looking system and method. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automotive forward-looking system including: a forward-looking sensor that has a field of view in a predetermined range of angle and monitors a forward area of a vehicle; a controller that calculates a turning angle of the forward-looking sensor by estimating the curvature of a curved road; and a sensor turning unit that turns the forward-looking sensor by being controlled to operate by the controller, in which the controller estimates the curvature of a curved road on the basis of a guardrail installed at a side of the curved road.

Abstract: A polymer composition that is capable of exhibiting a unique combination of ductility (e.g., tensile elongation at break), impact strength (e.g., Charpy notched impact strength), and dimensional stability is provided. For example, the polymer composition may contain a liquid crystalline polymer in combination with an epoxy-functionalized olefin copolymer and an inorganic particulate material.

Abstract: A camera module that comprises a molded part is provided. The molded part includes a polymer composition that has an in-plane thermal conductivity of about 2.0 W/m-K or more. The polymer composition includes an aromatic polymer and a thermally conductive particulate material.

Abstract: A polymer composition that has an in-plane thermal conductivity of about 2.0 W/m-K or more is provided. The composition comprises 100 parts by weight of at least one aromatic polymer; from about 10 to about 50 parts by weight of an inorganic material having a hardness value of about 2.5 or more based on the Mohs hardness scale; and from about 20 to about 80 parts by weight of a thermally conductive particulate material having an average size of from about 1 to about 100 micrometers.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline polymer composition that contains a conductive filler (e.g., carbon fibers, ionic liquid, etc.) and a plurality of mineral fibers distributed within a liquid crystalline polymer matrix is provided. Through careful selection of the conductive filler and mineral fibers, as well as the manner in which they are dispersed within the polymer matrix, the present inventors have discovered that a composition can be formed that has a reduced tendency to create a static electric charge during a molding operation, but yet also has good surface characteristics and mechanical properties.

Abstract: An object detecting apparatus and an operating method thereof are disclosed. An apparatus for detecting an object includes: a sensor unit including a light distance and ranging (LiDAR) sensor for collecting LiDAR data and a camera sensor for collecting image data; an area dividing unit configured to divide a common detection area of the LiDAR sensor and the camera sensor into a plurality of areas; a data analyzing unit configured to analyze the LiDAR data to extract a first object information and/or analyze the image data to extract a second object information; and a sensor signal converging unit configured to determine whether a dangerous object exists for each of the divided areas based on the first object information and/or the second object information.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline polymer composition having a reduced tendency to create a static electric charge during a molding operation is provided. More particularly, the composition contains an ionic liquid that is distributed within a liquid crystalline polymer matrix. In addition to being electrically conductive, the ionic liquid can exist in liquid form during melt processing, which allows it to be more uniformly blended within the liquid crystalline polymer matrix. This improves electrical connectivity and thereby enhances the ability of the composition to rapidly dissipate static electric charges from its surface.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition for use in a fine pitch electrical connector is provided. The thermoplastic composition contains a liquid crystalline polymer and a plurality of fibers. The volume average length of the fibers in the thermoplastic composition is selectively controlled according to the present invention so that it is within a certain range, such as from about 80 to about 250 micrometers. The fibers also have a narrow length distribution. That is, at least about 70% by volume of the fibers have a length within a certain range. Through the use of a liquid crystalline polymer and fibers of a certain weight average length and narrow length distribution, the present inventors have discovered that the resulting thermoplastic composition is able to achieve a desirable combination of strength and flowability, which enables it to be uniquely suited for the walls of a fine pitch connector.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline polymer composition that is thermally and/or electrically conductive and has a reduced tendency to create a static electric charge during a molding operation is provided. More particularly, the composition contains carbon fibers distributed within a liquid crystalline polymer matrix. Through the use of carbon fibers having relatively high purity, high temperature sizing agent, and/or various process parameters, molded parts can be produced having excellent characteristics while minimizing the amount of carbon fibers contained within the polymer matrix.

Abstract: A system and method for optimizing the systemic delivery of growth-arresting lipid-derived bioactive drugs or gene therapy agents to an animal or human in need of such agents utilizing nanoscale assembly systems, such as liposomes, resorbable and non-aggregating nanoparticle dispersions, metal or semiconductor nanoparticles, or polymeric materials such as dendrimers or hydrogels, each of which exhibit improved lipid solubility, cell permeability, an increased circulation half life and pharmacokinetic profile with improved tumor or vascular targeting.

Abstract: An object detecting apparatus and an operating method thereof are disclosed. An apparatus for detecting an object includes: a sensor unit including a light distance and ranging (LiDAR) sensor for collecting LiDAR data and a camera sensor for collecting image data; an area dividing unit configured to divide a common detection area of the LiDAR sensor and the camera sensor into a plurality of areas; a data analyzing unit configured to analyze the LiDAR data to extract a first object information and/or analyze the image data to extract a second object information; and a sensor signal converging unit configured to determine whether a dangerous object exists for each of the divided areas based on the first object information and/or the second object information.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline polymer composition having a reduced tendency to create a static electric charge during a molding operation is provided. More particularly, the composition contains an ionic liquid that is distributed within a liquid crystalline polymer matrix. In addition to being electrically conductive, the ionic liquid can exist in liquid form during melt processing, which allows it to be more uniformly blended within the liquid crystalline polymer matrix. This improves electrical connectivity and thereby enhances the ability of the composition to rapidly dissipate static electric charges from its surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides an obstacle detecting system and method. The obstacle detecting system includes: a transmitting unit which emits a laser signal; a MEMS scanning mirror which scans detecting regions set at an angle of view at which obstacles in front of a vehicle are detected and a cut-in situation when a vehicle in a next lane suddenly cuts in is detected, and divides the detecting regions into a plurality of regions to scan the plurality of regions at different point intervals; a receiving unit which receives the laser signal transmitted from the MEMS scanning mirror to detect information on an object detected in the detecting regions; and a processing unit which detects the obstacles and the cut-in situation through the information detected in the receiving unit to issue an alarm or transmit a braking command.

Abstract: A wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and compositions including the liquid crystalline polymer are described. The polymer composition can include the liquid crystalline polymer and a fibrous filler, e.g., a chopped glass or milled glass fibrous filler. The compositions are capable of exhibiting excellent mechanical properties. The liquid crystalline polymer provides desirable characteristics with the incorporation of little or no naphthenic acids in the polymer backbone.

Abstract: A polymer composition having a reduced tendency to create a static electric charge during a molding operation is provided. More particularly, the composition contains an ionic liquid that is distributed within a polymer matrix that contains an aromatic polymer. In addition to being electrically conductive, the ionic liquid can exist in liquid form during melt processing, which allows it to be more uniformly blended within the aromatic polymer matrix. This improves electrical connectivity and thereby enhances the ability of the composition to rapidly dissipate static electric charges from its surface.

Abstract: A camera module containing a molded part (e.g., generally planar base, lens barrel mounted on the base, etc.) that is formed from a polymer composition is provided. The polymer composition includes a liquid crystalline polymer and inorganic particles that have a hardness value of about 2.5 or more based on the Mohs hardness scale.

Abstract: An aromatic polyester that contains one or more aromatic ester repeating units and one or more biphenyl repeating units is provided. While a wide variety of aromatic ester repeating units may be employed, the polymer is nevertheless “low naphthenic” to the extent that it contains a minimal content of repeating units derived from naphthenic hydroxycarboxylic acids and naphthenic dicarboxylic acids. Despite the absence of a high level of conventional naphthenic acid repeating units, the present inventors have discovered that selective control over the type and relative concentration of the biphenyl repeating units can lead to “low naphthenic” polymers that are not only soluble in certain solvents, but also capable of exhibiting good mechanical properties. Thus, the ability of the resulting polymer to be dissolved or dispersed in various solvents can be enhanced without sacrificing performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides automotive forward-looking system and method. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automotive forward-looking system including: a forward-looking sensor that has a field of view in a predetermined range of angle and monitors a forward area of a vehicle; a controller that calculates a turning angle of the forward-looking sensor by estimating the curvature of a curved road; and a sensor turning unit that turns the forward-looking sensor by being controlled to operate by the controller, in which the controller estimates the curvature of a curved road on the basis of a guardrail installed at a side of the curved road.