Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle control apparatus includes a first controller configured to control communication associated with a vehicle, a controller configured to control one or more hardware components of the vehicle, and memory storing power state information. The first controller is configured to send, based on the vehicle being in a first mode, a first signal for requesting first information associated with the first mode. While the vehicle is in the first mode, the one or more hardware components are operable by the second controller. The first controller is further configured to store, based on receiving the first information from the second controller, power state information, and perform a function to a state of the second controller as indicated by the power state information.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a substrate including a first side and a second side facing the first side; pixels including a photoelectric conversion layer in the substrate and a transistor on the first side of the substrate; and a pixel separating pattern between the pixels, wherein the pixel separating pattern includes a first separating pattern, a second separating pattern, and a third separating pattern, the second separating pattern is conductive, and the first separating pattern and the third separating pattern are non-conductive, the second separating pattern is nearer the first side of the substrate than is the third separating pattern, and a first end of the first separating pattern, a first end of the second separating pattern, and a first end of the third separating pattern are on the second side of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microneedle patch system for continuously administering a large amount of drug to the skin. A microneedle patch provided by one aspect of the present invention may have increased drug content per unit area (1 cm2) to maximum of 100 mg unlike existing microneedles and thus has a higher drug content per unit area than an existing transdermal absorption agent, and is capable of delivering the drug into the body for a short time (within 24 hours) and a long time (approximately three days or more) via micropores formed by means of microneedles.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a secondary battery having a structure capable of reducing shape deformation of a pouch. A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a pouch case accommodating the electrode assembly together with an electrolyte; and a deformation preventing portion at an inner side facing a terminal formation portion of the pouch case.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a propulsion system having multiple electric motors. A battery system is connected to the electric motors via a direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter and an inverter. The battery system includes a battery assembly having a plurality of battery modules. Each of the battery modules has multiple individual battery cells arranged in battery packs, a set of sensors configured to monitor a set of parameters of each battery pack, and a plurality of battery pack mounts. Each battery pack mount includes a base plate and a top plate and an actuator configured to alter a distance between plates. A monitoring unit is configured to monitor a value representative of a battery pack pressure, determine whether the value falls within a pressure threshold window, and maintain the value within the pressure threshold window by actively altering the battery pack pressure.

Abstract: A method for producing graphene, configured for forming a graphene layer on a surface of an object. The method includes steps of: depositing a poly-p-xylene material layer on the surface: and converting the poly-p-xylene material layer into a graphene layer by using a laser sintering process or a plasma-assisted sintering process.

Abstract: A parking management system comprises a first image obtaining device configured to recognize a vehicle number at an entry of a parking lot or in the parking lot, a second image obtaining device installed in the parking lot, and a computing device configured to communicate with the first image obtaining device or the second image obtaining device. Here, the computing device identifies the vehicle considering vehicle information detected by using a re-identification (RE-ID) technology and vehicle information obtained by analyzing an image obtained from at least one of the image obtaining devices, and the RE-ID technology determines whether vehicles are the same by using appearance information of a vehicle included in an image obtained by the first image obtaining device and appearance information of a vehicle included in an image obtained by the second image obtaining device.

Abstract: Structures and methods that facilitate the formation of gate contacts for vertical transistors constructed with semiconductor pillars and spacer-like gates are disclosed. In a first embodiment, a gate contact rests on an extended gate region, a piece of a gate film, patterned at a side of a vertical transistor at the bottom of the gate. In a second embodiment, an extended gate region is patterned on top of one or more vertical transistors, resulting in a modified transistor structure. In a third embodiment, a gate contact rests on a top surface of a gate merged between two closely spaced vertical transistors. Optional methods and the resultant intermediate structures are included in the first two embodiments in order to overcome the related topography and ease the photolithography. The third embodiment includes alternatives for isolating the gate contact from the semiconductor pillars or for isolating the affected semiconductor pillars from the substrate.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a hot stamping forming method for forming components having various strength according to parts through cooling control for each position includes: setting a required strength for each product part for a sheet supplied into a multi-point forming mold device to which a plurality of forming modules are coupled; adjusting an arrangement of the plurality of forming modules according to the set required strength; and performing cooling control for each part by controlling an amount of cooling air or mist sprayed to the sheet by the air jet nozzle in order to achieve a required cooling speed for each strength part of the supplied sheet, wherein components having various shapes are formable with respect to the supplied sheet in a single mold.

Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus. The inventive concept includes a support unit having a plate that supports a calibration board, on which a plurality of alignment marks are displayed, a first vision unit configured such that a relative location with respect to the plate is changeable, and that photographs the calibration board, and a second vision unit that photographs the calibration board in a scheme that is different from that of the first vision unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing cultured meat by utilizing a fetal bovine serum (FBS) substitute derived from butchery by-products and, more specifically, to: a method for preparing a medium additive (an FBS substitute) for culturing cultured meat prepared by the method; a medium composition for culturing cultured meat comprising the additive; and a method for preparing cultured meat by using same. By using the medium additive (the FBS substitute) for culturing cultured meat prepared by the unique method of the present invention, the traditional fetal bovine serum (FBS), which has a high unit cost and the ethical issue of having to be collected from live calves, is completely substituted or jointly used, and thus the amount of fetal bovine serum (FBS) use can be reduced and the product efficiency of the cultured meat can be enhanced.

Abstract: An apparatus of determining an optimal velocity of a vehicle, may include an information receiving unit configured to receive and provide vehicle traveling information and traveling environment information which are state variables representing vehicle states required to determine a target velocity for optimizing vehicle fuel economy; and an optimal velocity determination unit configured to determine the target velocity in accordance with a vehicle traveling environment by use of a state variable and reward estimation model and a Q table having values according to the state variables and a control input, from the vehicle traveling information and the traveling environment information provided by the information receiving unit, and a method of determining an optimal velocity of a vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is an image display system displaying an image obtained from an image capturing device. A method of operating a terminal in the image display system includes displaying a first user interface (UI) screen including the image through a display, obtaining a first user input indicating a pointing position in the image, generating a first enlarged image of an enlargement target area corresponding to the pointing position, in response to the first user input, and displaying a second UI screen including the first enlarged image through the display, wherein an input time of the first user input is greater than or equal to a preset threshold time.

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: A crime type inference system based on text data, may include: a keywords dictionary construction unit configured to receive crime source data, and generate a crime type keywords dictionary by extracting crime keywords; a data set construction unit configured to generate a dataset for crime type learning by using the crime source data and the keywords dictionary; a crime type prediction model training unit configured to generate a crime type prediction model by using the dataset, and train the crime type prediction model; and a crime type inference unit configured to infer a crime type by using new crime data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glycyrrhizin-branched polyethylene glycol conjugate and a use thereof for treating cancer, wherein the glycyrrhizin-branched PEG conjugate exhibits anti-cancer effects better than those of glycyrrhizin and increases blood half-life, and thus can be effectively used for treating cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a core-shell typed composite filler including: a core including a thermosetting polymer resin; and a shell including a plurality of first nano/micro materials positioned on a surface of the core, and to a polymer composite material with the same applied. Further, the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a polymer composite material, the method includes: forming the core-shell typed composite filler; and dispersing the core-shell typed composite filler and the second nano/micro material into a polymer matrix.

Abstract: Disclosed are a soluble polyimide binder for a cathode of a lithium secondary battery capable of securing high heat resistance, safety, and excellent battery performance by using the soluble polyimide binder as a cathode binder for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery comprising same.

Abstract: A capacitive coupling package structure includes a plurality of first leads, a plurality of second leads, two first coupling plates, two second coupling plates, a first chip, a second chip, a first package member, and a second package member. The two first coupling plates and the two second coupling plates are vertically separate from each other and are partially and vertically overlapped with each other, respectively.