Abstract: A wedge drive designed to redirect a vertical pressing force into a horizontal, linear working motion, comprising a sliding element and a sliding element holder which are two guide elements on which a guide device with a sliding plate assembly which has two side sliding plates and the central guide is arranged, which sliding plates are distanced from each other in the transverse direction perpendicular to the sliding direction. The central guide is arranged between the two sliding plates and is fastened to the sliding element. Each sliding plate lies against the sliding element holder by at least the following contact surfaces wherein one contact surface lies on a first plane and extends in the transverse direction and a second contact surface lies on a second plane at a distance from the first plane and also extends in the transverse direction and a third contact surface extends perpendicularly thereto.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a gas-sensitive device includes a substrate structure, and a gas sensitive capacitor. The gas sensitive capacitor a first capacitor electrode in form of a gas-sensitive layer on a first main surface region of an insulation layer, and a second capacitor electrode in form of a buried conductive region below the insulation layer, so that the insulation layer is arranged between the first and second capacitor electrode. The gas-sensitive layer comprises a sheet impedance which changes in response to the adsorption or desorption of gas molecules.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for functionally securely transfer data in a two-sided data exchange of safety-related data between two communication partners (A, B), wherein a mapping is defined, which assigns to a consumer ID a provider ID of the same end point in the case of each bidirectional connection, and the mapping is made known to the two end points a priori, where the mapping could consist of the one's complement or alternatively of the two's complement, and wherein the connection between the data provider and the data consumer is established as described, the data consumer receives the address identification of the data provider via an additional side channel, for example, and after the connection has been established, the identification of the data provider can be securely checked.

Abstract: A method for functionally secure connection identification during data exchange between two communication subscribers in a communication system, wherein a first subscriber operates as a data provider with a first address identifier and a second subscriber operates as a data requester with a second address identifier, wherein in a request of safety-related data of the first subscriber in a request message, the second subscriber transmits an order number of the data request and its second address identifier and the first subscriber responds with a response message, the second subscriber subsequently checking to determine whether this message contains (i) a second address identifier of the requesting second subscriber, (ii) an order number of the request message of the second subscriber and (iii) the first address identifier of the requested first subscriber, in the event all checking steps are positive, the safety-related data being accepted and otherwise discarded.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a cardiac pacemaker for implantation within a subject is provided, the pacemaker including a housing, at least one sensor configured to detect an activity level of the subject, and at least one processor coupled to the sensor configured to detect inactivity of the subject based on output from the at least one sensor, produce a first signal configured to increase the heart rate of the subject to a first heart rate during a first time period, wherein the first heart rate is above a resting heart rate and below 100 beats per minute, and in response to determining that the first time period has elapsed, producing a second signal configured to increase the heart rate of the subject to a second heart rate during a second time period, wherein the second heart rate is between 100 and 140 beats per minute.

Abstract: A MEMS-transducer comprises a membrane structure having a first main surface and a second main surface opposing the first main surface. A substrate structure holds the membrane structure, wherein the substrate structure overlaps with the first main surface of the membrane structure in a first edge region being adjacent to a first inner region of the first main surface. A gap is formed between the membrane structure and the substrate structure in the first edge region and extends from the first inner region into the first edge region.

Abstract: A linear guide device includes at least one linear guide unit which has a guide housing, in which two annularly closed circulating channels are formed in each of which a multitude of roller bearing elements is received. The guide housing has a single-piece housing intermediate element which contributes to the formation of the circulating channels and through which passes at least one lubrication channel which communicates with the circulating channels. The lubrication channel passes through the single-piece housing intermediate element and extends partly also in an integral pipe-stub-like lubrication appendix of the single-piece housing intermediate element, wherein the lubrication appendix includes a lubrication opening which is accessible from outside the guide housing for bringing in lubricant.

Abstract: A wedge drive is provided having a first and a second wedge drive part and an adjustable guide apparatus, formed at least in part by the first and second wedge drive parts, which are movable, by means of a stroke directed in a stroke direction (Z), toward each other in a sliding direction (X, X?, X?) determined by the guide apparatus and at an angle to the stroke direction (Z), guided by the guide apparatus, wherein a guide part of the guide apparatus is movable along a forced guidance surface by adjusting the position of an adjustment surface and a guide play can be set as a result, wherein a normal vector (N) of the forced guidance surface is at an angle to a plane of movement spanned by the stroke direction (Z) and the sliding direction (X, X?, X?).

Abstract: A method for functionally secure connection identification for data exchange via a telegram between a source data service and a sink data service, wherein whether the time stamp of an incoming telegram is older than the time stamp of a predecessor telegram is determined, upon receipt of the predecessor telegram a monitoring counter being started and whether the currently incoming telegram has arrived within a monitoring time is additionally determined, where a local time stamp of a local time basis is compared with the associated time stamp of the incoming telegram and whether a comparison difference does not exceed a period of time is determined, a telegram arriving only being accepted as valid if the time stamp of the arriving telegram is greater than the time stamp of the telegram most recently accepted as valid, and data is valid if the checks are positive, otherwise a fail-safe reaction is triggered.

Abstract: An on-load tap changer of a resistor type includes a selector base plate; a selector mounted on the selector base plate; a diverter switch base plate; a diverter switch mounted on the diverter switch base plate and having a transition resistor; and a common drive shaft which is configured to actuate the selector and the diverter switch.

Abstract: System and method for identifying data corruption in a data transfer over an error-proof communication link, wherein additional structure checksums are formed to secure a data structure during transfer of the data structure, where representatives are associated with the data types, and the structure checksum is formed via the representatives to provide identification of data corruption in a data transfer over an error-proof communication link between a first automation component and a second automation component in industrial control engineering.

Abstract: A method for functionally secure connection identification for data exchange via a telegram between a source data service and a sink data service, wherein whether the time stamp of an incoming telegram is older than the time stamp of a predecessor telegram is determined, upon receipt of the predecessor telegram a monitoring counter being started and whether the currently incoming telegram has arrived within a monitoring time is additionally determined, where a local time stamp of a local time basis is compared with the associated time stamp of the incoming telegram and whether a comparison difference does not exceed a period of time is determined, a telegram arriving only being accepted as valid if the time stamp of the arriving telegram is greater than the time stamp of the telegram most recently accepted as valid, and data is valid if the checks are positive, otherwise a fail-safe reaction is triggered.

Abstract: A MEMS-transducer comprises a membrane structure having a first main surface and a second main surface opposing the first main surface. A substrate structure holds the membrane structure, wherein the substrate structure overlaps with the first main surface of the membrane structure in a first edge region being adjacent to a first inner region of the first main surface. A gap is formed between the membrane structure and the substrate structure in the first edge region and extends from the first inner region into the first edge region.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a cardiac pacemaker for implantation within a subject is provided, the pacemaker including a housing, at least one sensor configured to detect an activity level of the subject, and at least one processor coupled to the sensor configured to detect inactivity of the subject based on output from the at least one sensor, produce a first signal configured to increase the heart rate of the subject to a first heart rate during a first time period, wherein the first heart rate is above a resting heart rate and below 100 beats per minute, and in response to determining that the first time period has elapsed, producing a second signal configured to increase the heart rate of the subject to a second heart rate during a second time period, wherein the second heart rate is between 100 and 140 beats per minute.

Abstract: The disclosure is not limited in its execution to the previously indicated, preferred exemplary embodiments but rather a number of variants are conceivable which make use of the presented solution even in the case of basically differently designed embodiments. Therefore, the side sliding plates 10, 30 can be designed on at least three side surfaces with a coating against wear, preferably as fixed lubricant surfaces or as a sintered layer.

Abstract: A method for functionally secure connection identification during data exchange between two communication subscribers in a communication system, wherein a first subscriber operates as a data provider with a first address identifier and a second subscriber operates as a data requester with a second address identifier, wherein in a request of safety-related data of the first subscriber in a request message, the second subscriber transmits an order number of the data request and its second address identifier and the first subscriber responds with a response message, the second subscriber subsequently checking to determine whether this message contains (i) a second address identifier of the requesting second subscriber, (ii) an order number of the request message of the second subscriber and (iii) the first address identifier of the requested first subscriber, in the event all checking steps are positive, the safety-related data being accepted and otherwise discarded.

Abstract: System and method for identifying data corruption in a data transfer over an error-proof communication link, wherein additional structure checksums are formed to secure a data structure during transfer of the data structure, where representatives are associated with the data types, and the structure checksum is formed via the representatives to provide identification of data corruption in a data transfer over an error-proof communication link between a first automation component and a second automation component in industrial control engineering.

Abstract: An on-load tap changer of a resistor type includes a selector base plate; a selector mounted on the selector base plate; a diverter switch base plate; a diverter switch mounted on the diverter switch base plate and having a transition resistor; and a common drive shaft which is configured to actuate the selector and the diverter switch.

Abstract: A multi-joint crank drive of an internal combustion engine includes at least one coupling member rotataby supported on a crankpin of a crankshaft for rotation about a coupling member rotation axis; and at least one connecting rod supported on a crankpin of an eccentric shaft for rotation about an eccentric rotation axis, wherein the coupling member is connected with a piston rod of a piston of the internal combustion engine for pivoting about a piston rod rotation axis and with the connecting rod for rotation about a connecting rod rotation axis, said coupling member having a bearing eye receiving the crankpin of the crankshaft, wherein a coupling angle between an imagined straight line though the coupling member rotation axis and the connecting rod rotation axis and an imagined straight line through the coupling member ration axis and the piston rod rotation axis is at least 140° and at most 180°, wherein a center point of the coupling member is arranged outside the bearing eye, and on a side of a first plan

Abstract: A method for the thermomechanical analysis of a sample (P) of a material including (a) controlling the temperature of the sample (P), (b) recording data representative for a length variation (dL) of the sample (P), (c) evaluating the data in order to determine a reversible component (dLrev), (d) calculating a corrected reversible component (dLrev-corr; ?rev-corr) and/or of the coefficient of thermal expansion (?).