Abstract: A charging device for a motor vehicle for electrically charging an energy storage of the motor vehicle. The charging device has a DC charging unit for conductive coupling to a DC charging plug, which includes a first and second connection pin and a first and second housing part with a respective housing wall which surrounds the respective connection pin and has a distance from the respective connection pin in the radial direction, whereby a respective insertion opening is provided between the connection pin and the housing part for inserting a respective contact element of the DC charging plug.

Abstract: A method for operating a taillight of a motor vehicle, wherein the taillight, in particular in addition to a functional light source assigned to at least one further light function, has a taillight source assigned to a taillight function, having a plurality of lighting regions that can be controlled independently with respect to operation and brightness, wherein at least one environment sensor of the motor vehicle records sensor data describing other traffic participants behind within a predefined distance range from the rear of the motor vehicle, wherein if at least one activation criterion evaluating the sensor data and checking for the presence of at least one further traffic participant within a predetermined distance range from the rear of the motor vehicle, a brightness-increasing switching operation, in particular an activation and/or a dimming, of a second lighting region of the taillight source which was previously inactive or is operating with lower brightness than at least one other, first lighting

Abstract: A detection device provides a voice signal of a person and includes a light source, a first planar carrier medium, a second planar carrier medium, a sensor device, and an evaluation device. The first planar carrier medium includes an input coupling region and an output coupling region. The second planar carrier medium includes a light input coupling region and a light output coupling region. Light from the light source is emitted into the second planar carrier medium and output in the direction of a front neck region of the person, and the light reflected on the neck region is input into the first planar carrier medium and output out of the first planar carrier medium. The output light is detected by the sensor device which provides sensor data to the evaluation device which converts the sensor data into vibrational data and provides the voice signal.

Abstract: A method for operating an exhaust system of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine upstream of the exhaust system and having an energy network is provided. The method includes operating the energy network in an operating situation with a voltage at a starting position, wherein a heating element is associated with the exhaust system, the heating element being connected to the energy network via a switching element, wherein the heating element in a first switching state of the switching element, when the switching element is switched on, is connected to the energy network in an electrically conductive manner, and in a second switching state of the switching element, when the switching element is switched off, is electrically separated from the energy network, and changing the voltage from the starting position to a switchover position when switching the switching element between the first and second switching states.

Abstract: A device for activating/deactivating an airbag function of an airbag assigned to a vehicle seat in a vehicle, having an identification system for occupant identification and having an evaluation unit, by which the occupant located on the vehicle seat is classifiable on the basis of the sensor data of the identification system. The evaluation unit activates or deactivates the airbag function in dependence on the occupant classification. The identification system has a plurality of different sensors, i.e., an interior sensor, an exterior sensor, a vehicle seat sensor, a belt sensor, a baggage compartment sensor, and/or a speech recognition sensor. The evaluation unit carries out the occupant classification on the basis of all sensor data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting unauthorized data traffic in a packet-oriented data network of a motor vehicle, wherein at least one data packet is read out of the data network by a processor circuit, and header data of each data packet is checked for link information indicating that the data packet belongs to a communication link that is permitted for the operation of the motor vehicle. If the data packet is recognized as belonging to a permitted communication link, payload data of the data packet is checked to determine whether data values of the payload data have a value profile that is provided for the communication link. If a permitted communication link or a permitted value profile for the data packet is missing, a detection signal is generated to identify the data packet as unauthorized data traffic.

Abstract: A method detects an arc fault in an electrical circuitry. The electrical circuitry includes a controller, an energy storage and a plurality of loads each connected to the energy storage via a respective load path. A current measuring device determines current measurement values describing an energy storage current is assigned to the energy storage. Voltage measuring devices for determining voltage measurement values describing a load voltage at the respective load are assigned to said loads. The current measurement values and voltage measurement values are continuously transmitted to the controller via at least one communication link.

Abstract: Digital content can be viewed in a vehicle without suffering from motion sickness by use of a system which includes a vehicle and data glasses. The vehicle includes a control unit and a plurality of sensors connected to the control unit. The data glasses can be wirelessly connected to the control unit and are intended to display a virtual 3-D integrating the digital content.

Abstract: A method for controlling an operation of a motor vehicle, which includes a low-voltage on-board electrical system and a high-voltage on-board electrical system having a high-voltage energy storage device. In order to provide at least one stationary function in a parked state of the motor vehicle, a component of the motor vehicle that carries out the stationary function is supplied with energy from the low-voltage onboard electrical system, at least one energy profile, which relates to the use of the at least one stationary function by a user of the motor vehicle, is provided and the operation of the motor vehicle is controlled depending on this energy profile.

Abstract: A cell cooling unit for multi-sided cooling of a prismatic battery cell of a battery module. The cell cooling unit has a first cooling wall for arrangement on a first side of the prismatic battery cell and a second cooling wall for arrangement on a second side of the battery cell. The second cooling wall connects at right angles to the first cooling wall. The first cooling wall has at least one first cooling channel portion through which a liquid coolant can flow, and the second cooling wall has at least one second cooling channel portion through which a liquid coolant can flow.

Abstract: A driving situation complexity is determined in a motor vehicle in order to schedule a telephone call made by the vehicle driver or other vehicle occupant in advance and to transmit corresponding indications to a possible caller.

Abstract: An air conditioning system for a motor vehicle having an air conditioning unit that is configured to condition interior supply air; at least one air filter assigned to the air conditioning unit, a blower device configured to generate an air flow that is conducted to the air conditioning unit; at least one air supply duct connected to the blower device; at least one electrostatic filter arranged in the air supply duct upstream of the blower device; and a control device that is connected to the electrostatic filter. The control device is configured to control the operation of the electrostatic filter as a function of at least one detected air conditioning parameter and/or at least one vehicle status parameter.

Abstract: A valve assembly for a refrigerant circuit, having at least two ball valves, which each have a ball as a control element and an actuator for adjusting the associated ball, and also a refrigerant circuit having heat pump functionality for a vehicle having such a valve assembly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle with an exterior lighting unit and a controller, wherein the controller is configured, on the one hand, to actuate the exterior lighting unit in a first operating mode to output a first light pattern and to analyze a changeover condition and, when the changeover condition is satisfied, to change to a second operating mode, and, on the other hand, to actuate the exterior lighting unit in the second operating mode to output a second light pattern different from the first light pattern, wherein the fulfillment of the changeover condition depends on which of a plurality of driving modes of the motor vehicle is selected for a current or future operation, and/or wherein the fulfillment of the changeover condition is dependent on an ascertained driver state.

Abstract: A camera apparatus records only those objects in a surround which are situated in a predetermined object plane at a distance from the camera apparatus. To this end, the camera apparatus includes an illumination device for illuminating the desired object with an illumination light and an image capture device (for capturing the illumination light reflected by the object. For recording that is dependent on the object plane, the camera apparatus additionally comprises a control device for driving the illumination device to provide the illumination light in the form of light pulses and for controlling the image capture device to capture the reflected illumination light within recording intervals assigned to the light pulses. To avoid interference effects on a resultant image representation, provision is additionally made for a deflection unit for deflecting the respective illumination light between the surround and the illumination device and the image capture device.

Abstract: An apparatus for a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a display panel having an external portion and an internal portion. The passenger compartment is delimited by paneling to separate the passenger compartment from a region outside of the passenger compartment. The internal portion of the display panel is in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The external portion of the display panel, separated from the passenger compartment by the paneling, is in the region outside of the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The external portion of the display panel is to generate an external display content inside of the region. The apparatus includes a strip in a first opening of the paneling. The strip is to project the external display content of the external portion of the display panel out of the region that is separated from the passenger compartment by the paneling and into the passenger compartment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for electronically processing surroundings information of a motor vehicle, in which the surroundings information is detected by at least one detection unit of the motor vehicle. Personal information included in the surroundings information is anonymized and/or deleted, depending upon whether the person to whom the personal information relates has made an electronic request. Personal information in the surroundings information can be extrapolated by an identifier of the motor vehicle and/or location information. The present disclosure also relates to a computer program product and an electronic information processing system.

Abstract: A battery arrangement having a housing lower part and a housing cover arranged on the housing lower part, and at least one battery module which is arranged in the battery arrangement and which has at least one battery cell. The at least one battery module has a first side defining an upper side and is arranged in the battery arrangement in such a way that the upper side of the battery module faces toward the housing cover and is at a distance from the housing cover in at least one region of the upper side. Furthermore, between the upper side of the battery module and the housing cover, a heat-conducting compound that completely fills a space between the at least one region of the upper side and the housing cover is arranged.

Abstract: A supply device for supplying electricity to at least one consumer includes: a primary power supply in which there is a first fuel cell device having a first performance; a voltage transformer which connects the primary power supply to a secondary power supply having a battery; and a measuring device for detecting an insulation resistance of the primary power supply and/or of the secondary power supply. A second fuel cell device having a second performance is connected in series with the first fuel cell device in the primary power supply, wherein a bridge circuit comprising a switch is connected in parallel with each of the fuel cell devices and wherein the switches of the bridge circuits can be switched in accordance with the detected insulation resistance. A fuel cell vehicle and a method for limiting voltage in a supply device are also provided.

Abstract: An electrical machine, in particular for driving a motor vehicle, including a cooling and/or lubricating system having a wet chamber for accommodating a cooling and/or lubricating medium. A stator and/or a rotor of the electrical machine is at least partially arranged in the wet chamber and/or delimits it, and the electrical machine includes at least one stator-side transmission component and at least one rotor-side transmission component, which form an electrical sliding contact.