Abstract: Training a Gaussian process state space model, which describes a correlation between selected control parameters of a plurality of control parameters for controlling a robotic device and output variables of the robotic device assigned in each case.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of calibrating a trained classification model. The trained classification model is trained to classify input samples according to a plurality of classes and to provide associated prediction probabilities, and includes a plurality of hidden layers and at least one activation layer. The method includes accessing the trained classification model and accessing a plurality of validation samples, each validation sample having a ground-truth label, the ground-truth label indicating a ground-truth class. The method further includes applying the trained classification model to the plurality of validation samples, obtaining, for each validation sample, an output logit vector from a layer of the trained classification model preceding a last activation layer, and training a calibration module. The calibration module is trained to adjust prediction probabilities, the prediction probabilities being derived from the output logit vectors.

Abstract: A sensor casing is disclosed that has an open receiving space which has a peripheral edge as a creep barrier at the open end. The receiving space is filled with a potting compound. The cured potting compound forms a concave surface with respect to the peripheral edge. A method for potting an open receiving space of a sensor casing of this kind is also disclosed. The peripheral edge has an outwardly declining slope which allows temporary overfilling of the receiving space during a potting process so as to form a stable convex potting compound surface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting an anomaly within an electric motor of an electric vehicle. One method includes receiving sensor information from a knock sensor, wherein the sensor information represents a detected vibration of the electric motor, deriving, from the sensor information, a signal characteristic, determining, based on the signal characteristic, a potential anomaly within the electric motor, and generating an alert to user based on the potential anomaly.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing cache utilization of at least a first processor when sharing a cache with a further processor. The method includes: executing, during a first regulation interval, a first application on a first processor, wherein the first application causes at least one block to be mapped from an external memory to a shared cache according to a cache utilization policy associated with the first application; monitoring a utilization of the shared cache by the first processor during the first regulation interval; comparing the utilization of the shared cache by the first processor to a cache utilization condition associated with the first processor; and adjusting the cache utilization policy associated with the first application, when the utilization of the shared cache by the first processor exceeds the cache utilization condition associated with the first processor.

Abstract: A microfluidic device for processing chemical and/or biological substances includes a polymer cartridge and at least one other component. The other component is attached to the polymer cartridge via at least one microfluidic interface.

Abstract: A method is provided for applying a spray agent onto an agricultural area using a spray nozzle unit of an agricultural sprayer. The method includes: detecting a first field section using an optical detection unit to obtain a first piece of image information from the first field section; identifying plants in a first evaluation area of the first piece of image information obtained for the first field section using a control unit; ascertaining a first plant index of the first evaluation area using the plants identified in the first evaluation area using the control unit; and applying the spray agent in a defined minimum volume per unit area onto the entire first field section and onto an entire second field section adjoining the first field section in the direction of movement of the agricultural sprayer as a function of the first plant index ascertained using the spray nozzle unit.

Abstract: A controller that controls operation of the motorcycle, to which a surrounding environment detector is mounted, includes: an acquisition section that acquires information on the surrounding environment of the motorcycle on the basis of output of the surrounding environment detector during travel of the motorcycle; and an adaptive cruise operation performing section that makes the motorcycle perform adaptive cruise operation on the basis of the surrounding environment information acquired by the acquisition section. The acquisition section acquires other vehicle travel state information that is information on a travel state of an other vehicle acquired by a different vehicle from the motorcycle via wireless communication. The controller further includes a safety operation performing section that makes the motorcycle currently performing the adaptive cruise operation perform safety operation on the basis of the other vehicle travel state information acquired by the acquisition section.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is for influencing a vehicle behavior of a vehicle in which a setpoint for a steering wheel actuator of a steering system, in particular of a steer-by-wire steering system, is determined independently of a setpoint for a wheel steering gear actuator, and the steering wheel actuator is actuated depending on the setpoint for the steering wheel actuator. The method further includes determining a setpoint for a wheel steering gear actuator of the steering system independently of the setpoint for the steering wheel actuator, and the wheel steering gear actuator is actuated depending on the setpoint for the wheel steering gear actuator. The setpoint for the steering wheel actuator is determined depending on a target value for influencing the steering wheel actuator.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for detecting anomalous activity in a computer system by monitoring at least one decoy application programming interface. The method includes: detecting, in at least one decoy API hosted in a computer system, a function call to the at least one decoy API from an element of the computer system; and transmitting an intrusion message from the at least one decoy API to an intrusion detection system signifying that a function call to the at least one decoy API has been made.

Abstract: A generative adversarial network. The generative adversarial network includes: a generator configured for generating an image and a corresponding label map; a discriminator configured for determining a classification of a provided image and a provided label map, wherein the classification characterizes whether the provided image and the provided label map have been generated by the generator or not and determining the classification comprises the steps of: determining a first feature map of the provided image; masking the first feature map according to the provided label map thereby determining a masked feature map; globally pooling the masked feature map thereby determining a feature representation of the provided image masked by the provided label map; determining a classification of the image based on the feature representation.

Abstract: A method for detecting at least one linear object in an input image is disclosed. The input image, and/or an extract of the input image, is fed to an image classifier, which classifies specified regions of the input image or extract in each case at least into relevant regions, the center of which lies in fairly close proximity to the center point of at least one linear object passing at least partially through this region, and background regions where this is not the case. For the relevant regions, coordinates are acquired from a regression which indicate at least one local course of the linear object in the relevant regions. From these coordinates, the course of the linear object is evaluated in the entire input image.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for maintaining a function of a local entity upon connection disruption to a backend in a communication system including a backend and a plurality of local entities. The backend provides backend information for the function. The method includes reception of local behavior models from a plurality of local entities by the backend, wherein the local behavior models provide the function in the local entities if particular backend information is not available; creation of a behavior model based on the received local behavior models; and transmission of the behavior model to a local entity of the plurality of the local entities by the backend.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing an exhaust component in an exhaust passage for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. In the method, operating parameters of the internal combustion engine are monitored and recorded by a control unit while the internal combustion engine is running. If a predefined emission threshold for the exhaust component for compliance with emissions is found to have been exceeded, the current operating parameters of the internal combustion engine are stored in a control unit. The operating state of the internal combustion engine when the predefined emission threshold is exceeded is reproduced on a vehicle test bench using the stored operating parameters. The diagnosis of the exhaust component is carried out based on a comparison between the current measured value from the exhaust component and the current measured value from an emission measuring device and/or the predefined emission threshold.

Abstract: A method for detecting a lane for a driver assistance system. The method includes an arranging step in which a grid is arranged over a camera image from a vehicle camera, the camera image displaying a roadway. In a displaying step, a lane candidate is displayed using at least one parameter and/or a confidence value for the lane candidate when the at least one lane candidate is detected in at least one cell of the grid. In a filtering-out step, the lane candidate is filtered out when the confidence value of the lane candidate is below a defined confidence threshold. In a back-transforming step, the lane candidate is transformed back to a fixed number of keypoints per lane candidate when the confidence value of the lane candidate is above the confidence threshold, to obtain the lane. In a determining step, 3D coordinates for the lane are determined using the keypoints.

Abstract: A brake system for a motor vehicle. The brake system includes an autonomous emergency braking system to ascertain an object list using sensor data and continuously update the object list based on newly added sensor data, to ascertain a braking event based on the object list at a first point in time and to activate the actuating device to generate a hydraulic force if a braking event is ascertained, to recognize whether the braking event is still present based on the updated object list at a second point in time, after the first point in time; and to activate the hydraulic unit directly to reduce the hydraulic force applied to at least one wheel brake of the motor vehicle if the braking event is no longer present.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for analysing the relevance of visual parameters for training a computer vision model. Upon adjusting the set of visual parameters to increase their relevance, a new set of visual data and corresponding groundtruth results that can be used in (re)training and/or testing the computer vision model.

Abstract: A levelling laser for generating a laser projection line on a surface is disclosed. The levelling laser includes an optical projection lens with a three-dimensional lens surface. The projection lens can be described in a three-dimensional coordinates system having three axes, X, Y and Z, arranged orthogonally to one another. The Z-axis coincides with the optical axis of the projection lens. The lens surface of the projection lens has a shape with a surface inclination angle rising monotonically along the X-axis. A corresponding projection lens is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining an initial pose of a vehicle using a control device. Measured data ascertained by a GNSS sensor system and/or an odometry sensor system are received and evaluated to ascertain an approximate pose of the vehicle with a margin of uncertainty. At least one trajectory of road users is extracted from a trajectory map for the ascertained margin of uncertainty. Test points are positioned along the extracted trajectory. An optimization algorithm is performed for each test point along the trajectory. The optimization algorithm ascertains poses having corresponding cost functions. A pose having the greatest cost function is determined as the initial pose of the vehicle from the poses ascertained by the optimization algorithm. A control device, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium are also provided.