Abstract: The invention relates to a method for activating a vehicle function, by way of an activation device (D), on the basis of a visual recognition of a user (U), the activation device comprising at least one camera (C1, C2) that is oriented toward the outside of the vehicle and equipped with visual recognition means, and at least one ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver (EM1, EM2) capable of detecting a presence inside the vehicle, the method being characterized in that the transceiver is first modified to allow it to transmit to the outside of the vehicle at different refresh rates (F) and in that it comprises the following steps: a) transmitting to the outside of the vehicle at a first refresh rate (Fa), b) receiving the reflected waves, c) detecting presence in a predetermined area around the vehicle, d) adapting the refresh rate (F1, F2) according to a distance (d) between said presence and the vehicle, the frequency being higher when the presence is close to the vehicle, e) activating the camera only when the

Abstract: A brake system for a motor vehicle for at least four hydraulically actuable wheel brakes, including one electrically actuable inlet valve per wheel brake, a first electrically actuable pressure source, and a second electrically actuable pressure source, wherein the first pressure source and the second pressure source are connected to a brake supply line, to which the at least four inlet valves are connected, and a pressure medium reservoir having a first reservoir chamber and a second reservoir chamber, wherein the first pressure source is hydraulically connected to the first reservoir chamber, and wherein the second pressure source is hydraulically connected to the second reservoir chamber. The pressure medium reservoir includes a third reservoir chamber and the first pressure source is connected via an electrically actuable first separation valve to the third reservoir chamber of the pressure medium reservoir.

Abstract: A method of providing a visualization (152) of one or more areas obscured by a trailer (200) attached to a vehicle (100) is provided. The method includes receiving first image data (133, 133a) from a first camera (132) positioned on a front portion of the vehicle (100) when the vehicle and the trailer are moving in a forward direction or a rear portion of the trailer when the vehicle and the trailer are moving in a rearward direction. The method also includes storing the received first image data. The method includes receiving speed data (135) of the vehicle from a speed sensor (134). The method also includes determining a visualization (152) of an area (Area 2) underneath the trailer (200) based on the stored first image data (133, 133a) and the speed data (135), and sending instructions to a display (122) to display the visualization of the area underneath the trailer.

Abstract: A method for determining a location and pose of at least one trailer for hitching to a vehicle includes: receiving at least one image of at least one trailer generated by a camera of the vehicle; locating the at least one trailer in the at least one image; determining a plurality of keypoints associated with at least one trailer in the image using at least one machine learning model; determining a location of a coupler of the at least one trailer relative to the vehicle and a pose of the at least one trailer relative to the vehicle based on the computed keypoints; and determining a path for maneuvering the vehicle into position for hitching the at least one trailer to the vehicle based on the location of the coupler of the at least one trailer and the pose of the at least one trailer.

Abstract: A method for securing the time synchronization of an Ethernet on-board network of a motor vehicle, by: determining a delay time of a first signal on a first connecting path between a first control unit of the network and a second control unit of the network; determining a maximum speed of the first connecting path on the basis of the delay time; and determining a type of a transmission medium of the first connecting path on the basis of the maximum speed. The determination of the delay time of a first signal, the determination of the maximum speed of the first connecting path, and the determination of the type of a transmission medium of the first connecting path result in an entropy source being formed that is used to ascertain at least one dynamic key for the connecting path to encrypt a time synchronization message for the connecting path.

Abstract: The invention relates to a target (110) for a shaft of a motor vehicle (1), said target (110) being configured to be mounted on a free end of said shaft and comprising at least one metal tooth (112), a body (114) supporting said at least one metal tooth (112) and a fixing element (116) comprising an insertion portion (116A) configured to be inserted at least partly on the end of the shaft, the body (114) being overmolded, at least in part, around the at least one tooth (112).

Abstract: A coherent lidar system for capturing surroundings emits a power-modulated signal which is realized by irregular switching on and off. The signals reflected back are received and digitized in a receive sequence, wherein the variable dimensions time shift and frequency shift of signals reflected by objects are determined from the receive sequence by digital signal processing. A two-dimensional correlation filtering is used for the dimensions time shift and frequency shift, or a discrete Fourier transform is calculated to reduce the required computing outlay, wherein the respective frequencies are determined from values of said Fourier transform, wherein the receive sequence is turned back in each case in frequency regarding the respective frequencies. The object distance is determined from values of this respective correlation and the radial relative speed of the respective object is determined from the respective frequency.

Abstract: A display comprising a rotary control mounted on the display, wherein the display has touch sensors, wherein a handle of the rotary control is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation and has at least one counter electrode and the rotational position of the handle of the rotary control is determined by evaluation of the touch sensors, wherein the counter electrode is configured as a hollow cylinder, wherein the handle has an upper and a lower contour, wherein the lower contour is arranged closer to the display than the upper contour, wherein the lower contour is configured as the hollow cylinder and wherein the development of the lower contour is sinusoidal is disclosed. A method for evaluating the position of the above-described rotary control is also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an autonomously driving vehicle for traveling on an unpaved terrain section, comprising an assessment device and a control device, wherein the assessment device has a soil condition determination device for determining a condition parameter which is representative of the current soil condition of the terrain section, a storage device for storing a drivability dependence of acquired historic slipping data of the vehicle on the condition parameter, and an evaluation device, which determines a discrete drivability prediction of the terrain section by the vehicle based on the drivability dependence and the determined condition parameter. The control device is designed to control the vehicle based on the drivability prediction to drive on the terrain section. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a computer-implemented control method for controlling the autonomously driving vehicle and a computer program product.

Abstract: A method for locating a user equipment with respect to a motor vehicle, including the following steps, carried out iteratively when the user is in motion: determining what is referred to as the “inter-object” distance between an ultra-wideband communication module of the vehicle and the user equipment; computing what is referred to as the “inter-step” distance covered by the user between two consecutive steps based on the measured acceleration and orientation values; and cross-referencing the determined inter-object distance and the computed inter-step distance in order to determine at least one probable location zone of the user equipment. The iterations ending when a single probable location zone of the user equipment with a surface area smaller than a predefined surface area has been determined. The single probable location zone then corresponding to the location of the user equipment around the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for capturing an image outside a motor vehicle and also a motor vehicle having such an apparatus are disclosed. The disclosure provides for the method to comprise the following steps: capturing an image outside a motor vehicle using a camera device, the captured image being distorted due to the nature of the camera device, capturing a property of the camera device, equalizing the image based on the property of the camera device, checking the equalized image based on the property of the camera device, and providing the equalized image to a user of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A machine learning method, a method, and an apparatus for correcting input image data, which are negatively influenced by rain, incident light and/or dirt, from a camera, for example a vehicle-mounted environment-capturing camera are disclosed. The method providing input image data captured by the camera to a trained artificial neural network. The trained artificial neural network is configured to convert the input image data into output image data without negative influence and to determine a certainty measure c which is dependent on the degree of wetting by water, incident light and/or contamination for an image of the input image data and characterizes the certainty of the network that the image correction of the network is accurate. The trained artificial neural network is configured to output the output image data and the determined certainty measure c.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for capturing an image outside a motor vehicle and also a motor vehicle having such an apparatus are disclosed. The disclosure provides for the method to comprise the following steps: capturing an image outside a motor vehicle using a camera device, the captured image being distorted due to the nature of the camera device, capturing a property of the camera device, equalizing the image based on the property of the camera device, providing an overlay image on the image, which overlays at least a portion of the image, providing the equalized image together with the overlay image to a user of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A heating press (1) for vulcanizing a vehicle tire under a vacuum, comprising a heating press upper part (3) and a heating press lower part (6), wherein a container (2) having the mold parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of a segmented vulcanizing mold and a cylindrical hood upper part (4) enclosing said container are arranged on the heating press upper part (3), wherein the hood upper part (4) is arranged fixedly on the heating press upper part (3), wherein the diameter of the hood upper part (4) is dimensioned such that said hood upper part can be pushed over the heating press lower part (6) with a small clearance and said hood upper part has a length (23) which is sufficient to form a closed hood interior space (12) with the heating press lower part (6) and heating press upper part (4).

Abstract: A method for producing a rubber-plastic composite, including the steps of (a) shaping an unvulcanized elastomer, (b) partially vulcanizing the shaped elastomer at a temperature of at least 140° C. up to a degree of vulcanization in the range from 10% to 40%, (c) cooling the partially vulcanized elastomer to a temperature of less than 100° C. within less than 20 minutes, (d) overmolding the partially vulcanized elastomer with a plastic, and (e) heat treating the partially vulcanized elastomer overmolded with a plastic at a temperature in the range from 100° C. to 170° C. for a duration of from 5 minutes to 5 hours to complete the vulcanization and form a rubber-plastic composite. The method further relates to a rubber-plastic composite obtainable by the method according to the invention and also to a shoe comprising the rubber-plastic composite obtainable by the method according to the invention.

Abstract: A multi-disk brake for a motor vehicle has two multi-disk mechanisms and an actuation device for brake actuation and/or brake release of the multi-disk mechanisms, and an electric drive for translational actuation (spreading) of the actuation device, such as, in particular, the ramp unit. During a spreading operation, the multi-disk mechanisms are pretensioned in a metered manner by the actuation device and produce a desired frictional engagement, and a correspondingly reversed activation of the actuating mechanism enables a correspondingly metered brake release. By means of the electric drive, the action of the multi-disk brake can be metered overall in a particularly precise, sensitive and compensated manner in modern vehicle topology, including all peripheral brake components and systems, including recuperation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying parking spaces, including emitting an ultrasonic signal and receiving a reflected signal; and providing a grid which of a region having a plurality of cells. Each cell is assigned to a partial region of the region surrounding the vehicle and an occupancy value is assigned to each cell. The reflected signal is assigned to a set of cells of the grid based on a transit time of the ultrasonic signal between emission and reception. The occupancy values of the cells to which the reflected signal is allocated are increased by a specific value. An occupancy information item is determined based on the occupancy values of the cells. The signal emitting/receiving and the reflected signal assigning are repeated multiple times. Parking space identification is performed based on an occupancy status of the cells specified using the occupancy information item determination.

Abstract: A heating press (1) for vulcanizing a vehicle tire under a vacuum, comprising a heating press upper part (3) and a heating press lower part (6), wherein a container (2) having the mold parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of a segmented vulcanizing mold and a cylindrical hood upper part (4) enclosing said container are arranged on the heating press upper part (3), wherein the hood upper part (4) and the heating press upper part (3) can be moved independently of one another and relative to one another in the axial direction (P1), wherein the cylindrical hood upper part (4) has a length (23) which is sufficient to form a closed hood interior space (12) with the heating press lower part (6) and heating press upper part (4) when the heating press upper part (3) is open, wherein at least one respective vacuum-tight seal (5) is.

Abstract: A heating press (1) for vulcanizing a vehicle tire under a vacuum, having a heating press upper part (3) and a heating press lower part (6), wherein a circular-ring-shaped hood upper part (4) with a container (2) having the mold parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of a vulcanizing mold is arranged on the heating press upper part (3), and wherein the heating press upper part (3) can be moved in an axial direction (P1) in such a way that the hood upper part (3) can be moved onto the heating press lower part (6) to form a closed hood interior space (12), wherein a press plate (23) is arranged above the container (2) in the hood upper part (4) such that this press plate (23) and thus the container (2) can be moved in the axial direction (P1).