Abstract: An operating mode for an internal combustion engine, in particular a directly injected internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers, in particular for a directly injected gasoline engine, e.g. for a motor vehicle, having low NOx combustion (NAV). During the NAV operating mode that is the subject matter of this invention, at an ignition point (ZZP) a largely homogeneous, lean fuel/exhaust gas/air mixture having a combustion air ratio of ??1 in the respective combustion chamber is spark ignited by an ignition device, whereby the flame front combustion initiated by the ignition device (FFV) transitions to a controlled auto-ignition (RZV). The NAV operating mode enables a controlled auto-ignition to be performed in an engine load range in which a pure RZV operating mode is no longer stable enough to be implemented.

Abstract: When a vehicle is to be started solely by a motor immediately after an engine is started or the shift position has been changed from N range to D range, a delay time for delaying pre-charge of first and second clutches is set in accordance with operating oil temperature. The pre-charge is executed after a lapse of the delay time.

Abstract: A method and device for compressed transfer of signals of an operating element, to a display unit in a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes transmission of an optical signal to a surface of the operating element, receiving of an optical signal reflected by a finger of a user on the surface of the operating element in a predetermined scanning cycle, conversion of the reflected optical signal into a digital signal that has relative movement coordinates of the finger in a first direction and a perpendicular second direction, compression of the relative movement coordinates of the finger by a non-linear compression characteristic curve for obtaining a compressed digital signal, transfer of the compressed digital signal to the display unit and decompression of the compressed digital signal in the display unit by a non-linear decompression characteristic curve that is inverse to the non-linear compression characteristic curve.

Abstract: A wind deflector for a vehicle is disclosed. The wind deflector includes at least one housing element, at least one deflector element which is at least partially received in the housing element, at least one actuator via which the deflector element is able to move in a linearly oscillating manner relative to the housing element in at least one spatial direction, and at least one sealing element via which the deflector element is sealed at least in one partial region against the housing element. The sealing element is formed as a flexible membrane which is arranged on the one hand on the housing element and on the other hand on the deflector element to be able to move with this.

Abstract: A method for starting a motor vehicle with a fuel cell system for providing electrical drive power in the vehicle is disclosed. A starting procedure can be started by a remote control unit independently of the presence of the user in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle. The starting procedure only takes place by the remote control unit if a start signal from the remote control unit exists, and if simultaneously a sensed temperature in the vehicle, the fuel cell system and/or the surroundings of the vehicle is below a predetermined temperature threshold value.

Abstract: A method for the determination of a speed vector for a gesture recognition system in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method includes detection of movement data by a detection unit, and transmission of the movement data to a processing unit in the form of vectors. A totalling of the vectors to form a total vector occurs using the processing unit, until either the total vector reaches a predetermined minimum length or a predetermined number of vectors is totalled. If the predetermined number of vectors is totalled and the predetermined minimum length of the total vector is not reached, a determination of the speed vector as a zero vector occurs. If the predetermined minimum length of the total vector is reached, a determination of the speed vector occurs by averaging the information contained in the total vector. An accurate and dynamic determination of the speed vector is thereby achieved.

Abstract: A device for the enhancement of vehicle safety of a wheeled vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle, is disclosed. The device can be connected to a chassis of the wheeled vehicle in such a way that it counteracts screwing in of a wheel in the event of a collision of the wheeled vehicle with an obstacle. An improved passive vehicle safety results if the device is arranged on a wheel carrier of the wheeled vehicle.

Abstract: A method and a device for the remote control of a function of a vehicle is disclosed. A wireless communication connection is established between a portable operating device and the vehicle. A gesture executed by a user is detected by the portable operating device and transmitted, for controlling the function, to the vehicle by the communication connection. The function is executed if the detected gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture allocated to the function. The predefined gesture corresponds to a continuous movement and the function is executed only as long as the gesture executed by the user is detected.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The engine has at least two combustion chambers and an exhaust gas tract with at least one exhaust gas duct associated with the combustion chambers and through which exhaust gas from the combustion chambers can flow to guide the exhaust gas to a turbine of an exhaust gas turbocharger. An exhaust gas return line branches off the exhaust gas duct and has an adjustable shut-off element, by which a respective cross section, through which exhaust gas can flow, of the exhaust gas recirculation line and the exhaust gas duct can be adjusted. The internal combustion engine can be operated in a cylinder shut-down mode, in which introduction of fuel into a first of the combustion chambers is prevented and introduction of fuel into the second combustion chamber takes place. A method for operating the internal combustion engine is also disclosed.

Abstract: A coupling device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The coupling device has a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit which is connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit and has at least two form-locking elements which can be connected to one another by form-locking, are disposed so as to be movable along a direction of actuation relative to one another, and in each case have at least one claw, where at least some of the claws in each case have a top surface which is oriented obliquely with respect to the direction of actuation.

Abstract: A controller for controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is disclosed. The controller includes at least one real-time dynamic computational model of at least a part of the internal combustion engine, at least one offline optimized set-point as a first input to the computational model, at least one physical engine sensor input as a second input to the computational model, and a real-time optimizer configured to adjust at least one engine control signal on the basis of at least one output of the computational model in such a way that a deviation from a set-point is at least decreased.