Abstract: An electronic irritation device includes a plurality of electronic irritation signal modules. Each of the modules has at least one emitter for emitting optical or acoustic irritation signals, and additionally a connection device for coupling the plurality of irritation signal modules to one another and an unlocking device for automatically unlocking the connection device in order to decouple the plurality of irritation signal modules from one another and thereby distribute them spatially. Distributing a plurality of irritation signal modules makes it possible to increase the probability of an irritation effect upon deployment of a single irritation device.

Abstract: An electronic dazzling element has at least one optical emitter for emitting light pulses, which contains an electronic light-emitting device for generating light pulses, and a control device for controlling the light-emitting device of the optical emitter. In order to reduce the brightness reduction of the light pulses as a distance from the dazzling element increases, the optical emitter is configured to emit a collimated light beam. In order to simultaneously achieve the dazzling effect in as large a spatial region as possible, a beam direction of the collimated light beam may be changed.

Abstract: An energy supply system for a consumer unit with safety-relevant electronic consumers has an energy supply network with a main energy supply source for feeding electrical energy into the energy supply network in the normal operating mode of the energy supply system and an energy detection device for detecting the electrical energy being fed into the energy supply network by the main energy supply source. At least one thermal battery feeds electrical energy into the energy supply network in an emergency operating mode of the energy supply system if the electrical energy being fed into the energy supply network from the main energy supply source is insufficient. A controller switches the energy supply system into the emergency operating mode and activates the at least one thermal battery if the energy which is detected by the first energy detection device undershoots a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A device for electrical interconnection of cells of a battery pack through cell connectors, and a battery pack having the device and the cell connectors are provided. A plurality of cell connectors for connection of at least two cell poles are fitted on a mounting plate, electrically isolated from one another. Each cell connector has at least one flexible bracket which extends away from a connection area. The flexible brackets are coupled to the connection area through a resilient structure having a meandering shape.

Abstract: A device for electrical interconnection of cells (12) of a battery pack (11) by means of cell connectors (15) and a battery pack (11) having such cell connectors (15) are distinguished as being convenient for assembly and functionally reliable in that at least one mounting plate (16), which can be latched on the battery pack (11) in a mounting frame (17), is fitted with cell connectors (15) which are electrically isolated from one another, on the basis of the geometric requirement of cell poles (13) to be interconnected to one another, which cell connectors (15) each have flexible brackets (19) for their apex areas (23) to make elastic contact with the end surfaces (26) of cell poles (13). The brackets (19), which are supported by one flank in the form of a flexible spring on the mounting plate (16), are part of a stamped grid, which also comprises conductor tracks (32) which are integrally connected thereto, for example for connection of a battery management means.

Abstract: A method employed for threat analysis based on the passive-radar principle, using the transmitter in navigation satellites, a plurality of receiving stations, which are operated distributed over wide regions, and at least one evaluation center. The receiving stations act as wake-up sensors, transmit their received signals to at least one evaluation center for comparison with expected signals from each navigation satellite and sensing of a threat. Depending on the result, radar systems are operated on a stationary or mobile basis, can then be used with their higher-quality antenna systems on a three-dimensional basis to obtain more precise details relating to a conspicuous entity and the threat which may possibly originate from it in a possible target region or to a mobile or stationary threatened object, and then to make it possible to decide on any currently required protective or defensive measures.

Abstract: A network consisting of sensor elements (7-12), in which the sensor elements (7-12) are connected to one another and/or to a central unit (21) by interfaces, the sensor elements (7-12) being arranged at different locations and each having at least one sensor which detects biological or chemical harmful substances, the sensor elements (7-12) having sensors which detect different substances being arranged at different locations, and the sensor elements (7-12) forwarding measured values detected by the sensors to one another and/or to the central unit (21).

Abstract: A sensor network (1) as well as a method for monitoring a terrain (6) is specified. The sensor network (1) has a number of fixed-position sensors (3, 3?, 3?), which can be deployed in the terrain (6), and at least one programming module (25), with the fixed-position sensors (3, 3?, 3?) each being equipped with a communication device, with the at least one programming module having a position-finding device and a programming device (25), in which case the position of the sensors (3, 3?, 3?) can be determined by the position-finding device and can in each case be applied to the sensors (3, 3?, 3?) by the programming device (25) via the communication device, and with the sensors (3, 3?, 3?) being designed such that they themselves form a network. The sensor network (1) as well as the method, which is carried out in a manner corresponding to it, for monitoring the terrain (6) require sensors (3, 3?, 3?) of simple design, and are thus associated with a cost advantage.

Abstract: A method employed for threat analysis based on the passive-radar principle, using the transmitter in navigation satellites (14) is improved to an extraordinary extent without the introduction of major technological additional complexity when single navigation satellite receiving stations (19), which are operated distributed over wide regions, and, acting as wake-up sensors, transmit their received signals (13) to at least one evaluation centre (11), in which a comparison with irregularities currently being found in some other way is carried out, in order to evaluate any currently occurring irregularities, in comparison to the received signals to be expected.

Abstract: A sensor network (1) as well as a method for monitoring a terrain (6) is specified. The sensor network (1) has a number of fixed-position sensors (3, 3?, 3?), which can be deployed in the terrain (6), and at least one programming module (25), with the fixed-position sensors (3, 3?, 3?) each being equipped with a communication device, with the at least one programming module having a position-finding device and a programming device (25), in which case the position of the sensors (3, 3?, 3?) can be determined by the position-finding device and can in each case be applied to the sensors (3, 3?, 3?) by the programming device (25) via the communication device, and with the sensors (3, 3?, 3?) being designed such that they themselves form a network. The sensor network (1) as well as the method, which is carried out in a manner corresponding to it, for monitoring the terrain (6) require sensors (3, 3?, 3?) of simple design, and are thus associated with a cost advantage.

Abstract: Described is an arrangement for supporting a circuit board (28) having functional components (30) on a carrier (16) of a projectile (10). The carrier (16) has a metal plate (18). The circuit board (28) comprises a carbon fibre-reinforced plastic material. Provided between the circuit board (28) and the metal carrier plate (18) is an elastic damping layer (26). The circuit board (28) and the damping layer (26)—like the metal carrier plate (18)—are spaced with their peripheral edges from the inside wall of the housing of the projectile (10).

Abstract: An inverter-fed three-phase electrical motor (1) for a household appliance is grounded through a protective conductor (8), with the motor being particularly provided for the direct drive of washing machines. The motor includes a pick-up for high-frequency currents originating from an actuation of the inverter (7) and conducts the currents to one pole of a D.C. voltage supply (13) for the inverter (7) through an ohmic or capacitive shunt path (18-19), with the shunt path leading from a stator (3) of the motor which is installed electrically insulated into the household appliance and is not connected to the protective conductor (8).

Abstract: Provided is to an ultrasound sensor for a fumes extractor hood, wherein the sensor monitors the vapor rising from the cooking to the extractor hood. Automatic compensation in respect of temperature and ageing drift of the sensor is effected. For that purpose checking of the resonance frequency is implemented cyclically during on-going operation of the sensor, in which case a shift in the resonance frequency is recognized, and the new resonance frequency is established by a statistical calculation method and used for further operation of the sensor.

Abstract: A propellent charge powder for barrel-type weapons having a plasticizer on the basis of nitramine and nitrocellulose, nitramine and energetic and non-energetic plastic binders, or nitrocellulose or an explosive, and wherein the plasticizer is a mixture of at least two chemically different dinitro diaza compounds. The plasticizer facilitates the production and use of the propellent charge powder possessing a low temperature coefficient.

Abstract: The detector circuit (11) of a radiation-sensitive sensor (10) with capacitive high pass coupling (14) between a pre-amplifier (13) and a signal amplifier (15) is blocked for a prolonged period of time (T2) even after termination of an overexcitation effect, because of the high filter time constant of the series capacitor (25), because the capacitor (25) only slowly experiences charge reversal and therefore the signal amplifier (15) following it initially still remains overdriven until the capacitor (25) has reversed charge again to a dc voltage level in the actuation range (39) of the signal amplifier (15). That dead time period (T2) is however curtailed to a short fraction (T1) if upon termination of overexcitation at the input side the capacitor (25) at the output side, that is to say upstream of the signal amplifier (15), is forcibly returned to the—virtual—ground potential at the amplifier input, for potential reduction purposes, by way of a low-resistance switching section (31).

Abstract: A blast shell is launched as a defense against an attacking tail fin-stabilized projectile, such as in particular a KE penetrator, from an object which is to be protected. Gas fumes and a reaction pressure blast wave from a fired blast warhead of the shell act principally on the tail region of the attacking projectile and thereby deflect the latter from a trajectory in the attack direction so that the object under attack is either missed or at least is not hit in a head-on direction, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the attacking projectile.

Abstract: A guided missile (12), in particular a projectile which can be fired through a propellent charge gas pressure, having rudder blades (18) which cross each other and which can be pivoted open to steer the missile (12). Each rudder blade (18) is mounted in a guide slot (22) which is closed at the front end by an end portion (26). Each end portion (26) has a spoiler end face (28). Each end portion (26) projects radially beyond the lateral longitudinal ribs (24). At its distal end portion (32) the associated rudder blade (18) is provided with laterally mutually opposite, narrow guide ribs (36) which project out of the rudder blade profile (34).

Abstract: Items of relative target location information (19) which are obtained on board a platform serving as a sensor carrier (13) for target or position reconnaissance are combined, with association with the navigation satellite system time (34), with items of absolute mission location information (25) which are obtained on board the sensor carrier (13) from the satellite navigation orbit data (22), in order to obtain absolute target position data in which however, due to the system, there is still contained the absolute residual error of the order of magnitude of some ten meters, from the satellite-aided mission location determination.

Abstract: To maintain control accuracy for the pivotable rudder blades (14), which lie in a combustion chamber, of a guided projectile (12) which can be fired by means of propellent charge, there is provide a mounting arrangement in which the trunnions (20) of the rudder blade holders (16) of the diametrally mutually opposite rudder blades (14) are torsionally stiffly rigidly connected through an associated coupling element (32) which is limitedly resilient in the radial direction of the guided projectile (12).

Abstract: Described is a testing system which has a target point light source (12), a tracking light source (18) and therebetween a projection wall (24). Associated with the target point light source (12) is a two-axis deflection device (28) which is connected together with a target point computer (14). Associated with the tracking light source (18) is a two-axis scanner device (30) which is connected together with a tracking computer (20). Provided between the tracking light source (18) and the two-axis scanner device (30) is a beam splitter (32) with which a sensor device (42) is associated.