Abstract: Systems and methods for imaging an eye are disclosed. The systems and methods may include at least one plenoptic camera. The systems and methods may include an illumination source with a plurality of lights.

Abstract: A device for door unlocking for a vehicle, having an actuating element, including an actuating portion and a flexibly unwindable band portion, which is connected to a Bowden cable. The Bowden cable and the actuating element are arranged on a base plate and/or a door, and the actuating element is connected to a rotatably arranged loop lever in such a way that, when the loop lever is rotated by the actuating element, the Bowden cable connected to the loop lever is movable. The loop lever includes a (preferably) circular loop lever portion, against which the actuating element partially abuts.

Abstract: A mirror housing for an outer mirror of a vehicle, preferably a passenger car, having an outer shell for receiving a mirror assembly, and having an inner shell. The outer shell includes a mirror opening closed in a circumferential direction for arranging a mirror of the mirror assembly. The inner shell is fastened to the outer shell in the region of the mirror opening. The inner shell lines the mirror opening from the inside along the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A front-end section for a motor vehicle, having at least one air inlet opening for supplying a cooling air volume flow to a cooling module arranged behind the air inlet opening. In the air inlet opening, there is arranged in each case one slat device with multiple adjustable slats which are arranged adjacent to one another and which are each pivotable about a pivot axis between a closed slat position and an open slat position. The slats each have, at their end facing toward the cooling module, an air-guiding element which is configured such that, in an at least partially open slat position, the cooling air volume flow is diverted in the direction of the cooling module by the air-guiding element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recharging an energy store (102) used to drive a power semiconductor switch (100), wherein the energy store (102) and the power semiconductor switch (100) are at the same potential, wherein a switching state of the power semiconductor switch (100) is effected by a controller (204, 712), wherein the controller (204) assigns a respective potential value to the energy store (102) at a respective switching state (202) and wherein, by driving at least one charging switch (112, 114, 122, 132, 142, 152), charging of the energy store (102) is activated as soon as the potential value of the energy store (102) corresponds to a ground potential of a supply voltage (106, 216).

Abstract: The invention relates to a rear spoiler arrangement (3) including a displaceable air-guiding element (4) and a lower shell (5), wherein the lower shell (5) is arranged on a rear component (6) of a motor vehicle (1), wherein the air-guiding element (4) is arranged displaceably above the lower shell (5), and wherein the lower side of the lower shell (5) has a lip (9) which is composed of an elastic material.

Abstract: Pattern transfer printing (PTP) systems and methods are provided to improve the quality, accuracy and throughput of pattern transfer printing. PTP systems comprise a tape handling unit for handling a tape with pattern transfer sheets sections and for controllably delivering the pattern transfer sheets one-by-one for paste filling and consecutively for pattern transfer, with the tape moving from an unwinder roll to a re-winding roll. PTP systems further comprise a paste filling unit which enables continuous paste filling using a supporting counter roll opposite to the paste filling head, a wafer handling unit controllably delivering wafers for the pattern transfer in a parallelized manner that increases throughput, a paste transfer unit with enhanced accuracy and efficiency due to exact monitoring and wafer alignment, as well as a print quality control unit.

Abstract: A high-voltage battery for a motor vehicle has a coolant connection of multipartite design. Also described is a corresponding method for producing the high-voltage battery, and a motor vehicle having a battery of this type.

Abstract: Method and system for emergency operation for a modular multilevel converter including a central controller and a plurality of battery modules. The respective battery module is given a respective switching state by the central controller at each switching stroke, through which a respective energy accumulator is connected to a respective energy accumulator of a respectively adjacent battery module. Through a module monitoring, a respectively faulty energy accumulator is reported to the central controller. For the respective battery module with a faulty energy accumulator, a bypass switching state is determined at each further switching stroke. If a threshold value defined by a specified number of faulty energy accumulators tolerable for an operation of the modular multilevel converter is exceeded, an emergency operation is caused, which includes an operating state change from “operation mode” to a “repair mode”; display of the same; and restriction of a further operating time until repair.

Abstract: Wheel carrier apparatus for a motor vehicle including a wheel hub to which a vehicle wheel can be fastened, and an articulation apparatus for torque transmission having an articulation housing and an articulation drive element operatively connected to the articulation housing. The articulation housing is arranged coaxially to the wheel hub and is connected to the wheel hub in a rotationally fixed manner. The wheel carrier apparatus further includes a wheel carrier on which the wheel hub and the articulation housing are borne via a wheel bearing in a rotationally fixed manner. The wheel bearing includes an outer bearing ring fastened to the wheel carrier, an inner bearing ring divided in the axial direction, and multiple rolling bodies arranged radially between the inner bearing ring and the outer bearing ring. The divided inner bearing ring includes a first inner bearing ring element and a second inner bearing ring element.

Abstract: A motor vehicle having a cargo space and a cargo space well bounding the cargo space, wherein the cargo space well includes at least two tray parts and a frame structure connected to the tray parts. The respective tray part includes a floor section and at least one side wall section extending from the floor section, wherein the tray parts are arranged in such a way that the floor sections overlap in the region of their main expansion surfaces. The side wall sections of the tray parts circumferentially bound the cargo space, wherein adjacent side wall sections of the tray parts are connected to one another.

Abstract: A stator for an electric machine provided for purely electrically driving a motor vehicle is provided with a stator body forming stator grooves, a stator winding through which current can flow, which engages in the respective stator groove and axially protrudes from the stator groove, for forming an electromagnetic rotating field and an insulation paper, which is provided in the stator groove between the stator winding and the stator body, for electrically insulating the stator winding from the stator body, wherein the insulation paper protrudes from the stator groove, wherein the insulation paper is provided with an additional layer on the surface thereof for providing a higher creepage resistance compared to the surface of the insulation paper without the additional layer.

Abstract: An exhaust gas tailpipe assembly for an exhaust gas system of a motor vehicle, having at least one exhaust gas tailpipe, which is annularly surrounded by a tailpipe aperture assembly at an end facing away from the exhaust gas system. The tailpipe aperture assembly is at least partially fixedly connected to a body part of the motor vehicle and includes at least one aperture part, such that the tailpipe aperture assembly can be slid, when viewed longitudinally, onto the exhaust gas tailpipe in a crash event. The exhaust gas tailpipe is configured so as to be curved with at least two exhaust gas tailpipe parts, wherein a longitudinal axis of a second exhaust gas tailpipe part extends at an angle to a longitudinal axis of a first exhaust gas tailpipe part. The aperture part includes at least one deformation region in a circumferential region facing the exhaust gas tailpipe.

Abstract: A device for a vehicle including a body component and a control device. The body component includes a fiber device having fibers and being electrically connected to the control device. The fibers are formed as conductive, reactive fibers, which fiber device is set up to convert deformation of the body component into electrical energy. The control device is configured to apply a first voltage to at least a portion of the fibers in order to cause a change in the stiffness of the fibers.

Abstract: Methods of attenuating an antigenic response in a mammal to one or more Type 1 diabetes related-antigens are provided. The method may result in delaying the onset of decreased pancreatic beta cell function in the mammal and/or at least delaying a reduction in serum C-peptide levels in the mammal The method comprises sublingually administering an effective amount of an insulin-related peptide to the mammal and commonly makes use of a sublingual formulation of an insulin-related peptide that includes an aqueous pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, e.g., an aqueous carrier which comprises at least about 30 vol. % glycerin.

Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage that provides an aircraft passenger cell and a plastically deformable protective body secured on the fuselage. The plastically deformable protective body can be secured on the bottom of the fuselage and/or laterally on the fuselage. The plastically deformable protective body can be secured releasably on the fuselage, for example, via a screw connection.

Abstract: An electric motor vehicle traction motor, including: a liquid-cooled motor stator, a dry-running motor rotor, and a fluid-tight split cage which separates the motor stator and the motor rotor from one another fluidically, the split cage being formed by a fiber composite body, wherein the split cage is axially prestressed in a long-lasting manner by a split cage axial stressing apparatus.