Abstract: A rear-end air guide device for a motor vehicle includes a rear spoiler having a spoiler surface and a rear wing arranged in a vehicle vertical direction above the rear spoiler. The spoiler surface faces toward the rear wing, and the spoiler surface facing toward the rear wing is adjustable in a vehicle longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A battery arrangement has at least two battery modules each having a battery module housing. Each battery module housing has at least two chambers separated from one another by a dividing wall, in which chambers in each case at least one cell stack is disposed. The cell stack has at least two stacked battery cells and at least one compression pad. A thermal insulation layer is provided in each case between the dividing wall and the adjacent battery cells. The distance between the dividing wall and a battery cell adjacent to the dividing wall of a predefined first cell stack is at least twice as great as the distance between two adjacent battery cells within the predefined first cell stack.

Abstract: An air guide device for a motor vehicle having an air guide element and a movement mechanism. The air guide element forming a rear side part of a body of the motor vehicle so as to be movable relative to the remaining body. The air guide element is movable between an inoperative position and at least one operating end position. The air guide element, in its inoperative position, is flush with the remaining body. The rear side part has a flow guide surface which faces an environment of the motor vehicle and along which air flows. The air guide element has a surface which is at least part of the flow guide surface. The air guide element, in its operating end position, is configured to extend the flow guide surface along a body longitudinal axis (X) of the body.

Abstract: A scanning element includes a multilayer circuit board having a first detector unit arranged in a first layer and in a second layer. In addition, the circuit board has a second detector unit, which is arranged in a third layer and in a fourth layer, and a first shielding layer, which is arranged in a fifth layer. The circuit board moreover has a geometrical center plane, which is located between the detector units, and furthermore has vias, which are arranged at an offset from one another in a direction parallel to the center plane. The fifth layer is structured such that that a web that is electrically insulated with respect to this first shielding layer is arranged next to the first shielding layer, the web being electrically contacted with the vias and electrically connecting the vias to one another.

Abstract: A temperature control arrangement (1) of a motor vehicle has an electric machine (2) with a rotor (3) and a stator (4), a stator cooling arrangement with a first cooling circuit (6) for cooling the stator (4) with a first cooling medium (8) flowing in the first cooling circuit (6) that is formed by a motor vehicle cooling circuit, a rotor cooling arrangement with a second cooling circuit (7) for cooling the rotor (3) with a second cooling medium (9) flowing in the second cooling circuit (7) that is formed by a transmission oil cooling circuit, a heat exchanger (10) that thermally couples the first cooling circuit (6) and the second cooling circuit (7). The stator cooling arrangement is configured such that the first cooling medium (8) makes direct contact with the stator windings.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and computer program product for directing a driver of an electric vehicle to a point of interest and a charging station in close proximity to the point of interest. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving from a user a requested activity of interest; (b) identifying one or more points of interest matching the requested activity of interest and that are within a pre-determined point of interest range from the electric vehicle; (c) identifying charging stations within a pre-determined station distance from each of the identified points of interest; and (d) presenting to the user the identified points of interest having an identified charging station within the pre-determined station distance. The computer program is configured to perform the aforementioned steps.

Abstract: An inductive position measuring device includes a scanning element and a scale element. The position measuring device is able to determine positions of the scanning element relative to the scale element in a first direction and in a second direction. The scale element includes graduation structures arranged next to one another along the first direction, and the graduation structures have a periodic characteristic with a second period length along the second direction. The scanning element has a first receiver track, a second receiver track, a third receiver track, and an excitation lead. Each of the three receiver tracks has two receiver circuit traces. The receiver circuit traces have a periodic characteristic with a first period length along the first direction, and the receiver tracks are arranged at an offset from one another in the second direction.

Abstract: A motor vehicle with an automatically adjustable front wing and with an automatically adjustable rear wing, which are each adjustable in a controlled manner by an actuator. The motor vehicle has a front axle with front wheels and a rear axle with rear wheels. By way of the adjustment of the front wing and/or the rear wing, a downforce is caused on the front axle due to the inflow of air onto the front axle, and a downforce on the rear axle is caused due to the inflow of air onto the rear axle. A resulting downforce passing through a point can be produced, and an aero balance can be adjusted. The downforce on the front axle, the downforce on the rear axle, the resulting downforce, and/or the aero balance can be controlled and/or adjusted automatically and/or manually.

Abstract: A roll stabilizer in the form of a stabilizer bar which has a connecting portion at each end. The connecting portion is configured such that at least two bores are arranged on a circle arc. The center point of the circle arc constitutes the upper pivot point of the connecting element.

Abstract: A motor vehicle with an automatically settable front wing and an automatically settable rear wing, each of which is settable under the control of an actuator. Owing to the incident flow of air at the front axle, a downforce at the front axle (FDF) can be set by positioning the front wing. Owing to the incident flow of air at the rear axle, a downforce at the rear axle (RDF) can be set by positioning the rear wing. A resultant downforce (DF) acting through a point (CoP) can be generated and an aero balance (AB) can be set. The rear wing and/or the front wing can be set automatically in dependence on an operating state of the motor vehicle such that a predetermined downforce (FDF) at the front axle, a predetermined downforce (RDF) at the rear axle, a predetermined resultant downforce (DF) and/or a predetermined aero balance (AB) is obtained.

Abstract: A control device for an electromechanical system includes at least one group of actuators, of which in each case one actuator is configured to be coupled to a mechanical and/or hydraulic unit and is configured to control an operation of the mechanical and/or hydraulic unit. The control device further includes at least one group of functional modules, which are implemented on at least one computing platform. The at least one group of functional modules includes a plurality of control modules, each respective control module being respectively assigned to and coupled in a communicative manner to a respective actuator, and a coordinating module communicatively coupled to the plurality of control modules. The coordinating module is designed to receive, from each respective control module of the plurality of control modules, fault messages with respect to an operating state of the associated mechanical and/or hydraulic unit and/or the associated actuator.

Abstract: A ducted fan of an aircraft includes a rotor-side fan and a stator-side duct that surrounds the rotor-side fan radially at the outside and that defines a flow channel for air flowing via the fan. The stator-side duct has an inner wall facing toward the fan, an outer wall averted from the fan, and at least one stiffening strut that runs within the flow channel. The stiffening strut, at one respective end, extends through the duct and protrudes radially relative to the outer wall of the duct. At the respective end of the stiffening strut, a fastening device is formed. The fastening device is configured to mount the ducted fan on a structural component of the aircraft. The fastening device has an insert composed of a fiber-reinforced plastic and laminated into the respective end of the stiffening strut.

Abstract: The present invention provides an analysis and method of quantifying the severity of skin diseases through the skin exhibited entropy. Quantitative analysis and evaluation of skin is a new, non-invasive, quick, and reproducible method of assessing skin disease and skin disease progression. The quantitative analysis of the skin disease applies a entropy algorithm to quantify the severity of the disease and compared to healthy skin. The method is applied in determination of the severity of the skin disease or applied to determine the effectiveness of the subsequent treatment modalities. It is highly reproducible and removes physician's own bias and past experience.

Abstract: A drive unit for an air deflector element of a motor vehicle includes a drive motor transmission unit formed by a drive motor connected with, as a single unit, at least one transmission, a control unit configured to control the drive unit, and a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the drive unit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (100) are provided for charging a vehicle battery (108). The apparatus (100) includes a controller (102) designed to influence a charging process of the vehicle battery (108). The apparatus (100) further has a switching device (104) to transmit a signal to the controller (102) in response to operation of the switching device (104) by a user. The controller (102) is designed to influence the vehicle battery (108) before the charging process in response to receiving the signal depending on at least one desired state for the charging process.

Abstract: A method for making available at least one individualized user function in a vehicle having at least one user interface includes recording data which is transferred to respective functions assigned to the at least one user interface and/or data which is output by the respective functions assigned to the at least one user interface; transferring the recorded data to a server as a function of a state of the vehicle; determining at least one intention of a user of the vehicle on the basis of the data transferred to the server; and dynamically adjusting the vehicle as a function of the at least one intention of the user, by way of at least one user function which is selected and/or generated on the basis of the at least one intention of the user.

Abstract: In a method to determine a patient (radiation) dose distribution (13), it is provided to calculate, from a measured signal (7) of a detector (6) placed behind a region of interest, a dose distribution (11) for a patient-shaped water equivalent phantom (12) and to compute from this a patient dose distribution (13) that takes into account inhomogeneities of a matter distribution of the patient (4).

Abstract: An electric vehicle (1) has a battery (2) in an underfloor arrangement. The battery (2) is arranged in a battery space (4) that is delimited by body members (5, 6, 7, 8) of a body (3). The battery space (4) also is delimited at a bottom side of the electric vehicle (1) by way of a protective plate (9). The battery (2) has a connection element (10, 11) at least on a side oriented toward one of the body members (7, 8), and the body member (7, 8) has a recess (12, 13) in which the connection element (10, 11) is arranged.

Abstract: A holding apparatus (15) for current and signal conductors of a traction battery of a motor vehicle has a plate-like base body with longitudinal sides (16), transverse ends (17) and a top (18) and bottom (19) extending between the longitudinal sides (16) and transverse ends (17). Elements (20) are arranged on the top (18) and the bottom (19) for guiding and fixing current conductors (12) of the traction battery, and elements (21) are arranged on the other of the top (18) and the bottom (19) for guiding and fixing at least one signal conductor (14) of the traction battery. The base body provides EMC shielding of the signal conductor (14) from the current conductors (12). The plate-like base body has on the opposite longitudinal sides (16) and/or on the opposite transverse sides (17) sections (22) for securing and grounding the holding apparatus on a frame of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of Ca5(PO4)3(OH) (hydroxyapatite; HAP) and a dental care composition comprising Ca5(PO4)3(OH) for the deep-layer remineralization of demineralized teeth, in particular for the deep-layer remineralization of demineralized dental enamel. Ca5(PO4)3(OH) used according to the invention and the dental care composition used according to the invention can be applied in the treatment and/or prevention of various diseases affecting the teeth, in particular caries.