Abstract: A method identifies a measure that is not provided for by a manufacturer on or using a removable battery pack having at least one energy storage cell and a monitoring unit. The method includes detecting and storing a voltage of the removable battery pack and/or a cell voltage of the at least one energy storage cell using the monitoring unit before the monitoring unit is set to a quiescent state or when the removable battery pack is set to a state other than a charging operating state. The method also includes comparing the detected voltage of the removable battery pack and/or the detected cell voltage with a previously-stored voltage of the removable battery pack or a previously-stored cell voltage using the monitoring unit when the monitoring unit is set to an operating state or when the removable battery pack is in the state other than the charging operating state.

Abstract: A communication network for a vehicle includes a control device, a network switch and at least one sensor. The control device transmits at least one service provision message for configuring a sensor to a control interface of the network switch. The network switch outputs the service provision message at a sensor interface of the network switch that is associated with the service provision message. The sensor transmits at least one service search query to the sensor interface of the network switch, receives the service provision message from the sensor interface, and teaches a configuration by using the service provision message.

Abstract: A method for simple measurement of phase shift between a first clock signal and a second clock signal is described, each clock signal having a period T0. The method includes: feeding the first clock signal into a first input of a mixer; feeding the second clock signal into a second input of the mixer; feeding the output signal of the mixer into a low pass filter; and measuring the output signal of the low pass filter, with the aid of an output voltage that is normalized to operating voltage of the mixer. A circuit for implementing the method includes a mixer and a low pass filter. The mixer includes a first input for feeding in the first clock signal, and a second input for feeding in the second clock signal. The output of the mixer is connected to the input of the low pass filter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling a hydrogen tank (2) of a motor vehicle (1) comprising a fuel cell drive, wherein the method comprises the steps: (a) determining a first operating time at which the motor vehicle (1) is to be started up and an expected first operating location at which the motor vehicle (1) is to be started up, (b) ascertaining a predicted maximum ambient temperature (TU,max) at the first operating location at the first operating time, and (c) filling the hydrogen tank with hydrogen (3) until a tank pressure (p) in the hydrogen tank (2) reaches a maximum permissible tank pressure (pmax) at a tank temperature (T), wherein the following applies for the tank temperature (T): tank temperature (T)=[maximum ambient temperature (TU,max); maximum ambient temperature (TU,max)+10 K].

Abstract: The disclosure describes a battery pack including at least one battery cell, an outer housing that has at least one first housing element, and a cell holder configured to receive the at least one battery cell. In this case the first housing element is constituted by a two-component part that includes at least one first hard component element, one second hard component element and at least one soft component element, the first hard component element and the second hard component element fixedly connected to each other via the at least one soft component element.

Abstract: A holding device including at least one first tilting lever element rotatably mounted at a first pivotal point. This tilting element is connected to a spring element, which may be tensioned with a spring. The tilting lever element includes a first hook, which may be moved into a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first hook may engage, for holding or fixing, in a receptacle of the counter element. In the second position, the first hook releases the counter element again, so that it may be removed from the holding device. The first pivotal point of the mount of the tilting lever element is situated outside the axis of the spring. The spring of the spring element may be tensioned in one position and essentially untensioned in the other position.

Abstract: A method for classifying objects based on measured data recorded by at least one radar sensor. In the method, a frequency spectrum of time-dependent measured data of the radar sensor is provided; from this frequency spectrum, locations from which reflected radar radiation has reached the radar sensor are ascertained; at least one group of such locations belonging to one and the same object is ascertained; for each location in this group, a portion of the frequency spectrum that corresponds to the radar radiation reflected from this location is ascertained; all these portions for the object are aggregated and are fed to a classifier; the object is assigned by the classifier to one or multiple classes of a predefined classification.

Abstract: Examples herein include a brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus including a base body formed with a channel of a brake fluid, a motor assembly having a rotor and a stator accommodated in a motor housing, and a control board of a controller that controls the motor assembly. The control board is arranged on a rotation axis of the rotor. A permanent magnet is attached to the motor assembly and rotates with the rotor, and a coil is wound around the stator. A feeding terminal is connected to the coil and the control board, and is used when being supplied with electric power from the control board. A positioning mechanism extends between and contacts the motor assembly and the control board to position the motor assembly and the control board. A detection sensor is mounted on the control board and detects a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet.

Abstract: A service cart and associated apparatus that is suitable for servicing electric vehicles and vehicle batteries. The service cart may comprise a frame having a number of members that may be arranged in a compact configuration. The service cart may comprise a number of support pads that may be adjustably arranged with respect to the frame. The support pads may comprise an overload protection mechanism having a break pin. The service cart may comprise a detachable handle operable to selectively disengage a number of brakes on the cart. The service cart may comprise a tow hitch suitable for detachably coupling an external tow device.

Abstract: A connector, in particular an electrical connector. The connector includes a guide plate, which is configured to be electrically insulating, and a plurality of electrical contact wires, which are in particular stamped, in particular contact pins. The contact wire has an angular, in particular quadrilateral, cross section and is guided through an aperture in the guide plate and projects from the guide plate. In a direction extending through the thickness of the guide plate, the aperture includes a guide shaft. The guide shaft includes at least one planar wall, for guiding a flat side of the contact wire. The guide shaft also includes, on the opposite side to the planar wall, at least one wall region that extends obliquely to it and is configured to touch a corner of the contact wire.

Abstract: A device for the automatic analysis of multilingual text, including an embedder, which is configured for assigning a numeric representation to each of the text components from the multilingual text, and a temporal tagger, which is configured for identifying and tagging temporal expressions in the multilingual text depending on the assigned numeric representations. The embedder is configured for assigning the numeric representations of temporal expressions in such a way that it is not possible to ascertain, on the basis of the numeric representation, in which language the associated text component is written.

Abstract: An axial flux machine, in particular a single-sided axial flux motor, for an electrical machining device includes a machine shaft, in particular a motor shaft, a disc-shaped stator, and a disc-shaped rotor which is adjacent to the stator in the axial direction of the machine shaft. The stator is designed as a winding carrier for at least one stator winding and the rotor, which is connected fixedly in terms of rotation to the machine shaft, is capable of being set in a rotary movement relative to the stator. Additionally, the stator of the axial flux machine includes a combination of composite materials, in particular fiber-plastic composites, and soft magnetic iron. The axial flux machine can be arranged in an electrical processing device.

Abstract: A method for determining a rotational orientation change using an NMR gyroscope includes making use of a measure of determining, in a vapor cell, which is filled at least with a gaseous first element and a gaseous second element having non-vanishing nuclear spin, a nuclear spin component of the second element in the second direction and a nuclear spin component of the second element in a third direction. The second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to a first direction, which corresponds to the direction of the static magnetic field and to the polarization direction of the nuclear spin of the second element. Moreover, the second direction corresponds to the direction of an applied alternating magnetic field, the frequency of which corresponds to the Larmor frequency of the Larmor precession of the nuclear spin of the second element about the static magnetic field.

Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a drive unit actuatable via at least one manual switch, a control unit at least for controlling the drive unit, the control unit having a control-unit housing. The power tool further includes at least one user interface having at least one operating element, and a housing that at least partially accommodates the control unit and the user interface. The hand-held power tool also includes a positioning device, the user interface being supported on the control-unit housing by use of the positioning device.

Abstract: An electromechanical brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The electromechanical brake booster includes at least one gear for transferring a torque of the electric motor for brake pressure generation. The gear in this case includes a planetary carrier for supporting planetary wheels, planetary wheels pins which are connected to the planetary carrier and on which the planetary wheels are rotatably fastenable, and a pinion for transferring a drive torque or output torque, which is rotatably fixedly connected to the planetary carrier at a side thereof opposite the planetary wheel pins. At least the part of the planetary carrier that includes the planetary wheel pins is materially integrally formed with the latter from the same material.

Abstract: A method for operating a GNSS sensor of a vehicle having control operations influenceable via an electronic control unit includes receiving satellite data, evaluating the satellite data, and deactivating at least one operating mode of the GNSS sensor when at least a portion of the satellite data is unsuitable for determining the position of the vehicle.

Abstract: A semicircular rotation prevention part for preventing rotation of a piston of a hydraulic unit of an externally-powered hydraulic vehicle brake system. The rotation prevention part is positioned in a congruent widened section at a mouth of a cylinder bore of a hydraulic block of the hydraulic unit and includes axially parallel rotation prevention grooves on its inner circumference, with which shoulders projecting outwards from the piston engage.

Abstract: A method for controlling a safety device of a vehicle. The safety device reacts to an imminent collision of the vehicle with a collision object by an intervention in a longitudinal and/or lateral guidance of the vehicle. The method includes reading in environment data and trip data regarding the collision object and the vehicle, and intervention data regarding the intervention of the safety device; ascertaining a first expected impingement point of the collision object on the vehicle using the environment data and the trip data, and a second expected impingement point of the collision object on the vehicle using the environment data, the trip data, and the intervention data; executing an evaluation of a location of the first expected impingement point and of a location of the second expected impingement point relative to subregions referred to the vehicle, using reference data; and generating a control signal for the safety device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor assembly, having a housing, which has a cylindrical depression with a lateral wall which is closed in the circumferential direction of the depression, and having a cover which is assigned to the depression and bears at least one sensor unit, the cover having a cylindrical insertion portion which is partially inserted axially into the depression so that it is radially opposite the lateral wall at least in some regions, and the insertion portion being held axially in the depression by means of an interlocking connection. According to the disclosure, the interlocking connection has an elastically deformable C-ring, which is arranged coaxially with the insertion portion and is held axially between a first axial stop of the insertion portion on one side and a second axial stop of the lateral wall on the other side.