Abstract: A fuel cell electrode protective layer forming method is disclosed. The method includes forming primary defects in a carbon-based protective layer material via a formation step. The primary defects are configured to transport fuel cell products and/or reactants representing a transported portion of a total fuel cell products and/or reactants. The difference between the total fuel cell products and/or reactants and the transported portion is an untransported portion. The method further includes activating secondary defects in the carbon-based protective layer material via an activation step. The secondary defects are configured to transport a portion of the untransported portion of the total fuel cell reactants and/or products. The activation step is different than the formation step.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an energy supply in a motor vehicle. At least one energy reservoir supplies energy to several preferably safety-relevant loads in a partial vehicle electrical system. At least one measured variable of an energy reservoir and/or of at least one load is detected. At least one wiring harness model is provided which models the partial vehicle electrical system. A parameter estimator is provided which assesses at least one characterizing variable of the wiring harness model using the measured variable.

Abstract: A fluid distributor rail for an injection system for mixture-compressing, externally ignited internal combustion engines for metering a highly pressurized fluid. The fluid distributor rail includes a base body, and at least one connector configured on the base body. The base body with the at least one connector configured on the base body is formed by single stage or multistage forging. At least one interior space of the base body and a hydraulic fluid passage which leads into the interior space via the at least one connector configured on the base body are formed on the base body by machining after the forging. At least one element for connection is formed at least in part by mechanical cold-forming on at least one connector configured on the base body.

Abstract: A method for generating a training data set for training an artificial intelligence (AI) module. An image sequence is provided in which surroundings of a robot are recorded. A trajectory in the recorded surroundings is determined. At least one future image sequence is generated which extends to a time segment in the future, and, based on the at least one determined trajectory, encompasses a prediction of images for the event that the determined trajectory was followed during the time segment in the future. At least one sub-section of the determined trajectory in the generated image sequence is assessed as positive or as negative when a movement predicted by following the trajectory corresponds to a valid movement situation, or as an invalid movement situation, respectively. The generated future image sequence with the assessment assigned thereto of the trajectory are combined for generating a training data set for the AI module.

Abstract: A drive assembly for a vehicle includes a converter having a converter housing and an electric converter circuit disposed in the converter housing, an electric machine having a machine housing disposed adjacent to the converter housing and a stator/rotor arrangement disposed in the machine housing, a plurality of conductor bars which electrically connect the converter circuit and the stator/rotor arrangement and extend through first passage openings formed in the converter housing and through second passage openings formed in the machine housing, and a shielding frame which is made of an electrically conductive material, is disposed between the converter housing and the machine housing, encloses the plurality of conductor bars and abuts the converter housing and the machine housing.

Abstract: A method for evaluating measurement data that are obtained by a plurality of sensors. The method includes: the measurement data originating from sensors of a first group are processed by a function evaluation module to form a function signal that, when it is supplied to a driving dynamics system of a vehicle, causes the driving dynamics system to carry out a driving task; the measurement data originating from a second group of sensors are processed by at least a first safety evaluation module to form a first safety signal that, when it is supplied to the driving dynamics system, causes the driving dynamics system to prevent a specified undesired event of the vehicle, the second group containing a proper subset of the first group; the function signal is aggregated with the first safety signal to form a control signal that is capable of being outputted to the driving dynamics system.

Abstract: A device and a method for training an image generator. The method includes: providing an image sequence that includes an image for each time of a plurality of times; training a first encoder, a second encoder, and a decoder by: for each of a number of times of the plurality of times: for the image assigned to the time, producing a multiplicity of feature maps for the image by a neural network and grouping them into first and second subsets; supplying the first subset to the first encoder to produce first feature vector; supplying the second subset to the second encoder to produce a second feature vector; supplying the first feature vector and the second feature vector to the decoder to produce a predicted target image; producing an error value; and adapting the first encoder, the second encoder, and the decoder to reduce the error value.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical acceleration sensor system including a microelectromechanical acceleration sensor element for detecting acceleration values acting on the acceleration sensor element, a sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter for converting the analog output signals of the acceleration sensor element into digital output signals, and a first signal generator element and a second signal generator element. The first signal generator element is connected between the acceleration sensor element and the analog-to-digital converter and being configured to apply a predetermined signal value to the output signals of the acceleration sensor element.

Abstract: A method for creating an emissions model of an internal combustion engine. The method begins with a provision of a plurality of measurement series at an internal combustion engine. There then follows a filtering of the measurement series using various low-pass filters, and ascertaining, from the filtered measurement series, those measurement series, when provided as an input variable for the emissions model during optimization of the emissions model, the smallest deviation from predicted emissions of the emissions model for measured emissions is achieved.

Abstract: In a method for monitoring the operational reliability of a braking system in a vehicle. A brake pedal actuation is monitored via a brake light switch. An error signal is generated if the brake light switch generates a switch signal, without a braking intent of the driver being registered via a sensor signal of a sensor.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine including a first and a second manifold coupled to exhaust ports of a first and a second plurality of cylinders to receive exhaust gas therefrom. The engine includes a first and a second pipe configured to receive the exhaust gas from the manifolds. The engine includes a collector including a first and second inlet coupled to the pipes and an outlet configured to receive a merged flow of the exhaust gas from the first and second pipe. The engine includes a catalyst configured to receive a merged flow of the exhaust gas from the outlet and treats the exhaust gas and a heater assembly configured to selectively supply heat energy to the exhaust gas from the first pipe and the second pipe. The heater assembly includes a connecting portion coupled to the collector.

Abstract: A rotary disc valve is used in a fluid delivery system to control flow of fluid between multiple ports. The valve may include a valve body having multiple ports that are connected to the system. In addition, the valve may include a diverter and seal assembly that are disposed in the valve body. The diverter is configured to rotate about a rotational axis and to control fluid flow through the valve body. The valve is free of an axial compression spring, and the valve body, the lid and the diverter are shaped and dimensioned so that an interference fit exists between the lid and the diverter that results in compression of the seal assembly between the diverter and the base.

Abstract: A packaging apparatus (10a; 10b), in particular a wiper blade packaging apparatus, for packaging at least one item (12a, 26a, 30a, 34a), in particular at least one wiper blade adapter (14a, 28a, 32a, 36a), with a packaging element (16a; 16b) for accommodating the at least one item (12a, 26a, 30a, 34a). It is proposed that the packaging element (16a; 16b) be configured as a user guide (18a).

Abstract: A system adapted to detect road condition in a vehicle and a method thereof uses geometrical laser projections and an image processing system. The system includes a laser source, an imaging unit and at least a processing unit. The laser source is adapted to project geometrical laser projections on the road. The imaging unit is adapted to capture images of the geometrical projections. The processing unit is configured to calculate a surface reflectance for the projected geometrical projection. Further it is configured to compute geometrical parameters of the projections at regular time intervals based on the captured images. It determines a road condition based on the surface reflectance and the geometrical parameters.

Abstract: The present invention obtains a processor and a processing method, a rider-assistance system, and a straddle-type vehicle capable of improving a rider's safety. A processor (20) includes: an acquisition section that acquires surrounding environment information about straddle-type vehicle (100); a determination section that determines necessity of assistance operation executed by the rider-assistance system (1) to assist with the rider's operation; and a control section that makes an execution device (P) execute the assistance operation in the case where the determination section determines that the assistance operation is necessary. The determination section determines the necessity of the assistance operation by using a rear index value, which is an index value depending on information on the surrounding environment at the rear and is an index value of a collision possibility of an object located behind the straddle-type vehicle (100) against the straddle-type vehicle (100).

Abstract: A method for measuring the sensitivity of a classifier for digital images against adversarial attacks. The classifier includes at least one neural network. The method includes: providing a digital image for which the sensitivity is to be measured; providing a generator that is trained to map elements of a latent space to a realistic image; obtaining, according to a set of parameters, an element of the latent space; mapping, using the generator, this element to a disturbance in the space of realistic images; perturbing the digital image with this disturbance; determining, using the classifier, a classification result for the perturbed image; determining, from the classification result, the impact of the disturbance on the classification result; optimizing the set of parameters to maximize this impact; and determining, based at least in part on the maximum impact, the sensitivity of the classifier.

Abstract: A camera module including an objective having an electrical interface, and an objective holder having an arrangement for electrically contacting the objective in the region of the electrical interface, the arrangement for electrical contacting being further connected to an electronics system, in particular to a printed circuit board, of the camera module. The arrangement for electrical contacting comprise two contact rings, which have contact springs and which form a first and a second pole and are electrically insulated by an interposed spacer, wherein the two contact rings are mounted movably via the objective holder and the spacer. A method for producing a camera module is also described.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for anonymizing data for labeling and development purposes. A data storage backend has a database of non-anonymous data that is received from a data source. An anonymization engine of the data storage backend generates anonymized data by removing personally identifiable information from the non-anonymous data. These anonymized data are made available to human labelers who manually provide labels based on the anonymized data using a data labeling tool. These labels are then stored in association with the corresponding non-anonymous data, which can then be used for training one or more machine learning models. In this way, non-anonymous data having personally identifiable information can be manually labelled for development purposes without exposing the personally identifiable information to any human labelers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the control of a DC-DC converter, wherein the gradient of a controlled variable is limited for the control of the DC-DC converter. A maximum current change in the DC-DC converter can be limited by limiting the gradient of the controlled variable in order to optionally prevent dangerous operating states of the DC-DC converter.

Abstract: Examples herein include a brake hydraulic pressure control device and a brake hydraulic pressure control method capable of preventing a rear wheel of a saddle-type vehicle from lifting. The brake hydraulic pressure control device of a saddle-type vehicle is configured to execute anti-lock brake control and determine an opening time of one opening of a hydraulic pressure adjusting valve, and control the hydraulic pressure adjusting valve to repeatedly open for the opening time and close a main flow path, causing a brake fluid to flow from a master cylinder to a wheel cylinder. A pressure of the brake fluid in the wheel cylinder is increased after a decrease in the pressure of the brake fluid in the wheel cylinder during the anti-lock brake control. The opening time is determined according to the pressure of the brake fluid in the master cylinder and the input gradient of the brake lever.