Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injector for injecting fuel under high pressure, comprising a housing (1) equipped with a nozzle needle (10) which can be moved in a longitudinal direction and a seal surface (11) of which opens and closes one or more injection openings (13), fuel being injectable via said injection openings. A control chamber (20) which can be filled with fuel exerts a hydraulic pressure onto the nozzle needle (10) in the closing direction thereof, wherein the pressure in the control chamber (20) can be influenced by a control valve (22) in that the control valve (22) opens and closes a hydraulic connection between the control chamber (20) and a low-pressure chamber (21). The control valve (22) comprises a solenoid armature (23) which interacts with a control valve seat (26) in order to open and close the hydraulic connection, said solenoid armature (23) being radially guided in the housing (1) on the exterior (33) of the solenoid armature.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for producing a sequencing unit for sequencing a biochemical material. In this case, at least one sequencing pore for sequencing the biochemical material in a precursor layer is created in a thermal lithography process in order to produce a pre-structured layer. The pre-structured layer is then converted into a graphene layer by heating to a conversion temperature in order to produce the sequencing unit. The sequencing pore is reduced to a size suitable for sequencing, depending on the transformation temperature.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transmission unit having (i) a housing for the fluid-tight encapsulation of at least one part of the transmission unit, (ii) a rack and pinion transmission which is arranged in the housing and has at least one gear rack, (iii) a hydraulic drive system, which is arranged in the housing, has at least one displacer unit for increasing the energy of a pressurizable working fluid of the hydraulic drive system, and has at least one chamber in which a piston, operatively connected to a gear rack of the rack and pinion transmission, can be moved using the working fluid in order to effect a linear movement of the gear rack, and (iv) a rotatable mechanical actuator, which is operatively connected to the pinion of the rack and pinion transmission and is arranged outside the housing at least in portions.

Abstract: A method to generate synthetic data instances. The method includes generating a synthetic data instance for an input variable value of an input variable supplied to the generative model, classifying the synthetic data instance to generate a classification result, determining a loss function value of a loss function, the loss function evaluating the classification result and determining the gradient of the loss function with respect to the input variable. Depending on the absolute value of the gradient, the method includes generating a plurality of modified input variable values, determining, for each modified input variable value, the gradient of the loss function, combining the gradients of the loss function to generate an estimated gradient, and modifying the input variable value in a direction determined by the estimated gradient to generate a further input variable value. The generative model generates a further synthetic data instance for the further input variable value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit (10) for a vehicle, comprising an electric machine (12) having a rotor shaft (14) and a transmission (16) having a transmission shaft (18). According to the invention, the rotor shaft (14) and the transmission shaft (18) are interlocking and coupled by means of an interlocking toothing (44), wherein a lubricant channel (46) is formed in the transmission shaft (18), which feeds into an inner space (48) of the rotor shaft (14) at the end facing the rotor shaft (14) in order to provide lubricant for the interlocking toothing (44), wherein the rotor shaft (14) has an end side (50) at the axial end facing the transmission shaft (18), on which end side one or more openings (52) are formed, extending from an inner circumference (54) of the rotor shaft (14) bordering the inner space (48) to the outer circumference (56) thereof, such that the lubricant channel (46) is fluidically connected to the openings (52) via the inner space (48) and the interlocking toothing (44).

Abstract: A wiper device having a wiper arm (20a; 20b; 20c), having at least one wiper blade (18a, 18a?, 18a?) which is coupled to the wiper arm (20a; 20b; 20c), which includes at least one wiper lip (22a, 22a?, 22a?) for wiping a surface (16a; 16b; 16c) of a protective element (14a; 14b; 14c) of a sensor device (12a), in particular of a Lidar device, and having a wiper arm guide unit (24a) which is provided for moving the wiper arm (20a; 20b; 20c) in an at least substantially translatory manner along a guide path (50a). It is proposed that the wiper device has a rotary joint (26a) by means of which the wiper blade (18a, 18a?, 18a?) is pivotably mounted on the wiper arm (20a; 20b; 20c).

Abstract: Access control arrangement having a reading module and at least one mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a coupling interface and the reading module comprises a mating interface, wherein the interface and the mating interface are configured to wirelessly connect the reading module and the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is configured to transmit an authorization notification to the reading module via the wireless connection, having a control module, wherein the control module is connected to the reading module using data technology and is configured to grant or deny access on the basis of the authorization notification transmitted to the reading module, wherein the reading module forms an active reading module for initiating the wireless connection, wherein the mobile terminal forms a peripheral device for the wireless connection.

Abstract: A stator of an electric machine having stator slots and conductor elements running through the stator slots in order to form an electric winding is already known, wherein the conductor elements protrude with their conductor ends out from the stator slots and form a winding head at each of the two end faces of the stator, the conductor ends of the conductor elements each having a cabinet portion running in the circumferential direction and a joining portion for contacting another of the conductor elements, each of the joining portions arranged adjacently to one another of two conductor elements being joined, for example welded, by means of a joint and in each case forming a conductor pair, the conductor pairs being arranged in the winding head in a specific radial winding head position in relation to a stator axis. The strength of the joints in the stator according to the invention is dependent on the mechanical connection of each conductor pair to the corresponding winding head.

Abstract: An at least partially automated guidance of a motor vehicle includes receiving infrastructure-generated environment data describing an environment of the motor vehicle, and deciding, based on the infrastructure-generated environment data, which of three driving strategies to use for the at least partially automated guidance of the motor vehicle. The first driving strategy stipulates that only motor vehicle-generated environment data is used. The second driving strategy stipulates that both the motor vehicle-generated environment data and the infrastructure-generated environment data are used. The third driving strategy stipulates that only the infrastructure-generated environment data is used. On the basis of the decision, control signals for the at least partially automated control of the lateral and/or longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle are generated and output.

Abstract: A method for monitoring, on the infrastructure side, a highly automated journey of a motor vehicle within a parking area, including the steps of receiving, on the infrastructure side, motor vehicle state data which are transmitted by the motor vehicle during an at least highly automated AVP type 1 journey within the parking area and describe a motor vehicle state during the at least highly automated AVP type 1 journey of the motor vehicle, and monitoring, on the infrastructure side, the at least highly automated AVP type 1 journey of the motor vehicle on the basis of the received motor vehicle state data. An AVP system for a parking area, to a method for at least highly automated driving of a motor vehicle, to an AVP system for a motor vehicle, to a motor vehicle, to a computer program and to a machine-readable storage medium.

Abstract: A method for driving a motor vehicle within a parking area includes providing the motor vehicle with a motor vehicle AVP system, and operating the motor vehicle in a second AVP operating mode by way of the motor vehicle AVP system, with the motor vehicle driving according to an AVP type 2 within the parking area with the assistance of an infrastructure AVP. A handover process is carried out to switch the motor vehicle from the second AVP operating mode to a first AVP operating mode when a handover region of the parking area is reached by the motor vehicle, with the switching occurring when the handover process has been completed. The motor vehicle is operated in the first AVP operating mode after switching, with the motor vehicle driving according to the AVP type 1 within the parking area.

Abstract: A method for identifying an AVP motor vehicle for an AVP process, wherein a driving behavior of the AVP motor vehicle that is manually guided within a region of a parking area is determined on the motor vehicle side, wherein the driving behavior determined on the motor vehicle side is compared with a driving behavior, determined on the infrastructure side, of a motor vehicle located in the same region of the parking area or a plurality of motor vehicles located in the same region of the parking area in order to identify the AVP motor vehicle. Furthermore a method for identifying an AVP motor vehicle for an AVP process, to a device, to a motor vehicle, to a computer program, to a machine-readable storage medium and to a system for identifying an AVP motor vehicle for an AVP process.

Abstract: A spark plug resistance element that includes at least one inorganic amorphous oxide and at least one first inorganic crystalline oxide having a relative dielectric permittivity of at most 15. A spark plug that includes at least one spark plug resistance element is also described.

Abstract: This invention refers to a navigation method applicable to general transport means—air, maritime or land transport—, particularly whenever constant checking on the route or path is required for taking a certain action. This invention also describes a system that uses said method.

Abstract: A computer-implemented data structure for a singly linked list for data exchange between a write process and at least one read process. The data structure includes a first pointer data structure and a second pointer data structure, wherein the first pointer data structure points to the oldest element in the list, and the second pointer data structure points to the next writable element in the list. The data structure also includes a third pointer data structure, a fourth pointer data structure, and a fifth pointer data structure, wherein the third pointer data structure has a corresponding first counter, the fourth pointer data structure has a corresponding second counter, and the fifth pointer data structure has a corresponding counter.

Abstract: A sensor for a magnetic measuring device for detecting a rotational or translational movement of a body includes a permanent magnet which is connected to the body for conjoint rotation and which moves with the body. The sensor is fastened to a body by a method, and the sensor can be used in a magnetic measuring device for contactlessly detecting a rotational movement of a body. Plastic-bonded permanent magnet material is injection-molded onto the body, acting as an extension thereof, and forms a free end of the body acting as a permanent magnet.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method relate to certified defense against adversarial patch attacks. A set of one-mask images is generated using a first mask at a set of predetermined regions of a source image. The source image is obtained from a sensor. A set of one-mask predictions is generated, via a machine learning system, based on the set of one-mask images. A first one-mask image is extracted from the set of one-mask images. The first one-mask image is associated with a first one-mask prediction that is identified as a minority amongst the set of one-mask predictions. A set of two-mask images is generated by masking the first one-mask image using a set of second masks. The set of second masks include at least a first submask and a second submask in which a dimension of the first submask is less than a dimension of the first mask. A set of two-mask predictions is generated based on the set of two-mask images.

Abstract: A deionization battery cell including a first electrode compartment containing a first intercalation host electrode and includes a first water stream compartment in fluid communication with the first electrode compartment. The deionization battery cell further includes a second electrode compartment containing a second intercalation host electrode and a second water stream compartment in fluid communication with the second electrode compartment. The deionization battery cell also includes an ion exchange membrane assembly including a plurality of anion exchange membranes separated from each other, and from one or more cation exchange membranes positioned between the anion exchange membranes, by a plurality of intervening water stream compartments. The first and second water stream compartments are separated from one another by the ion exchange membrane assembly.

Abstract: A method for operating a primary communication device designed to transmit data packets via a transmission medium to at least one secondary communication device, said method comprising the following steps: at least temporarily modifying a transmission configuration for transmitting data packets; and transmitting at least a first data packet to the at least one secondary communication device using the transmission configuration.

Abstract: A method for producing a camera module. An objective is aligned with respect to an image sensor and is then fixed in position by being joined to a support that receives the image sensor, a housing that surrounds the image sensor, or an interposed connection structure as a joining partner. The objective is mounted on spacer elements, which are initially still movable, and is then aligned with respect to the image sensor by moving the spacer elements. After the objective is aligned, the spacer elements are welded to the objective and the joining partner. A camera module is also described.