Abstract: A compensating device, which can be placed between a robot, e.g., used to grip and position workpieces, and a gripper moved by the robot to compensate position tolerances, includes respective interfaces for a manipulator and an end effector, with the compensating device positioned between the manipulator and the end effector and including a joint device aligned with a first axis Z between the interface segments, a first joint partner connected to the first interface segment, and a second joint partner connected to the second interface segment, one of the joint partners including a ball segment and the other including, for the ball segment, a receptacle segment that includes at least one ramp region so that the joint device forms a pivot or ball joint, the ball segment being capable of being displaced from a normal position in a transverse direction X-Y to the first axis Z into a compensating position.

Abstract: A method ascertains a state of a product in a plurality of time periods using a detection unit associated with the product. The method including the following for each of the time periods: setting a configuration of the detection unit at a beginning of the respective time period, the configuration different than a configuration available beforehand, and detecting at least one measured value using the detection unit in the respective time period on the basis of the set configuration.

Abstract: Provided are a vehicle body behavior control device which can reduce unstable behavior of a vehicle body and a method of controlling behavior of a vehicle body which can reduce unstable behavior of the vehicle body. A vehicle body behavior control device incorporated into a vehicle body having a plurality of wheels includes: a behavior control mechanism which controls behavior of the vehicle body; and a control part which controls an operation of the behavior control mechanism based on an axle load applied to the wheel calculated using a gradient value ? of a road surface.

Abstract: A hydrostatic positive-displacement machine, in particular a hydrostatic axial piston machine, having a cylinder drum with at least one cylinder, in which a longitudinally displaceable piston is received, which is supported directly or indirectly by a support portion on an inclined plane of the positive-displacement machine. An outer circumferential surface portion of the piston is in bearing contact with an inner circumferential surface portion of the cylinder.

Abstract: A method for operating a processing unit, including a memory and at least one processor core that executes a plurality of program functions of a computer program, includes ascertaining all program instructions that belong to a program function to be executed at a future execution point in time and providing the ascertained program instructions in the memory before the execution point in time.

Abstract: A controller is configured to control at least one valve of a brake system of a vehicle that is closed in a de-energized state. The controller includes an actuation device configured to actuate the valve into an open state and to keep the valve in the open state. A holding current with at least one first average target current strength is output as a control signal by the actuation device to the valve. The holding current output to the valve is increased to at least one second average target current strength which is greater than the first average target current strength while taking into consideration provided information pertaining to a current rotational speed of an electric motor of a piston/cylinder device of the brake system and/or at least one current hydraulic pressure in at least one sub-volume of the brake system.

Abstract: A method for creating a nanostructure in a transparent substrate, including a) applying a first structure carrier layer having a defined thickness onto at least one surface of the substrate; b) forming a nanostructure in the first structure carrier layer; and c) oxidizing the first structure carrier layer.

Abstract: A contacting arrangement between an electrical component and a circuit carrier, the component being connected to a connection element formed as a part separate from the component, and the connection element being electroconductively contacted directly with the circuit carrier via at least one press-fit connection.

Abstract: A tool clamping device, in particular a saw-tool clamping device, for a portable power tool, includes at least one clamping unit configured to clamp-in a machining tool, which comprises at least one movably mounted release element configured to transfer the clamping unit into a releasing position, at least one clamping element configured to produce a clamping-in force acting on the machining tool, at least in a state of the machining tool in which the machining tool is connected to the clamping unit, and at least one movement-arresting element configured to arrest at least one possibility of movement of the release element in at least one state. The movement-arresting element is fixedly connected to the clamping element.

Abstract: A multiple-contact plug and a plug connector system equipped therewith are described. The multiple-contact plug has a plug housing having contact receiving chambers and a plurality of contacts that are each inserted into one of the contact receiving chambers. The contacts are each formed having a contact base body and an elastically deflectable primary lance protruding laterally from this contact base body, which lance is elastically reversibly deflectable from an outward-protruding position into a position deflected toward the contact base body. The multiple-contact plug in addition has at least one short-circuit jumper element. Electrically conductive contact surfaces of the short-circuit jumper element are situated in at least two of the contact receiving chambers and are electrically conductively connected.

Abstract: A multi-sensor system, made up of at least two sensor units, in which the sensors may be activated at predefined target points in time on the basis of internal clocks mounted decentrally in the sensor units, in order to record data. Thus, the triggering of the sensor measurements and the assignment of measured data at the corresponding measuring points in time take place decentrally in the sensor units. So that all measuring points in time are based on a common time, the individual sensor units of the multi-sensor system may be synchronized with the aid of a synchronization signal.

Abstract: A method for operating a server system that includes a plurality of servers for processing a voice command recorded by a recording device connected, via an interface, to the server system includes, in response to the recording of the voice command, reading in a session activation signal from the recording device; checking if there is an association between the session activation signal and a session ID; if it is established that there is the association between the session activation signal and the session ID, ascertaining an availability of a prior server that previously processed a session assigned to the session ID; and activating the session on the prior server if it is available, but, if it is not available, then activating the session on a free server of the server system by loading the session from a session database. The voice command is received by the corresponding server during the activation of the session or even subsequent to the activation of the session, in order to be processed.

Abstract: In a tool attachment for a handheld power tool, which includes a tool housing having a fastening interface, having an attachment housing, on which a locking unit, for locking the tool attachment on the fastening interface of the handheld power tool, and a tool receptacle for accommodating an insert tool are situated, a percussion mechanism is situated in the attachment housing, which is configured to apply percussions carried out in the axial direction in relation to the tool receptacle to an insert tool, which is situated in the tool receptacle, during percussion operation of the tool attachment, the tool receptacle being fixed in position in the attachment housing in a non-rotating way at least during percussion operation.

Abstract: An anode for a galvanic cell is constructed from an anode material containing a main component, which releases lithium ions during a discharge process of the galvanic cell, and at least one additive. The at least one additive has an electrochemical potential which is higher with respect to elemental lithium than an electrochemical potential of the main component with respect to elemental lithium. The at least one additive has a charging capacity and a discharging capacity, and the charging capacity does not deviate from the discharging capacity by more than 10%.

Abstract: A method for searching encrypted data includes identifying, with a client, a plurality of values within a predetermined search range in a search index stored within a memory of the client, each value in the plurality of values being present in a plaintext representation of at least one encrypted file in a plurality of encrypted files stored in a server. The method further includes generating and transmitting at least one search query to the server through a data network, and receiving, with the client, at least one response from the server through the data network, the response including the encrypted keyword corresponding to the value in the plurality of values and an identifier of at least one file in the plurality of encrypted files stored on the server that includes the value.

Abstract: The invention concerns a battery module (10, 72) consisting of a number of battery cells (12) electrically connected to one another by means of connectors (18). The battery module (10, 72) comprises a number of temperature sensors (20). The battery module (10, 72) comprises at least one intermediate cell (30) with an integrated temperature sensor system (36) comprising temperature sensors (20).

Abstract: A sensor system is provided for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a channel structure, e.g., an air mass flow of an internal combustion engine. The sensor system has a sensor housing, e.g., a plug-in sensor that is introduced or can be introduced into a flow tube, in which the channel structure is formed, and at least one sensor chip, situated in the channel structure, for determining the parameter of the fluid medium. The sensor housing has an inlet into the channel structure, oriented opposite a main direction of flow of the fluid medium, and an outlet from the channel structure. The channel structure includes a main channel and a measurement channel. The measurement channel branches off from the main channel. The sensor chip is in the measurement channel. The main channel and the measurement channel discharge together into the outlet from the channel structure.

Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus (17) has: a controlling device (172) configured to control a braking device (122) so that prevention yaw moment for preventing a vehicle from departing from a driving lane; and determining device (173) configured to determine whether or not slip ratio of a front wheel is larger than a first threshold value (KSfr) and whether or not slip ratio of a rear wheel is larger than a second threshold value (KSrr), the controlling device is configured to control the braking device so that the braking force applied from the braking device becomes smaller than the braking force for applying the prevention yaw moment, if it is determined that the slip ratio of the front wheel is larger than the first threshold value and/or the slip ratio of the rear wheel is larger than the second threshold value.

Abstract: A method is described for controlling traffic inside a parking facility, including the following steps: —dividing the parking facility into multiple tiles, —detecting the multiple tiles with the aid of one or multiple surroundings sensor(s) to ascertain surroundings sensor data corresponding to the detection, —ascertaining a particular occupancy state of the multiple tiles based on the surroundings sensor data, —controlling traffic inside the parking facility based on the ascertained occupancy states. Further, a device is described for controlling traffic inside a parking facility. Also described are a parking facility for motor vehicles, and a computer program.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel-pumping device (1) for a fuel injection device of an internal combustion engine with a large high-pressure pump (16) and a small high-pressure pump (14) arranged in parallel, wherein fuel can be pumped by the large high-pressure pump (16) and by the small high-pressure pump (14) from a low-pressure region (13) into a high-pressure region (18). The high-pressure region (18) is connected to at least one injector (21). A control device (30) is provided, which can be used to conduct the entire pump output of the large high-pressure pump (16) or the small high-pressure pump (14) into the low-pressure region (13) via a discharge line (15).