Abstract: A method and a device for operating an automated vehicle. The method includes a step of detecting surroundings data values, a step of determining positions and/or predicted movements of objects in the surroundings of the automated vehicle, a step of carrying out a first comparison of the surroundings data values and/or of the positions and/or of the predicted movements using an external server, a step of determining a driving strategy for the automated vehicle as a function of the positions and/or predicted movements of the objects and as a function of the first comparison, a step of carrying out a second comparison of the driving strategy using the external server, and a step of operating the automated vehicle as a function of the driving strategy and as a function of the second comparison.

Abstract: An ionic transistor including a first source, a first drain spaced apart from the first source, and a first storage layer electrically connected to the first source and the first drain. The ionic transistor also includes a second source spaced apart from the first source, a second drain spaced apart from the second source, and a second storage layer electrically connected to the second source and the second drain. The ionic transistor further includes an electrolyte layer situated between and electrically connected to the first and second storage layers. The ionic transistor may be implemented as non-volatile memory in a machine learning (ML) application.

Abstract: A method for communication between and/or determination of the movement of at least two vehicles 2a, b, c travelling in succession by means of a communication arrangement 4, wherein the communication arrangement 4 has at least one first communication apparatus 3a for arrangement on a first vehicle 2a and at least one second communication apparatus 3b for arrangement on a second vehicle 2b, is proposed, in which a signal is transmitted via a transmission path between the communication apparatuses 3a, b, c, wherein a main transmission link H of the transmission path runs at least beneath the first and/or second vehicle 2a, b and/or in which the determination of movement is carried out on the basis of the propagation time and/or propagation time differences.

Abstract: A micromechanical sensor unit, including: a substrate and an edge layer, which is situated on the substrate and laterally frames an inner area above the substrate; at least one diaphragm, which spans the inner area and forms a covered cavity above the substrate; at least one support point, which is situated between the substrate and the diaphragm inside the cavity and attaches the diaphragm to the edge layer and/or to the at least one support point. The support point separates the diaphragm into at least one measuring area that is movable through force action and at least one reference area that is not movable through force action. The substrate and the diaphragm, inside the cavity, include electrodes, which face one another in the measuring area and the reference area.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a driving dynamics control unit for influencing the braking of wheels of a motor vehicle. The driving dynamics control device having a pump, which includes at least two pump elements for the supply of brake fluid, and an electric motor, which includes a rotor and a stator for driving the pump elements. The method includes the following steps: detecting the position of the rotor relative to the stator, and adjusting an ideal position of the rotor relative to the stator, the sum of the torques for moving the pump elements lying below a predefined torque limit value, in particular being minimal, in the ideal position.

Abstract: A method for identifying head-shaking gestures and nodding gestures by using an accelerometer arrangement of a device that is worn on the head, the accelerometer arrangement providing acceleration signals for three linearly independent directions in space. The method includes the following steps: calculation of a norm of total acceleration with the aid of the acceleration signals provided by the accelerometer arrangement; and identification of head-shaking gestures and nodding gestures using the calculated norm of total acceleration; identification of a head-shaking gesture being performed as a function of a comparison between the calculated norm of total acceleration and a predetermined threshold value; and identification of a nodding gesture being performed as a function of identifying an oscillation of the calculated norm of total acceleration about a predetermined acceleration value.

Abstract: A light detection and ranging (Lidar) system includes a light transmission component driven by a phase-keyed burst pattern generator operable to apply a phase-coded key for activating the light source in a series of on/off pulses for the transmitted TX light. The on/off sequence is chosen such that the pattern's auto-correlation function has a maximized peak to side lobe ratio. The on/off pulses of the received RX light reflected from the object or scene is converted to a bitstream that is cross-correlated with the phase-coded key. A peak detector finds the peak of the cross-correlation function and generate a time-of-flight signal indicative of the time between the transmission of the TX light and the peak of the cross-correlation function.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for calculating a trajectory of a mobile platform. An optimization problem whose total cost function depends on one or several boundary cost functions is solved. A first boundary cost function is, in at least one portion, a continuous and non-constant function of the position of the mobile platform. By way of continuous boundary cost functions, it is possible to achieve a continuous total cost function by which abrupt changes in the motion control of the mobile platform can be avoided. The boundary cost functions can be based on different elementary cost functions that make possible simple and flexible configuration of the motion control system.

Abstract: The present invention obtains a controller and a control method capable of appropriately executing adaptive cruise control of a straddle-type vehicle. In the controller and the control method according to the present invention, when braking forces are generated on at least one of wheels of the straddle-type vehicle during the adaptive cruise control, in which the straddle-type vehicle is made to travel according to a distance from the straddle-type vehicle to a preceding vehicle, motion of the straddle-type vehicle, and a rider's instruction, at a braking start time point at which the braking force starts being generated on at least one of the wheels, braking force distribution between the front and the rear wheel is brought into an initial state where the braking force is generated on the front wheel.

Abstract: An imaging device, in particular a time-of-flight camera. In imaging device has at least one luminous element, which is designed to emit electromagnetic radiation, and at least one image acquisition element, which is set up to acquire reflected electromagnetic radiation. The imaging device includes at least one beam splitter unit, which is provided to image at least two different fields of view onto the image acquisition element.

Abstract: A method for providing a piece of data in a communication system. The method includes: allocating a memory means for updating data in the memory means, in particular by a producer, in particular in response to a request signal of the producer; updating the data in the provided memory means with the piece of data; providing the memory means for the purpose of being read out, in particular by a consumer, wherein, in the allocation step, the memory means is allocated as a function of a status of the memory means.

Abstract: A battery system for a motor vehicle. The battery system includes an actuating unit, a main control unit, multiple sub-control units, and multiple battery cells. The actuating unit is in signal communication with the sub-control units for data acquisition from the sub-control units. Each sub-control unit is in signal communication with a battery cell for data acquisition from the assigned battery cell. The main control unit is electrically connected to the sub-control units supplying power to the sub-control units. A method for operating a battery system is also described.

Abstract: Devices and methods, in particular computer-implemented methods, for the communication of participants in a traffic infrastructure. A state channel, associated with a distributed ledger technology system, to a second participant is set up at a first participant, and a channel, associated with the state channel, to a third participant is set up at the first participant. A first instruction is sent to the third participant via the channel, such that if a second instruction of the third participant is received via the channel, and if the second instruction fulfills a condition that is a function of the first instruction, the first participant and/or the third participant are controlled as a function of the first instruction or as a function of the second instruction.

Abstract: A battery housing (10) for a battery module, wherein the battery housing (10) has a main body (11). The main body (11) comprises an interior (12) for arrangement of at least one battery cell of the battery module, a housing base (13) and at least one housing sidewall (14a,b). At least a section (20) of the main body (11) has a diecast (15) with a channel region (21), comprising at least one groove-shaped channel (22) for conveying temperature control fluid for controlling the temperature of the at least one battery cell of the battery module. The channel region (21) is covered by at least one cover element (30) in a fluid-tight manner to form a closed channel structure (23b). The cover element (30) and/or the diecast (15) have, in the channel region (21), at least one structure (40) around which temperature control fluid can flow for increasing heat transfer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a camera module. The method includes: a) mounting an image sensor on a circuit board, b) inserting and fixing the circuit board into a housing, c) aligning an objective lens accommodated in the housing and including an electrical interface with respect to the image sensor, d) fixing the objective lens in the housing. In step b) spring contacts, which are movable with respect to the circuit board, are inserted into the housing together with the circuit board and, in a step e), i.e., after the fixation of the objective lens in the housing, are brought into contact with the electrical interface with the aid of clamping and/or fixing elements.

Abstract: A compensating element having a first and a second assembly, wherein a locking mechanism is provided which can be switched over between a first and a second operating state. In the first operating state, the first assembly is connected fixedly to the second assembly and, in the second operating state, the first and second assemblies are connected to each other via a spring mechanism in such a manner that they are movable relative to each other. The locking mechanism includes an electric motor that can be used to switch over between the first and the second operating state. A locking ring is or is not braced against at least three balls depending on its rotational position with respect to a center axis. The locking ring is connected in terms of rotary drive to the electric motor via a torsion spring which is elastic with respect to the center axis.

Abstract: A micromechanical component, whose diaphragm is supported and has support structures on its inner diaphragm side. Each of the support structures includes a first and second edge element structure, and at least one intermediate element structure positioned between the first and second edge element structures. For each of the support structures, a plane of symmetry is definable, with respect to which at least the first edge element structure of the respective support structure and the second edge element structure of the respective support structure are specularly symmetric. In each of support structures, a first maximum dimension of its first edge element structure perpendicular to its plane of symmetry and a second maximum dimension of its second edge element structure perpendicular to its plane of symmetry are greater than the maximum dimension of its intermediate element structure perpendicular to its plane of symmetry.

Abstract: An electric vehicle (EV) chassis is disclosed that may be a modular platform flexible as a basis for numerous other EV platforms. It is contemplated that the entire electric drivetrain (i.e., powertrain, wheels, steering) may be supplied to an automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The OEM may use the EV chassis for integration within a representative passenger compartment. The chassis may also be reconfigurable with the modularity at various levels that include the energy storage system, the entire chassis system, or any level in-between. The chassis may further be designed to allow connection of multiple modules to enable a larger scale energy storage that may be provided to homes, buildings, or the electric power grid.

Abstract: A method for operating a system for ascertaining a state of charge of a battery of a motor vehicle includes providing operating variables of the battery, providing a calculated state of charge in the motor vehicle using a state-of-charge model that indicates a calculated state of charge depending on at least one battery model parameter of the state-of-charge model for the battery, and ascertaining a reference state of charge using a reference state-of-charge model depending on the operating variables. The reference state-of-charge model is trained to indicate the reference state of charge depending on the operating variables and/or a predefined aging state. The method further includes performing a correction of the at least one battery model parameter depending on a difference between the reference state of charge and the calculated state of charge in order to adapt the calculated state of charge to the reference state of charge.

Abstract: In order to prevent rotation of a piston of a hydraulic unit of a hydraulic vehicle braking system, a sleeve is provided having axially parallel cylindrical pins constituting rotation prevention elements on its inner circumference, the rear ends of which elements are pressed into axially parallel holes in an inwardly projecting flange of the sleeve, and the front ends of which are inserted into axially parallel blind holes in a diameter step in a mouth of the cylindrical hole in a hydraulic block of the hydraulic unit. A method for assembling the hydraulic unit thus configured is also described.