Abstract: To provide a battery or a membrane electrode assembly having high durability. A battery (100) having a multilayer structure containing layers of a pair of electrodes (1), the battery (100) including a reinforcing material (20) provided in one or more layers or between layers.

Abstract: A motor-hydraulic machine unit includes an electric motor, a hydraulic machine, and a connection body that has a planar connection surface which delimits first and second working connections. The first and second working connections are each in fluid exchange connection with the hydraulic machine via an assigned first fluid duct in the connection body. The electric motor and the hydraulic machine have a common axis of rotation which is arranged substantially parallel to the connection surface. The hydraulic machine and the electric motor are arranged on opposite sides of the connection body in the direction of the axis of rotation. The connection body is traversed by a drive aperture in the direction of the axis of rotation. The electric motor and the hydraulic machine are in rotary drive connection in a region of the drive aperture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle. Said wiper blade comprises a heating device with an elongated heating element (28). According to the invention, the heating element (28) comprises at least one loop (34).

Abstract: A hand-held power tool, in particular a saber saw, having at least one holding unit for fastening the hand-held power tool to a holding device, in particular to an arresting cable and/or carabiner clip. The holding unit includes at least one receiving opening for receiving the holding device, and at least one damping element for damping a force transferred from the holding device to the hand-held power tool, in particular to a housing of the hand-held power tool. The damping element includes an at least substantially elastic element that at least partially encloses the receiving opening and receives in a form-fitting manner a fastening part delimiting the receiving opening.

Abstract: A method for training a generator. The generator is supplied with at least one actual signal that includes real or simulated physical measured data from at least one observation of the first area. The actual signal is translated by the generator into a transformed signal that represents the associated synthetic measured data in a second area. Using a cost function, an assessment is made concerning to what extent the transformed signal is consistent with one or multiple setpoint signals, at least one setpoint signal being formed from real or simulated measured data of the second physical observation modality for the situation represented by the actual signal. Trainable parameters that characterize the behavior of the generator are optimized with the objective of obtaining transformed signals that are better assessed by the cost function. A method for operating the generator, and that encompasses the complete process chain are also provided.

Abstract: A battery system. The battery system includes a plurality of identically oriented battery cells, whose longitudinal axes are situated in parallel, a first busbar, and a second busbar. The first busbar and the second busbar are situated along the particular longitudinal axes on the same side of the battery cells, respective positive poles of the battery cells being connected to the first busbar with the aid of first bond connections, and respective negative poles of the battery cells being connected to the second busbar with the aid of second bond connections.

Abstract: A method for warning road users by means of surroundings monitoring for a running vehicle is disclosed and furthermore situation detection for the road users in the surroundings of the running vehicle and ascertainment of the probable paths of movement of the running vehicle and the other road users, furthermore ascertainment of an impending hazard situation and, if an impending hazard situation is ascertained, audible warning in and around the running vehicle. Furthermore, an apparatus for performing the method for warning road users is disclosed, wherein the running vehicle is in the form of a land vehicle and the other road users can move in a ground-based manner.

Abstract: A fuel cell system (200) for providing electrical energy. The system (200) comprises a fuel cell stack (201), an anode subsystem (203) with a proportional valve (205) for dosing a volume of gas to be fed to the fuel cell stack (201), a purge valve (207) for discharging gas from the anode subsystem (203) into an exhaust-gas path (209) of the fuel cell system (200), and a control unit (211) for controlling the proportional valve (205) and the purge valve (207). The control unit (211) is configured to use an electrical control current that is fed to the proportional valve (205) to readjust for a purging operation to draw conclusions regarding a hydrogen concentration in a gas that is fed to the purge valve (207), wherein the control unit (211) is furthermore configured to adjust the fuel cell system (200) in a manner dependent on the determined hydrogen concentration.

Abstract: A sealing device for sealing a space filled with a fluid in a MEMS sensor system. The sealing device includes a sealing unit, the sealing unit encompassing a channel, which is connected to the one space, and a sealing element for sealing the channel being situated in the channel in such a way that the channel and/or the sealing element are/is designed in such a way that the sealing element is sealingly fixed in the channel via a mechanical clamping.

Abstract: A magnetic field sensor structure includes a magnetoresistive sensor assembly and a transistor assembly. A dielectric layer is deposited on the transistor assembly. The dielectric layer includes a trench that exposes an interconnect of the transistor assembly. A damascene process is performed to form an ultra-thick metal (UTM) layer within the trench to create a first metal coil. The first metal coil is configured as a first reset component. Another dielectric layer is formed on the first metal coil. A flux guide is formed within the another dielectric layer. A second metal coil is formed over the another dielectric layer. The second metal coil is configured as a second reset component. The first reset component and the second reset component are configured as a reset mechanism, which is responsive to the transistor assembly and operable to magnetize the flux guide to a predetermined orientation.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for inserting a nail into at least one component part, the nail having a nail head, a nail shank and a nail tip. The method includes (i) arranging the at least one component part, (ii) positioning the nail, and (iii) driving-in the nail. A force is applied to the nail in the direction of the component part, such that it is pressed into the at least one component part. In addition to the application of force, vibrations are coupled into the nail, and a multipart nail is used.

Abstract: A method for forming a thermally conductive connection between a plurality of battery cells (2) and a temperature-regulating body (1) of a battery module (100), wherein, in a first method step, an adhesive (3) comprising at least one first component (31) and at least one second component (32) is applied to the temperature-regulating body (1) or to the plurality of battery cells (2), wherein a first proportion (41) of the at least one first component (31) and/or a second proportion (42) of the at least one second component (32) is changed during the application of the adhesive (3) over the temperature-regulating body (1) or the plurality of battery cells (2), wherein, in a second method step, the plurality of battery cells (2) is connected to the temperature-regulating body (1) in such a way that an inhomogeneous material bond is formed between the plurality of battery cells (2) and the temperature-regulating body (1).

Abstract: A method for ascertaining an exhaust gas composition of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine with regard to an ammonia fraction and a nitrogen oxides fraction in an exhaust gas system including an SCR catalytic converter. The method includes detecting, using a sensor, a first signal whose magnitude is a function of the nitrogen oxides fraction of the exhaust gas upstream from the SCR catalytic converter, detecting using a sensor a second signal whose magnitude is a function of the ammonia fraction and the nitrogen oxides fraction of the exhaust gas downstream from the SCR catalytic converter, storing the two signals over an observation period, and ascertaining the ammonia fraction and optionally the nitrogen oxides fraction of the exhaust gas downstream from the at least one SCR catalytic converter using a calculation rule that uses the two signals during the observation period as input variables.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a micromechanical structure and a micromechanical structure. The method includes: forming a first micromechanical functional layer; forming a plurality of trenches in the first micromechanical functional layer, which include an upper widened area at the upper side of the first micromechanical functional layer and a lower area of essentially constant width; depositing a sealing layer on the upper side of the first micromechanical functional layer to seal the plurality of trenches, a sealing point of the plurality of trenches being formed below the upper side of the first micromechanical functional layer and the first trenches being at least partially filled; thinning back the sealing layer by a predefined thickness; and forming a second micromechanical functional layer above the thinned-back sealing layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a valve, in particular an expansion valve, for controlling a fluid flow, having a valve housing with an accommodation space and at least two fluid ducts connected to the accommodation space, having an opening which runs perpendicularly to the fluid ducts and opens into the accommodation space, wherein a sealing ring holder with a valve means is situated in the accommodation space, wherein the sealing ring holder with the valve means held therein can be inserted into the accommodation space through the opening, and wherein the valve means is positioned rotatably in the sealing ring holder by means of at least two sealing rings. The invention also relates to a sealing ring holder.

Abstract: A power tool includes a housing in which a drive unit is arranged, and a tool holder for the detachable holding of a tool insert. The tool insert is configured to be driven percussively and/or rotationally. A sensor unit is configured to detect at least one movement variable, and electronics are configured to control or regulate the power tool. The electronics have a percussion detection unit configured to determine a percussion mode based on at least one movement variable and/or a rotation detection unit configured to determine a rotation of the housing. The electronics control the drive unit based on the determined percussion mode and/or the determined rotation of the housing. The electronics have at least two parameter sets for the percussion detection unit and/or at least two parameter sets for the rotation detection unit. The electronics are configured to select one of the at least two parameter sets.

Abstract: A machine learning system, including at least one temporal filter. An input variable, encompassing a chronological sequence of images, is processed with the aid of the machine learning system, using the filter. The machine learning system is configured to use the filter on a sequence of pixels, which are all situated at identical coordinates of the images, or at identical coordinates of intermediate results. Filter coefficients of the filter are quantized. A method, a computer program, and a device for creating the machine learning system are also described.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electric motor of an electric bicycle for driving the electric bicycle. The method includes: detecting a longitudinal acceleration of the electric bicycle in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the electric bicycle; and generating a motor torque with the aid of the electric motor as a function of the detected longitudinal acceleration, the motor torque being adapted until a predefined setpoint acceleration is reached or exceeded or undershot.

Abstract: A system (1) for detecting dynamic secondary objects (55) that have a potential to intersect the trajectory (51) of a moving primary object (50), comprising a vision sensor (2) with a light-sensitive area (20) that comprises event-based pixels (21), so that a relative change in the light intensity impinging onto an event-based pixel (21) of the vision sensor (2) by at least a predetermined percentage causes the vision sensor (2) to emit an event (21a) associated with this event-based pixel (21), wherein the system (1) further comprises a discriminator module (3) that gets both the stream of events (21a) from the vision sensor (2) and information (52) about the heading and/or speed of the motion of the primary object (50) as inputs, and is configured to identify, from said stream of events (21a), based at least in part on said information (52), events (21b) that are likely to be caused by the motion of a secondary object (55), rather than by the motion of the primary object (50).