Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injection device (100) for a compression-ignition engine, comprising a first storage unit (20) which can be supplied with fuel by at least one high-pressure pump (16), the first storage unit (20) being arranged preferably inside the high-pressure pump (16), a first connecting line (26) from the first storage unit (20) to a second storage unit (30), and a second connecting line (40) from the second storage unit (30) to a fuel injector (50).

Abstract: A method for tracking and/or characterizing multiple objects in a sequence of images. The method includes: assigning a neural network to each object to be tracked; providing a memory that is shared by all neural networks; providing a local memory for each neural network, respectively; supplying images from the sequence, and/or details of these images, to each neural network; during the processing of each image and/or image detail by one of the neural networks, generating an address vector from at least one processing product of this neural network; based on this address vector, writing at least one further processing product of the neural network into the shared memory and/or into the local memory, and/or reading out data from this shared memory and/or local memory and further processing the data by the neural network.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing a heating element of an exhaust gas sensor of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust gas sensor includes a temperature measurement device. A modeled temperature at the point of the exhaust gas sensor is continuously ascertained with the aid of a temperature model. The temperature of the exhaust gas sensor is increased by a heating process. The diagnosis of the heating element of the exhaust gas sensor is provided as the result an enable condition. Upon enablement of the diagnosis, a temperature difference between the modeled temperature of the exhaust gas sensor and the measured temperature of the exhaust gas sensor are ascertained. The heating element of the exhaust gas sensor is recognized as defective when the ascertained temperature difference exceeds a predefinable temperature threshold value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a DC voltage converter for transferring power from a high voltage network to a low voltage network. As a result, a circuit configuration which can be operated alternatively as an active-clamp flyback converter or an active-clamp buck converter is used.

Abstract: A method for the satellite-based localization of a vehicle in a map-based reference system. A trajectory in a map-based reference system is determined at regular time intervals, on which trajectory the vehicle is to be brought to a stop at least partially automatically in a defined emergency, and are stored in a circular buffer. In the defined emergency and in the event of failure of the at least one camera used for the full localization, an emergency trajectory is selected from the trajectories stored in the circular buffer. An initial vehicle position in the map-based reference system is determined based on the emergency trajectory. A vehicle orientation is ascertained based on a continuously acquired yaw rate of the vehicle. The stretch of route traveled by the vehicle is ascertained based on position data of the vehicle that are acquired in a satellite-based manner.

Abstract: A system is for remote calibration and testing of a vehicle including a plurality of sensors and a data collection and transmission unit (“DCTU”). The system includes a receiving station and at least one virtual reality station. The receiving station is configured to establish a communication gateway between the DCTU and the at least one virtual reality station. The virtual reality station is configured to give a virtual vehicular experience by rendering data received from the DCTU on a plurality of actuators and a digital twin of the vehicle. Based on a physical experience and a recorded output in the at least one virtual reality station, an expert provides feedback to the DCTU via the receiving station for calibration and testing of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stator of an electric machine with a stator body having a stator axis, which stator body comprises stator grooves in which there runs an electric plug-in winding which is formed from multiple conductor elements (4), conductor elements (4) being provided which each run with conductor branches through one or two of the stator grooves and protrude from the stator grooves on at least one end face of the stator by means of conductor ends (4b) and form a winding head, the conductor ends (4b) of the conductor elements (4) being arranged in the corresponding winding head in a plurality of groups (7) distributed in the circumferential direction in relation to the stator axis, each group (7) comprising a plurality of conductor ends (4b) arranged in a radial direction in relation to the stator axis, in particular aligned in the radial direction, characterized in that at least one, in particular a plurality, of the conductor ends (4b) of each group (7), as viewed in the radial direction

Abstract: A method of identifying an attack comprising receiving an input of one or more images, wherein the one or more images includes a patch size and size, divide the image into a first sub-image and a second sub-image, classify the first sub-image and the second sub-image, wherein classifying is accomplished via introducing a variable in a pixel location associated with the first and second sub-image, and in response to classifying the first and second sub-image and identifying an adversarial patch, output a notification indicating that the input is not certified.

Abstract: A sensor system. The sensor system includes a rotation rate sensor and a control unit, the rotation rate sensor including a seismic mass and being configured to drive a movement of the seismic mass with the aid of a driving force, the control unit being configured to detect a free fall of the sensor system and to deactivate the driving force in the event of a detection of the free fall. A method for securing a sensor system, in a detection step a free fall of the sensor system being detected by the control unit, and in a securing step the driving force being deactivated by the control unit, is also described.

Abstract: A light-emitting device, having a laser light device that is designed to emit a multiplicity of laser light beams. Ellipticities of beam cross-sections of the laser light beams differ at least partly from one another. The light-emitting device includes a beamforming device that is introduced into the beam path of at least one of the laser light beams and that is designed to adapt the ellipticities of the beam cross-sections of the laser light beams to one another, and a beam-combining device that is designed to combine the laser light beams to form an overall light beam, after the adapting of the ellipticities of the beam cross-sections by the beamforming device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining an output signal characterizing a semantic segmentation and/or an instance segmentation of an image. The method includes: determining a first intermediate output signal from a machine learning system, wherein the first intermediate output signal characterizes a semantic segmentation and/or an instance segmentation of the image; adapting parameters of the machine learning system based on a loss function, wherein the loss function characterizes an entropy or a cross-entropy of the first intermediate output signal; determining the output signal from the machine learning system based on the image and the adapted parameters.

Abstract: A wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a wiper strip (16) that is held between a first spring rail portion (34) and a second spring rail portion (36) by a fastening portion (24), and includes a substantially triangular lip portion (18). A cavity portion (22) is provided between the fastening portion (24) and the lip portion (18), at the lower wall (44) of which cavity portion, on the side facing the lip portion (18), at least one guide shoulder (56) for guiding the lip portion (18) is arranged.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method. The method includes recognizing the possibility of a manipulation of the software of a first component of a plurality of components of a vehicle electrical system of a vehicle in a central device for mitigating a manipulation of software. The central device for mitigating a manipulation is part of the vehicle electrical system, and is designed to mitigate a manipulation of software in each component of the plurality of components of the vehicle electrical system. The method further includes initiating a countermeasure for mitigating the manipulation of the software of the first component and carrying out the countermeasure for mitigating the manipulation of the software of the first component. The countermeasure includes changing a functionality of the first component and at least partially shifting the functionality of the first component to one or multiple other components of the plurality of components.

Abstract: Determining a functionality of an exhaust gas sensor in an exhaust gas system having a catalytic converter and a first exhaust gas sensor upstream of the catalytic converter and a second exhaust gas sensor downstream of the catalytic converter. The first and the second exhaust gas sensors are heated to a temperature above a minimum operating temperature. A first sensor signal of the first exhaust gas sensor; and a second sensor signal of the second exhaust gas sensor are determined. The first and the second sensor signals are compared in an operating period in which a temperature of the at least one catalytic converter does not exceed a temperature threshold value; and an operating parameter of the first exhaust gas sensor (121) is determined on the basis the comparison.

Abstract: A method for a phase-shifted full-bridge DC-DC converter. The method controls the DC-DC converter for energy transmission from a secondary side to a primary side of the DC-DC converter. A transformer is arranged between the primary side and the secondary side of the DC-DC converter. The method comprises a switching state, in which the terminals of the primary side of the transformer are electrically connected to one another, and in which, furthermore, the terminals of the secondary side of the transformer and the terminals of the secondary side of the DC-DC converter are electrically connected to one another.

Abstract: A laser sensor includes a laser source configured to emit a laser beam, and optics configured to project the laser beam as a one- or two-dimensional patterned laser beam onto an object to be examined, such that a distance of the patterned laser beam from the laser source varies along the patterned laser beam projected on the object. The laser sensor further includes a detector configured to determine a self-mixing interference signal generated by laser light of the patterned laser beam reflected from the object back into the laser source, and circuitry configured to analyze a spectrum of the self-mixing interference signal and extract from the spectrum of the self-mixing interference signal multiple frequencies that are indicative of at least one of the following: multiple distances along the patterned laser beam from the laser source, or multiple velocities along the patterned laser beam with respect to the laser source.

Abstract: A method (100) for operating a vehicle (1) with an electric drive-train (2), wherein this electric drivetrain (2) is fed via a DC voltage source (3) and a converter (4) for converting the DC voltage into a single-phase or multiphase AC voltage, comprising the steps: —it is detected (110) that the vehicle (1) is stopped; —it is checked (120) on the basis of at least one specified criterion (10) whether the vehicle (1) is expected to be stopped only briefly; —in response to the fact that the vehicle (1) is expected to be stopped only briefly, the vehicle (1) is transferred (130) from the ready-to-drive state into a disabled state, wherein in this disabled state the vehicle (1) is protected against unauthorized use but the converter (4) continues to be supplied with the DC voltage from the DC voltage source (3); —in response to the fact that the vehicle (1) is not expected to be stopped only briefly, at least one functional test of the electric drivetrain (2), said test being provided for powering down the elect

Abstract: The invention relates to an EMC filter for a control device. The filter includes a multilayer circuit carrier comprising electrically conductive layers, in particular copper layers, and electrically insulating circuit board layers. According to the invention, the circuit carrier of the aforementioned type forms at least two filter capacitors, wherein in each case the filter capacitors are formed by electrically conductive layers that are formed in the circuit carrier and lie across from one another and/or extend parallel at a distance from each other.