Abstract: A method determines the biting point of a hybrid disconnect clutch of a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid disconnect clutch disconnects or connects an internal combustion engine and a first electric motor, which is arranged on the output side. A second electric motor, which is arranged on the internal combustion engine side and is rigidly connected to the internal combustion engine, is operated at a constant rotational speed during electric travel by means of the first electric motor. The hybrid disconnect clutch is moved from the open state toward the closed state and the load on the second electric motor is monitored. When the load on the second electric motor reaches a predefined load threshold value, it is determined that the biting point has been reached.

Abstract: A method for continuous condition monitoring of an electric motor having a rotor and a stator and at least two motor phases, wherein, a first energy loss is associated with the first motor phase and a second energy loss is associated with the second motor phase. The temperature during operation of the electric motor is determined by firstly carrying out a first temperature calculation in order to estimate a temperature of the first motor phase, the first temperature calculation incorporating an energy loss estimation, and a temperature estimation in which a temperature of the first motor phase depends on the estimated energy loss. A second temperature calculation in order to estimate a temperature of the second motor phase utilizes the first temperature value and an energy loss difference between the first and the second energy loss.

Abstract: A MEMS structure including a latch, a first lever, and a second lever. The first lever is designed to move past the latch as a result of flexure in the event of a change in a parameter in a first direction, and to latch in place at the latch if a change in the parameter in a second direction different than the first direction subsequently takes place. The second lever is designed to move past the first lever as a result of flexure in the event of the change in the parameter in the second direction, and to latch in place at the first lever if a change in the parameter in the first direction takes place after the change in the parameter in the second direction.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of a circuit for determining information about the position, attitude, or orientation of a magnet comprises an input interface configured to receive components of a magnetic field produced by the magnet. An evaluation logic unit corresponds to at least one trained neural network and is configured to determine the information about the position, attitude, or orientation of the magnet on the basis of the received components.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a detection circuit for detecting oscillations of a regulated supply signal. The detection circuit includes a filter circuit to filter the regulated supply signal in order to obtain a filtered supply signal. A peak value detector circuit is designed to detect an extremum of the filtered supply signal. A comparator circuit is designed to compare the detected extreme value with a threshold value and to indicate an understepping or exceedance of the threshold value.

Abstract: A rotor assembly for a hybrid module includes a rotor carrier, a rotor segment, an end ring, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a compressed spring. The rotor carrier includes a first outer cylindrical surface and a radial surface, and the rotor segment is installed on the first outer cylindrical surface. The end ring is fixed to the rotor carrier and arranged for fixing to an engine flexplate. The first spacer is disposed axially between the rotor segment and the radial surface, and the second spacer is disposed axially between the rotor segment and the end ring. The compressed spring is disposed axially between the end ring and the second spacer to press the first spacer, the second spacer, and the rotor segment against the radial surface for frictional torque transmission between the rotor segment and the rotor carrier.

Abstract: An electromechanical chassis actuator, for example an actuator of a roll stabilizer, for a motor vehicle has a torque measuring arrangement based on the inverse magnetostrictive principle. At least one electronic unit has a printed circuit board which is connected at least indirectly to an actuator housing through a rivet connection.

Abstract: A sensor device using verification includes a sensor component and a verification component. The sensor component is configured to generate first data and second data. The verification component is configured to analyze the first data and the second data and generate verification data based on the first data and the second data.

Abstract: A photoacoustic sensor includes a first MEMS device and a second MEMS device. The first MEMS device includes a first MEMS component including an optical emitter, and a first optically transparent cover wafer-bonded to the first MEMS component, wherein the first MEMS component and the first optically transparent cover form a first closed cavity. The second MEMS device includes a second MEMS component including a pressure detector, and a second optically transparent cover wafer-bonded to the second MEMS component, wherein the second MEMS component and the second optically transparent cover form a second closed cavity.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a power module comprising two substrates is provided, wherein the method comprises disposing a compensation layer of a first thickness above a first substrate; disposing a second substrate above the compensation layer; and reducing the thickness of the compensation layer from the first thickness to a second thickness after the second substrate is disposed on the compensation layer.

Abstract: A vertical power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having opposing first and second main surfaces. At least part of a gate trench structure formed at the first main surface extends along a first lateral direction. Body and source regions directly adjoin the gate trench structure. A drift region is arranged between the body region and second main surface. A body contact structure includes first and second body contact sub-regions spaced at a first lateral distance along the first lateral direction. Each body contact sub-region directly adjoins the gate trench structure and has a larger doping concentration than the body region. In a channel region between the body contact sub-regions, the body contact structure has a second lateral distance to the gate trench structure along a second lateral direction perpendicular to the first lateral direction. The first lateral distance is equal to or less than twice the second lateral distance.

Abstract: A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) receiver includes a photodetector array configured to generate a plurality of electrical signals; a receiver circuit including a plurality of readout channels, configured to read out the plurality of electrical signals from the photodetector array, and a plurality of multibit ADCs, wherein each of the plurality of readout channels includes a different one of the plurality of multibit ADCs, and each of the plurality of multibit ADCs is configured to convert at least one of the plurality of electrical signals into an ADC data sample such that the plurality of multibit ADCs generate a sequence of ADC data samples; an encoder coupled to the plurality of readout channels and configured to receive the sequence of ADC data samples and generate a compressed data packet based on the sequence of ADC data samples; and a communication interface configured to transmit the compressed data packet.

Abstract: A carrier configured to be attached to a semiconductor substrate via a first surface comprises a continuous carbon structure defining a first surface of the carrier, and a reinforcing material constituting at least 2 vol-% of the carrier.

Abstract: A centrifugal mass assembly for a clutch includes a central axis, an arc-shaped centrifugal mass with a pair of radially offset apertures, and a guidance plate with a first annular ring. The first annular ring includes a pair of radially offset protrusions disposed in respective ones of the pair of radially offset apertures, or the first annular ring includes a radially extending slot and the arc-shaped centrifugal mass has a pair of pins fixed in respective ones of the pair of radially offset apertures and disposed in the radially extending slot. In an example embodiment, the first annular ring has a raised portion and the pair of radially offset protrusions or the radially extending slot is disposed on the raised portion.

Abstract: A transmission actuator for a vehicle includes a housing, a first rocker for engaging a toothed wheel, a second rocker for rotating the first rocker to engage the toothed wheel, an engagement rod for rotating the second rocker, a solenoid arranged to displace the engagement rod, and a solenoid control circuit. The solenoid includes an iron core, a wire coil wrapped around the iron core, and a ferromagnetic plunger. The plunger is arranged to linearly displace in a first direction when a first directional current is applied to the wire coil, and linearly displace in a second direction when a second directional current is applied to the wire coil. The solenoid control circuit is arranged supply the first directional current when energized by a power source, and supply a decaying alternating current that includes the first directional current and the second directional current when the solenoid control circuit is de-energized.

Abstract: A drive device for a protective hood of a machine includes a counterweight, a pulling means connecting the protective hood to the counterweight, a motor, and a freewheel. The freewheel connects the motor to the pulling means and is arranged to block when a weight force of the protective hood is greater than a weight force of the counterweight. The freewheel may be a linear freewheel or the freewheel may operate between two rotatable elements. The freewheel may be a frictionally locking freewheel or a positive locking freewheel.

Abstract: An illumination device for an optical sensor is provided. The illumination device includes a plurality of light sources and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to control the plurality of light sources to entirely illuminate a field of illumination in a first operation mode. The control circuit is further configured to control the plurality of light sources to illuminate at least one subfield of the field of illumination in a second operation mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor chip, including a semiconductor substrate, a first sensor circuit monolithically integrated into the semiconductor substrate, at least one second sensor circuit monolithically integrated into the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first and second integrated sensor circuits are embodied identically.

Abstract: A method for determining a rotation angle of a magnet includes measuring a 3D magnetic field vector of a magnetic field generated by the magnet, wherein the 3D magnetic field vector describes at least a part of an ellipse in 3D space during a rotational movement of the magnet. The method further includes mapping the measured 3D magnetic field vector to a 2D vector based on a compensation mapping, wherein the compensation mapping is configured to map the ellipse in 3D space to a circle in 2D space. The method further includes determining the rotation angle of the magnet based on the 2D vector.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an integrated driver circuit includes: a first connection and a second connection configured to be connected to a control chip; at least one bus connection configured to be connected to a bus line; and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode; to output a reception signal at the second connection in the second mode, where the reception signal represents a bus signal received at the bus connection; to assume a state of low power consumption in the first mode; to change from the first mode to the second mode when a first command is detected at the first connection or at the second connection; and to change from the second mode to the first mode when the bus signal does not indicate any data for a predefined period of time.