Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for adapting gain elements in digital filter chains. In one example, a digital filter chain includes a first digital filter and a second digital filter having an input coupled to an output of the first digital filter. A common gain is applied to signal samples passing between the first digital filter and the second digital filter, the common gain corresponding to a product of an output gain associated with the first digital filter and an input gain associated with the second digital filter. In another example, a digital filter includes an adjustable input gain element and an adjustable output gain element. The adjustable input gain element is configured to apply a gain value to an input signal sample, the gain value comprising a resultant difference of a bitshift configured for the digital filter and a bitwidth extension value. The adjustable output gain element is configured to apply an opposite of the gain value to an output signal sample.

Abstract: A method of processing a semiconductor wafer includes: forming an electronic device at each die location of the semiconductor wafer; partially forming a frontside metallization over a frontside of the semiconductor wafer at each die location; partially forming a backside metallization over a backside of the semiconductor wafer at each die location; and after partially forming both the frontside metallization and the backside metallization but without completing either the frontside metallization or the backside metallization, singulating the semiconductor wafer between the die locations to form a plurality of individual semiconductor dies, wherein the partially formed frontside metallization and the partially formed backside metallization have a same composition. Semiconductor dies and methods of producing semiconductor modules are also described.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for determining a maneuver to be executed by an autonomous vehicle comprises the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: determining a plurality of potential maneuvers; determining a subset of the potential maneuvers based on a pre-determined condition; determining a mask based on the subset; determining an output of a fully connected layer of a neural network; determining a dot product of the output of the fully connected layer and the mask; and determining the maneuver to be executed based on the dot product.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor die attached to a leadframe and having a first bond pad at a side of the semiconductor die facing away from the leadframe; a metal clip having a first bonding region attached to the first bond pad of the semiconductor die by a plurality of first wire bonds which extend through a plurality of first openings in the first bonding region of the metal clip, the plurality of first wire bonds forming a joint between the metal clip and the first bond pad of the semiconductor die; and a joint between the plurality of first wire bonds and the metal clip at a side of the metal clip facing away from the semiconductor die. Additional semiconductor package embodiments and related methods of manufacture are also described.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a hollow space, a gas permeation structure which is arranged between the hollow space and the exterior space and contains a selectively gas-permeable element, wherein the hollow space is hermetically sealed with the exception of the gas permeation structure, and one or more sensor elements which are configured for detecting the presence of one or more gases in the hollow space.

Abstract: A lamination ring for constructing a laminated rotor core for a rotor of an electric machine and a method for producing a laminated rotor core made of multiple lamination rings for a rotor is disclosed. The lamination ring has multiple receiving openings for permanent magnets, and multiple structural elements are arranged homogeneously in the lamination ring at the same distance to one another in the circumferential direction in a rotated manner by an offset angle relative to the axis of symmetry such that the arrangement of structural elements is not symmetrical relative to the axis of symmetry of the lamination ring.

Abstract: A resolver-to-digital converter, comprising: a feedback (FB) filter chain loop having a state observer configured to estimate a rotation speed and a rotation angle of an object, based on a pair of input sine and cosine signals that are amplitude-modulated (AM) to correspond with the rotation angle of the object; and a feedforward (FF) filter chain path configured to estimate the rotation speed of the object based on the pair of input sine and cosine signals, wherein the state observer of the FB filter chain loop is further configured to offset the estimated rotation speed of the FB filter chain loop with the estimated rotation speed of the FF filter chain path to decrease a settling time of the estimated rotation angle.

Abstract: A method for producing a laminate, wherein a wooden element is provided, the wooden element is coated on the top side with a an adhesive that is applied in liquid form and includes at least one polymer that is liquid at room temperature and contains silane groups, at least one liquid epoxy resin and at least one amine hardener, the applied adhesive is covered with a layer of a liquid cementitious composition while still wet, and the liquid cementitious composition and the adhesive each cure. The method enables the durable joining of wooden elements and cementitious elements in an easy-to-implement, wet-on-wet method. The laminates obtained from the method are comparatively light, stable and robust and are especially suitable as sustainable components in above-ground construction.

Abstract: A pendulum rocker damper for a drive train of a motor vehicle includes a rotation axis (D), and a rocker unit for modulating a torque. The rocker unit includes a primary flange connectable to a first external connection, a rocker element preloaded by an energy storage element, a first roller and a second roller, and a secondary flange connectable to a second external connection. The first roller can roll on a first rocker-side roller track and a primary flange-side roller track complementary to the first rocker-side roller track. The second roller can roll on a second rocker-side roller track and a secondary flange-side roller track complementary to the second rocker-side roller track. A friction device is arranged between the primary flange and the secondary flange. The friction device has a first component non-rotatable with the primary flange and a second component non-rotatable with the secondary flange.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric steering device for controlling a vehicle, that includes a rotation angle encoder, a steering wheel, an electric motor, connected with mechanical action to the steering wheel, a steering actuator arranged at a road end, and a control unit. A steering movement of the steering actuator is controlled via the control unit when a rotational input is made on the steering wheel. Haptic feedback relating to a driving state is introduced into the steering wheel via the electric motor on the basis of a transmission function stored in the control unit and on aggregated information about a road-end steering state on the steering actuator. The aggregated information contains first comparison information, determined in a prediction device, for the road-end steering state depending on driving state information about the vehicle. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for mounting a decoupling element in a through-hole in a stator of an electric machine. The decoupling element comprises a sleeve and an elastic sheath, which is fastened to the sleeve and surrounds the sleeve and is made of a damping material. In the mounted position, the stator is vibrationally decoupled from a housing of the electric machine by means of said damping material. The decoupling element, the elastic sheath of which has an outside diameter greater than the inside diameter of the through-hole, is pressed into the through-hole through an insertion opening, which expands in the manner of a funnel. In the mounted position, the decoupling element is seated directly against the inside wall of the through-hole.

Abstract: The layered structure of the present invention is a layered structure formed by directly layering a resin cured layer (ii) containing a curable resin (E) having a urethane bond, on a molded body (i) composed of a polypropylene-based resin composition, wherein the polypropylene-based resin composition contains 5 to 47 parts by mass of a propylene-based polymer (A) having an MFR of 50 to 150 g/10 min, and an amount of a decane-soluble portion of 6 to 15% by mass, 20 to 30 parts by mass of a propylene homopolymer (B) having an MFR of 10 to 500 g/10 min, 23 to 30 parts by mass of an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (C) being a random copolymer of ethylene and an ?-olefin having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and having a density of 0.850 to 0.880 g/cm3, an MFR of 0.5 to 30 g/10 min, and a melting point peak of 110° C. or more, and 30 to 40 parts by mass of an inorganic filler (D).

Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous primer composition, including the steps performed in consecutive order: dissolving at least one organotitanate in a concentrated acid; adding water in an amount that the resulting volume ratio of (organotitanate and acid) to water is between 1:2 and 1:8 and/or the resulting pH is between 2 and 5, and waiting until a homogeneous, transparent solution is obtained; adding at least one organosilane; diluting the obtained mixture with additional water, until the resulting solution has a weight content of (organotitanate plus acid plus organosilane) of between 1% and 5% by weight, based on the total composition, and/or the resulting solution has a pH of between 2.5 and 4.5.

Abstract: A two-speed magnetic gearbox includes a magnetic ring with first magnets distributed about an inner circumference forming first pole pairs, a magnetic sun including second magnets distributed about an outer circumference forming second plurality pole pairs, a first modulator arranged radially between the magnetic ring and the magnetic sun and a second modulator arranged coaxial with and axially offset from the first modulator. The first modulator is axially displaceable and includes a first plurality of electric steel laminations, and the second modulator is axially displaceable to a position radially between the magnetic ring and the magnetic sun and includes a second plurality of electric steel laminations. A quantity of second pole pairs is different than a quantity of first pole pairs and a quantity of the first plurality of electric steel laminations is different than a quantity of the second plurality of electric steel laminations.

Abstract: A clutch for selectively coupling a motor to a motor vehicle drive train includes a housing, a shift sleeve, an actuating bell arranged to move the shift sleeve, a piston and a stop disc. The housing includes a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber. The piston is connected to the actuating bell and arranged in a pressure-dependent axially movable manner between the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber. The stop disc is arranged in the first pressure chamber or in the second pressure chamber for limiting axial mobility of the piston.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuator for an axle steering system of a vehicle that includes a push rod which is movable longitudinally within a housing, and a target holder for a target that is fastened releasably to the push rod. The target is designed to interact with a stationary sensor arrangement, and the target holder comprises a base part for receiving the target and at least one first clip contour, which is integrally formed on the base part, engages at least partially around the push rod and has a first clip arm and a second clip arm. The invention further relates to an axle steering system having such an actuator and to a vehicle having such an axle steering system.

Abstract: A polymer material in manufacture of 3D articles by means of additive manufacturing, the polymer material including: at least one polyethylene having a density at 23° C. determined according to EN ISO 1183-1:2019 standard of at least 0.930 kg/m3 and a crystallinity determined according to EN ISO 11357-3:2018 standard of at least 50 wt.-%, at least one solid filler, and at least one nucleating agent, wherein the at least one solid filler is a fibrous filler having a volume-based mean aspect ratio (length/diameter) of 3-60.

Abstract: A retention assembly for a bearing assembly is disclosed herein. The retention assembly includes an inner ring defining an outer surface including a shoulder on an axial end of the inner ring. The outer surface includes at least one first area having a tapered profile and at least one second area defining a seat with the shoulder defined between the at least one first area and the at least one second area. A collar includes an inner surface defining a groove. A snap ring is arranged partially within the groove of the collar and is configured to face the shoulder and the seat of the inner ring.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radar apparatus including a transmitter for transmitting a frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar signal, wherein the transmitter is configured to generate the continuous-wave radar signal with a sinusoidally varying modulation frequency, a receiver for receiving a reflection signal of the frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar signal, which is reflected by at least one object, and for mixing the reflection signal with the frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar signal in order to obtain a downmixed reception signal, and a device for correlating the downmixed reception signal with at least one pattern signal which is based on the modulation frequency and a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A housing half for a stamped steel differential housing including an outer annular ring and a radially outer cylindrical protrusion with a gear portion. The housing half is integrally formed from a single piece of material. In an example embodiment, the housing half is formed by stamping. In an example embodiment, the gear portion is formed by broaching or rolling. In some example embodiments, the housing half also includes a first pocket arranged for receiving a portion of a first end of a pinion pin and a second pocket, circumferentially opposite the first pocket, arranged for receiving a portion of a second end of the pinion pin. A stamped steel differential housing including the housing half and a stamped steel differential assembly including the stamped steel differential housing are also disclosed.