Abstract: The disclosure relates to an elastocaloric element for a temperature control system, wherein the elastocaloric element comprises an elastic carrier and a coating applied to the carrier, wherein the carrier consists at least partly of a plastic and the coating consists at least partly of an elastocaloric material.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a device for determining relevant variables of an object in the environment of a motor vehicle by means of at least one ultrasonic, the method comprising: acquiring a measurement series of real sensor values for the at least one ultrasonic sensor, which sensor values represent the shortest distance between the object and the motor vehicle, wherein the sensor values are acquired cyclically with a specified time interval, modeling a series of sensor values for the at least one ultrasonic sensor by modeling the object movement using a state vector and a parameter vector, and modeling the distance sensing in accordance with the state vector and the parameter vector, and determining the state vector and the parameter vector by adapting the modeled sensor values to the measured real sensor values of the at least one ultrasonic sensor by means of an optimization method.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for authentic data transmission between control devices of a vehicle in which messages which are sent from a first control device to a receiver control device and are provided with a first cryptographic key for authentication, and messages that are sent from a second control device to the receiver control device are provided with a second cryptographic key for authentication. First status information provided with a third cryptographic key is sent from a monitoring module of the first control device to the receiver control device and second status information provided with the second cryptographic key is sent from the second control device to the receiver control device. The first status information and second status information are received by the receiver control device. The received first and second status information is evaluated to detect a manipulation of the first control device.

Abstract: In a method and control device for providing feedback to a vehicle occupant, a signal corresponding to current and/or upcoming movements of the vehicle is obtained when the vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode. The obtained signal is provided to a control device located within the cabin of the vehicle. The control device is moved corresponding to the provided signal. In an embodiment, an input of the occupant for an autonomous driving unit of the vehicle via the control device is received and a signal corresponding to the received input is submitted to the autonomous driving unit. The input may correspond to a maneuver request and/or to a selection of one of several autonomous driving-modes.

Abstract: A method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle is provided, wherein weather data are detected for a road area lying in front of the ego vehicle in the direction of driving. A driver information display is generated and output, wherein the driver information display comprises a graphic lane object which represents the road section lying in front of the ego vehicle. In so doing, the graphic lane object has a depiction parameter that is generated depending on the weather data.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for combating drowsiness of a driver of a motor vehicle. A calculation rule is used in which a fatigue progression curve, that represents a fatigue development of the driver over time, can be generated based on a parameter set, and specific values for the parameter set are determined for a route ahead. The fatigue progression curve for the route ahead may be determined via the calculation rule using the determined values for the parameter set, and the fatigue progression curve is analyzed. A countermeasure may be initiated depending on a result of the analysis, in which countermeasure at least one value of a variable parameter of the parameter set is specifically changed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving, at an input of a first machine learning model, first input data representing an environment. The method also includes determining, by the first machine learning model, a set of objects within the environment based on the first input data. The method further includes determining, by a second machine learning model, a set of behaviors for a second set of objects. An input of the second machine learning model is coupled to a set of intermediate layers of the first machine learning model. Determining the set of objects and determining the set of behaviors for the second set of objects is performed at least partially simultaneously.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a synthetic training data set for training a machine learning computer vision model for performing at least one user defined computer vision task, in which spatially resolved sensor data are processed and evaluated with respect to at least one user defined object of interest, including receiving at least one model of a user defined object of interest; determining at least one render parameter and multiple render parameters; generating a set of training images by rendering the at least one model of the object of interest based on the at least one render parameter; generating annotation data for the set of training images with respect to the at least one object of interest; and providing a training data set including the set of training images and the annotation data for being output to the user and/or for training the computer vision model.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for providing a current brightness value relating to an ambient brightness, wherein at least one first raw brightness value and temporally thereafter at least one second raw brightness value are detected using at least one brightness sensor. An averaging may be carried out at least for the at least one second raw brightness value together with at least the at least one first raw brightness value, and a result of the averaging being provided as a current mean brightness value. A gradient limitation is carried out for the current mean brightness value, in which a deviation of the current mean brightness value from at least one previously provided brightness value is limited to at least one maximum permissible amount if the deviation of the current brightness mean value from the at least one previously provided brightness value is greater than the at least one maximum permissible amount.

Abstract: An integrated circuit including an optical input, which can be coupled to an optical fiber, allowing an optical signal to be provided to the optical input via the optical fiber. The integrated circuit includes a controllable liquid crystal element, into which the optical signal can be coupled via the optical input. The integrated circuit is characterized by an optical waveguide arranged directly at the liquid crystal element, and a control device designed to activate the liquid crystal element to modulate its refractive index, thereby enabling at least partial coupling of the optical signal into the optical waveguide. The present disclosure also relates to a system and a method.

Abstract: A method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle is provided, wherein environment data are detected in an environment of the ego vehicle. A driver information display is generated and output, wherein the driver information display comprises a graphic depiction of the environment of the ego vehicle. An operating state of a driver assistance system of the ego vehicle is detected, and an automation level is determined with reference to the detected operating state of the driver assistance system. The depiction of the environment is generated depending on the determined automation level.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle seat device for motor vehicles, which has a vehicle seat with a seat part and a backrest, associated with the seat part, and at least one actuator which is associated with the seat part and/or the backrest and by means of which the vehicle seat can be brought automatically into a sitting position and into a reclining position, wherein the movement takes place as a function of a desired position that can be specified by a user and of at least one detectable vehicle seat state. It is provided that a current temperature is monitored as the vehicle seat state and that if the monitored temperature falls below a limit temperature, the vehicle seat is brought into a sitting position or left in a current sitting position regardless of the desired position.

Abstract: A method for avoiding a field of view disturbance for an operator of an object. The field of view disturbance IS caused by the overlay of virtual additional information via a display unit of a transportation vehicle or data glasses. The overlay of additional information supports the operator in the operation of an object. The method carries out an image analysis by which it is checked whether a field of view disturbance is caused by the overlay of the virtual additional information, and a measure for suppressing the field of view disturbance is carried out when a field of view disturbance is detected.

Abstract: The invention relates to a secondary particle for a cathode of a secondary lithium battery cell that comprises a plurality of primary particles, each having a layered crystalline structure in which transition metal oxide layers and lithium layers alternate. Each of the primary particles has a spatial extension in the direction of its crystallographic c-axis that is greater than in a direction perpendicular to this axis. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a particle.

Abstract: In an example, an optimized inverter switching arrangement to operate a system with an electric drive may include an inverter circuit as a two-level inverter, which couples an alternating signal connection and a direct signal connection of the switching arrangement to each other. The inverter circuit may include at least two phases, which are each equipped with first switching elements as a half bridge. At least one second switching element is associated with each of the phases to form a hybrid circuit. The first and second switching elements differ in their semiconductor technology. By a control circuit, the inverter circuit may be operated in a short circuit operation to perform an active short circuit in case of a fault. The control circuit may control the first and second switching elements such that the alternating signal connection is short-circuited by each phase.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for dynamic fixed pattern correction for an image sensor. A current image and a previous image received in the image sensor is stored and a bias and gain is computed for the current image, wherein the computing includes processing the current image together with a current local average value, the previous image, and a previous local average value. A gain correction value and a bias correction value is generated based on the computing, and the gain correction value and bias correction value are combined with the current image to generate a corrected image. A Bayer image is generated, based on the generated corrected image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a machine learning model, comprising the following steps during a training phase: receiving selected multidimensional training data; selecting subsets from the received training data; generating a training data set, wherein the training data set includes data set elements which are generated on the basis of the selected subsets; training the machine learning model using the training data set; and/or comprising the following steps during an inference phase: receiving sensor data of at least one sensor; selecting subsets from the received sensor data; generating a data stack, wherein the data stack includes the respective selected subsets as stack elements; applying the, or a, machine learning model trained according to the steps of the training phase to every stack element of the data stack, wherein the application occurs simultaneously, and deducing an inference result; and outputting the inference result.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes obtaining a sequence of images of a three-dimensional volume of a material. The method also includes determining a set of features based on the sequence of images and a first neural network. The set of features indicate microstructure features of the material. The method further includes determining a set of material properties of the three-dimensional volume of the material based on the set of features and a first transformer network.