Abstract: A method for operating a control system for the automated lateral guidance of a vehicle includes determining a target variable for the automated lateral guidance of the vehicle, determining a manipulated variable for a steering actuator by a controller device, adapting adjustment parameters, which describe a controlled variable of the controller device and/or an output from the steering actuator, for different driving functions of the vehicle, receiving a request signal to output haptic feedback on a steering wheel of the vehicle, outputting a feedback signal for adapting the target variable for the output of the haptic feedback on the steering wheel during the automated lateral guidance of the vehicle, and adapting the feedback signal and/or the adjustment parameters during the output of the haptic feedback in such a manner that perception of the haptic feedback by a driver is the same irrespective of the driving function of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for determining an egress route for a vehicle to a target off-ramp of a highway, as well as a corresponding automotive control unit and a vehicle, are provided. To determine the egress route, an egress route graph is generated based on map data arranged in links. The egress route graph comprises a plurality of egress route nodes and a plurality of egress route edges, which includes lane direction edges based on lane information included in at least some of the links and lane change edges. To each egress route edge, a confidence value and a cost value are assigned. Based on the accordingly determined egress route graph, the egress route is determined, which corresponds to a path through the egress route graph to the target off-ramp, which has an optimized total confidence value and an optimized total cost value.

Abstract: A method for assisting a vehicle user during a lane change maneuver includes receiving a navigation command for performing the lane change maneuver from a second lane to a first lane of a road; searching for gaps for the vehicle in the first lane and selecting one of the gaps; defining a far field, a mid field and a near field; and performing the search and/or the selection of the gap according to a predefined sequence in which first a region of the far field, then a region of the mid field, and then the near field are checked.

Abstract: A method for assisting a user of a vehicle during the maneuvering of the vehicle on a multi-lane road includes receiving a travel command to maneuver the vehicle from a second lane of the road across a first lane of the road onto an exit of the road, searching for a free gap for the vehicle between road users in the first lane, issuing an indication to the user to actuate an operator control element to initiate a lane change maneuver from the second lane into the free gap in the first lane, wherein the indication is issued at a certain indication time, determining a total reaction time which describes a duration between the issuing of the indication and the initiation of the lane change maneuver, determining an individual reaction factor of the user based on the total reaction time and adapting the indication time for subsequent maneuvering of the vehicle on the basis of the individual reaction factor.

Abstract: A method for maneuvering a vehicle on a multi-lane road has the steps of: receiving a driving command for maneuvering the vehicle from a second lane of the road, across a first lane of the road, to an exit of the road; preparing for a lane change maneuver from the second lane to the first lane, wherein, in order to prepare for the lane change maneuver, a speed of the vehicle is adjusted starting from an original first starting time before the exit is reached by the vehicle; checking whether the adjustment of the speed in order to prepare for the lane change maneuver of the vehicle starting from the first starting time is accepted by a user of the vehicle; and adjusting the first starting time for subsequent maneuvering of the vehicle on a multi-lane road on the basis of the check.

Abstract: A method for maneuvering a vehicle on a multi-lane road has the steps of: receiving a driving command for maneuvering the vehicle from a first traffic lane of the road via a second traffic lane of the road to an exit of the road; preparing a lane change maneuver from the first traffic lane to the second traffic lane, a speed of the vehicle being adapted for the preparation of the lane change maneuver; determining a gradient of the road in a region of the exit; and adapting the preparation of the lane change maneuver in a manner which is dependent on the determined gradient.

Abstract: An electronic control unit for operating an automatically driven vehicle is designed to detect a present driving situation of the vehicle in which an interaction requirement of the vehicle with a server exists. The electronic control unit is further designed to assign an interaction class from a plurality of different interaction classes to the interaction requirement of the present driving situation. An interaction can be carried out with a server with respect to the present driving situation based on the assigned interaction class. The electronic control unit is additionally designed to predict that the automatically driven vehicle can enter a possible driving situation in a future time period in which an interaction requirement of the vehicle with a server exists. One or more measures can then be initiated in order to prevent the possible driving situation and/or in order to change the interaction requirement of the possible driving situation.

Abstract: A driving assistance system for an autonomously driving vehicle includes environment sensors in the vehicle, which are configured to detect environment data of the vehicle; a computing unit, which is configured to determine the position of a target person in a surrounding area of the vehicle on the basis of the environment data; and a device for autonomous driving, which is configured to move the vehicle to a position which is located at a predetermined distance or less from the position of the target person and to stop the vehicle there.

Abstract: A robot of a plurality of robots is remotely operated. The state of the robot is determined. A first desired state of the robot is determined. First control data are generated to transfer the robot into the first desired state. The robot is controlled based on the first control data. Actual operating data is transmitted to a server. Second control data is received from the server. The control data transfers the robot into a second desired state. The robot is autonomously controlled based on the second control data. The robot may include a controller that communicates with a server.

Abstract: A flying machine or other vehicle includes at least two antenna units and a central control unit. In a first mode of operation, the two antenna units send and/or receive signals independent of each other in different, non-overlapping frequency bands. The central control unit is adapted to control the two antenna units in a second mode of operation such that the two antennas transmit and/or receive a common signal in a common frequency band using a Multiple Input Multiple Output transmission technique.

Abstract: A method for modulation of a signal with first binary data is provided in which the first binary data include a sequence of first binary numbers, wherein each first binary number includes either a first binary numerical value or a second binary numerical value. The method includes generating ternary data that includes a sequence of ternary numbers, where each ternary number comprises a first, second, or third ternary numerical value. The method also includes modulating a phase of the signal with the ternary data, where the phase of the signal can assume M different phase states, where M>2. The first, second, and third ternary numerical values correspond to first, second, and third state transitions between the M phase states. In the first state transition, a phase state is maintained, while in the second state transition and third state transition a change in the phase state is produced.

Abstract: A flying machine or other vehicle includes at least two antenna units and a central control unit. In a first mode of operation, the two antenna units send and/or receive signals independent of each other in different, non-overlapping frequency bands. The central control unit is adapted to control the two antenna units in a second mode of operation such that the two antennas transmit and/or receive a common signal in a common frequency band using a Multiple Input Multiple Output transmission technique.

Abstract: A method (400) for the modulation of a signal with first binary data (111) is described. The first binary data (111) include a sequence of first binary numbers a(k), where each first binary number a(k) can assume either a first binary numerical value or a second binary numerical value. The method (400) includes the generation (401) of ternary data (312), in which the ternary data (312) include a sequence of ternary numbers ?(k) and each ternary number ?(k) can assume a first, second, or third ternary numerical value. The method (400) also includes the modulation (402) of a phase of the signal with the ternary data (312), in which the phase of the signal can assume M different phase states (230), where M>2, and the first, second, and third ternary numerical values correspond to first, second, and third state transitions (220) between the M phase states (230). In the first state transition (222), a phase state (230) is maintained.