Abstract: An inductive displacement or rotational angle sensor including at least one electrical coil which is provided with turns, and an influencing element which interacts with said coil and produces a different inductance of the least one coil as a function of its position, characterized in that at least two separate coils which are arranged coaxially with respect to a coil axis and have an axial interspacing are provided, it being possible for the influencing element to enter said interspacing with a degree of overlap, which is dependent on its position, with the magnetic fields which are generated by the coils.

Abstract: A steering device for vehicles having a pair of wheels which can be steered freely as a function of the current driving state of the vehicle or whose steered position can be locked by an electronically actuable locking device, having an electronic control device and having sensors which are connected to the electronic control device and have the purpose of monitoring current driving state values, with the electronic control device actuating the locking device when a minimum velocity of the vehicle is exceeded, in such a way that the steered position of the pair of wheels is locked, characterized in that driving state values which characterize critical driving situations are additionally stored in the electronic control device, in which the steered position of the pair of wheels is locked in critical driving situations, and in which, after a critical driving situation, the locking device does not release the pair of wheels again until predefined critical driving state values are undershot at least for a predef

Abstract: A driving assistance system for motor vehicles, having a hazard sensor, is described that uses the brake system of the motor vehicle for the haptic warning of a driver, in that selected brake actuators of the vehicle are activated and deactivated according to a predetermined pattern. In this manner, depending on the pattern, a vibration of a steering wheel of the vehicle may be generated, as well as a response of the vehicle which simulates driving on an uneven roadway or a “washboard” roadway, or driving over an obstacle. In addition, a haptically perceivable warning signal may also be provided for a given deflection direction of the steering wheel via the difference in braking force between left and the right front wheels.

Abstract: An inductive displacement or rotational angle sensor including at least one electrical coil which is provided with turns, and an influencing element which interacts with said coil and produces a different inductance of the least one coil as a function of its position, characterized in that at least two separate coils which are arranged coaxially with respect to a coil axis and have an axial interspacing are provided, it being possible for the influencing element to enter said interspacing with a degree of overlap, which is dependent on its position, with the magnetic fields which are generated by the coils.

Abstract: A method and a device for the computer-assisted calculation of the axle load of a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, in which the axle loads are calculated on the basis of a function f(?), which describes the dependence of the ratio of the longitudinal force Fx to the vertical force Fz in a wheel on the longitudinal slip ?.

Abstract: A level control device of a vehicle may include an angle-of-rotation sensor for measuring the distance between a vehicle chassis and a vehicle axle or wheel according to an inductive principle. The sensor may include an electrical coil that has a coil core for generating a magnetic field, and at least one eccentric body capable of swiveling about an axis of rotation as a function of the distance. The coil core may be disposed in a stationary manner relative to the coil the eccentric body may be made of a ferromagnetic material and captured at least partially by the lines of force of the magnetic field of the coil in such a way that, solely by a change of its position relative to the coil core, a change of the inductivity of the coil is brought about as a measure for a change of the distance.

Abstract: An air-suspension system for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles, including at least one air-bellows valve assigned to an air-spring bellows or a group of air-spring bellows of the front axle for individually aerating and venting this air-spring bellows or this group of air-spring bellows; at least one air-bellows valve assigned to an air-spring bellows or a group of air-spring bellows of the rear axle for individually aerating and venting this air-spring bellows or this group of air-spring bellows; as well as at least one central aeration valve for supplying the air-bellows valves assigned to the air-spring bellows of the front axle and the rear axle with compressed air from a compressed-air supply; and at least one central venting valve for exhausting compressed air from the air-bellows valves assigned to the air-spring bellows of the front axle and the rear axle, to an air vent.

Abstract: A brake regulating system particularly suitable for stabilizing the motion of a commercial vehicle is described, in which a control unit outputs, as a function of a number of input variables, a predefined manipulated variable for the brake pressure of each wheel of a commercial vehicle and/or a predefined manipulated variable for an output variable of the drive engine. For detecting the input variables, the input of the control unit is connected to a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle predetermined by the driver, to a sensor system for determining the yaw rate of the commercial vehicle, and to a first acceleration sensor for detecting the transverse acceleration of the commercial vehicle.

Abstract: A sensor device for measuring the compression travel and/or the compression rate of wheels and/or axles of vehicles, in particular of commercial vehicles, may include at least one sensor measuring in a contactless manner. The sensor device may include a radar and/or high-frequency sensor generating a beam, which is emitted and received after reflection at a reference and reflection surface.

Abstract: A method for increasing the driving stability of a vehicle, particularly of a commercial vehicle, which counteracts a vehicle instability by a control intervention in a control system operating the drive and/or the brakes of the vehicle, in which the control intervention occurs as a function of the ratio between the height of the center of gravity of the vehicle and a spring constant of the vehicle suspension.

Abstract: An air-suspension device for vehicles, e.g., commercial vehicles, includes a valve block that is assigned to a rear axle and contains a central valve for aerating and venting air-spring bellows of the rear axle, and a valve block assigned to a front axle for aerating and venting air-spring bellows of the front axle. The central valve of the valve block assigned to the rear axle selectively connects: a) a compressed-air supply to the air-spring bellows of the rear axle and to a supply-pressure connection of the valve block assigned to the front axle; or b) the supply-pressure connection of the valve block assigned to the front axle and the air-spring bellows of the rear axle to an air vent. The valve block assigned to the front axle has a pneumatic pilot-operation connection for pneumatic-electric pilot operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a compressed-air braking system. Said vehicle has two braking cylinders, which can be impinged by compressed-air from a compressed-air reserve by means of a manually actuated brake valve. The braking cylinders have ABS pressure-control valves, which can be selectively impinged by compressed air from the compressed-air reserve, using a slip control valve. A stability sensor detects a motor vehicle position and a control device selectively supplies the slip control valve and the ABS pressure-control valves with compressed air, in accordance with the signals of the stability sensor.

Abstract: A steering device for vehicles having a pair of wheels which can be steered freely as a function of the current driving state of the vehicle or whose steered position can be locked by an electronically actuable locking device, having an electronic control device and having sensors which are connected to the electronic control device and have the purpose of monitoring current driving state values, with the electronic control device actuating the locking device when a minimum velocity of the vehicle is exceeded, in such a way that the steered position of the pair of wheels is locked, characterized in that driving state values which characterize critical driving situations are additionally stored in the electronic control device, in which the steered position of the pair of wheels is locked in critical driving situations, and in which, after a critical driving situation, the locking device does not release the pair of wheels again until predefined critical driving state values are undershot at least for a predef

Abstract: A method and a device for the computer-assisted calculation of the axle load of a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, in which the axle loads are calculated on the basis of a function f(?), which describes the dependence of the ratio of the longitudinal force Fx to the vertical force Fz. in a wheel on the longitudinal slip ?.

Abstract: According to the invention, the driving stability of a utility vehicle combination, which is comprised of a towing vehicle and of a towed vehicle, is monitored (3-5) when the towed vehicle is braked. In the event of an unstable driving state, the vehicle combination is stabilized by effecting a cyclic or clocked reduction of the towed vehicle brake pressure (6).

Abstract: An air-suspension system for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles, including at least one air-bellows valve assigned to an air-spring bellows or a group of air-spring bellows of the front axle for individually aerating and venting this air-spring bellows or this group of air-spring bellows; at least one air-bellows valve assigned to an air-spring bellows or a group of air-spring bellows of the rear axle for individually aerating and venting this air-spring bellows or this group of air-spring bellows; as well as at least one central aeration valve for supplying the air-bellows valves assigned to the air-spring bellows of the front axle and the rear axle with compressed air from a compressed-air supply; and at least one central venting valve for exhausting compressed air from the air-bellows valves assigned to the air-spring bellows of the front axle and the rear axle, to an air vent.

Abstract: A method is for effecting a computer-aided estimation of the mass of a vehicle, e.g., of a goods-carrying vehicle, based on the equilibrium ratio between the driving force and the sum of the inertial force and drive resistances, in which the mass and a gradient angle of the roadway are contained as quantities. The method may include: a) computer-aided differentiation of the equilibrium ratio according to the time with the assumption that the gradient angle is constant; and b) calculating the mass of the vehicle and/or the reciprocal value of the mass from the equilibrium ratio differentiated according the time.

Abstract: An air-suspension device for vehicles, e.g., commercial vehicles, includes a valve block that is assigned to a rear axle and contains a central valve for aerating and venting air-spring bellows of the rear axle, and a valve block assigned to a front axle for aerating and venting air-spring bellows of the front axle. The central valve of the valve block assigned to the rear axle selectively connects: a) a compressed-air supply to the air-spring bellows of the rear axle and to a supply-pressure connection of the valve block assigned to the front axle; or b) the supply-pressure connection of the valve block assigned to the front axle and the air-spring bellows of the rear axle to an air vent. The valve block assigned to the front axle has a pneumatic pilot-operation connection for pneumatic-electric pilot operation.

Abstract: According to the invention, the driving stability of a utility vehicle combination, which is comprised of a towing vehicle and of a towed vehicle, is monitored (3-5) when the towed vehicle is braked. In the event of an unstable driving state, the vehicle combination is stabilized by effecting a cyclic or clocked reduction of the towed vehicle brake pressure (6).

Abstract: A brake regulating system (1, 1′) particularly suitable for stabilizing the motion of a commercial vehicle is described, in which a control unit (12) outputs, as a function of a number of input variables, a predefined manipulated variable for the brake pressure of each wheel (2, 4, 6, 8) of a commercial vehicle (10) and/or a predefined manipulated variable for an output variable of the drive engine. For detecting the input variables, the input of the control unit (12) is connected to a steering angle sensor (70) for detecting a steering angle predetermined by the driver, to a sensor system for determining the yaw rate of the commercial vehicle (10), and to a first acceleration sensor (76) for detecting the transverse acceleration of the commercial vehicle (10).