Abstract: The invention relates to a camera system for inspecting and/or measuring objects in an environment, comprising a color image sensor, an objective arrangement in front of the color image sensor for imaging an object from the environment on the color image sensor and at least one taking illumination light source with which the environment can be illuminated by non-monochromatic light, in particular without passing through the objective arrangement. In accordance with the invention, an internal reference illumination light source is provided which is arranged such that the color image sensor can be illuminated by it without the light irradiated by it for this purpose passing through the objective arrangement. The invention furthermore relates to a method for inspecting and/or measuring objects using such a camera system.

Abstract: A method of performing a shift operation in an automatic transmission with at least one form-locking shifting transmission part of a vehicle, with which, during a shift to a target gear (GZIEL), a rotational speed synchronization, between the transmission input rotational speed and the output side rotational speed, is performed. When a different rotational direction is detected between the transmission input and the transmission output, the rotational speed of the transmission input is reduced to a minimum and the target gear (GZIEL) is only shifted when the remaining rotational speed difference, between the rotational speed of the transmission input and the rotational speed of the transmission output can be at least substantially synchronized by the form-locking shift element.

Abstract: A method for operating a powertrain of a motor vehicle may comprise: providing a powertrain comprising an automatic transmission arranged between a drive unit and an axle drive, wherein an input shaft of the automatic transmission is connected with the drive unit by means of a controllable clutch and an output shaft is connected with the axle drive, and wherein the powertrain comprises also a gearbox-sided, transient auxiliary drive that is selectively connected for activating or engaging a gearbox-sided connecting point or disconnected for deactivating or disengaging from the connecting point; determining, when the gearbox-sided transient auxiliary output is activated or engaged, a load to be borne at the performance of a gearshift; and specifying, depending on the determined load, whether the gearshift is going to be performed and what synchronous elements of the powertrain are being used to perform the gearshift.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus (10) for the generation of an illumination field (102) for an optoelectronic sensor (100) is provided which has at least one light source (12) and an illumination optics (14), in particular comprising a TIR lens (16) in order to guide the light of the light source (12) into the illumination field (102) in a directed manner, wherein the illumination optics (10) has a light entrance region (20), a light guidance region (22) having a jacket surface (24) and a light exit region (26) such that the light (28, 30) of the light source (12) is guided from the light entrance region (20) to the light exit region (26) in the illumination optics (14) by means of total reflection at the jacket surface (24). In this connection the illumination optics (10) has an adaptable optical beam forming element (18) at the light exit region (26) in order to set the light distribution of the irradiated light (28, 30).

Abstract: A 3D-camera (10) is provided, having at least one image sensor (14a-b) and at least one illumination unit (100) which comprises a light source and which is configured for generating an irregular illumination pattern (20) in an illumination area (12) of the 3D-camera (10). The light source comprises a semiconductor array (104) having a plurality of individual emitter elements (106) in an irregular arrangement, and a respective individual emitter element (106) generates a pattern element (112) of the irregular illumination pattern (20).

Abstract: A shift control method for an automated transmission of a motor vehicle. The transmission has an input shaft that is connectable, via a separator clutch, to an engine driveshaft. An output shaft is connected with the axle transmission of a drive axle or with a transfer box, and starting gears are engagable by gear clutches. When tooth-on-tooth positions occurs at the associated gear clutch, during engagement of a starting gear while the vehicle is stationary, such tooth-on-tooth positioning is resolved with maximum comfort. The method provides that when a tooth-on-tooth position exists at the gear clutch of the starting gear, engagement of the gear clutch is first interrupted, then drive torque is applied to the input shaft or a transmission shaft in driving connection therewith to rotate the input-side clutch half of the gear clutch, and the drive torque is then eliminated before the engagement of the gear clutch continues.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a computer-implemented process, including steps for compiling a first method call at a first call site in code of an object-oriented language, wherein the first call site is associated with a first selector, referencing a global cache comprising a plurality of per-selector caches, wherein each of the per-selector caches is indexed based on a corresponding selector identification and identifying a first per-selector cache, from among the plurality of per-selector caches, using the first selector. In certain aspects, the process can further include steps for invoking a method on a first object by performing a lookup in the first per-selector cache using a class associated with the first object to determine if a first target function exists in the first per-selector cache. Systems and computer readable media are also provided.

Abstract: A camera (10) comprises an image sensor (16) for capturing image data from a detection area (14), an illumination unit (26) with a plurality of light sources (28a-b) for illuminating the detection area (14), first deflection optics (20) having at least two reception light deflection elements (22a-b) to image at least two adjacent partial regions (24a-b) of the detection area (14) onto the image sensor (16) one above the other, and second deflection optics (34) having a plurality of illumination deflection elements (36a) associated with the light sources (28a-b) for shifting illumination fields (32a-b) of the light sources (28a-b) and thus homogenously illuminate the partial regions (24a-b).

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a computer-implemented process, including steps for compiling a first method call at a first call site in code of an object-oriented language, wherein the first call site is associated with a first selector, referencing a global cache comprising a plurality of per-selector caches, wherein each of the per-selector caches is indexed based on a corresponding selector identification and identifying a first per-selector cache, from among the plurality of per-selector caches, using the first selector. In certain aspects, the process can further include steps for invoking a method on a first object by performing a lookup in the first per-selector cache using a class associated with the first object to determine if a first target function exists in the first per-selector cache. Systems and computer readable media are also provided.

Abstract: A method of initializing the mass of a motor vehicle, in particular when the motor vehicle is re-started or when it is at rest, for the control of a starting process of the motor vehicle. From measured and/or calculated operating parameters of the motor vehicle, an operating situation of the motor vehicle is determined and, on the basis of the operating situation determined and as a function of operating situation dependent loading and/or unloading patterns, the mass of the motor vehicle is initialized.

Abstract: A method of releasing a stuck vehicle with a rocking-free process which continues until the process is suppressed. The process is suppressed after a differential lock, closed at the beginning of the process, remains open for a predetermined time, or after reaching and maintaining a clutch load limit for a predetermined time, or after reaching a limit transmission gear, and maintaining the limit value for a predetermined time, or after registering the wheel rotational directions while a transmission gear engages, and after a predetermined time, in which the registered wheel rotational direction corresponds to a required direction for the gear engaged, or after a transmission gear is engaged, a transmission condition is maintained for a predetermined time, engaging a clutch for the predetermined time, a wheel speed difference limit value is reached, and the wheel speed difference remains at or falls below the speed difference limit value for the predetermined time.

Abstract: A method of releasing a stuck vehicle, in which a stuck situation is recognized and a rocking-free process is initiated and continued until the rocking-free process is suppressed. The rocking-free process is suppressed either after the activation of a parking brake of the vehicle, which was inactive at the beginning of and during the rocking-free process, for a predetermined time interval, or after the registration of a limit value of a deflection of a drive pedal of the vehicle and after the limit value of the deflection of the drive pedal is maintained or exceeded for a predetermined time interval, or after a vehicle speed falls to almost zero km/h, a minimum actuation of a drive pedal of the vehicle is registered, the vehicle speed is maintained for a predetermined time interval and the minimum actuation is maintained for the predetermined time interval.

Abstract: A method for releasing a vehicle from a recognized stuck condition including initiating a rocking-free process which is continued until the rocking-free process is automatically discontinued. The rocking-free process is discontinued after the registration and persistence of a vehicle movement for a predetermined time span while, at the same time, vehicle acceleration is registered for the predetermined time span, the extremes of the acceleration during the time span lie within a band-width-limited vehicle acceleration function range whose limits correspond almost to the global extremes of the vehicle's acceleration, or after reaching and maintaining or exceeding a vehicle speed limit value for a predetermined time span and reaching or exceeding a steering path limit value during the predetermined time span, or after the activation of a door switch which was inactive before the beginning of the rocking-free process and maintaining the switch active for a predetermined time span.

Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus (10) for the detection of object information from a monitored zone (12), comprising an image sensor (16), a receiving optics (14) associated with the image sensor (16), the receiving optics having an adaptive lens (26) with variable tilt and an evaluation unit (18) for the generation of object information from a received signal of the image sensor (16) is provided. In this respect the evaluation unit (18) is adapted to determine a first position of an image feature (24) in a recording of the image sensor (16) on a control of a first tilt angle of the adaptive lens (26) and to determine a drift correction for the adaptive lens (26) from the first position.

Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus (10) is provided in a stationary mounting at a monitored zone (14) with objects (12) to be detected, wherein the apparatus has an image sensor (18) for generating shots of the objects (12); a receiving optics (16) associated with the image sensor (18) and with an adaptive lens (42) having a variable tilt; and an evaluation unit (20) for determining object information from a shot. The evaluation unit (20) is in this respect configured to derive the movement behavior of an object (12) to be taken from an external input signal (28) and to tilt the adaptive lens (42) during a shot of the object (12) such that the movement of the object (12) is compensated.

Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus (10) for the detection of object information from a monitored zone (12), comprising a light receiver (18), a receiving optics (16) associated with the light receiver (18), the receiving optics having an adaptive lens (26) with variable tilt, and an evaluation unit (20) for the generation of object information from a received signal of the light receiver (18) is provided. In this respect the evaluation unit (20) is configured to bring the adaptive lens (26) into a plurality of different tilt positions and to thereby obtain additional object information from an enlarged monitored zone (12).

Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus (10) having a light transmitter (22) and/or a light receiver (16) and an optics (24, 14) arranged in front of the light transmitter (22) and/or the light receiver (16) is provided that has an adaptive lens (26) with variable tilt. In this respect an alignment unit (18) is provided which is configured to tilt the adaptive lens (26) in such a way that manufacturing tolerances and/or assembly tolerances are compensated.

Abstract: A method of eliminating a tooth-on-tooth position at an interlocking shifting element. The tooth-on-tooth position is eliminated by operating at least one actuator such that, during a first operating attempt the actuator is operated using a defined target parameter, after which it is checked whether as a result of the operation of the actuator the tooth-on-tooth position has been eliminated. If the tooth-on-tooth position is not eliminated, then repeating subsequent operating attempts of operation of the actuator, each time with an increased target parameter, until, after the corresponding operation of the actuator, the tooth-on-tooth position is eliminated by the m-th operating attempt. For elimination of a subsequent tooth-on-tooth position, the target parameter defined for the first elimination attempt is adapted such that the subsequent tooth-on-tooth position is eliminated by an n-th attempt.

Abstract: A shift control method for an automated transmission of a motor vehicle. The transmission has an input shaft that is connectable, via a separator clutch, to an engine driveshaft. An output shaft is connected with the axle transmission of a drive axle or with a transfer box, and starting gears are engagable by gear clutches. When tooth-on-tooth positions occurs at the associated gear clutch, during engagement of a starting gear while the vehicle is stationary, such tooth-on-tooth positioning is resolved with maximum comfort. The method provides that when a tooth-on-tooth position exists at the gear clutch of the starting gear, engagement of the gear clutch is first interrupted, then drive torque is applied to the input shaft or a transmission shaft in driving connection therewith to rotate the input-side clutch half of the gear clutch, and the drive torque is then eliminated before the engagement of the gear clutch continues.

Abstract: A method of controlling shifting in a transmission having a first partial transmission, designed as a dual-clutch transmission, which comprises first and second clutches by which the dual-clutch transmission can be functionally connected to a turbocharged internal combustion engine. A second partial transmission is arranged in the drive-train, downstream of the dual-clutch transmission, which is in the form of a main transmission that shifts with traction force interruption. To at least reduce traction power loss of the turbocharged engine after a traction shift, during a traction shift involving a gearshift in the main transmission, the clutches are at least partially engaged so as to be braced against one another and produce a torque that acts in opposition to the drive engine by virtue of which, during the traction shift, the supercharge pressure of the drive engine is largely maintained, or at least built up shortly after the traction shift.