Abstract: A control system for controlling an apparatus or installation, wherein at least one first safety function controls the apparatus or installation, where the control system includes a first safety-oriented control device that is configured to perform the at least one first safety function, where the first safety-oriented control device is also configured as a first safety-oriented control application that is implemented in a cloud, and where the first safety oriented control application and the apparatus or installation are communicatively coupled via a first safety-oriented communication connection.

Abstract: A seat cushion element may have at least one cushion element, a cover fastening mechanism and a cover element. The cushion element, the cover fastening mechanism and the cover element may form a pre-mounted unit and are arrangeable as such on a seat structure. The cover fastening mechanism may be premounted on a bottom side of the cushion element in a recess of the cushion element and the cover element may be arranged on a top side of the cushion element and is connected to the cover fastening mechanism through the cushion element. The cover element may have a connecting device by which the pre-mounted unit can be finally assembled on the seat structure. A vehicle seat having such a seat cushion element may also be made.

Abstract: A method and safety-oriented control device for determining and/or selecting a safe condition using a safety-oriented control device configured for safety-oriented control of an apparatus or installation via execution of a safety-oriented control program which, when executed, results in a safe reaction being triggered in the safety-oriented controller, wherein the method is implemented such that an ML model is configured and formed as a result, which is stored in a memory device, of the application of a machine learning method, such that data relevant to the determination of a safe condition are stored in connection with the triggering of the safe reaction, and such that a first safe condition is determined via the data relevant to the determination of the safe condition being applied to the ML model.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions useful as adhesives and more particularly to the preparation of epoxy-based adhesive composition with improved impact resistance and good adhesion to oily metal substrates.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions useful as adhesives and more particularly to the preparation of epoxy-based adhesive composition with improved impact resistance and good adhesion to oily metal substrates.

Abstract: A system for programming automation by demonstration where a control program may be created or modified through the process of demonstrating desired behavior using graphical representations (or widgets) of physical, programming, and user interface elements. Widgets have state, or properties, and may also have inherent events associated with them or indirect events that are generated through the demonstration process. The general process of demonstration consists of providing several individual example behaviors. Complete behavior, and thus the resultant code, is generated through inferencing from a number of individual example behaviors. The process of programming automation by demonstration reduces the complexity of the programming task and thereby greatly simplifies the workload of the control programmer, allowing the programmer to concentrate more on the specific automation application at hand rather than on the particulars of the programming language or tools.

Abstract: A system for programming automation by demonstration where a control program may be created or modified through the process of demonstrating desired behavior using graphical representations (or widgets) of physical, programming, and user interface elements. Widgets have state, or properties, and may also have inherent events associated with them or indirect events that are generated through the demonstration process. The general process of demonstration consists of providing several individual example behaviors. Complete behavior, and thus the resultant code, is generated through inferencing from a number of individual example behaviors. The process of programming automation by demonstration reduces the complexity of the programming task and thereby greatly simplifies the workload of the control programmer, allowing the programmer to concentrate more on the specific automation application at hand rather than on the particulars of the programming language or tools.

Abstract: An automation system wherein fault conditions are identified by providing clearer fault messages. The system is defined in terms of components, and further in terms of inputs, outputs, and functional relationships between the inputs and outputs, wherein inputs include potential fault conditions associated with the components or functional elements. Weighting factors are associated with the fault conditions to identify the most likely cause. Functional relationships are developed using libraries of generic components that are used to create a diagnostic program during an off-line phase (410). Model functions (412) are determined and coded according to a suitable coding language (414). The resulting program is passed as a diagnostic model (426) operable of use in an on-line phase (420). The diagnostic model (426) provides input to an object engine (430) that is operational during the on-line phase (420), and receives specific inputs (424) and outputs of selected information (422) during operation thereof.

Abstract: One-component hot-curing structural adhesives based on liquid rubbers, which may optionally contain functional groups, solid rubbers, thermoplastic polymer powders and sulfur and also vulcanization accelerators are suitable for bonding metal parts. Tensile shear strengths of more than 15 MPa and high breaking elongations of more than 15% can be obtained. These adhesives are substantially free from low molecular weight epoxy resins and are particularly suitable for use in white-shell assembly in the car industry.

Abstract: Hot-curing, foamable reactive compositions based on natural and/or synthetic rubbers containing olefinic double bonds, vulcanizing agents and blowing agents with a high percentage content of sulfur give foamed rubber compositions exhibiting high structural strength and high volume expansion. These compositions are suitable as multifunctional filling materials for hollow structures or hollow profiles in vehicle or machine construction. At one and the same time, they perform a sealing function, damp acoustic vibration and stiffen the hollow structures to a considerable extent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of stabilizing the horizon of magnetic compasses. At measuring points measurements are taken of spatial components of the geomagnetic field vector and of an overall acceleration vector that is equal to the difference of the acceleration vector due to gravity and the acceleration vector of the magnetic compass. Taking into account the time rates of change of the measured components, the positional relation of the current horizon of the magnetic compass is determined relative to the stable horizon. Using quality functions that signal the deviation of the new spatial position relative to the one previously defined, an estimation method is used to evaluate the accuracy of the stabilized horizon of the system. A horizon can be produced that is largely unsusceptible to movement-induced accelerations of the device equipped with a magnetic compass.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining correction parameters for the measured values of a magnetic compass, which is built into a land craft for navigation purposes, and gives the azimuth a of the direction of motion of the vehicle; of a gradiometer giving the elevation e of the direction of motion of the vehicle in relation to the horizon; and of an odometer, giving the distance s travelled. In this method, two visually navigated test drives are carried out in different directions between known point of departure and arrival. The measured values (a, e, s) are replaced by corrected values (a', e', s') in accordance with the following: a'=a+A+B.multidot.sin a+C.multidot.cos a; e'=e-A.sub.2 ; S'=.rho.. The correction parameters are determined by performing a vertorial comparison of the known direction and distance values (a', e', s') with the measured values.

Abstract: A method is specified for stabilizing the directional display of magnetic compasses on bodies moving in a magnetic field, in particular the terrestrial magnetic field, against magnetic interference sources. The spatial components of the magnetic field vector are measured at a measuring point within a first interference-free measurement region. Taking account of the temporal changes in the measured components, the absolute value of the magnetic field strength and, as a function thereof, a quality function are determined, which quality function is a measure of the temporal distribution of the measured magnetic field vector components and a measure of the quality of the value of the magnetic field strength. For a further measuring point, the quality function and the measured component values are used to estimate the magnetic field vector at this measuring point and to measure the spatial components of this magnetic field vector.

Abstract: An acoustically matched reaction resin compound for damping coating of surface wave components is disclosed that contains one or more epoxy resins, one or more dicarboxylic acids or polycarboxylic acids or, respectively, acidic esters of dicarboxylic acids or polycarboxylic acids, an aliphatic or hetero-aromatic amine in a proportion sufficient to catalyze the cross linking of the reaction resin compound, and a solvent. The number of amine hydrogen equivalents and acid equivalents together is less than the number of epoxy equivalents and the uniformly mixed reaction resin compound can be set to a predetermined viscosity and thixotropy required for the application. For example, the reaction resin compound can be applied onto the wafer containing the surface wave components in a silk screening process. Sharp contours can be produced that survive the curing process in an unmodified state.