Abstract: The present disclosure provides a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions tangibly stored thereon, wherein when executed by a processing entity, the instructions cause the processing entity to carry out a method of evaluating influence of an action performed by an external entity, the method comprising: receiving sensor data; determining a signal reliability factor for the received sensor data, wherein the signal reliability factor represents a statistical quality indication between the received sensor data and an expected value or an expected range of values; and associating the signal reliability factor with the received sensor data. There is also provided a system configured to communicate with an autonomous driving system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system, which comprises: a distance measuring unit configured to emit a plurality of first pulses towards an object located in a field of view (FOV), wherein the object is associated with one or more markers; and a detector configured to receive at least one second pulse from the one or more markers of the object, wherein each of the at least one second pulse indicates object information identifying the object.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various embodiments of an optical component for a LIDAR Sensor System. The optical component may include an optical element having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, a first lens array formed on the first main surface, and/or a second lens array formed on the second main surface. The optical element has a curved shape in a first direction of the LIDAR Sensor System.

Abstract: In an embodiment a passive matrix LED display module includes n>1 first electrical lines connected to a respective first switch, m>1 second electrical lines connected to a respective second switch and at least m·n LED light sources, wherein each of the LED light sources is connected on an anode side to a first line and on a cathode side to a second line, wherein each of the first switches is a push-pull switch having a first terminal for connection to an LED supply voltage, a second terminal for connection to an adjustable discharge potential, a third terminal for receiving a switching signal and a fourth terminal for connection to an associated first line, wherein each of the second switches in a switched state is configured to allow current to flow to a reference potential, and wherein the second terminals of the push-pull switches are connected in common to an output voltage terminal of an adjustable voltage source.

Abstract: An image signal indicative of the head pose of a person in a scene, as provided by a camera may be processed by estimating, as a function of the image signal received by the image sensor, the head pose of the person. A view frustum of the person may be generated from the estimated head pose. A visual frustum of attention or VFOA of the person may be generated from the view frustum. From the visual frustum, a predicted movement trajectory of the person or an estimated scene attention map as a function of the visual frustum of attention, preferably by identifying in the attention map at least one object to be controlled may be generated.

Abstract: In an embodiment a passive matrix LED display module includes n>1 first electrical lines connected to a respective first switch, m>1 second electrical lines connected to a respective second switch and at least m·n LED light sources, wherein each of the LED light sources is connected on an anode side to a first line and on a cathode side to a second line, wherein each of the first switches is a push-pull switch having a first terminal for connection to an LED supply voltage, a second terminal for connection to an adjustable discharge potential, a third terminal for receiving a switching signal and a fourth terminal for connection to an associated first line, wherein each of the second switches in a switched state is configured to allow current to flow to a reference potential, and wherein the second terminals of the push-pull switches are connected in common to an output voltage terminal of an adjustable voltage source.

Abstract: The presence of a stationary object is to be reliably recognized. Thereto, a presence detection device for detecting a presence of an object in its environment is provided, which comprises a movement detection unit for detecting an initial movement of the object in the environment of the presence detection device and for outputting a movement signal depending on the detection as well as a control unit for generating an activation signal depending on the movement signal. Moreover, the presence detection device comprises a camera, which can be activated by the activation signal, for obtaining a video signal of the environment of the presence detection device and an evaluation unit for generating a presence signal relating to the presence of the object by evaluating the video signal.

Abstract: A lighting system including a set of lighting devices for lighting an environment that may be controlled by a method. The method may include receiving, from one or more image sensors (e.g. a RGB-D camera—W), an image signal including a sequence of images of the environment under different conditions of illumination and light reflection. The method may further include processing the image signal to provide a light source identification signal representative of light sources affecting the environment, and controlling the lighting devices as a function of the light source identification signal, and, possibly, of human occupancy and activity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various embodiments of an optical component for a LIDAR Sensor System. The optical component may include an optical element having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, a first lens array formed on the first main surface, and/or a second lens array formed on the second main surface. The optical element has a curved shape in a first direction of the LIDAR Sensor System.

Abstract: A method for surface reconstruction may include illuminating at least one object simultaneously by light emitted by a plurality of luminaires spaced apart from another. The method may further include recording a photographic sequence comprising a plurality of individual images of the object(s). The method may further include reconstructing at least one visible object surface of the object by photometric stereo analysis.

Abstract: An image signal indicative of the head pose of a person in a scene, as provided by a camera may be processed by estimating, as a function of the image signal received by the image sensor, the head pose of the person. A view frustum of the person may be generated from the estimated head pose. A visual frustum of attention or VFOA of the person may be generated from the view frustum. From the visual frustum, a predicted movement trajectory of the person or an estimated scene attention map as a function of the visual frustum of attention, preferably by identifying in the attention map at least one object to be controlled may be generated.

Abstract: A method for recognizing the presence of at least one person in a specified spatial region by way of at least one camera is provided. The method may include recording a sequence of images of the spatial region by way of the at least one camera, performing a person recognition on the basis of at least one image of the image sequence, and then classifying or remaining classified a person object recognized by way of the person recognition as a real person if it is possible to assign to the person object a movement that has been recognized by an image evaluation of a plurality of images of the image sequence.

Abstract: A training method for object recognition, the training method comprising: providing at least one top-view training image; aligning a training object present in the training image along a pre-set direction; labelling at least one training object from the at least one training image using a pre-defined labelling scheme; extracting at least one feature vector for describing the content of the at least one labelled training object and at least one feature vector for describing at least one background scene; and training a classifier model based on the extracted feature vectors.

Abstract: A method for image processing is disclosed. A non-normalized cross correlation is used to produce a cross correlation matrix between a recorded image, which contains at least one captured object, and a reference image, which contains a reference object. A comparison between a plurality of regions of the correlation matrix is carried out for a respectively captured object. A decision as to whether the respectively captured object and the reference object correspond is made on the basis of a result of the comparison. The non-normalized cross correlation is carried out by means of the equation CC ri , rj = ? x = 0 NTx ? ? ? y = 0 NTy ? ? T x , y · Img ( x - ri ) , ( y - rj ) .

Abstract: A method for image processing is provided. The method includes acquiring at least one object in a recorded image, determining an orientation of the at least one acquired object, and classifying at least one acquired object, the orientation of which was determined, by comparison with a reference. The orientation is determined by calculating at least one moment of inertia of the acquired object.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for operating a high-pressure discharge lamp is provided. The method may include: during a first time slice, a voltage is applied to the high-pressure discharge lamp at a first frequency and said voltage is modulated with a second frequency and a first modulation level, during a second time slice, a voltage is applied to the high-pressure discharge lamp at a third frequency and said voltage is modulated with a fourth frequency and a second modulation level, and during a third time slice, a voltage is applied to the high-pressure discharge lamp at a fifth frequency.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for operating at least one high-pressure discharge lamp (16), has four switches (Q1 to Q4) in a full-bridge arrangement (14), a first and a second switch (Q1, Q2) forming the first half-bridge arm, and a third and a fourth switch (Q3, Q4) forming the second half-bridge arm, at least two terminals for coupling the high-pressure discharge lamp (16) between the midpoint of the first and the second half-bridge arms, at least two terminals for supplying the circuit arrangement (10) with a dc voltage signal and a drive circuit (20) for driving the four switches (Q1 to Q4). The drive circuit (20) is designed to provide drive signals, (z1(t), z2(t), z1(t), z2(t)) for the four switches (Q1 to Q4), whose clock pulse (ft) is swept between a first and a second frequency, and whose pulse width and/or phase is modulated with a prescribable third frequency (fa).

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for operating a high-pressure discharge lamp (5) having a straightened arc, comprising: at least one first (Q1) and one second electronic switch (Q2) in a first half-bridge (6); a supply voltage connection and a reference ground connection for supplying the half-bridge arrangement with a direct voltage signal (U0); a load circuit (9) which comprises a lamp choke (Li) and a blocking capacitor (7) and is coupled on one side to the half-bridge center point and on the other side to at least one terminal for connecting the high-pressure discharge lamp (5); a drive circuit (8) for providing at least one first (G1) and one second (G2) drive signal for the first (Q1) and the second electronic switch (Q2), wherein the first and second drive signal (G1, G2) are pulse-width-modulated signals having the same frequency, wherein the pulse duty factor of the two drive signals and the phase angles of the two drive signals relative to each other can be set independently of each other in each case, and th