Abstract: A compressed air system for a motor vehicle with an air supply system includes an electric drive motor, which can be controlled for variable speed, an air compressor coupled to be driven by the electric drive motor, an electric power supply for supplying electric power to the electric drive motor, at least one air reservoir connected with the air compressor to receive air from the air compressor, an air utilization system connected to the air reservoir to receive air from the air reservoir, and a controller to control the speed of the electric drive motor.

Abstract: A system for controlling a commercial vehicle in a restricted area, including: an information acquisition module to acquire information from a database about the restricted area, wherein the commercial vehicle includes a sensor unit to detect objects in surroundings of the commercial vehicle, and wherein the acquired information includes cartographic data for objects in the restricted area; a detection module to detect at least one object in the surroundings of the vehicle using the sensor unit of the commercial vehicle; an identification module to identify the at least one detected object in the cartographic data; and a movement module to allow autonomous movement of the commercial vehicle in the restricted area based on the identified objects. Also described are a related commercial vehicle, a method and a computer readable medium.

Abstract: A vehicle with a surroundings-monitoring device contains an image-capturing device with two cameras and records surroundings images of the vehicle. A first camera is arranged in the region of a first edge of the vehicle, at which edge a first vehicle side face and a vehicle front face or a vehicle rear face abut one another. A second camera is arranged in the region of a second edge of the vehicle, which differs from the first edge, and at which a second vehicle side face which differs from the first vehicle side face and the vehicle front face or the vehicle rear face abut one another.

Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle, the vehicle including a service brake control module and a parking brake with at least one spring brake chamber, the service brake control module controlling at least a first pressure module to brake a first set of wheels. The brake system comprises a parking brake control module configured to control the spring brake chamber to brake a second set of wheels and to control the first pressure module to brake the first set of wheels.

Abstract: An image synthesizer for a vehicle driver assisting system, which includes a first camera to capture a first image from a first scene and a second camera to capture a second image from a second scene, the first and second scenes overlap in an overlapping region, which includes a blending region. The image synthesizer includes: a receiving module to receive the first and second images from the first and second cameras; and a combining module to combine the first and second images in the overlapping region by applying a blending mask. The blending mask is applied to the blending region and provides an interpolation along an interpolation direction between the first and second images depicted on opposite sides of the blending region, which includes a width greater than a minimal width along any path of light received by the first camera or of the second camera from the blending region.

Abstract: A pressure-medium unit includes a housing, which is produced by injection molding and composed of plastic, in the housing wall of which housing at least one connection bush having a passage opening is fastened, through which pressure medium is fed into and/or led out of the interior of the housing. In the injection molding process of the housing, the connection bush, with the exception of the passage opening, is at least partially injection-molded into the housing wall.

Abstract: A sensor arrangement for detecting an object in a surrounding of a trailer when towed by a vehicle, the sensor arrangement including: at least one sensor mountable at a rear side of the vehicle with a field of view underneath the trailer and configured to capture a detection signal from the object; and a control unit configured to receive a sensor signal from the at least one sensor, wherein the sensor signal is indicative of the object and the control unit is configured to confirm a presence of the object behind or at a side of the trailer.

Abstract: An image synthesizer for a driver assisting system includes a receiving module and a combining module. The driver assisting system includes a first camera configured to capture a first image from a first scene and a second camera configured to capture a second image from a second scene, wherein the first scene and the second scene partly overlap in an overlapping region. The receiving module configured to receive the first image from the first camera and the second image from the second camera. The combining module is configured to combine the first image and the second image in the overlapping region using a binary mask.

Abstract: A compressor system for an utility vehicle includes at least one compressor, at least one electric motor which drives the compressor, at least one electric motor control unit and at least one air treatment device. The electric motor control unit is designed and configured in such a way that it controls the electric motor and at least partly the air treatment device.

Abstract: A system for providing driverless operation of a utility vehicle in a limited area, including: a control module to output a valid autonomous control signal to an electropneumatic parking brake system and to control the utility vehicle in a driverless manner, wherein the utility vehicle allows an autonomous operating mode and includes the electropneumatic parking brake system which is configured to release the parking brake system when the valid autonomous control signal is present and to initiate automatic emergency braking when no valid autonomous control signal is applied; and a transfer module to transfer control of the utility vehicle from the driver to the control module. Also described are a related method and computer readable medium.

Abstract: A system for a utility vehicle has a compressor, an electric motor and an electronic drive system. The electric motor drives the compressor. The electric motor and the electronic drive system have a common housing. The electric motor has a rotor which at least partially surrounds the drive shaft of the compressor.

Abstract: A system for operating an autonomously driving commercial vehicle in a restricted area, including: a vehicle interface module to provide an interface for the vehicle, wherein the restricted area has an entrance, an exit and at least one destination where an action is performable on the commercial vehicle; a driver interface module to provide a communication interface for a driver; and an operator interface module to provide a communication interface for an operator of the restricted area; in which the vehicle interface module, the driver interface module and the operator interface module are configured to exchange information with one another. Also described are a related management system, a method and a computer readable medium.

Abstract: A system for transferring a utility vehicle between a driver and a management system in order to autonomously operate the utility vehicle in a restricted area, including: a vehicle interface to allow the driver to request the transfer of the utility vehicle; a safety module to establish a safe state of the utility vehicle; and a control module to transfer the vehicle between the driver and the management system if the driver has requested the transfer and the safety module has established the safe state. Also described are a related utility vehicle, a management system, a method, and a computer readable medium.

Abstract: An electric system of a vehicle including an electronically controlled braking system. The electric system has a steering angle sensor unit, at least one control module, at least one first inertia sensor and an electronic braking system central control unit EBS ECU. The at least one control module is external to the steering angle sensor unit. The at least one control module is also external to the EBS ECU. At least one of the at least one control module has mounted within it one of the at least one first inertia sensor.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing vehicular environment information, includes acquiring with at least one sensor vehicular environment data that is external to a vehicle. The at least one sensor comprises at least one camera, and the vehicular environment data comprises image data. The vehicular environment data is provided to a processing unit. The processing unit determines vehicular environment information. The determination of the vehicular environment information comprises use of the vehicular environment data. At least part of the image data is displayed on a display monitor on the basis of the vehicular environment information. The processing unit causes the display monitor to display the at least part of the image data.

Abstract: A sensor apparatus for an autonomously operated commercial vehicle to allow panoramic capture of surroundings of the commercial vehicle, including: radar units mountable in front corner areas of the vehicle; downwardly directed cameras having a fisheye objective, mountable on front upper corner areas of the vehicle; at least one rearwardly directed sensor mounted on a section of the vehicle to allow rearward image capture; and an evaluation module to evaluate image data from the radar units, the downwardly directed cameras and the at least one rearwardly directed sensor to achieve the panoramic capture of the surroundings of the vehicle; in which the radar units and the at least one rearwardly directed sensor capture all points in a surrounding area of the vehicle, and wherein the downwardly directed cameras capture all points in the surrounding area of the vehicle. Also described are a related commercial vehicle, method and computer readable medium.

Abstract: A system for a utility vehicle has a compressor, an electric motor and an electronic drive system. The electric motor drives the compressor. The electric motor, the compressor and the electronic drive system have a common cooling circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing vehicular environment information, which includes acquiring with at least one sensor vehicular environment data that is external to a vehicle. The vehicular environment data is provided to a processing unit. The processing unit determines vehicular environment information, wherein the determination of the vehicular environment information includes using the vehicular environment data. The processing unit is also configured to provide at least a portion of a frame around an environment display monitor that is configured to provide information to a driver of the vehicle, on the basis of the vehicular environment information.

Abstract: A system for adjusting a height of at least one part of a utility vehicle at at least one predetermined location, the utility vehicle having a position determination device and a height adjustment device to determine a position of the utility vehicle and to change a height of the at least one part of the utility vehicle above a ground surface, including: an interface to receive data that indicate a target height of the at least one part of the utility vehicle at the predetermined location; and a control unit that is couple-able to the position determination device and to the height adjustment device, and is configured, based on a determined position, to prompt the height adjustment device of the utility vehicle to adjust the height of the at least one part of the utility vehicle to the target height. Also described are a related utility vehicle and a method.

Abstract: A system for operating a driverless utility vehicle in a restricted area, including: a transfer module for transferring control of the utility vehicle at an entrance: from the driver of the utility vehicle to the system, and at an exit: from the system to the driver of the utility vehicle, wherein the restricted area has the entrance, the exit and a predetermined target point; a movement module for autonomously moving the utility vehicle from the entrance to the predetermined target point and from the predetermined target point to the exit; and a performance module for autonomously performing an action on the utility vehicle while the utility vehicle is situated at the predetermined target point, so as to change a state of the utility vehicle by the action. Also described are a related management system, a method, and a computer readable medium.