Abstract: An electronic device includes a user input surface configured to receive a user touch location and a user force input, one or more sensors positioned relative to the user input surface and configured to detect a force applied to the user input surface, and a controller in communication with the one or more sensors. The controller is configured to detect a first sensor response utilizing a first force applied to the user input surface via the one or more sensors and a first position of the first force applied, wherein the first position is relative to the user input surface, simulate a multi-finger force being applied by utilizing at least the first sensor response to form simulated multi-finger data, and deploy a model associated with the multi-finger force, wherein the model is utilized to output a predicted force and predicted location of an applied force relative to the input surface.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a user input surface configured to receive a user touch location and a user force input, one or more sensors positioned relative to the user input surface and configured to detect a force applied to the user input surface, and a controller in communication with the one or more sensors. The controller is configured to detect a first sensor response utilizing a first force applied to the user input surface via the one or more sensors and a first position of the first force applied, wherein the first position is relative to the user input surface, simulate a multi-finger force being applied by utilizing at least the first sensor response to form simulated multi-finger data, and deploy a model associated with the multi-finger force, wherein the model is utilized to output a predicted force and predicted location of an applied force relative to the input surface.

Abstract: A method for providing haptic feedback to an operator of a touch-sensitive display device. The method includes providing an operator interface to be represented in the display device as image data; the operator interface having at least one button assigned to a function to be controlled, graphically displayed in the operator interface, and graphically delimited from the rest of the operator interface; analyzing the image data for a presence and a position of shapes for representing a button; determining an intended display region of a shape, which is to be represented and is identified as a button; representing the image data of the operator interface in the touch-sensitive display device; outputting haptic feedback in response to detection of contact with the touch-sensitive display device in the region of a surface of the touch-sensitive display device which is assigned to a display region of a shape identified as a button.

Abstract: A method for providing haptic feedback to an operator of a touch-sensitive display device. The method includes providing an operator interface to be represented in the display device as image data; the operator interface having at least one button assigned to a function to be controlled, graphically displayed in the operator interface, and graphically delimited from the rest of the operator interface; analyzing the image data for a presence and a position of shapes for representing a button; determining an intended display region of a shape, which is to be represented and is identified as a button; representing the image data of the operator interface in the touch-sensitive display device; outputting haptic feedback in response to detection of contact with the touch-sensitive display device in the region of a surface of the touch-sensitive display device which is assigned to a display region of a shape identified as a button.

Abstract: An operating device includes a planar operating element that includes at least one large surface and that is operable by an operator with the aid of an input element, and the operating device includes a mounting that enables a stroke movement of the operating element perpendicular to the large surface and that sets the operating element into a rotation in parallel to its large surface during the stroke movement.

Abstract: An operating device includes a planar operating element that includes at least one large surface and that is operable by an operator with the aid of an input element, and the operating device includes a mounting that enables a stroke movement of the operating element perpendicular to the large surface and that sets the operating element into a rotation in parallel to its large surface during the stroke movement.

Abstract: A waste gate valve actuator, that may be used for an exhaust gas turbocharger of a motor vehicle, may have a flap with a base surface to be supported on an edge of an inlet or outlet opening of a waste gate channel and a channel-side elevation, which at least in one cross section along its axial direction exhibits an outer contour with a first section and an adjoining section facing away from the base surface. The outer contour in the first section may have at least one outer tangent that includes a first angle deviating from zero with the axial direction, and in the second section may have at least two outer tangents spaced apart from each other in an axial direction that include the same second angle angle deviating from zero and the first angle with the axial direction, and/or wherein the elevation exhibits in particular a flat front surface facing away from the base surface, which in relation to the base surface-side floor surface of the elevation is offset toward a rotational axis of the flap.

Abstract: A method and system for automatically calibrating a pressure sensor in a hydrogen storage system for a fuel cell vehicle. A low-range pressure sensor in the fuel cell system, which has much greater accuracy at low pressure readings, is used to calibrate a high-range pressure sensor in the hydrogen storage system. This calibration can only be done when a pressure regulator situated between the two sensors is in a fully open position. In such a condition, the high-range sensor can be calibrated to the value of the low-range sensor, thus improving the accuracy of the high-range sensor's readings. The calibration can be a simple setting of the high-range sensor to the value of the low-range sensor under static conditions, or the calibration can be done while gas is flowing from the hydrogen storage system to the fuel cell by accounting for the pressure drop between the two sensors.

Abstract: A method and system for automatically calibrating a pressure sensor in a hydrogen storage system for a fuel cell vehicle. A low-range pressure sensor in the fuel cell system, which has much greater accuracy at low pressure readings, is used to calibrate a high-range pressure sensor in the hydrogen storage system. This calibration can only be done when a pressure regulator situated between the two sensors is in a fully open position. In such a condition, the high-range sensor can be calibrated to the value of the low-range sensor, thus improving the accuracy of the high-range sensor's readings. The calibration can be a simple setting of the high-range sensor to the value of the low-range sensor under static conditions, or the calibration can be done while gas is flowing from the hydrogen storage system to the fuel cell by accounting for the pressure drop between the two sensors.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a compressed gas tank that includes a combination of an injection molding process and a rotomolding process. In a first step, a boss to be positioned in the opening of an outer structural layer of the tank is provided and a thin portion of the liner is injection molded to the boss so that a channel within the boss is filled with the liner material to increase the seal integrity between the boss and the liner. Once the liner material is hardened, the surface of the injection molding liner portion is cleaned. Next, a rotomolding process is performed to mold the remaining portion of the liner to the boss. During the rotomolding process, the injection molded portion of the liner melts to be part of the liner made during the rotomolding process.

Abstract: A tank for storing a compressed gas, such as hydrogen, that includes a connection assembly to increase seal integrity. The tank includes an inner gas tight liner and an outer support layer that provides the structural integrity. The connection assembly includes a boss positioned within an opening of the support layer. The inner liner includes a neck portion extending through an internal bore of the boss having an outer collar or flange at an outside surface of the boss. A tank valve is bolted to the boss at an outer perimeter of the collar where a portion of the tank valve extends through the neck portion of the liner and into the tank.

Abstract: A fuel cell includes a cathode layer, an anode layer and a heat exchange plate. The heat exchange plate is in heat exchange relationship with one of the anode layer and cathode layer. The heat exchange plate includes a series of heating channels formed therein. The heating channels have a catalyst coating that promotes an exothermic reaction. The catalyst layer promotes oxidization of hydrogen (H2) thereby releasing heat.

Abstract: An optical scanning device for reading data stored on a rotating recording medium having a scanning head; at least one guide device for guiding the scanning head along a predefined track; at least one bearing device connected to the scanning head for supporting the at least one guide device and having at least one elastic prestressing device to provide a static prestress on the at least one guide device to prestress the same and the at least one bearing device connected to the scanning head against each other to eliminate a relative displacement.

Abstract: A method is provided for regulating the tracking of a scanning device, for example, a read/write head, of a drive. A drive for storage media having a scanning device is also provided, permitting improved regulation of the positioning of the scanning device. A measured position of scanning device with respect to a storage medium inserted into the drive is compared with a preselected position. Depending on the result of the comparison, at least one actuator is controlled so that the scanning device is moved in the direction of the preselected position. Acceleration acting on the scanning device is measured in a direction of movement of at least one actuator. A correction signal is derived from the measured acceleration and sent to the at least one actuator, the actuator being controlled by the correction signal so that it counteracts the acceleration acting on the scanning device.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a compressed gas tank that includes a combination of an injection molding process and a rotomolding process. In a first step, a boss to be positioned in the opening of an outer structural layer of the tank is provided and a thin portion of the liner is injection molded to the boss so that a channel within the boss is filled with the liner material to increase the seal integrity between the boss and the liner. Once the liner material is hardened, the surface of the injection molding liner portion is cleaned. Next, a rotomolding process is performed to mold the remaining portion of the liner to the boss. During the rotomolding process, the injection molded portion of the liner melts to be part of the liner made during the rotomolding process.

Abstract: A tank for storing a compressed gas, such as hydrogen, that includes a connection assembly to increase seal integrity. The tank includes an inner gas tight liner and an outer support layer that provides the structural integrity. The connection assembly includes a boss positioned within an opening of the support layer. The inner liner includes a neck portion extending through an internal bore of the boss having an outer collar or flange at an outside surface of the boss. A tank valve is bolted to the boss at an outer perimeter of the collar where a portion of the tank valve extends through the neck portion of the liner and into the tank.

Abstract: A system for modulating a temperature of one or more fuel cells in a fuel cell stack includes a catalytic combustor in heat exchange relationship with the fuel cell stack. The catalytic combustor promotes an exothermic reaction. A hydrogen source selectively supplies hydrogen (H2) to the catalytic combustor. The H2 reacts with oxygen (O2) in the exothermic reaction. In one feature, the catalytic combustor lies adjacent to the fuel cell stack and includes a series of catalyst coated flow channels. In another feature, the catalytic combustor includes a plate having a catalyst layer and that is offset from the fuel cell stack. Heat to radiates from the catalytic combustor to the fuel cell stack. In still another feature, a jacket encloses the fuel cell stack to form a gap between the jacket and the fuel cell stack through which hot exhaust from the catalytic combustor circulates.

Abstract: A device for storing compressed gas includes a cylindrical pressure vessel having inlet and outlet conduits for a cooling/heating fluid and for compressed gas. Arranged in the interior of the pressure vessel are plural storage layers which are separated from one another and contain solid matter for charging with compressed gas. The storage layers have a volume, which depends on a charging state of the storage layers with compressed gas, and are separated dust-tight from one another about their circumference. Bounding one side of each storage layer is a spring layer which assumes a filtering function with respect to the solid matter of the storage layer, wherein the solid matter in the storage layer is charged with compressed gas via the spring layer or compressed gas is discharged from the solid matter in the storage layers via the spring layer. The other opposite side of the storage layer is bounded by a gastight cooling/heating layer for passage of the cooling/heating fluid.

Abstract: A fuel processing sub-system is provided and includes a cold-flame vaporizer in fluid communication with an auto-thermal reformer. The cold-flame vaporizer operates within a temperature range of approximately 310° C. to 500° C. for enabling a cold-flame reaction, whereby partial oxidization of a volume of fuel occurs for producing heat. The produced heat is used to vaporize the remaining volume of fuel and superheat a volume of saturated steam supplied to the cold-flame vaporizer. The vaporized fuel, water (steam) and a supply of air are efficiently mixed within the cold-flame vaporizer for supply to the auto-thermal reformer at a temperature below 500° C. In order to ensure the cold-flame reaction, the cold-flame vaporizer is operated with an O/C ratio of 0.5 to 2.3, an S/C ratio of 1.5 to 3.0 and a pressure of 1.5 to 3.0 bar-g. In this manner, turndown ratios are achievable for applications having transient power demands.

Abstract: A fuel cell includes a cathode layer, an anode layer and a heat exchange plate. The heat exchange plate is in heat exchange relationship with one of the anode layer and cathode layer. The heat exchange plate includes a series of heating channels formed therein. The heating channels have a catalyst coating that promotes an exothermic reaction. The catalyst layer promotes oxidization of hydrogen (H2) thereby releasing heat.