Abstract: A method for recognizing a traffic sign by means of a LiDAR system. The LiDAR system is designed to sense an intensity level of a light signal detected in the LiDAR system, the light signal including a plurality of light signal points. The method includes the following steps: a) ascertaining a degree of reflection of each light signal data point from the intensity level thereof; b) comparing the ascertained degrees of reflection with a predefined reflectivity limit value; c) if the predefined reflectivity limit value is exceeded, marking the corresponding light signal data point as belonging to a retroreflector; d) ascertaining a size of the retroreflector from the marked light signal data points. e) recognizing the retroreflector as a traffic sign as a function of the ascertained size of the retroreflector.

Abstract: A method for determining the position of a non-motorized road user including ascertaining a first geodetic position of the road user in a position determination device, which uses a global navigation satellite system, of the terminal, and transmitting the first geodetic position to a traffic device. In a control unit of the traffic device, ascertaining a second geodetic position of the road user from a geodetic traffic device position and a relative position ascertained from sensor data, showing the road user, of at least one surroundings sensor of the traffic device. At least if a limiting value for a deviation of the first position from the second position is exceeded, transmitting an item of deviation information describing the second position and/or the deviation from the traffic device to the mobile terminal, and using the deviation information to correct the position ascertainment in the position determination device.

Abstract: A lidar device having a light source, a detector, and a mirror device. The light source has a main radiation direction and the detector has a main detection direction. The mirror device is rotatable about an axis and has a facet wheel with a number of facets. The main radiation direction and the main detection direction stand at a predetermined angle to each other, the predetermined angle being a function of the number of facets. A light beam emitted from the light source is reflected by a first facet and a light beam reflected back from an object is reflected by a second facet. Here the first facet and the second facet are different.

Abstract: Brushware contains the constituents of monofilaments or bristles, and at least one head, handle, and/or neck. The constituents contain or are made of polymers from the same polymer class selected from among polymers and/or copolymers, and wherein the polymer class is selected from polyamides or polyesters.

Abstract: A LIDAR sensor including a transmitting unit, a receiving unit, a rotating deflection unit, and an evaluation unit. The rotating deflection unit deflects laser light, generated by the transmitting unit, into the surroundings in a first rotation angle range of the rotating deflection unit, and guides components of the emitted laser light, reflected in the surroundings, to the receiving unit of the LIDAR sensor, and guides the laser light within the LIDAR sensor to the receiving unit in a second rotation angle range of the rotating deflection unit, without the laser light thus deflected leaving the LIDAR sensor.

Abstract: A lidar device. The lidar device includes: a transmitter device having at least one laser element; a detector device having a defined number of detector pixels; the transmitter being capable of emitting pulsed transmit signals, which signals, reflected by an object, are received by the detector device as receive signals; and an evaluation device by which a speed of a detected object can be ascertained from arrival times of the receive signals acquired per detector pixel in relation to transmission times of the transmit signals.

Abstract: A LIDAR device, including a housing, and an emitter device that is situated rotatably about a rotation axis and that is designed in such a way that the measuring beams of the emitter device intersect in the area of an exit aperture of the LIDAR device.

Abstract: A LiDAR sensor, in particular a vertical flash LiDAR sensor. The LiDAR device has a laser source, which is designed to emit a laser signal into a transmission path, and a pixel detector, which has at least one macropixel array, which is designed to detect a reflected laser signal in a receiving path. The pixel detector here is designed to evaluate at least two macropixel arrays at each of its measuring points.

Abstract: A charging system for autonomous charging of an electric vehicle with electric energy includes a vertical charging arm part, a charging cable or busbar connectible to the electric vehicle, and an elongate horizontal charging arm part extendible from the vertical charging arm part toward the electric vehicle. The horizontal charging arm part has a first drive system with a first linear operative direction corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the horizontal charging arm part, allowing a vehicle-side end of the horizontal charging arm part to move autonomously using the first drive system, relative to the electric vehicle relative to a first linear degree of freedom. A second drive system has a second linear operative direction moving the horizontal charging arm part autonomously relative to the electric vehicle relative to a second linear degree of freedom. A method for charging an electric vehicle using the charging system is also provided.

Abstract: A computer unit for a LiDAR device, which has a laser source configured to emit a laser signal into a transmit path, and a LiDAR sensor arranged in a receive path and configured to detect a laser signal reflected into the receive path. The computer unit is configured to process a multiplicity of laser signal data points of the reflected laser signal. The computer unit is configured to filter halation out of the laser signal data points of the reflected laser signal.

Abstract: A testing device for an active optical sensor. The testing device includes an imaging optical system including a first optical element and a second optical element, each having a beam-forming effect. The imaging optical system is situatable at a predefined position with a predefined orientation with respect to a surroundings interface of an active optical sensor to be tested, in such a way that light beams emitted by the active optical sensor into the surroundings of the active optical sensor and portions of the emitted light beams reflected or scattered from the surroundings to the active optical sensor in each case pass through the imaging optical system. The first optical element and the second optical element are configured to guide incoming light beams over an optical path of the testing device so that the light beams are imaged over a distance that is shorter than a predefined measuring distance.

Abstract: A LIDAR sensor for sampling a sampling range, including a radiation source for generating beams and a detector for detecting beams, and a immovable, rotatable or swivelable mirror for deflecting the generated beams at a mirror surface of the mirror into the sampling range or for deflecting beams, reflected or backscattered from the sampling range, to the detector. The mirror is a semitransparent mirror, and the LIDAR sensor includes a control detector for receiving beams that are transmitted through the mirror. A method for checking a functionality of a LIDAR sensor and a control unit are provided. Deviations/discrepancies in the optical characteristic of the generated beams are ascertained, a position on a detector surface of the control detector or on a mirror surface, and/or a radiation intensity. Based on the optical properties of the mirror, the evaluation of the transmitted beams may be transferred or applied to the generated beams.

Abstract: A method for generating light pulses of a LIDAR system. The method includes the following steps: a) generating a light pulse sequence, including at least one first light pulse and one second light pulse of different intensities by a light source, in particular a laser; b) emitting the light pulse sequence by the LIDAR system; c) receiving, by the LIDAR system, a portion of the light pulse sequence reflected by an object; d) evaluating the received portion of the light pulse sequence for measuring distance. A corresponding LIDAR system, a computer program and a machine-readable memory medium are also described.

Abstract: A method for operating a LIDAR system. The LIDAR system includes multiple lasers, which are individually controllable and may emit laser light in different solid angles, and multiple detectors for detecting laser light. The method includes: first emission of laser light by the multiple lasers using a predefined first power in each case at different solid angles in each case; reception of reflected laser light by the detectors; establishing that at least one first detector exceeds a predefined first intensity level and/or has entered saturation; second emission of laser light by the multiple lasers, the laser power of at least one first laser, which is assigned to the first detector exceeding the first intensity level and/or entering saturation, being reduced. A corresponding LIDAR system, a corresponding computer program, and a corresponding machine-readable memory medium are also described.

Abstract: A LIDAR device for sampling a sampling range. The LIDAR device includes an emitting unit including at least one beam source for generating electromagnetic beams, and includes a receiving unit including at least one detector for receiving beams backscattered and/or reflected from the sampling range, the emitting unit and/or the receiving unit being immovable, rotatable or pivotable. The emitting unit includes a curved lens array for splitting the beams generated by the beam source into subbeams and for emitting the subbeams into the sampling range. A method for operating a LIDAR device including at least one curved lens array is also described.

Abstract: A rotor (1) for an electric machine (21) with a central rotor axis (A) is specified. The rotor comprises—at least one superconducting coil element (3) with a local winding axis (a), and—at least one winding carrier (5) into which the coil element (3) is embedded, —wherein a cohesive connection is formed between the winding carrier (5) and the coil element (3), —wherein the cohesive connection is provided on a connecting surface (11c) which forms only a first partial region of the entire contact surface (11a, 11b, 11c) between coil element (3) and winding carrier (5). Also specified are a machine with a rotor (1) of said type and a production method for a rotor (1) of said type.

Abstract: A cleaning device for a lidar sensor set-up. The cleaning device includes a movable cleaning element, and is configured, for a cleaning operation, to move the cleaning element over a window of the lidar sensor set-up, on a side facing away from the lidar sensor device and facing the field of view of the lidar sensor set-up. The movable cleaning element has an optical element. The optical element is configured to send back and, in particular, reflect back primary light from a transmitting path of the lidar sensor set-up, which is incident upon the optical element, into a receiving path of the lidar sensor set-up.

Abstract: A method for the supplementary detection of objects by a LIDAR system. The LIDAR system is configured to scan a solid angle range to carry out a primary distance determination method for surroundings objects. An emitter unit emits at least one laser beam in a solid angle strip of the solid angle range, laser light reflected from surroundings objects being received by a detector unit to ascertain the distance and the position of surroundings objects with the aid of the primary distance determination method. The method includes: scanning the entire solid angle range and subsequently generating a two-dimensional intensity distribution of the detected signal light. This is followed by generating a corrected two-dimensional intensity distribution by removing blooming signals and analyzing the corrected two-dimensional intensity distribution for the supplementary detection of surroundings objects in addition to the primary distance determination method.

Abstract: A lidar system having interference source detection, in particular, for a vehicle. An emitter unit and a detector unit are provided, so that reflected light for sampling a surrounding area may be detected. The light emitted by the emitter unit travels through a window out of the housing, and the light reflected by the surrounding area travels through the window into the housing. At least one secondary detector is provided, which is attached to a coupling-out surface of the window. The secondary detector is configured to detect scattered light propagating inside of the window. The lidar system includes a control unit, which is configured to evaluate scattered light detected by the at least one secondary detector, in order to detect interference sources on or in the window.

Abstract: A LIDAR receiver unit for detecting laser light in the surroundings of the LIDAR receiver unit. The LIDAR receiver unit includes a detector surface and a test-light illumination unit immovably situated with respect to the detector surface. The test-light illumination unit is designed for illuminating the detector surface in order to simulate background light.