Abstract: A collision testing vehicle is disclosed which can be utilized to perform testing with a driver assistance system. The collision testing vehicle includes a vehicle having a vehicle body. The vehicle is structured to be subject to an impact force during a collision with a collision body. A wheel is coupled to the vehicle body, and the wheel includes a detachable support that is configured to non-destructively detach from the wheel when subjected to the impact force.

Abstract: A method for checking a license for the usage of at least one performance property in an Internet of things device, is provided, having the steps of—ascertaining at least one license condition for the usage of the performance property of the IoT device by at least one attribute contained in a license identifier, —transmitting and storing the license identifier, —checking the license condition by a) generating a pseudo-access which is assigned to the performance property using a pseudo-holding unit and b) checking an authorization for the pseudo-access by checking the attribute of the license identifier using a verification unit, and—activating the at least one performance property if the pseudo-access is confirmed, wherein the license identifier, the pseudo-holding unit, and the verification unit are designed based on a specification for verifiable credentials.

Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a protected network using unidirectional communication includes a sending unit coupled to one or more devices of the protected network for obtaining network data related to protected network status. The apparatus further includes an eavesdropping unit with an interceptor configured to intercept the requested data within the sending unit via a loop connection between input and output interfaces of the sending unit. The interceptor and the loop connection are inductively coupled and configured for unidirectional communication from the sending unit to the receiving unit. A receiving unit is coupled to the eavesdropping unit for receiving the duplicated data and forwarding the duplicated data to an evaluation system located in a low security external network. A reconfigurable application layer includes at least one modular application configured to operate security related functions that support intrusion detection.

Abstract: Provided is a method for data transmission between at least one first network and at least one second network, wherein a) for at least one data transmission between the at least one first network and the at least one second network, at least one connection between the first network and the second network is established and a datum or data are directed by means of a resource allocation unit arranged between the networks, and b) for the establishment of the at least one connection, the resource allocation unit exclusively allocates at least one net access resource, e.g. network cards or network adapters, which can be coupled to the second net, and a one-way communication unit arranged upstream of the net access resource for establishing a feedback-free data transmission direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector for an electrical cable having a contact element for connection to an electrical conductor of the electrical cable. The electrical connector has an integrated cleaning tool for the electrical conductor. The cleaning tool is arranged along a feed direction for the electrical cable on the cable side upstream of the contact element. It is provided that the cleaning tool is designed to remove or at least retain particles, residues of a sheathing and/or contaminants adhering to the electrical conductor before the electrical conductor contacts the contact element of the electrical connector arranged downstream in the feed direction within the scope of a connector assembly process.

Abstract: Provided is a network adapter for unidirectional transmission of a user data stream to a bidirectional network interface, the network adapter including: a first connection unit which is physically connected to a bidirectional network interface of a first device; a second connection unit which is physically connected to a bidirectional network interface of a second device; and a terminating unit which has at least one bit transmission module and which is designed to establish a bidirectional data link to the network interface of the first device, to receive the user data stream from the first device exclusively in a unidirectional fashion via the data link, and not to send a user data stream to the first device.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector for a cable has a compression sleeve and a stop element that is axially adjacent to and connected to the compression sleeve. The compression sleeve has an inner lateral surface thread that is screwable to an outer lateral surface thread of an outer conductor of the cable. The outer conductor is clampable between the compression sleeve and an axial end region of the stop element, and in an assembled state, a longitudinal axis of the compression sleeve, is tilted relative to a longitudinal axis of the stop element; or b) a normal vector of a plane spanned by an edge between an end face and an inner lateral surface of the stop element is rotated by orientation angle (?A) relative to the longitudinal axis of the compression sleeve; or c) the edge has a helical course in a longitudinal axis direction of the plug connector.

Abstract: A computing system has a computing device. The computing system has an input data path, which unidirectionally connects an interface device to the computing device, and an output data diode, which unidirectionally connects the computing device to the interface device. The input data path has a data lock which is connected to the interface device by a first terminal and to the computing device by a second terminal. The data lock has a storage unit for storing data and is configured such that the storage unit can be selectively connected solely to the first or second terminal but not to both terminals simultaneously. The computing device accepts data from the interface device solely if the data is transmitted to the computing device from the interface device via the input data path within a transmission session initiated by the computing device using the output data diode.

Abstract: A device for generating a laser line on a work plane includes a first laser light source configured to generate a first raw laser beam, a second laser light source configured to generate a second raw laser beam, and an optical arrangement configured to reshape the first raw laser beam to form a first illumination beam with a first caustic and a first beam profile, and reshape the second raw laser beam to form a second illumination beam with a second caustic and a second beam profile. The first illumination beam and the second illumination beam are directed with overlap on the work plane and define a joint illumination direction. The first beam profile and the second beam profile jointly form the laser line on the work plane. The optical arrangement is configured to position the first caustic and the second caustic offset from one another in the illumination direction.

Abstract: A composite wingbox structure formed of reinforced thermoplastic. The composite includes carbon fiber reinforcement and a plurality of insulation elements to localize the heat formed during the process of manufacturing the structure. The process of manufacturing the wingbox includes the steps of interleaving a series of insulations elements within a plurality of laminae and consolidating the insulation elements and laminae to form a laminate. The laminate is then aligned with a support structure such that the insulation elements overlie the supports structure. The laminate is then fused to the support structure using a non-contact heating process, such as inductive welding.

Abstract: A plug connector housing having a housing, a sleeve arranged movably relative to the housing, and a lever, the lever being mounted on the housing for rotation about an axis of rotation extending perpendicularly to a plug-in direction of the plug connector housing, wherein the sleeve can be displaced in the plug-in direction in order to fix a cable by a rotary movement of the lever and the plug connector housing can be locked with a mating plug connector housing by the rotary movement of the lever, the housing having a cable-side end and a plug-side end and a strain relief element having an opening for passing through a cable being arranged at the cable-side end of the housing, and it being possible for the sleeve to at least partially be pushed onto the strain relief element in order to exert radial pressure on the strain relief element relative to the plug-in direction.

Abstract: A transmitting data between a real first network and a real second network is provided. The transmission device has a first network port for coupling to the real first network and a second network port for coupling to the real second network and also comprises: a simulation unit which is connected to the first network port and which is configured to receive network-specific data from the real first network via the first network port, to provide, in accordance with the received network-specific data, a virtual simulation network of the real first network, and to prepare the provided virtual simulation network, via the second network port, for access to the provided virtual simulation network by the real second network. The transmission device provided allows an attacker to be deliberately deceived, which increases security against attempts to access the real first network from the real second network.

Abstract: A transmission device for transmitting data between a first network and a second network is provided. The transmission device includes a first network port for coupling to the first network and a second network port for coupling to the second network, and the transmission device further includes: a first detection unit which is connected to the first network port and is configured to receive data transmitted by the first network via the first network port and to detect anomalies with respect to the received data, and a second detection unit which is connected to the second network port and is configured to receive data transmitted by the second network via the second network port and to detect anomalies with respect to the received data. The provided transmission device leads to an optimized detection of anomalies in the first and the second network, thereby increasing security during data transmission between the first and the second network.

Abstract: A computing system has a computing device. The computing system has an input data path, which unidirectionally connects an interface device to the computing device, and an output data diode, which unidirectionally connects the computing device to the interface device. The input data path has a data lock which is connected to the interface device by a first terminal and to the computing device by a second terminal. The data lock has a storage unit for storing data and is configured such that the storage unit can be selectively connected solely to the first or second terminal but not to both terminals simultaneously. The computing device accepts data from the interface device solely if the data is transmitted to the computing device from the interface device via the input data path within a transmission session initiated by the computing device using the output data diode.

Abstract: A transmission device for transmitting data between a first network and a second includes: a first unidirectional transmission unit which is coupled to the first network and is configured to exclusively receive data transmitted from the first network to the transmission device, a second unidirectional transmission unit which is coupled to the second network and is configured to exclusively send data from the transmission device to the second network, and an identification unit which is located between the first unidirectional unit and the second unidirectional unit and which is configured to receive the data received by the first unidirectional transmission unit and to identify anomalies in the received data. The provided transmission device achieves the reliable, optimized identification of anomalies in the first network and increases security in the identification unit against manipulation and against attacks or intrusion attempts from the second network.

Abstract: An electrical connector for an electrical cable having a contact element for connection to an electrical conductor of the electrical cable. The electrical connector has an integrated cleaning tool for the electrical conductor. The cleaning tool is arranged along a feed direction for the electrical cable on the cable side upstream of the contact element. It is provided that the cleaning tool is designed to remove or at least retain particles, residues of a sheathing and/or contaminants adhering to the electrical conductor before the electrical conductor contacts the contact element of the electrical connector arranged downstream in the feed direction within the scope of a connector assembly process.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector for a cable has a compression sleeve and a stop element that is axially adjacent to and connected to the compression sleeve. The compression sleeve has an inner lateral surface thread that is screwable to an outer lateral surface thread of an outer conductor of the cable. The outer conductor is clampable between the compression sleeve and an axial end region of the stop element, and in an assembled state, a longitudinal axis of the compression sleeve, is tilted relative to a longitudinal axis of the stop element; or b) a normal vector of a plane spanned by an edge between an end face and an inner lateral surface of the stop element is rotated by orientation angle (?A) relative to the longitudinal axis of the compression sleeve; or c) the edge has a helical course in a longitudinal axis direction of the plug connector.

Abstract: Provided is a method for data transmission between at least one first network and at least one second network, wherein a) for at least one data transmission between the at least one first network and the at least one second network, at least one connection between the first network and the second network is established and a datum or data are directed by means of a resource allocation unit arranged between the networks, and b) for the establishment of the at least one connection, the resource allocation unit exclusively allocates at least one net access resource, e.g. network cards or network adapters, which can be coupled to the second net, and a one-way communication unit arranged upstream of the net access resource for establishing a feedback-free data transmission direction.

Abstract: A method for the cryptographically protected unidirectional data transmission of payload data, wherein one or more data packets includes the payload data are transmitted on an end-to-end data transmission link from a first communication unit in a first network via a one-way communication unit, which is arranged between the first network and a second network, to a second communication unit in the second network, is provided.

Abstract: A method and a device for a reaction-free and integrity-protected synchronization of log data between at least one first network and a second network is provided. The log data is copied by means of a monitoring device upon being transmitted from devices to a first log server in the first network. Metadata of the log data is additionally generated in a first managing unit, the metadata including time information, integrity information, origin information, and/or completeness information. The copied log data and the corresponding metadata are transmitted to the second network via a unidirectional coupling unit in a reaction-free manner. The lot data is checked and ordered chronologically in the second network using the metadata. Thus, a synchronized copy of the log data from the first network is promptly provided in the second network.