Abstract: A method of operating a lighting device with a light-emitting component, in which the light-emitting component includes a plurality of pixels configured to illuminate a plurality of zones in a field of view, the light-emitting component includes a processing device including characterization data of the light-emitting component, and the pixels of the light-emitting component are operated as a function of the characterization data, wherein to determine characterization data prior to intended operation of the lighting device an intensity and/or a color location of the emitted light of a pixel or of each pixel is measured as a function of an operating current.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating an ultrasonic sensor installed in a concealed manner such that a diaphragm of the sensor is connected to a vehicle part whose instantaneous properties influence a directional characteristic of the sensor, where a threshold value is used to suppress interference signals in the case of pulse-echo measurements using the ultrasonic sensor. The method adapts the threshold value to the directional characteristic of the ultrasonic sensor predetermined according to the instantaneous properties of the vehicle part. Further aspects of the invention relate to a driver assistance system including at least one ultrasonic sensor installed in a concealed manner and a computer program product which is designed to execute the method.

Abstract: A method for providing ultrasonic signal information includes receiving a plurality of echo signals, ascertaining a relatedness of individual echo signals from the plurality of echo signals based on a run time and/or a significance of the echo signals, grouping the echo signals for which a relatedness was ascertained in an echo signal group, and providing a property that is characteristic for the echo signal group. The present invention furthermore relates to a device associated with the method.

Abstract: An assembly is disclosed. In an embodiment an assembly includes a light source configured to illuminate a field of view, a control circuit configured to operate the light source and a camera configured to record a scene in the field of view, wherein the light source comprises at least one semiconductor component having at least one semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip has an semiconductor layer sequence with an active region, wherein the semiconductor chip comprises the plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of pixels are configured to generate radiation of the light source, wherein the control circuit has a memory configured to store operational data of the light source, wherein the control circuit is configured to operate the pixels on basis of the operational data, and wherein the arrangement is configured to perform an adaptation of at least a part of the operational data in the memory during operation of the arrangement.

Abstract: A method and device for vehicle-supported object detection. A pulse is emitted into the surroundings using a transducer situated in a vehicle, and the pulse, which is reflected back by an object in the surroundings, is recorded using the transducer. The transducer and the object move relative to each other. The emission and/or the recording are carried out according to a directional characteristic of the transducer, which has at least two directional lobes. Signal components of the reflected pulse, which have different frequency shifts, are separated from one another on the basis of the frequency shift or are assigned to respectively one of the directional lobes. An object detection is carried out in each case for the different signal components and the assigned directional lobes.

Abstract: A method for operating an ultrasonic measuring device, encompassing the steps of receiving echo amplitudes, ascertaining object distances for the received echo amplitudes, computing normalized echo amplitudes for the received echo amplitudes, a received echo amplitude with a certain object distance being divided by a reference echo amplitude for the same or a similar object distance, encoding the normalized echo amplitudes, and transmitting the encoded echo amplitudes to a control unit. Also described is a related computer program, a system for carrying out the method, and a vehicle that includes a driving assistance system.

Abstract: A method for calibrating ultrasonic transducers, the ultrasonic transducers being situated at known distances or at known ratios of the distances from one another, preferably in a bumper of a motor vehicle, and one of the ultrasonic transducers is operated in a transmission mode, and at least one other ultrasonic transducer is operated in a receiving mode.

Abstract: A system for transmitting a piece of information to a subunit, including at least one connection position and at least one subunit, the at least one connection position being configured for accommodating a subunit, and the at least one connection position including at least one coding lug which is configured for engaging into a corresponding recess on a subunit, the arrangement of the at least one coding lug coding the piece of information to be transmitted, and the at least one subunit having at least one recess which is configured for contactlessly detecting the presence of a coding lug in a recess.

Abstract: A method for acquiring the surrounding environment of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has at least one ultrasound sensor. The ultrasound sensor includes an ultrasound transducer for sending, the ultrasound sensor receiving acoustic environmental signals, in particular audible environmental signals, in that the ultrasound sensor is controlled in its evaluation in such a way that sound waves having frequencies below a resonant frequency of the ultrasound transducer, in particular audible sound waves, of an environmental signal are acquired and evaluated. Environmental signals are understood as acoustic signals that are not produced by the ultrasound transducer itself, but rather by an external sound source that in particular differs from the motor vehicle. This can be for example the siren of a rescue vehicle or emergency vehicle, or the horn of some other motor vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe. The syringe has a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation, the barrel defining a flange at the rear end thereof and a forward shoulder at the forward end thereof; a hollow needle at a front end of the barrel, the hollow needle defining a needle tip; and a plunger that is axially movable within the barrel. The cassette unit includes, in contact with the plunger and axially movable within the barrel, a plunger slaving part arranged such that when a drive load is applied to a rear drive-receiving face thereof the drive load is evenly transmitted to the plunger.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for generating mixed light, which comprises three semiconductor chips, emitting in the blue spectral range, of three devices. Arranged in the light paths of the individual semiconductor chips are different conversion elements which are configured to convert primary radiation into secondary radiation. The total radiation (S1, S2, S3) exiting the respective devices (10, 20, 30) has a corresponding chromaticity coordinate on the black body curve of the CIE color diagram 1931 or lies within a color quadrilateral of the CIE color diagram.

Abstract: A method for operating a surroundings detection system of a vehicle having at least two transceiver units, at least one transceiver unit emitting signals, and the at least two transceiver units receiving echo signals of the emitted signals, the echo signals being reflected by reflection sources situated in a detection range of the transceiver units. It is provided that received wave pulses and corresponding amplitude information are ascertained from the received echo signals, and upon receipt of the received wave pulses originating from at least two different reflection sources, an assignment of different received wave pulses of a first transceiver unit to different received wave pulses of a second transceiver unit is performed, taking into account the amplitude information, so that a spatial position of the at least two different reflection sources is ascertainable. Also described is a surroundings detection system and a computer program configured for performing the method.

Abstract: A method for operating a surroundings-detection system of a vehicle includes at least one transceiver unit emitting a frequency-modulated signal and receiving echo signals of the emitted frequency-modulated signal. The received echo signals are associated with reflection sources, and a piece of information about the speed of the reflection source relative to the transceiver unit is ascertained on the basis of the received echo signals.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor apparatus for placement on a cladding component of a vehicle, encompassing an ultrasonic sensor and a holder. The holder encompasses a cap and a support. The support has a connecting portion by way of which the support is intermaterially joinable to the cladding component, and has a frame portion, an opening through which a vibrating element of the ultrasonic sensor extends being provided in the connecting portion. The cap preloads the ultrasonic sensor toward a coupling element, and is mounted detachably on the support using a latching connection. The cap delimits the receiving region on the side facing away from the connecting portion. The support is a hybrid component having a metal insert overmolded with plastic.

Abstract: A coding method for data compression of a power spectra of an optoelectronic component and a decoding method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a coding method includes providing a power spectrum, sampling the power spectrum at particular sampling wavelengths in order to provide a discrete source spectrum, indexing the discrete source spectrum in order to provide a source graph having discrete source values, producing an image graph having discrete image values by transforming the source graph from a source range into an image range with a discrete frequency transform, performing compression of the image graph, and digitizing the compressed image graph in order to produce compressed spectral data.

Abstract: A method for heating an ultrasonic transducer, in which an interior of the ultrasonic transducer together with a diaphragm element is heated by thermal radiation of a component, the temperature of the diaphragm element being increased to a temperature above the freezing point. The heating is achieved by a component which in a first operating mode is used to implement a transmitting and/or receiving operation of the ultrasonic transducer, and in a second operating mode is operated in such a way that the component has an increased electrical power loss compared to the first operating mode.

Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe suitable for delivery of a drug to a patient. The syringe has a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation, the barrel defining a flange at the rear end thereof and a forward shoulder at the forward end thereof. The cassette unit includes one or more shoulder support features for supporting the forward shoulder of the syringe. In use, the one or more shoulder support features act to direct a major part of an applied load path to travel through the shoulder at the forward end of the syringe and lesser load to pass through the flange at the rear end thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe for injected delivery of a drug to a patient. The cassette unit includes a removable cap that in a capping position fits over and thereby acts to close off the needle projection aperture; and connecting to the removable cap, a needle cover defining a needle sheath for sheathing the needle tip of the syringe. The removable cap is provided with one or more first engagement features arranged for selectively engaging one or more second engagement features of the cassette unit housing when the removable cap is in the capping position to thereby restrict/prevent rotation of the removable cap and needle cover relative to the housing.

Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The cassette unit includes a needle cover defining a needle sheath. The removable cap is provided with a connector defining one or more needle cover gripping elements for gripping the needle cover. The connector defines a central hub and the one or more needle gripper elements attach to the central hub and in spaced arrangement relative to each other. The connector locates within the removable cap such that the central hub of the connector is in spaced relationship with a far end wall or surface of the cap interior.

Abstract: There is provided a cassette unit that is suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe that is suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The cassette unit includes a removable cap that in a capping position fits over and thereby, acts such as to close off, the needle projection aperture. The cassette unit includes a cap lock feature movable from a first cap locking position in which it prevents removal of the removable cap from the capping position with the cassette unit to a second cap non-locking position in which it no longer prevents such cap removal.