Abstract: A vehicle latch, including: a power release mechanism for transitioning the vehicle latch from a latched state to an unlatched state, the power release mechanism includes a motor that rotates a worm that meshingly engages a power release gear, which is operably coupled to a pawl of the latch; and a spring provided to reduce a speed of the gear as it is back driven into a home position.

Abstract: Method and device for detecting a target spectrum and its frequency location in a scenario contaminated with strong jammers on other interferers. The detection is based on the geodesic distance between the correlation matrix (RD) of the received signal and the correlation matrix (RT) of the target spectrum (TS) which is assumed known in shape and bandwidth. The detection happens when the threshold (Formula (I)) is overcome. The frequency location is based on the minimization of the mean square error between RD and RT.

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to an energy saving device which supplies high efficiency sodium-vapor street lights and a method of providing additional savings of electrical energy by means of the temporary reduction in the luminous flow of a high efficiency sodium-vapor street light. The energy saving device includes in its operation protection against low voltage supply, regulation of supply voltage, and protection in absence or damage of the lamp. In turn, the method includes a sequence for reliable ignition of the lamp, a modulation routine in frequency for elimination of acoustic resonance, and an automatic turn off sequence in view of damage of the photocell, as well as a consumption detection system to keep the output power steady and therefore, keep the power consumption under a steady value.