Abstract: A method for calibrating a flow meter includes a method step of generating an intermittently dynamic flow profile in a line, where the flow profile shows a continuous increase in flow within a first time interval. The method also includes determining the flow profile using a reference flow meter during the first time interval, where a time value is assigned to a measured flow value and the time value is determined by means of a reference clock. The method also includes determining the flow profile using the flow meter during the first time interval, where a time value is also assigned to a measured flow value and the time value is determined by means of a flow meter clock. The method also includes adapting the flow profile determined using the flow meter, to the flow profile determined using the reference flow meter within the first time interval.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a system for checking plausibility of a vehicle environment hypothesis for a motor vehicle. The method includes providing the vehicle environment hypothesis, which is identified from predefined data and provides an assumption about a characteristic of surroundings of the motor vehicle, detecting environmental features in the surroundings of the motor vehicle by way of a sensor system including a plurality of sensors; evaluating the environmental features with respect to the plausibility of the vehicle environment hypothesis by way of checking each environmental feature of the environmental features for a presence of one or more plausibility criteria, the one or more plausibility criteria depending on a type of the environmental feature and a type of sensor with which the environmental feature was detected; and checking the plausibility of the vehicle environment hypothesis based on the evaluating of the environmental features.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for the fully automated guidance of a motor vehicle by a vehicle system in a driving situation of at least one driving situation class, wherein the vehicle system has a control device and accesses position data of a position sensor. The method starts with providing a traffic rule database in which traffic rule sets for a plurality of geographic regions are stored in a machine-readable formal language and which can be accessed by the control device, and determining a geographical region currently traveled by the motor vehicle based on the current position data and retrieving a traffic rule set for the currently traveled geographical region from the traffic rule database via the control device.

Abstract: In a method for simulating a printing process of print jobs in a digital high-capacity printing system with print server and printing apparatus having a plurality of modules: a simulation state of the printing apparatus is activated by (e.g. a user of) a monitoring module of the digital high-capacity printing system, a print job is started with print data at the print server by the monitoring module, the print data is transferred to the printing apparatus, printing is simulated by supplying unrastered print data to an image raster computer of the printing apparatus while data is withdrawn from the image raster computer, and feedback is provided to the monitoring module of the digital high-capacity printing system about the occurrence of an error message. The speed of the removal may correspond to the print speed.

Abstract: In a method for simulating a printing process of print jobs in a digital high-capacity printing system with print server and printing apparatus having a plurality of modules: a simulation state of the printing apparatus is activated by (e.g. a user of) a monitoring module of the digital high-capacity printing system, a print job is started with print data at the print server by the monitoring module, the print data is transferred to the printing apparatus, printing is simulated by supplying unrastered print data to an image raster unit of the printing apparatus while data are withdrawn from the image raster, wherein the speed of the removal corresponds to the print speed, feedback is provided to the monitoring module of the digital high-capacity printing system about the occurrence of an error message.

Abstract: In a method to print a source PDF file with at least one reference to an external object, initially determining whether at least one reference to an external object is included in the source PDF file. If so, a target PDF file is generated wherein, in addition to information of the source PDF file, all referenced external objects are included in the target PDF file in an embedded form. The target PDF file is converted into print data and the target PDF file is printed.

Abstract: In a method or system for processing a color print image for digital printing at a predetermined printing apparatus, the print image is deconstructed into color separations according to characteristic color curves of the printing apparatus. The color separations are stored in a data unit as greyscale bitmap images and at least one of a color code and color values are associated with each color separation in the data unit. The print image encoded in the data unit is presented at a display device for monitoring or management before printout at the printing apparatus, the print image being presented at the display device by means of at least one of the color code and color values associated with the respective color separations such that the individual color separations are transparently superimposed.

Abstract: In a method or system for processing a color print image for digital printing at a predetermined printing apparatus, the print image is deconstructed into color separations according to characteristic color curves of the printing apparatus. The color separations are stored in a data unit as greyscale bitmap images and at least one of a color code and color values are associated with each color separation in the data unit. The print image encoded in the data unit is presented at a display device for monitoring or management before printout at the printing apparatus, the print image being presented at the display device by means of at least one of the color code and color values associated with the respective color separations such that the individual color separations are transparently superimposed.

Abstract: In a dual-circuit hydraulic motorcycle brake system with two hand or foot-operated master cylinders, at the commencement of the pump operation in one of the brake circuits, the change-over valve (20) and/or the separating valve (19) of that brake circuit assume a switching position in which the pressure which can be generated by the pump (9) is prevented from causing a reactive effect on the associated hand-operated or foot-operated master brake cylinder (7, 13). To this end, the separating valve (19) in the brake line may be switched to a closed or throttling position, while the change-over valve (20) in the suction path is closed. Alternatively, both the change-over valve (20) and the separating valve (19) can be opened at the same time so that the pump conveys brake fluid in a circle.

Abstract: A hydraulic power steering system with a steering gear and a hydraulic actuator for supporting a steering wheel actuation by the driver of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes components for actively applying an additional steering torque, the components for actively applying an additional steering torque including at least one additional torque actuator and a steering torque detector being mounted as a module on a steering wheel shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear.

Abstract: Steering handle, in particular steering wheel, for motor vehicles, on which means are provided for recognition of a contact between at least one hand of the vehicle driver and the steering handle (free hand recognition).

Abstract: A power steering system includes a device for actively applying an additional steering torque as well as a device for actively applying a superposition steering angle.

Abstract: A drive device of a motor vehicle axle steering module including an electronic rotary drive for displacing a steering rod, wherein the steering rod is assisted drivingly by a transmission device, wherein the displacement of the steering rod causes steerable vehicle wheels to turn, wherein the transmission device includes a supple or twistable clutch or a gear unit with a supple or twistable mounting support.

Abstract: Steering handle, in particular steering wheel, for motor vehicles, on which means are provided for recognition of a contact between at least one hand of the vehicle driver and the steering handle (free hand recognition).

Abstract: In a hydraulic power steering system with a steering gear and a hydraulic actuator for supporting a steering wheel actuation by the driver of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, with means associated therewith for actively applying an additional steering torque, the means for actively applying an additional steering torque includes at least one additional torque actuator and a means detecting the steering torque and being mounted as a module on a steering wheel shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear.

Abstract: An actuating unit for use on an electromechanically actuated disc brake for automotive vehicles including a drive unit or an electric motor, an actuating element for actuating one of two friction linings displaceably arranged in a brake caliper, and a first and a second reducing gear. The first reducing gear is comprised as a ball screw, while a planetary gear is used as the second reducing gear. To increase the efficiency, the present invention discloses a coupling shaft used to transmit forces from the planet cage of the planetary gear to the threaded spindle of the ball screw. The ends of the coupling shaft form universal joints with the planet cage and the threaded spindle.

Abstract: A storage rack for thin flat objects such as CD's, DVD's and the like has multi-lobe “flower-like” pieces which may be stacked for rotation or non-rotation relative to each other. Each flower typically comprises three radially-directed lobes. Each lobe is divided into an outer portion to support an object, and a smaller inner portion for exerting downward pressure against the flat object and hold it in place. The lobes are positioned so that adjacent levels of lobes are radially displaced for viewing objects on underlying lobes.

Abstract: An actuating unit for an electromechanically actuated disc brake for automotive vehicles which is composed of a drive unit or an electric motor, an actuating element forming one of two friction linings into engagement with a brake disc, and a reducing gear. A freewheel mechanism that interacts with the electric motor has the function of a parking brake. In order to ensure a high level of reliability in operation of the parking brake and to render it resistant to external influences, in particular, oscillations or vibrations, the present invention suggest that the freewheel mechanism be configured in such a way that its clamping effect is produced by a form-locking torque transmission and that, in its actuated state, it prevents a rotational movement of a bearing in which the rotor of the electric motor is mounted.

Abstract: In a drive device of a motor vehicle axle steering module comprising an electronic rotary drive, by means of which a steering rod can be displaced or at least displacement of the steering rod can be assisted drivingly by the intermediary of a transmission device, with said displacement causing steerable vehicle wheels to turn, the transmission device includes a supple or twistable clutch and/or a gear unit with a supple or twistable mounting support.

Abstract: In a threaded mechanism with rolling bodies comprising a spindle rod, a spindle nut at least partially enclosing said spindle rod, and a number of interposed rolling bodies, an axial and radial mounting support is provided for the spindle nut that is adapted to receive both tilting movements of the spindle nut about its longitudinal axis as well as radial movements transversely to its longitudinal axis.