Abstract: A system for modifying process data of a car wash based on captured evaluations of vehicle washes performed on the car wash, comprising: a set of mobile terminals, each adapted to perform an algorithmic evaluation process; and a control module, implemented on the car wash, for controlling and/or regulating the car wash based on the detected feedback signals encoding evaluations of vehicle washes performed on the car wash, and in data communication with the mobile terminals via the control interface.

Abstract: When at least one mobile head-mounted display (HMD) is located in at least one vehicle, a control unit of the HMD performs inside-out tracking based on a six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) algorithm with the aid of at least one camera image captured by at least one camera, using a 6DOF-algorithm-based translation of the at least one mobile HMD. The HMD control unit executes an application that creates an edge model of an interior of the vehicle and provides automated computer-vision-based 6DOF tracking of the at least one mobile HMD.

Abstract: A power tool having a motor and an energy supply device, wherein an output current from the energy supply device to the power tool is greater than or equal to 70 amperes. The power-to-weight ratio of the power tool is in a range of greater than or equal to 0.30 kW/kg, for example. In addition, a power-to-weight ratio L of the power tool can preferably be in a range of greater than or equal to 0.30 kW/kg. In addition, a contact system for transmitting electrical energy from the energy supply device to the power tool is disclosed, wherein the contact system has at least one first contact and at least one second contact, wherein a contact area between the two contacts has a size of greater than or equal to 20 mm2.

Abstract: Control method for a rechargeable battery that has an interface for communicating with a handheld power tool and for supplying power to the handheld power tool, wherein a machine characteristic value characterizing the handheld power tool is received via the interface of the rechargeable battery, the machine characteristic value representing at least one physical property of the handheld power tool, and the rechargeable battery being activated to deliver electrical energy to the handheld power tool if a logic circuit of the rechargeable battery determines that a system characteristic value, which is based on the machine characteristic value and on a rechargeable battery characteristic value representing a physical property of the rechargeable battery, exceeds or falls short of a predefined safety threshold.

Abstract: A method for determining the conductivity of an electrical conductor between a first system component and a second system component, the method steps determining a first voltage value and a second voltage value at the first or second system component for a given current intensity value; determining a first differential value between a reference voltage value at the first system component and the first voltage value; determining a second differential value between a reference voltage value at the first system component and the second voltage value; identifying a transition resistance as a quotient from the second differential value and the current intensity value when a difference between the first and second differential values reaches a predetermined threshold value; and adjusting the first and/or second system component from a first operating state into a second operating state and/or emitting at least one signal by means of a display device on the first and/or second system component when the transition re

Abstract: Method for communicating between a first participant with a first transceiver and a second participant with a second transceiver, having the method steps of transmitting a first signal from the first transceiver to the second transceiver, transmitting a second signal from the second transceiver to the first transceiver if, after determining a checksum, no error can be detected in a first component of the first signal; transmitting the first signal from the first transceiver to the second transceiver if no second signal has been received by the first transceiver after expiry of a first predetermined period of time; adjusting the first participant from a first operating state to a second operating state if no first signal is received after a second predetermined period of time or if no second signal is received after a third predetermined period of time; or transmitting a fourth signal from the first transceiver to the second transceiver in order to adjust the second participant from a first operating state to

Abstract: An apparatus and method for treating a plastic molded article. The apparatus includes a treatment chamber that can be closed and temperature-controlled. A vapor generating unit generates vapor of a treatment liquid. A fluid connection between the treatment chamber and the vapor generating unit feeds vapor to the treatment chamber and returns condensate back to the treatment chamber. A pressure equalizing device transfers waste air at atmospheric pressure and equalizes pressure with the atmospheric pressure during treatment. The pressure equalizing device retains vapor and prevents vapor from escaping into the atmosphere. A vapor phase is generated by heating a treatment liquid to its boiling point. The treatment liquid includes a solvent that dissolves or solubilizes the plastic. The article is exposed to the vapor phase for a predetermined time and removed from the vapor phase. Residual treatment liquid present on the article is removed.

Abstract: Method for communication between a power tool and a rechargeable battery, wherein the rechargeable battery includes a controller unit having a first transceiver, and the power tool includes a control unit having a second transceiver. The method involves the method steps of emitting a first signal from the first to the second transceiver; emitting a second signal from the first to the second transceiver after a predetermined period of time has elapsed; shifting the power tool from a first operating state into a second operating state if the number of received signals in a predetermined period of time reaches a predetermined threshold value, and/or emitting a signal to the first transceiver in order to shift the rechargeable battery from a first operating state into a second operating state if the number of received signals in a predetermined period of time reaches a predetermined threshold value. System for performing the method for communication, including a power tool and rechargeable battery.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for creating an individual user profile in an event of an occurrence of motion sickness, including: providing an initial user profile for a user of a motor vehicle; capturing at least one characteristic currently characterizing the user of the motor vehicle; generating a user query; outputting the user query at an output device; capturing an input of the user of the motor vehicle based on the user query; linking the input of the user of the motor vehicle to the at least one characteristic currently characterizing the user of the motor vehicle; and creating the individual user profile by adapting the initial user profile based on the input of the user of the motor vehicle linked to the at least one characteristic currently characterizing the user of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a computer program product, and a support system.

Abstract: A sludge separator, in particular for a vehicle washing system, has a sedimentation tank with a side wall and a base. The tank is divided into a lower sedimentation region, an intermediate region, and an upper fluid exchange region. The sludge separator has an inlet for supplying a fluid carrying solid particles into the tank, the inlet including an end section having an inlet opening. The inlet opening is arranged in the upper fluid exchange region and opens into the tank in a horizontal plane in a peripheral region of the tank. The sludge separator also has an outlet for discharging fluid out of the tank, the outlet having an outlet opening arranged in the upper fluid exchange region. The end section is orientated such that supplied fluid flows into the tank tangentially, and the outlet opening is arranged in a central region of the tank in a horizontal plane.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle and a method for summarizing a conversation in a motor vehicle. The method involves determining by a vehicle sensor device whether a challenging driving task is present; if the challenging driving task is present, masking a conversation in the motor vehicle for a driver by generating counter noise; recording the conversation in the motor vehicle by at least one vehicle microphone; summarizing the conversation by artificial intelligence; outputting a summary of the conversation to the driver after determining that the challenging driving task is no longer present; and deactivating the counter noise after the outputting the summary of the conversation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for determining an ACTUAL delivery volume for a dosing pump (DP) intended for delivering a substance from a container (B), and which is further intended for use with an adjustment means for manually adjusting a TARGET delivery volume for use in a vehicle washing system (WA).

Abstract: When at least one mobile head-mounted display (HMD) is located in at least one vehicle, a control unit of the HMD performs inside-out tracking based on a six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) algorithm with the aid of at least one camera image captured by at least one camera, using a 6DOF-algorithm-based translation of the at least one mobile HMD. The HMD control unit executes an application that creates an edge model of an interior of the vehicle and provides automated computer-vision-based 6DOF tracking of the at least one mobile HMD.

Abstract: A method of controlling a VR device, in particular VR goggles, of a user in a vehicle interior of a vehicle via a communication link, includes vehicle data being received and evaluated, or receiving evaluated vehicle data via the communication link. At least one traffic event may be classified based on the evaluated vehicle data, to generate control commands for controlling the VR device, by way of which the user of the VR device may be alerted to a response of the vehicle to the traffic event, which may be unpredictable to the user. The examples further relate to a vehicle arrangement.

Abstract: A system for modifying process data of a car wash based on captured evaluations of vehicle washes performed on the car wash, comprising: a set of mobile terminals, each adapted to perform an algorithmic evaluation process; and a control module, implemented on the car wash, for controlling and/or regulating the car wash based on the detected feedback signals encoding evaluations of vehicle washes performed on the car wash, and in data communication with the mobile terminals via the control interface.

Abstract: A backup and restore coordinator configured to receive a plurality of backup and restore requests from at least two uncoordinated backup functionalities implemented in a virtual environment, the virtual environment including a hypervisor hosting a plurality of virtual machines and a backup server. The backup and restore coordinator configured to extract respective information from the plurality of backup and restore requests including target data, backup resource information, and a type of request. The backup and restore coordinator configured to order the plurality of backup and restore requests in a prioritized queue based on the information extracted from the plurality of backup and restore requests.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for treating a plastic molded article. The apparatus includes a treatment chamber that can be closed and temperature-controlled. A vapor generating unit generates vapor of a treatment liquid. A fluid connection between the treatment chamber and the vapor generating unit feeds vapor to the treatment chamber and returns condensate back to the treatment chamber. A pressure equalizing device transfers waste air at atmospheric pressure and equalizes pressure with the atmospheric pressure during treatment. The pressure equalizing device retains vapor and prevents vapor from escaping into the atmosphere. A vapor phase is generated by heating a treatment liquid to its boiling point. The treatment liquid includes a solvent that dissolves or solubilizes the plastic. The article is exposed to the vapor phase for a predetermined time and removed from the vapor phase. Residual treatment liquid present on the article is removed.

Abstract: Charging an accumulator having an energy storage cell, a data interface and a wake-up circuit. A charging apparatus contains a data interface, a controller, a timer and a switch apparatus. The data interfaces connected to one another via a communication line for differential communication between the accumulator and charging apparatus. Setting the timer to a predetermined period of time; setting the control electronics of the accumulator to a deactivation mode; sending at least one signal from the charging apparatus to the accumulator via the communication line after the predetermined period of time has elapsed; activating the wake-up circuit for activating control electronics by detecting a voltage value from the communication line, the voltage value is consistent with either the dominant or recessive state of the communication line; setting the control electronics to an activation mode; and requesting or releasing a charging current from the charging apparatus using the accumulator.

Abstract: A method for the open-loop and closed-loop control of a power tool with at least one rechargeable battery, a drive and at least one control device, the rechargeable battery serving as an energy supply for the power tool. The method includes the method steps of: recording at least one temperature value of the rechargeable battery by a temperature measuring device; recording at least one first voltage value of the rechargeable battery by a voltage measuring device; and setting a first performance parameter value of the power tool to a second performance parameter value of the power tool for setting a current intensity value if the recorded temperature value corresponds to a predetermined temperature threshold value and the recorded voltage value corresponds to a predetermined voltage threshold value. A system including a power tool and at least one rechargeable battery for supplying the power tool with electrical energy for carrying out the method.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically conductive contact element (2) for an electric plug connector. The electrically conductive contact element (2) comprises a contact region (4) for making detachable electric contact with a mating contact element of a mating plug connector, and comprises a cable connecting region (6) for the connection of a cable. The contact element (2) comprises a cooling cavity (24), which opens into a distal opening (22) of the cable connecting region (6) which is arranged opposite the contact region (4).