Abstract: A parking brake valve assembly for an electronically controllable pneumatic braking system of a vehicle is disclosed. The parking brake valve assembly includes: a first compressed air path which receives a supply pressure and has a first monostable valve unit for providing a first parking brake pressure, a second compressed air path which receives supply pressure and has a second monostable valve unit for providing a second parking brake pressure, and a first shuttle valve having a first shuttle valve port with the first compressed air path and receiving the first parking brake pressure, a second shuttle valve port with the second compressed air path and receiving the second parking brake pressure, and a third shuttle valve port connectable to a spring brake cylinder. The first shuttle valve outputs the higher of the first parking brake pressure and of the second parking brake pressure to the third shuttle valve port.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a vehicle with an autonomous vehicle system which comprises an autonomous operating driving system which is configured to perform a dynamic driving task during fault-free operation of the autonomous operating driving system, and a redundancy driving system which is configured to carry out a reduced driving task. The autonomous operating driving system carries out trajectory planning and provides a planned trajectory for the reduced driving task to the redundancy driving system. If a fault of the operating driving system is detected, the redundancy driving system controls at least one vehicle actuator to perform the reduced driving task using the planned trajectory. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to an autonomous vehicle system and a vehicle with an autonomous vehicle system.

Abstract: A trailer vehicle, in particular a semi-trailer, for a towing vehicle has an electric drive, and the electric drive includes at least one electric motor for driving at least one wheel of the trailer vehicle and an energy store for supplying the electric motor. The energy store stores energy of more than 250 kWh or more than 500 kWh, preferably more than 750 kWh or more than 1000 kWh. A combination vehicle can include the trailer vehicle and a method is for operating a trailer vehicle.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining object information relating to an object in an environment of a vehicle having a camera. The method includes: capturing the environment with the camera from a first position; changing the position of the camera; capturing the environment with the camera from a second position; determining object information relating to an object by selecting at least one first pixel in the first image and at least one second pixel in the second image, by selecting the first pixel and the second pixel such that they are assigned to the same object point of the object, and determining object coordinates of the assigned object point by triangulation. Changing the position of the camera is brought about by controlling an active actuator system in the vehicle. The actuator system adjusts the camera by an adjustment distance without changing a driving condition of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for producing an environmental image of an entire multi-part vehicle having a tractor vehicle and at least one trailer vehicle includes providing an image capture device including a front camera for capturing a front capture region in front of the tractor vehicle and outputting a front individual image, front lateral cameras for capturing front lateral capture regions and outputting front lateral individual images, back lateral cameras for capturing back lateral capture regions and outputting back lateral individual images, and a rear camera for capturing a back capture region behind the trailer vehicle and outputting a back individual image. The method includes recording the individual images with the cameras, evaluating and/or cropping the individual images such that overlap regions are in each case formed at least between the front lateral individual images and the back lateral individual images, and combining the individual images to form the environmental image.

Abstract: A cleaning device for dispensing a gaseous medium and/or a medium mixture includes a mixing element having a first feed connection in a main medium feed line, a second feed connection in a medium feed branch line, and a dispensing connection configured to dispense the gaseous medium and/or the medium mixture. The cleaning device further includes a pressure chamber on the main medium feed line and a switching valve arranged in the main medium feed line, downstream or and/or at the pressure chamber. The switching valve is configured to prevent passage of the gaseous medium through the mixing element in a first switching state and to allow passage of the gaseous medium in a second switching state. The cleaning device optionally additionally includes a regulating device arranged in the medium feed branch line and configured to regulate a feed of the liquid medium.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method for controlling the deceleration of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a central control unit, a first brake circuit for a rear axle and a second brake circuit for a front axle. In the method, in the event of an electronically requested deceleration request below a predefined deceleration threshold value, only the brake circuit for the axle, from the rear axle and the front axle, that allows the finest gradation in the pressure change for substantially continuous, jolt-free manipulation of the deceleration is activated by the central control unit and remains activated as long as the predefined deceleration threshold value is not exceeded by the deceleration request. The disclosure is also directed to a braking system and to a vehicle.

Abstract: A method for setting an application pressure of a vehicle brake of a motor vehicle having a commercial vehicle disk brake, wherein, as the brake pressure increases in a first pressure range, the vehicle brake feeds in a brake pad by a brake infeed travel in the direction of the brake disk, crossing a release clearance, with an increase in a friction torque, and, as the brake pressure increases further in a second pressure range, the brake disk is fed in fully and there is a further increase in the friction torque at the vehicle brake. The method steps detect the brake infeed travel as a function of the brake pressure, identify the first pressure range on the basis of the detected brake infeed travel as a function of brake pressure, set an application pressure of the vehicle brake to a pressure within the first pressure range.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, that includes an electronically controllable pneumatic braking system, and an electronically controllable steering device. The electronically controllable pneumatic braking system has a redundant control unit, which controls the brake circuits in the event of a failure of an electronic stability control of the braking system during travel. In the event of the failure of the electronic stability control during travel, the redundant control unit performs axle-wise control of the front axle with a front axle redundancy brake pressure and/or of the rear axle with a rear axle redundancy brake pressure and the electronically controllable steering device carries out laterally stabilizing steering interventions in order to keep the vehicle in a tolerance corridor of a predefined target trajectory of the vehicle. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle and a method.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining object information relating to an object in an environment of a multi-part vehicle having at least one towing vehicle and at least one trailer and a control unit and vehicle associated with it, with at least one trailer camera being arranged on the trailer, having at least the following steps: capturing the environment with a trailer camera from a first position and, in dependence thereon, creating a first image having first pixels; changing the position of the trailer camera; capturing the environment with the trailer camera from a second position and creating a second image having second pixels; and, determining object information relating to an object in the captured environment.

Abstract: A method for controlling a subject vehicle with a braking system, a drive system and a distance control system, wherein the distance control system is configured to control an actual following distance between the subject vehicle and a vehicle ahead to a predetermined target following distance, wherein the target following distance is predetermined as a function of an activated operating mode of the distance control system, including performing a plausibility check by checking whether V2X data is exchanged or can be exchanged between the vehicle ahead and the subject vehicle over a V2X connection, and activating, if no V2X data is exchanged or can be exchanged between the vehicle ahead and the subject vehicle over the V2X connection, a first operating mode in which a first target following distance is predetermined as a function of a reaction time of a driver of the subject vehicle.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method for slip control of a vehicle wheel driven via an electric drive. The method includes at least the following steps: driving the electric drive of the vehicle wheel using an actual drive torque in a torque control in a torque control step, determining a wheel speed and a wheel slip of the vehicle wheel and evaluating the wheel slip by way of an instability criterion as to whether an instability exists, upon recognizing an instability, direct or indirect transition in a slip control of the wheel slip to a setpoint slip by driving the electric drive, determining whether an end criterion for ending the slip control is satisfied; and, if the end criterion is satisfied, returning to the torque control in the torque control step.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a vehicle on a site with a management system, including determining whether at least one vehicle on the site intends to make a departure from a stoppage place, generating a control command by the management system, and transmitting the control command to the inspection vehicle such that the inspection vehicle moves along an inspection path to the stoppage place. The method further includes detecting an environment around the inspection vehicle at the stoppage place by the sensor system while a detection zone of the at least one sensor is oriented at least in some regions at a subregion beneath the vehicle and/or at the vehicle. The method further includes determining, in dependence on the sensor signals generated by the sensor system, whether there is an impediment by which the departure of the vehicle is impeded, in order to carry out a pre-departure check.

Abstract: A method for the predictive assessment of a current driving situation of a vehicle, in particular utility vehicle, includes determining currently present driving situation information, wherein the driving situation information characterizes the current driving situation of the vehicle. The method includes specifying the driving situation information to a neural algorithm, wherein the neural algorithm assigns, in the manner of a trained neural network, a driving situation category to the currently present driving situation information. The respective driving situation category is based on a predicted driving situation. The neural algorithm determines the predicted driving situation in accordance with the current driving situation and the predicted driving situation indicates a driving situation of the vehicle which will develop in future from the current driving situation. The method includes outputting an output value characterizing the driving situation category, as an assessment result.

Abstract: A device is for checking the plausibility of measured values of an axle load measuring system determinable via a sensor system, using which the axle load resting on all axles of a vehicle is determinable as a first total axle load value. The device has a comparator and a computing unit. A second total axle load value is computable via the computing unit. The first and the second total axle load value can be supplied to the comparator, a comparison between the two total axle load values can be carried out via the comparator, and, if there is a sufficiently large difference between the first total axle load value and the second total axle load value, an error message can be generated and/or a signal generator can be activated via the comparator. Manipulations and measurement errors on the axle load measuring system may be recognized in this way.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a vehicle on a site with a management system, including determining whether at least one vehicle on the site intends to make a departure from a stoppage place, generating a control command by the management system, and transmitting the control command to the inspection vehicle such that the inspection vehicle moves along an inspection path to the stoppage place. The method further includes detecting an environment around the inspection vehicle at the stoppage place by the sensor system while a detection zone of the at least one sensor is oriented at least in some regions at a subregion beneath the vehicle and/or at the vehicle. The method further includes determining, in dependence on the sensor signals generated by the sensor system, whether there is an impediment by which the departure of the vehicle is impeded, in order to carry out a pre-departure check.

Abstract: A trailer vehicle, in particular a semi-trailer, for a towing vehicle has an electric drive, and the electric drive includes at least one electric motor for driving at least one wheel of the trailer vehicle and an energy store for supplying the electric motor. The energy store stores energy of more than 250 kWh or more than 500 kWh, preferably more than 750 kWh or more than 1000 kWh. A combination vehicle can include the trailer vehicle and a method is for operating a trailer vehicle.

Abstract: A method for emergency braking of a subject vehicle includes: detecting, using a first surroundings detection system of the subject vehicle traveling in a direction of travel, a front area in front of the subject vehicle; if an object is detected in the front area, determining that a reliable target detection situation is present if at least the following target detection situation criteria are fulfilled: the detected object is a vehicle in front traveling in the direction of travel, the vehicle in front is followed over a minimum following period, in the minimum following period, the same vehicle in front is followed, providing an autonomous emergency braking system which is in an AEBS standby mode during travel outside an emergency braking situation; and if an emergency braking situation is detected outside of a reliable target detection situation, switching the autonomous emergency braking system to an active AEBS mode.

Abstract: A method for producing an environmental image of an entire multi-part vehicle having a tractor vehicle and at least one trailer vehicle includes providing an image capture device including a front camera for capturing a front capture region in front of the tractor vehicle and outputting a front individual image, front lateral cameras for capturing front lateral capture regions and outputting front lateral individual images, back lateral cameras for capturing back lateral capture regions and outputting back lateral individual images, and a rear camera for capturing a back capture region behind the trailer vehicle and outputting a back individual image. The method includes recording the individual images with the cameras, evaluating and/or cropping the individual images such that overlap regions are in each case formed at least between the front lateral individual images and the back lateral individual images, and combining the individual images to form the environmental image.

Abstract: A method for braking a vehicle, including checking whether a trigger criterion for braking the vehicle is present, and if the trigger criterion is satisfied, causing a conditioning braking pulse through brief pulsed braking such that passengers experience brief braking of the vehicle, and immediately thereafter initiating a braking phase in which the vehicle is braked in at least two partial braking regions by an actual ego deceleration that varies with respect to time, wherein each partial braking region is extended over a partial braking interval and merge into one another without the actual ego deceleration changing abruptly, and the actual ego deceleration in at least one of the partial braking regions is changed continuously over the respective partial braking interval such that a different actual jerk is obtained in each partial braking region, and wherein the actual jerk behaves degressively over at least some partial braking regions.