Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of telematics or telecommunication control units (TCUs) modules that includes a TCU and one or more sensor arrays (e.g., mmWave sensors, temperature sensors, ambient light sensors, biometric sensors, cameras, proximity sensors, WiFi, touch sensors, microphones, etc.) for monitoring vehicle interiors (e.g., monitoring health conditions of occupants within a vehicle passenger interior, etc.). In exemplary embodiments, sensors may be combined or integrated with (e.g., embedded within, placed on TCU printed circuit board (PCB), directly connected with, mounted along a bottom or side of, etc.) the TCU.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of telematics or telecommunication control units (TCUs) modules that includes a TCU and one or more sensor arrays (e.g., mmWave sensors, temperature sensors, ambient light sensors, biometric sensors, cameras, proximity sensors, WiFi, touch sensors, microphones, etc.) for monitoring vehicle interiors (e.g., monitoring health conditions of occupants within a vehicle passenger interior, etc.). In exemplary embodiments, sensors may be combined or integrated with (e.g., embedded within, placed on TCU printed circuit board (PCB), directly connected with, mounted along a bottom or side of, etc.) the TCU.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of vehicular systems including distributed active antennas, adaptive cellphone evolution (e.g., via a smartphone, mobile device, user equipment, etc.) and/or integrated access and backhaul. In exemplary embodiments, a distributed antenna system includes a central unit onboard a vehicle. The central unit includes a transceiver configured to operate in a cellular network. The central unit also includes an analog to digital converter/digital to analog converter coupled to the transceiver. Four active antennas are onboard the vehicle. Each active antenna includes an analog to digital converter/digital to analog converter and is configured to communicate with the central unit digitally. A link connects each of the active antennas to the central unit. The link is configured to transmit signals digitally and support at least 10 Gbps of bandwidth between the central unit and the active antennas.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for data transmission, wherein the apparatus has at least one terminal interface for data transmission between the apparatus and a terminal, wherein the apparatus has at least one base station interface for data transmission between the apparatus and the base station, wherein the data transmission between the terminal and the apparatus is effected in a device-to-device communication, characterized in that the apparatus is in the form of a relay apparatus for a data transmission between a terminal and the base station, wherein the same standard is used for the data transmission between the apparatus and the terminal as for the data transmission between the apparatus and the base station, the standard being a mobile radio standard, and to a vehicle.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of telematics or telecommunication control units (TCUs) modules that includes a TCU and one or more sensor arrays (e.g., mmWave sensors, temperature sensors, ambient light sensors, biometric sensors, cameras, proximity sensors, WiFi, touch sensors, microphones, etc.) for monitoring vehicle interiors (e.g., monitoring health conditions of occupants within a vehicle passenger interior, etc.). In exemplary embodiments, sensors may be combined or integrated with (e.g., embedded within, placed on TCU printed circuit board (PCB), directly connected with, mounted along a bottom or side of, etc.) the TCU.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an apparatus, a vehicle, a method, and a computer program for setting a transmission power. The apparatus (10) is operable to set a transmission power of a vehicular relay transceiver (100) in a mobile communication system (400). The relay transceiver (100) is operable in a vehicle (500) to relay information between a mobile transceiver (200) associated with the relay transceiver (100) and a base station transceiver (300) of the mobile communication system (400). The apparatus (10) comprises a transceiver module (12) which is operable to transmit a common signal using a transmission power. The transmission power influences a coverage area of the relay transceiver (100). The relay apparatus (10) further comprises a controller module (14) operable to determine information related to a quality of a radio link between the relay transceiver (100) and the base station transceiver (300) and information on a state of the vehicle (500).

Abstract: Embodiments provide an apparatus, a vehicle, a method, and a computer program for setting a transmission power. The apparatus (10) is operable to set a transmission power of a vehicular relay transceiver (100) in a mobile communication system (400). The relay transceiver (100) is operable in a vehicle (500) to relay information between a mobile transceiver (200) associated with the relay transceiver (100) and a base station transceiver (300) of the mobile communication system (400). The apparatus (10) comprises a transceiver module (12) which is operable to transmit a common signal using a transmission power. The transmission power influences a coverage area of the relay transceiver (100). The relay apparatus (10) further comprises a controller module (14) operable to determine information related to a quality of a radio link between the relay transceiver (100) and the base station transceiver (300) and information on a state of the vehicle (500).

Abstract: A digital phase-locked loop (PLL) which responds to a square-wave input signal of on expected frequency f.sub.E and comprises a change-over switch which is switched in response to square-wave signals or different frequencies and precedes a main divider operating with a divisor D and which produces the output signal of the phase-locked loop. The change-over switch is activated as a function of the output signal and the input signal. In order to provide symmetrical locking in of the phase-locked loop and a small capture-and-hold range, the change-over switch is switched between a first square-wave signal of the frequency f.sub.1, a second square-wave signal of the second frequency f.sub.2 and a third square-wave signal of the frequency f.sub.3, in which:f.sub.1 .multidot.1/D=f.sub.Eandk.multidot.f.sub.1 =f.sub.2 +(k-1).multidot.f.sub.3,A switching logic is provided which controls the change-over switch in such that it is switched to the signal of the first frequency f.sub.