The invention relates to a magnetic field sensor (1) comprising an NV diamond (3), an excitation light source (4) which is designed to emit excitation radiation (5) for exciting electronic states of the NV diamond (3), a microwave structure (6) which is designed to generate a microwave field for manipulating spin states of the NV diamond (3), a detector (11) which is designed to detect fluorescence radiation which the NV diamond (3) can emit as a result of having been irradiated with the excitation radiation (5), and a magnetic field generating device (8) which is provided and designed to generate a permanent magnetic field in the region of the NV diamond (3), wherein the excitation light source (4), the microwave structure (6) and the magnetic field generating device (8) are located on a sensor board (2).
G01R 33/26 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance for measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using optical pumping
The invention relates to an electric drive device (10) for a vehicle, comprising a housing (G) with a sensor recess (SN); an electric machine (EM) which comprises the housing (G) or which is arranged in the housing (G); and a sensor device (S) with a mounting device (HV), wherein the sensor device (S) together with the mounting device (HV) can be inserted into the sensor recess (SN) of the housing (G), the mounting device (HV) has a guide region (FB) which can be positioned in the sensor recess (SN), and the guide region (FB) comprises at least one protruding region (VB) which protrudes from the outer surface of the guide region (FB) at a specific region of said outer surface. The guide region (FB) additionally comprises at least one seal element (DE) at a specific sealing region (DB) of the outer surface of the guide region (FB), and the protruding region (VB) is dimensioned such that when the guide region (FB) is inserted into the sensor recess (SN), a specified gap (sp) is located between the protruding region (VB) and an inner wall (IW) of the sensor recess (SN), said specified gap (sp) being larger than the distance of capillary action at least in some regions.
H02K 5/10 - Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof with arrangements for protection from ingress, e.g. of water or fingers
H02K 11/215 - Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements
The present invention relates to a method, a vehicle and a computer program which assists a user of the vehicle in changing a windscreen wiper. The method detects when a windscreen wiper journey is completed, with the windscreen wiper being used at least once during the windscreen wiper journey. After the windscreen wiper journey is completed, the user is sent a query concerning windscreen wiper quality. If, after querying the windscreen wiper quality, an input is received which evaluates the windscreen wiper quality as insufficient, a message is then issued to the vehicle user to assist in changing the windscreen wiper.
The invention relates to a method for operating an air system (1), comprising - at least one supply air path (2) for supplying air to at least one fuel cell stack (3) and at least one exhaust air path (4) for discharging exhaust air emerging from the fuel cell stack (3), the air supplied to the at least one fuel cell stack (3) being humidified using the exhaust air from the same fuel cell stack (2) or another fuel cell stack (2), and liquid water (5) contained in the exhaust air being first removed using a water separator (6). The invention also relates to an air system (1), and to a fuel cell system having an air system (1) according to the invention.
H01M 8/04119 - Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with simultaneous supply or evacuation of electrolyteHumidifying or dehumidifying
The invention relates to an electric drive device (10) for a vehicle, comprising a housing (G); an electric machine (EM) which is arranged in the housing (G) and a sensor device (S) comprising a mounting device (HV), wherein the sensor device (S) can be installed in the housing (G) by means of the mounting device (HV), and the mounting device (HV) comprises a guide region (FB) that can be positioned in a recess (A) in the housing (G) and comprises at least one support element (SM) which is located at a specific region on the outer surface of the guide region (FB) and by means of which the guide region (FB) can be centered in the recess (A). The guide region (FB) additionally comprises at least one pressing element (VP) at another specific region on the outer surface of the guide region (FB), said pressing element being designed to compensate for a positional tolerance by means of a pressing process upon positioning the guide region (FB) when the guide region (FB) is inserted into the recess (A), said pressing element (VP) and support element (SM) being located on two different levels of the guide region (FB).
An apparatus (102) for the viewing-direction-dependent display of images comprises a display layer (322) which is designed to generate different images at different times, an illumination device (320) which is designed to illuminate the display layer (322) with light which has different directions at different times in order to project the images generated by the display layer in different directions, and optionally a touch-sensitive surface (324) which is designed to provide, in response to a touch at a position, a position signal displaying the position, wherein the display layer (322) is arranged between the touch-sensitive surface (324) and the illumination device (320).
The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (2) which has controllable power electronics (7) with at least one inverter (6), wherein the inverter (6) is controlled on the basis of a torque requirement (tqDesDrvr) for the electric machine (2) and a temperature (tStator) of the electric machine (2), having the following steps: - monitoring the torque requirement (tqDesDrvr), - monitoring the temperature (tStator) of the electric machine (2), in particular of a stator (5) of the electric machine (2), - determining a setpoint torque (tqEmDes) on the basis of the torque requirement (tqDesDrvr) and the temperature (tStator), - wherein, to determine the setpoint torque (tqEmDes), a model-based PI controller (12) with variable integrator limits (P_Ctrl, I_Ctrl) is used such that an excessive temperature (yMax) that exceeds a predetermined maximum temperature (tStatorMax) of the electric machine (2) is allowed for a predetermined time period (tMax) and at a predetermined level.
The present invention relates to a bulk acoustic wave device (10) comprising a first electrode (120) and a second electrode (122); a piezoelement (100) having at least a first piezoelectric layer element (101) and a second piezoelectric layer element (102), wherein there is at least one gap (sp) between the first piezoelectric layer element (101) and the second piezoelectric layer element (102), and wherein an acoustic layer thickness of the first piezoelectric layer element (101) and/or of the second piezoelectric layer element (102) corresponds in each case to an odd multiple of half an acoustic wavelength of an operating frequency of the bulk acoustic wave device (10), wherein the first electrode (120) and the second electrode (122) together with the piezoelement (100) are arranged in a stack arrangement.
The invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising an anode circuit in which a water separator (3) and a recirculation fan (8) are arranged. The aim of the invention is to provide simpler and more efficient operation of a fuel cell system without increasing the cost for producing the fuel cell system. This is achieved in that the recirculation fan (8) is arranged at a defined geodesic height (45) relative to the water separator (3) and is connected to the water separator (3) so as to conduct water such that, depending on a water fill level (41, 42, 43) in the water separator (3), separated water from the water separator (3) reaches the recirculation fan (8).
H01M 8/04119 - Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with simultaneous supply or evacuation of electrolyteHumidifying or dehumidifying
10.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A CONTROL UNIT HAVING A FLAT CONDUCTOR FOIL, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
The invention relates to a control unit, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one housing (12), which accommodates at least one circuit board (16), having a plurality, wherein a planar interconnector (18) is provided for establishing contact between the contacts (20) of the plurality of plug connector strips (24) and the circuit board (16), wherein the interconnector (18) comprises a plurality of contact regions (26) for making contact with the contacts (20) of the plurality of plug connector strips (24), and the interconnector (18) is formed as a flat conductor foil which comprises a plurality of conductor tracks (38) and which is designed to electrically conductively connect each of the contacts (20) to at least one connection region (28) of the interconnector (18), wherein the connection region (28) of the interconnector (18) is electrically conductively connected to a connection region (29) of the circuit board (16), wherein the planar interconnector (18) is situated spatially between the circuit board (16) and the plurality of plug connector strips (24), and the interconnector (18) and the circuit board (16) at least partially overlap.
The invention relates to a method for carrying out an update of a control unit (110) in a vehicle, comprising the steps: verifying by a verification unit (120) in the vehicle, whether a predefined update criterion is met, which indicates that an update of the control unit (110) should be carried out; transmitting an update request from the verification unit (120) to an update management unit (130) in the vehicle if the predefined update criterion is met; deciding, by the update management unit upon receipt of the update request, whether the update of the control unit (110) should be carried out; carrying out the update of the control unit (110) by the update management unit (130) if the update management unit (130) decides that the update of the control unit (110) should be carried out.
The invention relates to a method for operating a charger (1) for a motor vehicle, in particular an on-board charger of a motor vehicle, the charger (1) comprising a multi-phase input terminal (3) for connecting to a multi-phase supply grid terminal (4) of a supply grid, in particular a stationary supply grid, and comprising a voltage converter (5), the voltage converter (5) having at least one DC link (13) with at least one DC link capacitor (14, 15). According to the invention, after the input terminal (3) has been connected to the supply grid terminal (4), a voltage sensor (V13) of the DC link (13) senses a first DC link voltage of the DC link (13) before and a second DC link voltage of the DC link (13) after the DC link (13) is connected to a neutral conductor phase (N) of the input terminal (3) by means of a controllable switching element (S4), and, on the basis of a comparison of the second DC link voltage with the first DC link voltage, it is determined whether the supply grid terminal (4) has a neutral conductor connected to the neutral conductor phase (N).
B60L 53/20 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by converters located in the vehicle
H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from AC mains by converters
ROBERT BOSCH GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG (Germany)
CERES POWER LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
Juestel, Thomas
Giesselmann, Nils
Schmitt, Michael
Woollen, Alexander George
Abstract
The invention relates to an electrochemical cell assembly (10) comprising a housing (32) and an end plate (14) and a spatter trap (52) provided between them.
H01M 50/169 - Lids or covers characterised by the methods of assembling casings with lids by welding, brazing or soldering
H01M 50/264 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders with fastening means, e.g. locks for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames
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COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR FINDING AN OPTIMIZED LOAD COLLECTIVE FOR A VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE NETWORK OF A HYDRAULIC MACHINE
The invention relates to a computer implemented method for finding an optimized load collective for a variable speed drive network of a hydraulic machine comprising multiple cylinder pistons, the optimized load collective being selected from a set of load collectives, the method of selecting the optimized load collective comprising the steps of: - Obtaining multiple measurement sets (S10) for both speed and force for each piston from a hydraulic machine executing one or several specific task(s) under defined work conditions; - Obtaining required maximum values for piston's speed, force, and power, either predetermined or on the basis of the measurement sets; - Extracting a generalized motion pattern (S12) from the measurement sets; - Creating scaled cycles based on generalized motion pattern using a physical simulation model of the hydraulic machine; and - Selecting scaling parameters to adhere to and to represent required maximum values.
The invention relates to a method (100) for monitoring an environment of a vehicle (2), comprising the following steps: - generating (101) an environment representation (4) using a machine learning model (6) based on sensor data (7), wherein the sensor data (7) result from capture by at least one sensor (3) of the vehicle (2), wherein for generating the environment representation based on the sensor data (7), at least one object (1) in the environment of the vehicle (2) is detected, - updating (102) the environment representation (4) by the machine learning model (6) based on at least one past state of the environment representation (4) and further captured sensor data (7), - determining (103) a current state of the updated environment representation (4) using a physical model (5), wherein the physical model (5) describes at least one movement of the vehicle (2) and/or of the at least one detected object (1), - monitoring (104) the environment of the vehicle (2) based on the current state of the environment representation (4). The invention also relates to a computer program, to a device and to a storage medium for this purpose.
G06V 10/80 - Fusion, i.e. combining data from various sources at the sensor level, preprocessing level, feature extraction level or classification level
B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestriansRecognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
ROBERT BOSCH GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG (Germany)
CERES POWER LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
Kegel, Timo
Giesselmann, Nils
Ballard, Andrew
Abstract
The invention relates to an electrochemical cell assembly (10) comprising a first end plate assembly (12) having a first end plate (14), a second end plate assembly having a second end plate, and a stack (20) of cell units (22) arranged between said first and second end plates and comprising a plurality of cell units stacked upon one another along a stacking direction (24), wherein at least one fluid manifold (40) is provided in said stack for supplying fluid to the cell units (22), a plurality of gaskets (36) provided around said fluid manifold, wherein the first end plate assembly comprises further a sealing device (46) located between the first end plate and the stack, said sealing device defining a fluid channel (62), a current collector plate (64) located between the first end plate and the stack, wherein the sealing device extends through the current collector plate without contacting it.
The invention relates to a method (50) for operating a gear shift (105) of a bicycle (100), having the steps of: detecting a rotational movement of a rear wheel (111) of the bicycle (100), detecting a rotational movement of a crank-side output element (102) of the bicycle (100), ascertaining the gear ratio (61) from the rotational movement of the rear wheel (111) and the rotational movement of the output element (102), ascertaining at least two gear ratios (61) at different points in time within a specified window of time (63), and identifying the type of gear shift (105) as being a continuous gear shift if the at least two ascertained gear ratios (61) deviate from each other by at least one specified first gear difference (66).
The invention relates to a method (100) for creating a manufacturing plan (50) for the additive manufacturing of an object (20) by means of 3D printing using at least one print head (40) of a 3D printer (30), said method comprising at least the steps of: - providing (110) a three-dimensional model (21) of the object (20) to be manufactured, and - optimising (120) the manufacturing plan (50) in such a way that filling processes (130) of the print head (40) are scheduled in the manufacturing plan (50) depending on the three-dimensional model (21) of the object (20).
geargear22) of an adjustable piston (12) of the motorised brake pressure build-up device connected to the rotor via at least the gear (10), from an initial position of the piston (12).
B60T 13/74 - Transmitting braking action from initiating means to ultimate brake actuator with power assistance or driveBrake systems incorporating such transmitting means, e.g. air-pressure brake systems with electrical assistance or drive
B60T 8/171 - Detecting parameters used in the regulationMeasuring values used in the regulation
B60T 17/22 - Devices for monitoring or checking brake systemsSignal devices
ROBERT BOSCH GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG (Germany)
CERES POWER LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
Giesselmann, Nils
Schmitt, Michael
Jovic, Goran
Woollen, Alexander George
Skilton, Jonathan
Abstract
The invention relates to an electrochemical cell assembly (10) comprising a housing (32) and an end plate (14), wherein the housing (32) has a proud standing segment (48) that extends beyond the end plate (14).
H01M 50/169 - Lids or covers characterised by the methods of assembling casings with lids by welding, brazing or soldering
H01M 50/264 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders with fastening means, e.g. locks for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames
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METHOD FOR DETECTING A DYNAMIC IMPACT OF A MOTORISED BRAKE ACTUATOR, BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
The invention relates to a method (S) for detecting a dynamic impact of a motorised brake actuator (1), comprising the step of identifying (S1) a change in stiffness of a motorised brake actuator (1) based on a motor shaft torque of a motor (11) of the motorised brake actuator (1). The invention also relates to a brake actuator (1) for a brake system of a vehicle, comprising: a motor (11) for conveying a brake fluid; and a control device which is designed to identify a change in stiffness of the brake actuator (1) based on a motor shaft torque of the motor (11). The invention also relates to a brake system for a vehicle having such a brake actuator (1).
B60T 13/74 - Transmitting braking action from initiating means to ultimate brake actuator with power assistance or driveBrake systems incorporating such transmitting means, e.g. air-pressure brake systems with electrical assistance or drive
B60T 17/22 - Devices for monitoring or checking brake systemsSignal devices
F16D 55/226 - Brakes with substantially-radial braking surfaces pressed together in axial direction, e.g. disc brakes with axially-movable discs or pads pressed against axially-located rotating members by clamping an axially-located rotating disc between movable braking members, e.g. movable brake discs or brake pads with a common actuating member for the braking members the braking members being brake pads in which the common actuating member is moved axially
22.
METHOD FOR DETECTING AN IMBALANCE IN THE OPERATION OF A DRIVE UNIT
refref), which in particular is specific to the relevant frequency component, - determining an imbalance status of the shaft (11) based on the amplitude deviation (∆A).
G01M 1/28 - Determining imbalance by oscillating or rotating the body to be tested with special adaptations for determining imbalance of the body in situ, e.g. of vehicle wheels
23.
METHOD FOR DESORBING CO2 SORBED AT A SORPTION MEANS
Proposed is a method (100) for desorbing CO2 sorbed at a sorption means, wherein the sorption means is arranged in a separation chamber (14) of a CO2 separation device (10), the method comprising the following steps: - generating a negative pressure in the separation chamber (14) by means of a pump unit in order to remove atmospheric oxygen and then desorbed CO2 from the separation chamber (14); - metering liquid water into the separation chamber (14), which has negative pressure, by means of a water metering unit (30) depending on a remaining amount of atmospheric oxygen in the separation chamber (14) such that the liquid water evaporates in the separation chamber (14) in order to force the remaining amount of atmospheric oxygen out of the separation chamber (14); and - heating the sorption means during generation (106) of the negative pressure by means of a temperature control unit, in particular an electric temperature control unit and/or a temperature control circuit in order to desorb the sorbed CO2 from the sorption means.
B01D 53/04 - Separation of gases or vapoursRecovering vapours of volatile solvents from gasesChemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with stationary adsorbents
24.
DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BETWEEN COMMUNICATION AND DETECTION FOR INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SYSTEMS
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for allocating available resources in relation to communication and detection functions of objects, wherein each object out of two or more objects is a vehicle, a road infrastructure or another device designed to detect its respective surroundings. The method comprises receiving information relating to performance detection properties of the two or more objects, from the two or more objects, wherein each of the two or more objects has one or more performance detection properties and is designed to provide information about its one or more performance detection properties. The method furthermore comprises calculating an adjustment parameter for at least one object from the two or more objects based on the information received in relation to the performance detection properties of the two or more objects. The adjustment parameter is intended to be used to allocate an available resource for the at least one object between a communication function and a detection function of this object. Finally, the method comprises transmitting the calculated adjustment parameter to the at least one object in order to allocate an available resource for the at least one object between a communication function and a detection function of this object based on the transmitted adjustment parameter.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
The invention relates to a micromechanical switch having a substrate (10) having a main extension plane (x, y), having a first electrical contact (11) and a second electrical contact (12), having a first deflectable micromechanical switching part (30) having a first contact bridge (31) for switching a first electrical line (15), wherein the first contact bridge can be used to electrically contact-connect the first contact to the second contact, having a third electrical contact (21) and a fourth electrical contact (22), having a second deflectable micromechanical switching part (40) having a second contact bridge (41) for switching a second electrical line (25), wherein the second contact bridge can be used to electrically contact-connect the third contact to the fourth contact, wherein the first, second, third and fourth electrical contacts are arranged on the substrate, wherein the first switching part (30) and the second switching part (40) are formed in a micromechanical functional layer (100) above the substrate and are deflectable in a direction perpendicular to the main extension plane (x, y) of the substrate.
The invention relates to an electrochemical cell system (11) having an electrochemical cell unit (25) for converting electrochemical energy into electrical energy as a fuel cell unit (1) and/or for converting electrical energy into electrochemical energy as an electrolysis cell unit (6), comprising electrochemical cells (24) arranged in a stacked manner as a cell stack (10), a housing (13) for the cell stack (24), the cell stack (24) being arranged inside the housing (13), a subsystem (40) for the cell stack (24), and a fastening device (46) for fastening the subsystem (40) to the housing (13) of the cell stack (24), the subsystem (40) being fastened to the housing (13) by the fastening device (46), wherein the electrochemical cell unit (24) comprises a centring device (47) having a contact geometry (50) and a mating contact geometry (51) for positioning the subsystem (40) relative to the housing (13) for the cell stack (10).
The invention relates to a method for the binding of a matrix (20) of a cell culture, comprising the following steps: a. providing (100) a cell culture having at least one cell (10), the cell culture comprising a matrix (20); and b. bringing in contact and incubating (300) the cell culture with at least one first component (31) of a biological, chemical and/or physical catcher system (30), the first component (31) of the catcher system (30) being a component which binds to the matrix (20); and c. bringing in contact and incubating (500) a means (40) with the cell culture, the means (40) having at least one catcher molecule (41), and the catcher molecule (41) binding or being bound to a second component (32) of the catcher system (30, 31, 32); and d. obtaining (600) the matrix (20) bound by means of the catcher system (30, 31, 32).
ROBERT BOSCH GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG (Germany)
Inventor
Lawrence, Nicholas James
Nobbs, Christopher James
Brittan, Matthew Edward
Truebody, Michael David James
Robertson, Mark Graham
Abstract
The invention relates to an electrochemical cell assembly comprising an end plate assembly having an end plate (14), and a stack of cell repeat units, said end plate (14) comprising at least one through-hole (26) formed therein to form a fluid port (28) for supplying fluid from the outside of the electrochemical cell assembly to the stack of cell repeat units, said through-hole being associated with a sealing device (42), said sealing device comprising a sleeve (44), and a first gasket (56), said first gasket (56) being provided on a first face (50) of the sleeve (44), wherein the sleeve (44) is positioned at least partially in a recess (62) formed in a surface (64) of the end plate, said surface facing the stack of cell units.
The present invention relates to an insulating plate (100) for a fuel cell stack (200) of a fuel cell system, the insulating plate (100) comprising: - a main body (101), - a flat seal (103), wherein a groove (105) is formed in the main body (101), wherein the flat seal (103) extends in a first region (107) and in a second region (111) in the groove (105), wherein the flat seal (103) projects with respect to the main body (101) less in the first region (107) than in the second region (111).
The invention relates to a method (100) for operating a fuel cell system (200), said method (100) having the steps of: - initiating (101) a flushing process in order to discharge inert gas out of an anode subsystem (203) of the fuel cell system (200), - reducing (103) the volumetric flow rate being recirculated in the anode subsystem (203) in comparison to the volumetric flow rate recirculated in the anode subsystem (203) prior to initiating the flushing process, and - opening (105) an outlet valve (209) in order to discharge inert gas out of the anode subsystem (203).
H01M 8/04223 - Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids during start-up or shut-downDepolarisation or activation, e.g. purgingMeans for short-circuiting defective fuel cells
31.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING A MEASUREMENT SIGNAL EMITTED FROM A SPIN-BASED QUANTUM SYSTEM
The invention relates to a method and a device for analyzing a measurement signal emitted from a spin-based quantum system, having the steps of exciting the spin-based quantum system by means of a pulsed excitation light (320), detecting the measurement signal emitted from the spin-based quantum system, integrating the measurement signal over an integration window (331) containing a signal time of a first light pulse (322), in order to obtain a signal value, integrating the measurement signal over an integration window (332) containing a signal time of a second light pulse (322) in order to obtain a reference value, wherein the first and second light pulse are two time-staggered light pulses of the excitation light (320), and determining a measurement value from the signal value and the reference value.
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/032 - Measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using magneto-optic devices, e.g. Faraday
G01R 33/26 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance for measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using optical pumping
32.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A MEASUREMENT SIGNAL FROM A SIGNAL EMITTED FROM A SPIN-BASED QUANTUM SYSTEM
The invention relates to a method and a device (100) for generating a useful signal (11) from a signal (5') emitted from a spin-based quantum system (4), having the steps of exciting the spin-based quantum system (4) by means of an electromagnetic field (3) which switches back and forth between two states at a modulation frequency, detecting the signal (5') emitted from the spin-based quantum system (4) in order to obtain a measurement signal (7), multiplying the measurement signal (7) by a modulation signal (9) which switches back and forth between two modulation signal states at the modulation frequency in order to generate a modulated measurement signal (7'), and demodulating the modulated measurement signal (7') in order to generate the useful signal (11).
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/032 - Measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using magneto-optic devices, e.g. Faraday
G01R 33/26 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance for measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using optical pumping
33.
METHOD FOR REVERSE OPERATION OF A FLYBACK CONVERTER WITH ACTIVE VOLTAGE LIMITING CIRCUIT
The invention relates to a method (100) for operating a flyback converter (250) for charging a DC link capacitor (210), comprising the steps of: Specifying a first duty factor (T1) for controlling the first circuit breaker (252) and specifying a second duty factor (T2) for controlling a second circuit breaker (261) of an overvoltage protection circuit.
H02M 3/335 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
A first general aspect of the present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for determining a manipulated variable vector for controlling a system. The method comprises determining a first state vector, generating a stability rule on the basis of a stability measure and the first state vector, receiving a manipulated variable preset vector, and calculating a manipulated variable vector on the basis of the stability rule and the manipulated variable preset vector.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
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METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONTROL DEVICE GROUP OF A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL DEVICE GROUP
The present invention provides a method for controlling a control device group of a plurality of electronic control devices of a motor vehicle, and a corresponding control device group. The method comprises the steps of detecting (S1) a momentary operating condition of the motor vehicle (1), in which there is an active operating function of the motor vehicle, in which operating function at least one control device (S30, S40) can be activated and deactivated, detecting (S1) one or more operating parameters of the operating condition, evaluating (S3) the detected operating condition and the detected operating parameters, creating (S4) an operating plan of the device group in respect of activating and deactivating one or more relevant control devices of the device group based on the evaluated operating conditions and the detected operating parameters and corresponding stored criteria, and executing (S5) the created operating plan by activating and deactivating the relevant control devices (S30, S40) of the device group based on the created operating plan.
B60L 1/00 - Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles
B60L 1/02 - Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles to electric heating circuits
B60L 53/20 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by converters located in the vehicle
B60L 55/00 - Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
B60L 58/12 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to state of charge [SoC]
B60L 58/26 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries for controlling the temperature of batteries by cooling
B60W 20/00 - Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles
The present application provides a heat exchanger and a controller. The heat exchanger comprises a housing, the housing comprising a heat dissipation surface, an inlet, an outlet, and a cavity inside the housing, wherein the inlet and the outlet are in fluid communication with the cavity. Between the inlet and the outlet, the cavity comprises: a heat dissipation area, the upstream and downstream of which are in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, respectively, the heat dissipation surface being located on the outer surface of the housing and positioned close to the heat dissipation area; and a bypass area, which extends along the inner wall of the cavity, and the upstream of which is in fluid communication with the inlet and the downstream thereof merges into the heat dissipation area, the cross-sectional dimension of the bypass area gradually decreasing along the flow path of a working fluid. The heat exchanger and controller of the present application have the advantages such as simplicity and reliability, ease of implementation, and convenience in use, and is capable of uniform heat dissipation.
A housing assembly (10) for a laser level, comprising a first housing (12) and a second housing (14), which define an internal space for accommodating a pendulum assembly (20) of the laser level when being fastened together; each of the first housing (12) and the second housing (14) comprises a base made of a non-metallic material, and a liner attached to the base and made of a metallic material; the base comprises a base body extending in an extension plane transverse to a first horizontal direction, and a base lower bending portion and a spacing portion which respectively extend inwards from the lower edge of the base body and from a position above the lower edge; the liner comprises a liner body which extends parallel to the extension plane or extends in a slightly oblique manner relative to same, and has a lowest edge, the lowest edge being located at the base lower bending portion or at a preset distance above the base lower bending portion. Also provided is a laser level meter comprising the housing assembly (10).
The present invention relates to a gas injector for injecting a gaseous fuel, comprising: a magnetic actuator (2) with an armature (20), an internal pole (21) and a coil (22); a closure element (3) with a valve needle (31) and an armature pin (24), wherein the valve needle (31) releases and closes a gas path (14) at a sealing seat (11) arranged at a first end of the gas injector, wherein the armature (20) is connected to the armature pin (24) and the armature pin (24) is effectively connected to the valve needle (31); a closed lubricant space (4) which is filled with a liquid (40), as lubricant, and with a gas (41) and in which the armature (20) and the armature pin (24) are arranged, wherein the lubricant provides a lubricating effect in the lubricant space (4); a return element (10) which returns the closure element (3) to the closed starting position; a damping device (6) which is arranged in the lubricant space (4), wherein the damping device (6) is designed to damp a closing movement of the closure element (3); a compensation space (5) which is part of the lubricant space (4) and in which liquid (40) and gas (41) are arranged; and an anti-mixing apparatus (100) which is arranged in the compensation space (5) and is designed to prevent a mixing of liquid (40) and gas (41) in order to prevent a production of foam in the compensation space (5).
The invention relates to a gas injector for injecting a gaseous fuel, comprising a solenoid actuator (2) with an armature (20), an inner pole (21), and a coil (22); a closing element (3) with a valve needle (30) and an armature pin (23), wherein the valve needle (30) releases and closes a gas path (14) on a seal seat (11) arranged on a first end of the gas injector, the armature (20) is connected to the armature pin (23), and the armature pin (23) is operatively connected to the valve needle (30); a closed lubricant chamber (4) which is filled with a lubricant and in which the armature (20) and the armature pin (23) are arranged, said lubricant providing a lubricating effect in the lubricant chamber (4); and a restoring element (10) which restores the closing element (3) to a closed starting position. The lubricant chamber (4) is filled with a gas and a liquid lubricant for damping purposes during movements of the closing element (3), and the ratio of liquid to gas ranges from 70 vol.% / 30 vol.% to 95 vol.% / 5 vol.-%.
F02M 63/00 - Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups or Details, component parts or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups or
The invention relates to a gas injector for injecting a gaseous fuel, comprising: a solenoid actuator (2) with an armature (20), an inner pole (21), and a coil (22); a closing element (3) which releases and closes a gas path (14) on a seal seat (11), said armature (20) being operatively connected to the closing element (3); a closed lubricant chamber (4) which is filled with a lubricant and which is arranged in the armature (20) in order to ensure a lubrication of the armature; and a damping device (6) which is arranged in the lubricant chamber (4), said damping device (6) being designed to damp a closing movement of the closing element (3). The damping device (6) has a damping piston (61), a damping housing (60), a throttle (62), and a damping chamber (63) formed in the damping housing (60), wherein the throttle (62) connects the damping chamber (63) to a compensation chamber (54), the throttle is arranged in the damping housing (60), and a guide region (66) with a guide clearance is formed between the damping piston (61) and the damping housing (60).
F02M 63/00 - Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups or Details, component parts or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups or
41.
CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH CAN BE USED TO BRAKE A VEHICLE, AN EDDIE-CURRENT BRAKE, AND AT LEAST ONE FRICTION BRAKE
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
B60T 8/00 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force
42.
METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING AN OBJECT TO BE DETECTED, USING AT LEAST ONE ULTRASONIC SENSOR TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PHASE INFORMATION OF THE ACQUIRED SIGNAL
The invention relates to a method (100) for classifying at least one object (10) to be detected, using at least one ultrasonic sensor (50). This involves determining (120) object class information (12) for the at least one object (10) using a neural network (9), wherein the neural network (9), on the basis of at least one first input variable (11), generates an output variable (15) indicating a probability value for at least one defined object class for the one object (10).
G01S 7/539 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
The invention relates to a method for calibrating smartglasses (12) comprising a retinal scan display (10), wherein a laser projector (14) of the retinal scan display (10) generates scanned images (16) and the latter are projected as beamlets into an eyebox of the smartglasses (12) by way of an optical system (18) of the smartglasses (12), wherein calibration images (20) and/or calibration patterns (22) are output to a wearer of the smartglasses (12) by means of the beamlet, and wherein user feedback given by the wearer of the smartglasses (12) on the basis of the wearer's perception is registered and used to calibrate the smartglasses (12). It is proposed that in order to calibrate the smartglasses (12), an automated mechanical actuator (24) for adjustment of a position of the beamlet is controlled by a computing unit (26) of the smartglasses (12), or an actuation of a manual mechanical actuator (28) for manual adjustment of the position of the beamlet is instigated, or a manual modification of the smartglasses (12) for manual adjustment of the position of the beamlet is instigated, or the laser projector (14) and/or the optical system (18) are/is controlled by the computing unit (26) of the smartglasses (12) in order to adapt a brightness, a sharpness or a hue of the rendered calibration images (20) and/or calibration patterns (22).
The invention relates to a fuel cell system with a fuel cell to which a compressed gas is supplied via a feed gas duct by means of a first gas conveying unit which comprises a first compressor which is drivingly connected to an exhaust gas turbine, and by means of a second gas conveying unit which comprises a second compressor which is drivingly connected to an exhaust gas turbine, said gas reacting in the fuel cell with a fuel, wherein exhaust gas is produced which is discharged via a exhaust gas duct by means of the exhaust gas turbines, wherein between the two gas conveying units a first gas-gas heat exchanger is arranged, wherein between the second gas conveying unit and the fuel cell a second gas-gas heat exchanger is arranged, and with an exhaust gas recirculation valve which is connected to a recirculation point in the feed gas duct. In order to make the operation of a fuel cell system more efficient, in particular without higher operating costs, the recirculation point is arranged in the feed gas duct between the first compressor and the second gas-gas heat exchanger.
The invention relates to a device (1) for fluid contacting of a fluidic system (30), in particular of a microfluidic chip (30), the device (1) having a connector (10) and a sealing element (20), and the fluidic system (30) having a fluidic channel (31) and an opening (35).
Systems and methods for detecting component faults for a straddle-type vehicle using sensed vibrations. One example system includes a vibration sensor positioned at a first position on the straddle-type vehicle and configured to sense vibrations of the straddle-type vehicle and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the vibration sensor. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the vibration sensor, sensor information, determine, based on the sensor information, whether a vibration is present at a predetermined frequency range, and determine, in response to determining that the vibration is present at the predetermined frequency range, whether a characteristic of the vibration exceeds a predetermined threshold. The electronic processor is further configured to, in response to determining that the characteristic exceeds the predetermined threshold, identify a fault with a component of the straddle-type vehicle corresponding to the predetermined threshold and execute a mitigation action based on the fault.
B60W 50/02 - Ensuring safety in case of control system failures, e.g. by diagnosing, circumventing or fixing failures
G07C 5/08 - Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle, or waiting time
47.
TRAINING METHOD FOR A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING NAVIGATION OBJECTS
The invention relates to a training method (100) for a machine learning model (50) for recognizing navigation objects (42) in order to provide the recognized navigation objects (42) for an orientation during navigation of an at least partially autonomous robot (61) or vehicle (62), comprising the following steps: – providing (101) at least one scene representation (40) of at least one traffic scene (41), – providing (102) predefined line representations (503) of at least a selection of navigation objects (42) which are provided in the at least one traffic scene (41), – training (103) the machine learning model (50) on the basis of the at least one provided scene representation (40) and the provided predefined line representations (503) in order to output line representations (503) of those navigation objects (42) which are recognized in the at least one traffic scene (41), wherein the line representations (503) represent the navigation objects (42) in each case in a discretized point representation (303, 313) with a set of points (302).
G06V 10/764 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using classification, e.g. of video objects
G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
G06V 20/56 - Context or environment of the image exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
48.
METHOD FOR CHECKING, IN PARTICULAR PLAUSIBILITY CHECKING, CALIBRATING AND/OR DIAGNOSING A SENSOR FOR SENSING AN OXYGEN CONTENT
The invention relates to a method for checking, in particular plausibility checking, calibrating and/or diagnosing a sensor (x) for sensing an oxygen content of exhaust air (A2) from at least one fuel-cell stack (A) of a fuel-cell system (FCS), wherein the at least one fuel-cell stack (A) is formed with an air system (10), in order for the at least one fuel-cell stack (A) to be supplied with oxygen-containing supply air (A1), and wherein the sensor (x) is located in an exhaust-air path (12) or in an exhaust-air return path (14), the method comprising: - providing a comparison value (xO2*) for an oxygen content characteristic of an operating mode (L) of the air system (10) and/or of an operating mode (M) of the fuel-cell stack (A), - operating the fuel-cell stack (A) in the operating mode (L) of the air system (10) and/or in the operating mode (M) of the fuel-cell stack (A), - sensing a measured value (xO2) by means of the sensor (x), - comparing the measured value (xO2) with the comparison value (xO2*) and - assessing the sensor (x) on the basis of the comparison.
The invention relates to a method for diagnosing a sensor (131) in a fuel cell system (1) having at least one fuel cell stack (100), which has a cathode (110) and an anode (115), wherein air is supplied to the cathode (110) via an air path (111) and exhaust air emerging from the fuel cell stack (100) is discharged via an exhaust gas path (112), and wherein hydrogen is supplied to the anode (120) via an anode system, wherein the anode system has an anode line (120) and a recirculation circuit (150), and wherein the recirculation circuit (150) is connected to a purge line (160) via a purge valve (161) in order to drain anode gas from the anode system. The anode gas emerging from the purge line (160) is indirectly or directly guided into a housing (130) of the fuel cell stack (100) via a diagnosis line (170) in order to check the functionality of the sensor (131), in particular a hydrogen sensor (131). The invention also relates to a fuel cell system (100) having a corresponding diagnosis line (170).
H01M 8/04089 - Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
H01M 8/04223 - Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids during start-up or shut-downDepolarisation or activation, e.g. purgingMeans for short-circuiting defective fuel cells
A method for recommendations based on a graph neural network is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a user-item bipartite graph consisting of a set of user nodes representing a set of users, a set of item nodes representing a set of items, and a set of edges representing interactions among the users and the items; obtaining user embeddings for each of the set of users and item embeddings for each of the set of items; performing an inner-layer aggregation process to generate aggregated user embeddings for each of the set of users and aggregated item embeddings for each of the set of items based on different weight coefficients for each user and each item; performing an inter-layer propagation process to generate propagated user embeddings for each of the set of users and propagated item embeddings for each of the set of items based on different weight coefficients for each propagation layer; and making a recommendation for a user of the set of users based on the propagated user embeddings and propagated item embeddings.
The invention relates to a radar device comprising multiple radar units, each radar unit being designed to generate and emit a radar measurement signal, and a computing device being configured to analyze the radar measurement signals from the radar units in combination, and the computing device being configured to make a selection among the radar measurement signals from the radar units during combined analysis of the radar measurement signals.
The invention relates to a method for operating a charger (1) for a motor vehicle, in particular an on-board charger of a motor vehicle, wherein the charger (1) has a polyphase input connection (3) for connection to a polyphase supply system connection (4), a voltage converter (5) and at least one sensor (V7, V8, V9) for monitoring an electrical voltage of at least one phase (L1, L2, L3, N, PE) of the input connection (3), wherein a system configuration of the supply system connection (4) is determined depending on at least one detected electrical voltage at one phase (L1, L2, L3, N, PE) of the input connection (3). Provision is made for a voltage profile of the monitored voltage to be detected and for the system configuration of the supply system connection (4) to be determined depending on the voltage profile.
B60L 53/20 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by converters located in the vehicle
B60L 53/60 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
G01R 23/00 - Arrangements for measuring frequenciesArrangements for analysing frequency spectra
H02M 1/36 - Means for starting or stopping converters
H02M 7/219 - Conversion of AC power input into DC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only in a bridge configuration
H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from AC mains by converters
53.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL SENSOR USING MACHINE LEARNING
B60L 58/16 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH]
G01R 31/392 - Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
G05B 17/02 - Systems involving the use of models or simulators of said systems electric
The present invention provides a bulk acoustic component (10) comprising a first electrode (120) and a second electrode (122); a piezo element (100) having at least one first piezoelectric layer (101) which is arranged between the first electrode (120) and the second electrode (122); and at least one high f*Q layer (102) which is arranged next to the first electrode (120) and/or second electrode (122), wherein the high f*Q layer (102) has an intrinsic material damping index (f*Q) above a predetermined minimum value; wherein the first electrode (120) and the second electrode (122) and the piezo element (100) and the high f*Q layer (102) are arranged in a stacked assembly, the bulk acoustic component (10) furthermore comprises a substrate (SB) and an acoustic reflector element (RE), wherein the acoustic reflector element (RE) is arranged in or on the substrate (SB) and the stacked assembly is arranged on the substrate (SB).
The invention relates to a method using a laser feedback interferometry (LFI) sensor (10), in particular a virtual retinal display (12), preferably in smart glasses (14), wherein at least one laser beam (16) is emitted by the LFI sensor (10) and wherein reflection signals (18) which originate from the previously emitted laser beam (16) are recorded by the LFI sensor (10). According to the invention, a pulse frequency of a person to whom an eye (24) belongs and/or a blood flow direction of at least one blood vessel of an eye (24) are/is determined from the detected reflection signals (18) of the LFI sensor (10), which signals comprise a laser speckle reflection pattern (20) of a retina (22) of the eye (24).
A61B 3/12 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes
The invention relates to an EMC filter for power electronics, comprising a housing (30), wherein: at least one printed circuit board (40) is located in the housing (30); at least one electric and/or electronic component (45) is located on the printed circuit board (40); and at least one first bus bar (10) and at least one second bus bar (20) are located in the housing (30). The housing (30) is filled at least partially with a potting compound (50), with the first bus bar (10), the second bus bar (20) and the printed circuit board (40) being potted in the potting compound (50) in the housing (30).
ROBERT BOSCH GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG (Germany)
FRIEDRICH BOYSEN GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Lausch, Matthias
Disch, Christian
Burkhardt, Bernd
Hartmann, Dan
Oesterle, Matthias
Abstract
The invention relates to an exhaust gas burner (10) for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system (1) of an internal combustion engine (2), with a combustion chamber (11), in which a mixture of an oxygen-containing gas and fuel can be burned in order to form a heating gas, wherein at least one injection valve (12) for injecting the fuel into the combustion chamber (11) is arranged on the combustion chamber (11), and wherein the combustion chamber (11) has a gas inlet for the gas and a heating gas outlet (27) for the heating gas, and with a mixing device (28) which has an inlet (32) for exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine (2), the heating gas outlet, means for mixing the exhaust gas with the heating gas, and an outlet (33) for the mixed gas. It is provided that at least the mixing device (28) is designed as a tubular module (29) which can be integrated into the exhaust gas aftertreatment system (1).
The invention relates to an actuator assembly (10a, 12a; 10b, 12b), in particular for a steering system (14a), comprising a multiphase electric motor (16; 16b), power electronics (18a; 18b) electrically connected to the electric motor (16a; 16b) in order to actuate the electric motor (16a; 16b), and a short-circuit switching unit (20a; 20b) which is arranged between the power electronics (18a; 18b) and the electric motor (16a; 16b) in a circuit, said short-circuit switching unit being designed to short-circuit at least one phase of the electric motor (16a; 16b). According to the invention, the short-circuit switching unit (20a; 20b) comprises at least one semiconductor switch (22a, 24a, 26a; 22b, 24b) which is self-conducting in a non-active state.
The invention relates to a method for operating an electrolysis plant (1), comprising a stack (2) having an anode (3) and a cathode (4), wherein in normal operation of the electrolysis plant (1), water is supplied to the anode (3) via a water circuit (5) with an integrated pump (6), said water being split in the stack (2) by electrolysis into hydrogen and oxygen, and wherein the hydrogen produced by electrolysis is supplied to a gas-liquid separator (8) via a cathode outlet (10) of the stack (2) and a media line (7) connected thereto. According to the invention, a) when the electrolysis plant (1) is switched off, a shut-off valve (11) in an inert gas line (12) is opened, said line connecting an inert gas container (13) to the cathode (4), and the cathode (4) is rinsed with the inert gas, while the water supply to the anode (3) is stopped, and b) when the electrolysis plant (1) is started up again, the following steps are carried out: (i) closing the shut-off valve (11) integrated in the inert gas line (12), (ii) supplying the anode (3) with fresh water via a fresh water supply (14) connected to the water circuit (5) while the power is still turned off, (iii) supplying the stack (2) with the power needed for electrolysis and (iv) producing an amount of hydrogen which corresponds at least to the amount of inert gas present in the cathode (4), preferably corresponds to 1.5 to 10 times the amount of inert gas present in the cathode (4). The invention further relates to an electrolysis plant (1) that is suitable for carrying out the method or can be operated according to the method.
S1S2S1S2out1out2excdetdet) from the interference detection unit and the voltage signals, wherein the interference detection unit is configured to evaluate at least one of the sensor signals when the excitation signal is applied to the sensor by generating a filtered signal by applying a high-pass filter to the one of the sensor signals and/or a combination of the sensor signals, forming a non-negative signal from the filtered signal, applying a window function for weighting areas of the non-negative signal, evaluating the weighted signal in order to detect interference, and generating and providing the interference detection signal on the basis of the detected interference.
G01D 3/036 - Measuring arrangements with provision for the special purposes referred to in the subgroups of this group mitigating undesired influences, e.g. temperature, pressure on measuring arrangements themselves
G01D 5/24 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance
62.
RADAR REFLECTOR DEVICE, CALIBRATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHECKING AND CALIBRATING RADAR SENSORS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
The invention relates to a radar reflector device (20) for checking and calibrating radar sensors (6) in a motor vehicle (4), comprising: a supporting device (21) designed to support the radar reflector device (20) on a base (3); and a radar reflector arm (28) attached to the supporting device (21) such that said radar reflector arm is pivotable about a pivot axis. A radar reflector (32) is provided on the radar reflector arm (28). At least one optical reflector target (36) is provided on the pivotable radar reflector arm (28) or an encoder (30) is provided on the supporting device (21), said encoder making it possible to determine the rotational position of the radar reflector arm (28) in relation to the supporting device (21).
Computer-implemented method for determining systematic errors of an image-based object detector comprising the steps of: - Determining (901) a first image of an object from a plurality of objects; - Determining (902) edges of the object or a pose of the object; - Determining (903) a at least one visual attribute out of a set of possible visual attributes of the object to be tested for systematic errors; - Generating (904), by a generative machine learning system, a second image using the at least one visual attribute as or in a prompt of the generative machine learning system thereby generating an image of the object exhibiting the at least one visual attribute, wherein the generative machine learning system is additionally conditioned on the determined edges or the pose of the object; - Placing (906) the object from the second image into an image of a background scene thereby generating a third image; - Evaluating (907) the object detector on the third image and using the evaluation for determining systematic errors of the object detector.
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersectionsConnectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
A computer implemented method for back-propagation in training of a neural network model having multiple layers, comprising: inputting, a batch of training data into the neural network model; calculating, a loss function based on the output of the batch of training data; calculating, gradients of trainable parameters of the neural network model based on the calculated loss function, at least by calculating an activation gradient and a weight gradient for each layer of the neural network model, and wherein for each layer of the neural network model: sampling, the training data based on a first ratio, for calculating the activation gradient, wherein the first ratio is adjusted based on an activation random variance; and/or sampling, the training data based on a second ratio, for calculating the weight gradient, wherein the second ratio is adjusted based on a weight random variance; and updating, the trainable parameters of the neural network model by the calculated gradients. Several other aspects are also disclosed.
The present disclosure provides a computer implemented method for calibrating a language model (LM), comprising: receiving, by a first LM, a set of language questions and generating a first set of predictive answer confidence distributions corresponding respectively to the set of language questions; receiving, by a second LM, the set of language questions and generating a second set of predictive answer confidence distributions corresponding respectively to the set of language questions, wherein the generating the second set of predictive answer confidence distributions comprising calibrating the second set of predictive answer confidence distributions based on a temperature scaling coefficient; determining a distance between the first set of predictive answer confidence distributions and the second set of predictive answer confidence distributions; and updating the temperature scaling coefficient based on the distance.
The present invention shortens the time required for initial setup in driving control. A control device 18 controls the movement of a vehicle 10, the control device 18 comprising: an identification unit that executes a first mode to identify first position information about the vehicle 10 on the basis of satellite positioning information acquired from a satellite positioning system and a second mode to identify second position information about the vehicle 10 on the basis of a detection result from a surrounding environment sensor 15 that detects information about the surrounding environment of the vehicle 10; and a control unit that uses the first position information and/or the second position information to execute a driving control that automatically controls the driving of the vehicle 10 without any driving maneuvers by a driver of the vehicle 10, wherein, after the ignition of the vehicle 10 is turned on, the identification unit executes processing for initial setup of the second mode on the basis of reference information pertaining to the first position information or the second position information that was identified by the time the ignition was most recently turned off.
G05D 1/242 - Means based on the reflection of waves generated by the vehicle
G05D 1/248 - Arrangements for determining position or orientation using signals provided by artificial sources external to the vehicle, e.g. navigation beacons generated by satellites, e.g. GPS
G01S 19/48 - Determining position by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system
67.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL UNIT
According to the present invention, in a system in which a motor control device has a traction control function that carries out a feedback control applying the rotation speed of drive wheels or a drive motor to a target rotation speed, execution of traction control can be stopped quickly once slip of the drive wheels has been eliminated. A vehicle behavior control unit 40 used in a traction control system 10 of an electric vehicle sets and outputs a target rotation speed v_tgt for traction control on the basis of a driving state of the electric vehicle 1, determines whether or not the behavior of the electric vehicle 1 is an unstable state while a motor control unit 50 is executing the traction control, and, when the behavior is not determined to be an unstable state and the elapsed time T_st since the behavior was no longer determined to be an unstable state has become equal to or greater than a prescribed threshold T_st_thr, outputs a stop command to stop execution of the traction control.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
68.
BUCK-BOOST BASED HIGH LINEARITY DRIVER WITH SEPARATELY CONTROLLABLE DUTY CYCLE FOR ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING PHASES
H02M 7/48 - Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
H02M 3/158 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output without intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of output voltage or current, e.g. switching regulators including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
69.
METHOD FOR THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON THE BASIS OF A NUMBER OF REQUIREMENTS BEING MET
G08G 1/0967 - Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
The invention relates to a method (100) for providing information on the basis of a set of requirements being satisfied, having the following steps: - receiving (101) the set of requirements relating to information for a road traffic-related function of another station, wherein the set of requirements indicates the rules allowing the other station to carry out its road traffic-related function in a functional or non-functional manner, - analyzing (102) the set of requirements with respect to an evaluation of rule compliance and/or data compliance in accordance with the set of requirements, and if the decision, based on the analysis, is that the set of requirements has been satisfied, the method continues with the following step: - providing (103) data for the road traffic-related function of the other station on the basis of the set of requirements, said data comprising an indicator that marks the satisfaction of the set of requirements.
The invention relates to a method (100) for determining the usability of data for a traffic-related function, said method comprising the following steps: - receiving (101), at a station (10), a message for the traffic-related function of the station, the message comprising data and metadata, the metadata comprising information about the data in relation to the traffic-related function, - analysing (102) the data for the traffic-related function based on an evaluation of the metadata, the evaluation comprising a check as to whether the received data in the message satisfies at least one requirement of the traffic-related function, - determining (103) the usability of the data for the traffic-related function based on the analysis (102).
The invention relates to a method (100) for evaluating a requirement of a traffic-related function for a station (10), the method (100) comprising the following steps: - requesting (101) model information from a register based on a model identifier extracted from a received message (701, 801), the model information comprising metadata (810) associated with a station model and the model information being stored in the register, - analysing (102) the data in the message (701, 801) for a traffic-related function based on an evaluation of the metadata (810) contained in the model information (702, 802), the evaluation comprising a check as to whether the data in the message satisfies at least one requirement of the traffic-related function, - determining (103) the usability of the data for the traffic-related function based on the analysis (102).
The invention relates to an angle-resolving radar system having two radar sensors (10, 12) located at a given distance (d), which are configured to transmit coherent radar signals and which are oriented such that the signal transmitted by one of the radar sensors and reflected off an object (14) can be received by the other sensor, characterized: in that the frequencies (f1 and f2) of the signals transmitted by the two radar sensors (10, 12) have a given frequency distance (f2-f1); in that at least one (12) of the radar sensors is configured to mix a signal transmitted by the other sensor (10) and reflected off the object (14) with the signal transmitted by the other sensor (10); and in that an evaluation device (22) is designed to compare the baseband signal (B) produced by the mixing and a reference signal (R) identical to the signal transmitted by the other sensor (10) and to determine a locating angle (φ) of the reflecting object (14) on the basis of the phase difference of said signals.
G01S 13/00 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systemsAnalogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
G01S 13/46 - Indirect determination of position data
G01S 13/58 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems
G01S 13/87 - Combinations of radar systems, e.g. primary radar and secondary radar
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DC VOLTAGE CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DC VOLTAGE CONVERTER
1. The invention relates to a DC voltage converter (10) for energy transmission between a high-voltage network (12) and a low-voltage network (14), wherein the DC voltage converter (10) is bidirectional, having an input terminal (11), an output terminal (15), a transformer (20), having a first converter (30) between the input terminal (11) and the primary side (22) of the transformer (20) and a second converter (40) between the output terminal (15) and the secondary side (24) of the transformer (20), wherein a second capacitor (42) is connected in parallel to the second converter between the second converter (40) and the output terminal (15). A switching element (50) is connected between a connection pole of the output terminal (15) and the corresponding terminal of the second capacitor, wherein a diode (52) is connected in parallel to the switching element (50), wherein the diode (52) is aligned in such a way that when the switching element (50) is open, energy transmission from the output terminal (15) towards the input terminal (11) is prevented.
H02M 3/335 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
75.
COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING A TRAFFIC SCENE
The proposal relates to a computer-implemented method for analysing a traffic scene comprising mutually influencing traffic flows, in which map information about mutually influencing routes in the traffic scene is provided and in which state information comprising at least information pertaining to the respective position and pertaining to the respective state of motion is determined for an ego vehicle and at least one other party to the traffic scene. According to the invention, the map information and the state information of the ego vehicle are used to determine at least one possible route of the ego vehicle as an ego route (3). Additionally, the map information and the state information are used to determine at least one route of the other party that influences the ego route (3) as a conflict route (4). At least one zone graph per conflict route (4) is then determined for the ego vehicle. Each zone graph comprises at least one conflict zone (33), the conflict zone (33) being determined on the basis of the region of overlap between the ego route (3) and the conflict route (4). The traffic scene is finally analysed on the basis of the at least one zone graph, specifically from the point of view of the ego vehicle.
The present invention relates to an electric machine (1) comprising: a rotor (2) having a rotor shaft (3), which extends along an axial direction (100); a first bearing element (4), in particular a rolling bearing; and a second bearing element (5), in particular a rolling bearing, the bearing elements being provided for supporting the rotor shaft (3) at respective end shields (13, 14) of the electric machine (1), the first bearing element (4) being mounted in a first bearing holder (13a) of a first end shield (13) such that the first bearing element is stationary with respect to the axial direction (100), and the second bearing element (5) being movable with respect to the axial direction (100) in a second bearing holder (14a) of a second end shield (14) and being supported relative to the second end shield (14) by means of at least one resilient restoring element (7), in particular a restoring spring, characterized in that the restoring element (7) is designed to apply a resilient restoring force to the second bearing element (5) along a direction of action (200), the direction of action (200) having a predefined angle (α) of greater than 0° and less than 90° with respect to the axial direction (100) in order to generate both a preload in the axial direction (100) and a preload in a radial direction (300) oriented perpendicularly to the axial direction (100).
F16C 19/16 - Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows for both radial and axial load with a single row of balls
F16C 19/36 - Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing rollers essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows, e.g. needle bearings for both radial and axial load with a single row of rollers
F16C 25/08 - Ball or roller bearings self-adjusting
F16C 27/04 - Ball or roller bearings, e.g. with resilient rolling bodies
F16C 27/06 - Elastic or yielding bearings or bearing supports, for exclusively rotary movement by means of parts of rubber or like materials
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MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE, MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SPEAKER, MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL MICROPHONE, AND MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL FLUID-CONVEYING DEVICE
The invention relates to a micro-electromechanical device (1) for generating or detecting a fluid pressure, comprising a functional unit (2), wherein the functional unit (2) has a movable functional element (3) which is coupled to a transmission element (4) in order to deflect the functional element (3) or in order to detect a deflection of the functional element (3), and the device (1) has an electrostatic guide unit (5) for guiding the transmission element (4), comprising a stationary bearing electrode (6) and a sliding electrode (7) which is movable relative to the bearing electrode (6). The invention additionally relates to a micro-electromechanical speaker, to a micro-electromechanical microphone, and to a micro-electromechanical fluid-conveying device comprising such a device.
H04R 23/00 - Transducers other than those covered by groups
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENT STRUCTURE, MICROELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENT STRUCTURE, MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE AND MICROELECTROMECHANICAL LOUDSPEAKER
The invention relates to a method (100) for producing a microelectromechanical component structure (200) having a first substrate (20), which has a substrate surface (21), and having at least one vertical functional region (F), which extends substantially perpendicularly to the substrate surface (21), wherein the at least one vertical functional region (F) is delimited with respect to an adjacent sacrificial region (O) by virtue of at least one vertical trench (70) being produced and passivated and is exposed by virtue of the sacrificial region (O) being removed, wherein a bonding surface (23) is produced on the substrate surface (21) of the first substrate (20) by virtue of at least one layer (22) being applied, and wherein a second substrate (30) is applied to the bonding surface (23), in which second substrate at least one vertical trench (70) is produced as far as the bonding surface (23) of the first substrate (20). The invention also relates to a microelectromechanical component structure (200), to a microelectromechanical device (300), and to a microelectromechanical loudspeaker (400).
The invention relates to an electrolysis system comprising an electrochemical cell (1) which has two electrochemical reaction chambers (2; 3) which are separated from one another by a semipermeable membrane (4). Each of the reaction chambers (2; 3) comprises an inlet (10; 10a) through which water or an aqueous solution can be introduced, and an outlet (11; 11a) through which the water or the aqueous solution is discharged from the reaction chamber (2; 3). The outlet (11; 11a) opens into an outflow line (15) which is connected to a gas-water separator (18). At an intersection point (16), a connecting tube (17) branches off from the outflow line (15), which connecting tube leads to a pressure relief valve (22), with the vertically lowest point (170) of the connecting tube (17) being located below the intersection point (16).
A computer implemented method for training a neural network model for behavior imitation using Generative Adversarial Imitation Learning (GAIL) is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining, demonstration data representing a demonstrator's behavior for a task, wherein the demonstration data comprises a sequence of state-action pairs, wherein a state corresponds to a condition for decision making and an action corresponds to the decision made by the demonstrator; updating, a discriminator of the neural network towards maximizing a first objective function, wherein the first objective function is modified with a first term for pushing the discriminator to become indistinguishable between the demonstrator's behavior and state-action pairs generated by a policy generator of the neural network; and updating, the policy generator towards minimizing a second objective function, wherein the second objective function is modified with a second term for pushing the policy generator to converge to the demonstrator's behavior. Several additional aspects are disclosed.
A computer implemented method for jointly training a language model (LM) and a graph neural network (GNN) encoder on a Text-Attributed Graph (TAG), wherein the TAG comprises multiple nodes and edges with each node representing a text sequence and each edge representing a relation between two nodes, the method comprises selecting at least a part of the TAG with nodes and edges therebetween; for each node of the selected TAG: masking a portion of the text sequence randomly; obtaining a first representation of the masked text sequence through the LM; obtaining, a second representation of the masked text sequence through the GNN encoder, based on at least a part of the first representation, wherein the GNN encoder uses the same structure with the selected TAG; predicting the masked portion of the text sequence based on the first representation and the second representation; and updating parameters of both the LM and the GNN encoder based on a loss between the predicted portion and corresponding original portion of the text sequence across all the nodes of the selected TAG. Several other aspects are also disclosed.
The present disclosure provides a computer implemented method for performing a task. The method comprises: obtaining a plurality of context nodes for a query node from a graph; obtaining a plurality of sequences based on the plurality of context nodes, wherein each of the plurality of sequences includes the query node and a subset of the plurality of context nodes; performing multi-sequence attention for the plurality of sequences to obtain multi-sequence attended feature map; obtaining a message passed feature map for the query node based on the multi-sequence attended feature map; and performing the task based on the message passed feature map of the query node.
A computer implemented method for object detection in point cloud data is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining raw point cloud data and generating a 2D or 3D grid based on the raw point cloud data; extracting a feature map from the 2D or 3D grid through multiple convolution blocks sequentially, at least one convolution block comprises a first part and a second part followed the first part, wherein the first part comprises a number of down-sampling layers with each down-samples an input feature map of the down-sampling layer to extract valid features and obtain an output feature map with a smaller resolution relative to the input feature map, and one corresponding convolution residual block following each down-sampling layer, and wherein the second part comprises a same number of up-sampling layers as the down-sampling layers with each up-samples an input feature map of the up-sampling layer to a same resolution as its corresponding down-sampling layer; and feeding the extracted feature map into a detection head for outputting one or more objection predictions. Several additional aspects are disclosed.
An intercom management system to administer operation and configuration, the system including an intercom, a peripheral device, an electronic processor configured to execute a bridge service, the bridge service configured to enable communication between the intercom and a computer over a connection. The computer is configured to connect to the intercom via the connection, generate a user interface, in response to receiving a first input via the user interface, assign the peripheral device to a port, and in response to receiving a second input via the user interface, assign a designation for the peripheral device.
The invention relates to a check valve (10), in particular for controlling the flow direction in a pressure medium connection of a hydraulic unit of an electronically slip-controllable vehicle brake system. Known check valves (10) have a valve housing (12) with an inlet (16), an outlet (18) and an interposed control cross section (20) which is controlled by a closing element (24). What is proposed is a check valve (10) in which the inlet (16) and the outlet (18) are opposite one another and in which the closing element (24) is located inside a guide cage (30) in the valve housing (12). The guide cage (30) improves, inter alia, the flow resistance of the check valve (10).
F16K 15/02 - Check valves with guided rigid valve members
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COMMANDER-SUBSCRIBER STATION FOR A SERIAL BUS SYSTEM, RESPONDER-SUBSCRIBER STATION FOR A SERIAL BUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A SERIAL BUS SYSTEM
The invention relates to a commander-subscriber station (100) for a serial bus system (1), a responder-subscriber station (101... 101N) for the serial bus system (1) and a method for communication in a serial bus system (1). The commander-subscriber station (100) has a communication control device (11) for controlling a communication of the subscriber station (100) and a responder-subscriber station (101; 102;... 101N) of the bus system (1) and for analysing at least one signal (VDIFF; RxD) received by a bus (40) of the bus system (1) using a frame (450; 460), in which the bit time (t_bt1) in a first communication phase (451) can differ from a bit time (t_bt2) in a second communication phase (452), and a synchronisation module (15) for synchronising the communication control device (11) to the signal (VDIFF; RxD) received by the bus (40), wherein the synchronisation module (15) is designed to deactivate its synchronisation function if the bit time (t_bt1) of the first communication phase (451) of a specified frame (460) has a specified value corresponding to a bitrate which is greater than a specified bitrate, and if the communication control device (11) is intended to act as a sender of the specified frame (460) so that the commander-subscriber station (100) is the sender of the signal (VDIFF; RxD) received by the bus (40).
The invention relates to a method (500) for preparing a sample for an analysis of biological cells, in particular circulating tumour cells, and to a microfluidic device (100), wherein a first part of the sample is conducted into an analysis chamber (130) of the device (100) for analysis, and a second part of the sample is conducted into a parking chamber (120) of the device (100) for subsequent removal from the device (100).
A fluid container (2) for storing a fluid (4) comprises a heat source (6) which is designed to heat fluid (4) stored in the fluid container (2), and at least one thermally conductive element (10, 10a, 10b) which is designed to transfer heat from the heat source (6) to at least one target region (8) at a distance from the heat source (6). The at least one thermally conductive element (10, 10a, 10b) is made of a plastic having good thermal conductivity.
F01N 3/00 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
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DEVICE AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR ANALYZING, IN PARTICULAR OPTIMIZING OR CONTROLLING, A SEQUENCE AT STATIONS IN A WORK SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR IN A PRODUCTION FACILITY
The invention relates to a device (102) and a computer-implemented method for analyzing, in particular optimizing or controlling, a sequence at stations (104-1,..., 104-n) in a work system (103), in particular in a production facility, in order to determine a bottleneck, characterized in that the sequence is carried out with a data structure and is in particular controlled on the basis of the data structure, wherein: the data structure comprises blocks; the blocks each encode a sequence type (200) in a data field and are each associated with a duration for a part of the sequence; the sequence type (200) defines a process at or on the station (104-1,..., 104-n); the process either is to be carried out cyclically and manually and is time-determining for the sequence of the machine and a user of the machine (204), or is to be carried out cyclically and manually and is not time-determining for the sequence of the machine and is time-determining for the sequence of the user (206), or is to be carried out cyclically and automatically and is time-determining for the sequence of the machine and is not time-determining for the sequence of the user (208), or is to be carried out periodically in a plurality of cyclic sequences and automatically and is not time-determining for the sequence of the user (210), or is to be carried out periodically in a plurality of cyclic sequences and manually and is time-determining for the sequence of the machine and of the user (212), or is to be carried out periodically in a plurality of cyclic sequences and manually and is not time-determining for the sequence of the machine (214); and, on the basis of the durations associated with blocks for processes that are time-determining, a bottleneck is determined, or a bottleneck modified with additions or factors is determined.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
90.
DECOUPLED POWER BRAKE AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE
Examples provide systems and methods for performing hydraulic braking in a vehicle. One system includes a set of hydraulically controlled brakes, a set of valves coupled to the set of brakes and configured to modulate hydraulic pressure applied to the brakes, a first hydraulic system including a primary hydraulic pressure generator, and a first controller, and a second hydraulic system including a backup hydraulic pressure generator and a second controller. The first controller is configured to receive sensor data. Based on the sensor data, the first controller determines an amount of hydraulic pressure to apply to each of the hydraulically controlled brakes, transmits a pressure command to the primary hydraulic pressure generator for generating hydraulic pressure, and transmits, using a high speed communication connection a valve control command to the second controller.
B60T 13/66 - Electrical control in fluid-pressure brake systems
B60T 8/32 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration
B60T 13/68 - Electrical control in fluid-pressure brake systems by electrically-controlled valves
The invention relates to a work robot system (10) comprising a machining unit (12) which has a tool unit (14), in particular a drilling unit (24), for machining an object (30) and comprising a control unit (18) at least for actuating the machining unit (12). According to the invention, the control unit (18) is designed to modify at least one machining parameter of the machining unit (12) on the basis of at least one machining process value which arises during the machining process.
G05B 19/404 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control arrangements for compensation, e.g. for backlash, overshoot, tool offset, tool wear, temperature, machine construction errors, load, inertia
G05B 19/4065 - Monitoring tool breakage, life or condition
92.
SMART LOCK SYSTEM AND REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
A smart lock system and a remote control device and remote control method therefor. The smart lock system (100) comprises a lock device (10) and a remote control device (20). The lock device (10) comprises a smart lock (11), and a camera (12) arranged at the smart lock (11). The remote control device (20) comprises: a wireless communication module (21), which is configured to receive a video stream provided by the camera; a pre-processing module (22), which is configured to perform object detection on the video stream, so as to obtain loitering objects in a monitoring space of the camera (12); a privacy protection module (23), which is configured to determine target objects and non-target objects among the loitering objects on the basis of a sensitivity threshold values, so as to treat the non-target objects among the loitering objects as privacy protection objects and blur same, wherein the sensitivity threshold values comprise a distance threshold value for the distances of the loitering objects relative to the camera (12), and a duration threshold value for the loitering durations of the loitering objects appearing in the monitoring space of the camera (12); and a user interface (24), which is configured to be capable of presenting a picture including target objects and blurred non-target objects.
The invention relates to a rotor of an electrically excited synchronous machine (1), comprising: a rotor shaft (8) which is rotatable about a rotor axis (7); a rotor body (9), in particular a rotor laminated core, which is coupled to the rotor shaft (8); and a secondary unit (10) of an energy transmitter system, in particular a rotary transmitter, which is connected to the rotor shaft (8) for conjoint rotation, for contactlessly transmitting electrical energy into an exciter coil (3) of the rotor (2) of the electric machine (1), wherein the secondary unit (10) comprises a secondary winding support (11), a secondary winding (12) arranged on the secondary winding support (11), and a circuit board (13) which extends in the radial direction with respect to the rotor axis (7) and which has a rectifier circuit (14) for generating a DC voltage for the exciter coil (3), characterized in that - the circuit board (13) of the secondary unit (10), in particular electronic or electrical components (15) of the circuit board (13), can be cooled with cooling fluid from the rotor shaft (8), and - the cooling fluid for cooling the circuit board (13) can be conducted in a radial direction onto a front side (13f) and/or a rear side (13b) of the circuit board (13).
The invention relates to a sensor for determining two measured variables relating to a gas. The sensor has at least a first sensor element and a second sensor element and also two control connections. The first sensor element and the second sensor element are connected in series. The sensor elements are arranged between the control connections. The first sensor element has a first electronic equivalent circuit diagram, the first electronic equivalent circuit diagram comprising a parallel connection containing a first resistance and a first capacitance. The second sensor element has a second electronic equivalent circuit diagram, the second electronic equivalent circuit diagram comprising a second capacitance.
G01N 27/02 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance
G01N 27/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance
G01N 27/06 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a liquid
G01N 27/07 - Construction of measuring vesselsElectrodes therefor
G01N 27/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a liquid which is flowing continuously
G01N 27/10 - Investigation or analysis specially adapted for controlling or monitoring operations or for signalling
G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance
G01N 27/12 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a solid body in dependence upon absorption of a fluidInvestigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a solid body in dependence upon reaction with a fluid
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DRILL BIT PACKAGING UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR DIRECTLY PACKAGING A DRILL BIT HAVING A DIAMETER LESS THAN 5 MM
The invention relates to a drill bit packaging unit (10a; 10b), in particular for directly packaging a drill bit (12a; 12b) having a diameter less than 5 mm, comprising at least one first cardboard element (14a; 14b), in particular a cardboard card, and at least one further cardboard element (16a; 16b), in particular a cardboard card, connected to the first cardboard element (14a; 14b). According to the invention, the further cardboard element (16a; 16b) has at least one recess (18a; 18b).
B65D 75/32 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
B65D 75/36 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages
B65D 81/113 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using blocks of shock-absorbing material of a shape specially adapted to accommodate contents
B65D 85/20 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles
96.
METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ANODE SUBSYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
The invention relates to a method for operating an anode subsystem for supplying at least one fuel cell of a fuel cell system with an anode gas that is enriched with product water created due to operation and is recirculated by means of a fan, an excessively high water content in the anode gas adversely affecting the degree of efficiency and the service life of the fuel cell system. For the purpose of monitoring the concentration of water in the recirculate, according to the invention electrical power consumption by the fan during stationary operation is observed and the power consumption is evaluated in respect of high-frequency peaks, which are caused by interference in the local flow conditions because of water droplets and indicate that a saturation concentration has been reached. The invention also relates to a computer program product having a program code for executing method steps.
The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a bipolar plate (1), comprising the steps - Providing a metal foil (2), - Applying particles (3) of a conductive material on a surface (4) of the metal foil (2), - Pressing the particles (3) into the surface (4) of the metal foil (2) by using rollers (5), - Stamping the metal foil (2). The invention further relates to an electrochemical cell comprising a bipolar plate (1).
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
H01M 8/0228 - Composites in the form of layered or coated products
H01M 8/0245 - Composites in the form of layered or coated products
H01M 8/0254 - CollectorsSeparators, e.g. bipolar separatorsInterconnectors characterised by the form corrugated or undulated
H01M 8/026 - CollectorsSeparators, e.g. bipolar separatorsInterconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth
98.
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR 3D SCANNING OF OBJECTS IN AN AUTOMATED DISASSEMBLY PROCESS
Aspects concern an apparatus (100) for generating a 3D scan (160) of an object (110) in an automated disassembly process, the apparatus (100) comprising a 3D scanner (120), the 3D scanner (120) configured to mounted on a machine (130), the machine (130) configured to move in at least one rotational motion and at least one translational displacement; a platform (140) positioned at a pre-determined distance from the machine (130), the platform (140) rotatable about a centre (140A); and a processor (150) arranged in data communication with the machine (130) and the platform (140), the processor (150) configured to obtain a set of scan parameters as input and provide a set of control data as output, the set of control data comprising at least one of a first control data to control the machine (130) to move the machine (130) to a desired pose of the 3D scanner, and a second control data to control the platform (140) to move the platform (140) to expose a surface of the object (110) within optical alignment of the 3D scanner.
G05B 19/401 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control arrangements for measuring, e.g. calibration and initialisation, measuring workpiece for machining purposes
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
The invention relates to a power converter arrangement (100) comprising at least one self-conducting semiconductor switch (111, 112), said power converter arrangement comprising: at least one gate driver unit (131, 132) for controlling the at least one self-conducting semiconductor switch (111, 112); at least one gate driver power supply circuit (141, 142) for supplying the at least one gate driver unit (131, 132) with an output voltage; at least one main power supply unit (161, 162) for providing a first DC supply voltage to the at least one gate driver power supply circuit (141, 142); at least one auxiliary power supply unit (151, 152) for providing a second DC supply voltage to the at least one gate driver power supply circuit (141, 142); and a DC link having a positive branch (Vp), a negative branch, and a DC link capacitor (120) between the positive branch (Vp) and the negative branch (Vn), wherein the DC link can be connected to a main DC power source (20) in order to charge the DC link capacitor (120), wherein the at least one semiconductor switch (111, 112) is connected between the positive branch (Vp) or the negative branch (Vn) and a load terminal (113), wherein the at least one main power supply unit (161, 162) is supplied with power from the DC link, wherein the power converter arrangement (100) has an auxiliary DC power source (40) or can be connected to an auxiliary DC power source (40), wherein the at least one auxiliary power supply unit (151, 152) is supplied with power from the auxiliary DC power source (40).
H03K 17/06 - Modifications for ensuring a fully conducting state
H03K 17/687 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking characterised by the use of specified components by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
The invention relates to a heating device (2) for a fluid-conveying device (40), comprising a support element (4) with two receiving regions (8a, 8b) and a bridge region (6) which extends between the two receiving regions (8a, 8b); and a first electric conductor layer (10) which is arranged on the support element (4) and comprises two electric contact regions (12a, 12b) and a bridge element (14), wherein each of the two electric contact regions (12a, 12b) of the first electric conductor layer (10) is arranged in one of the two receiving regions (8a, 8b), and the bridge element (14) of the first electric conductor layer (10) is arranged in the bridge region (6) of the support element (4). The heating device (2) also comprises two electric heating elements (16a, 16b), in particular two PTC heating elements (16a, 16b), each of which is arranged on a respective electric contact region of the two electric contact regions (12a, 12b), and a second electric conductor layer (20) which comprises the two electric contact regions (22a, 22b) and a bridge element (24). Each of the two electric contact regions (22a, 22b) of the second electric conductor layer (20) is arranged on one of the two electric heating elements (16a, 16b), and the bridge element (24) of the second electric conductor layer (20) is arranged in the bridge region (6) of the support element (4). The support element (4), the first electric conductor layer (10), the electric heating elements (16a, 16b), and the second electric conductor layer (20) are mechanically connected together by means of a heat staking process.
F01N 3/20 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operationControl specially adapted for catalytic conversion
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