Robert Boschgmbh

Volkswagen Ag

Frank Wolf

Reinhold Fiess

Helmut Sautter

Vincent Thominet

Armin Jerger

Patrick Schmitt

Ansgar Grass

Zishao Yang

Gerhard Hochenbleicher

Gabriel Schwab

Martin Steinmetz

Hans-Juergen Kulinna

Andreas Pack

Mathias Mannhardt

The automated switching of a vehicle lighting system is to be made more reliable. To this end, it is provided that the entire data flow from the sensors to a lighting device, which receives the control signals from a transmission module, is implemented in dual-track fashion throughout. This provides the corresponding redundancy and increases the required reliability. It is provided, in particular, to transmit to the lighting device a control signal and a correspondingly negated signal, so that the lighting device is able to check whether the data processing and data transmission are free of faults.

Method and device for controlling a motor-vehicle lighting system

A rain sensor, particularly for a motor vehicle, includes a light-conducting member arranged in an intermediate layer of a glass, and is designed as an optically closed system.

Rain sensor, especially for a motor vehicle

A rain sensor for a motor vehicle, having a transmitter emitting radiation, a receiver, and a holographically embodied diffractive element that has a linear-grating-like structure.

Rain sensor, in particular for a motor vehicle

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Buehlertal, Germany

Frank Wolf