Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Rm Acquisition, LLC

Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fur Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

Huba Nemeth

Csaba Horvath

Tamas Rapp

Viktor Tihanyi

Levente Balogh

Kornel Straub

Benedek Pour

Tamas Adler

Janos Toth

Csaba Kokrehel

Marton Gabor Gyori

Michael Blessing

Sven Krueger

Csaba Mlinarcsek

Adam Szoellosi

Falk Hecker

Peter Kovacsik

Peter Szell

Tamas Konya

Bence Szemes

Wolfgang Pahle

Hans M Molin

Eduard Gerum

William Plow

Andreas Buch

Peter Frank

Levente Hos

Janos Szabo

Gabor Toereki

Kristof Hillier

Zsombor Gyoerke

Andreas U Kuehnle

Matthias Klingner

Cathy L Boon

Robert Trimpe

Andras Batai

Michael Herges

Zoltan Toth

Manuel Marx

Zsolt Dudas

Jeno Boka

Andras Szappanos

Adam Bardos

Laszlo Danos

Ahmed Saleme

Andras Sipos

Stephan Krinke

Franz-Thomas Mitterer

Balazs Gal

Marton Gyori

Kornel Kantor

Mathias Mayr

Matthias Seidenschwang

David Kiss

Tibor Kandar

Matyas Krabot

Valer Merza

Ferenc Zeman

Peter Lindner

Alexander Fuchs

Daniel Thum

Vincent Boehler

Stephane Hericher

Zoltan Laszlo Vass

Tamas Komlos

Andras Derzsi

Zoltán Bordács

Bernd-Robert Hoehn

Simon Felipe Duque Velez

Adam Szoelloesi

Benjamin Erdrich

Csaba Opoczki

Tamas Szokol

Valter Zoeldhegy

Szabo Lorant

Daniel Voeroes

Gabor Szucs

Laszlo Lindenmaier

Balazs Viktor Birkas

Gabor Seres

Gabor Fojtyik

Christian Wirth

Andras Szoboszlay

Zoltan Riba

Laszlo Palkovics

Robert Varga

Balazs Trencseni

Marton Gyoeri

Tamas Gyenis

Ádám Bárdos

Csaba Mlinárcsek

Adam Szöllosi

Szabó Lóránt

Tamás Gyenis

Dániel Vörös

Stéphane Hericher

Valter ZÖLDHEGYI

A monitoring system for an environment of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a group of sensors adapted to cover various regions of the environment. The monitoring system includes a receiving module, a classification module, and a processing module. The receiving module is adapted to obtain information about a driving task of the vehicle. The classification module is adapted to classify, based on the obtained information, the group of sensors in at least a first subset and a second subset. The processing module is adapted to process sensor data of the first subset with higher priority than sensor data from sensors from the second subset.

Monitoring system and method for monitoring

A battery device for providing different electrical voltage levels to be used by different electrical consumer devices, particularly for use in a motor vehicle such as a utility vehicle or a commercial vehicle, includes at least one battery storage unit. Each battery storage unit has a low voltage terminal and a high voltage terminal, wherein one or more battery storage units of the at least one battery storage unit has at least one intermediate voltage terminal which is connected between the low voltage terminal and the high voltage terminal of the respective battery storage unit. Each battery storage unit can include a plurality of battery cells connected in series with each other between the low voltage terminal and the high voltage terminal, wherein each battery cell provides a predetermined voltage, and wherein the at least one intermediate voltage terminal is connected between two adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells.

Battery device for a motor vehicle

An electromechanical brake system has a brake actuator with a power transmission for transmitting an actuating force to a brake pad. The power transmission includes a rotatable shaft, a coupler with a locking element, wherein the coupler can be controlled so that the locking element is engaged with the rotatable shaft and blocks its rotation or so that the locking element is disengaged from the rotatable shaft so that the rotatable shaft can be rotated. The brake system has a first receptacle into which a first tool can be inserted so that it engages with the rotatable shaft and transmits a rotation on the rotatable shaft.

Electromechanical brake system and method for releasing an electro-mechanical brake system

An apparatus determines a road friction of a commercial vehicle. The commercial vehicle has a first axle and a second axle, a load distribution mechanism for changing a load on the first axle or on the second axle, and a slip sensor for determining a slip value for at least one wheel on the first axle or on the second axle. The apparatus includes an evaluation unit configured to control the load distribution mechanism to change the load of the first axle or on second axle, determine a change in the slip value in response to the change of the load, and evaluate the road friction based on the change in the slip value.

Apparatus and method for determining a road friction

A system for operating a driverless utility vehicle in a restricted area, including: a transfer module for transferring control of the utility vehicle at an entrance: from the driver of the utility vehicle to the system, and at an exit: from the system to the driver of the utility vehicle, wherein the restricted area has the entrance, the exit and a predetermined target point; a movement module for autonomously moving the utility vehicle from the entrance to the predetermined target point and from the predetermined target point to the exit; and a performance module for autonomously performing an action on the utility vehicle while the utility vehicle is situated at the predetermined target point, so as to change a state of the utility vehicle by the action. Also described are a related management system, a method, and a computer readable medium.

System and method for operating utility vehicles

An apparatus for validating a position or an orientation of one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle is provided. The one or more sensors provide consecutive sensor data of surroundings of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a validation module, which is configured to compare the consecutive sensor data and to validate a position or an orientation of at least one sensor of the one or more sensors, based on a deviation in the consecutive sensor data.

Apparatus for validating a position or orientation of a sensor of an autonomous vehicle

A trailer air supply and control module for a electronic brake system of a motor vehicle with a trailer interface, and a brake system of a motor vehicle with a trailer interface comprising the trailer air supply and control module, includes at least two electrical terminals configured to receive two independent but redundant electrical control input signals which comprise a signal for a preset brake control outlet pressure. At least one valve is configured to adjust a constant air pressure from an air pressure source to the preset brake outlet pressure. One pneumatic outlet terminal is configured to provide the preset brake supply outlet pressure to the pneumatic brake system of the trailer, and one pneumatic outlet terminal is configured to provide the preset brake control outlet pressure to the pneumatic brake system of the trailer. The air pressure source is arranged within the trailer air supply and control module.

Brake system for a motor vehicle and trailer air supply and control module

A system for providing power to an unpowered vehicle by a powered vehicle has a line arrangement with multiple lines representing inputs, each of which includes at least one power line for supplying power. A merging unit combines the power lines of the line arrangement to a total voltage on a common voltage line. The line arrangement and the merging unit are to be arranged on the powered vehicle to provide power to the unpowered vehicle.

System and a method for providing electric power

A method estimates an articulation angle between a towing vehicle and a trailer with respect to a pivot. The method determines a distance between an instantaneous center of velocity of the towing vehicle and a center of at least one axle of the towing vehicle representative for a rotation of the towing vehicle about the instantaneous center of velocity of the towing vehicle and/or a distance between an instantaneous center of velocity of the trailer and a center of at least one axle of the trailer representative for a rotation of the trailer about the instantaneous center of velocity of the trailer. The method determines at least one instantaneous speed representative for a wheel speed of at least one wheel of the towing vehicle and/or the trailer, wherein the at least one instantaneous speed refers to the at least one determined distance, and estimates the articulation angle based on the at least one determined instantaneous speed and the at least one determined distance.

Method for estimating an articulation angle between a towing vehicle and a trailer, respective device, driving assistance system, commercial vehicle and computer program product

An apparatus for providing a redundant communication within a vehicle architecture is disclosed. The vehicle architecture includes a plurality of commanded units, each being configured to be controlled by redundant communication lines. The apparatus includes at least a first control unit and a second control unit, which are connected by an interlink communication line and which are each configured to: communicate with the commanded units through one of the redundant communications lines; and communicate with each other through the communication lines by controlling at least one of the plurality of commanded units to act as a gateway unit and to forward information between the redundant communication lines.

Apparatus and a method for providing a redundant communication within a vehicle architecture and a corresponding control architecture

Systems and methods for generating an image of the surroundings of an articulated vehicle are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a processor determines a relative position between a first vehicle of an articulated vehicle and a second vehicle of the articulated vehicle; receives a first image from a first camera arranged on the first vehicle and a second image from a second camera arranged on the second vehicle; and combines the first image and the second image based on the relative position between the first vehicle and the second vehicle to generate a combined image of surroundings of the articulated vehicle.

Generating an image of the surroundings of an articulated vehicle

A security system is provided for an autonomous vehicle driving on a road. The autonomous vehicle has a sensor unit for collecting sensor information, and a planning unit for generating planning data for the autonomous vehicle. The security system is characterized by a reception module, configured to receive the sensor information and the planning data; a detection module, configured to detect, based on the sensor information, a driving situation of the autonomous vehicle in which one or more objects on the road cause the autonomous vehicle to slow down; an assessment module, configured to assess the driving situation based on the detection of the driving situation, the sensor information, and the planning data, as a potential plunder incident; and a reaction module, configured to execute, in case of the potential plunder incident, an emergency reaction of the autonomous vehicle.

Security system for an autonomous vehicle and method for its operation

A steering gear for an electromechanical steering system for a vehicle includes an input shaft that can be coupled or connected to a steering column of the steering system, a segment shaft that can be coupled or connected to a steering column lever of the steering system, an angular gear, a servo gear, and an electric motor for driving the servo gear. The angular gear is designed as a bevel gear. The input shaft and the electric motor are connected to the servo gear. The servo gear is connected to the angular gear. The angular gear is connected to the segment shaft. The angular gear is formed to transmit torque from the servo gear to the segment shaft via two transmission paths.

Steering transmission for electromechanical steering system for a vehicle and electromechanical steering system for a vehicle

An electric system of a vehicle including an electronically controlled braking system. The electric system has a steering angle sensor unit, at least one control module, at least one first inertia sensor and an electronic braking system central control unit EBS ECU. The at least one control module is external to the steering angle sensor unit. The at least one control module is also external to the EBS ECU. At least one of the at least one control module has mounted within it one of the at least one first inertia sensor.

Electric system for a vehicle

A steering transmission for an electro-mechanical steering system for a vehicle includes an electric motor, a servo transmission, and an angle transmission for connecting a steering column of the steering system to a control stalk of the steering system. The angle transmission is a mechanically driven recirculating-ball transmission with a ball nut, which is engaged with a segment shaft of the steering transmission that is/can be connected to the steering stalk. A spindle of the recirculating-ball transmission is continuous. The spindle is connected to an output shaft of the servo transmission on one side. The servo transmission is/can be driven by the electric motor.

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Huba Nemeth