Magna Donnelly Gmbh & Co. Kg

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Magna Donnelly Engineering Gmbh

Martin Laufer

Tim Weis

Christian Schmidt

Karl-Josef Marks

Werner Seitz

Peter Frank

Ute Riedl

The invention pertains to a vehicle () with a distance control system, wherein the distance control system features at least one distance sensor () for measuring the distance of the vehicle () from surrounding objects (). A distance sensor () is arranged on at least one side of the vehicle () in the central region thereof, particularly in or on the exterior rearview mirror ().

Vehicle comprising a distance control system

A method for operating a display system in a vehicle () when driving into a parking space (), uses a camera () with an image processing unit in which the image data obtained by the camera () can be processed and a display screen () in the interior of the vehicle. After the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the first parking-space icon () has been brought to overlay the parking space () shown in the real-time image, a second parking-space icon () is faded into the real-time image on the display screen () by the image processing unit, with this second parking-space icon () in the real-time image in true scale indicating a region which after moving along a first segment () of the travel path () towards the parking space () must be brought to overlay the parking space () shown in the real-time image. After the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the second parking-space icon () has been brought to overlay the parking space () shown in the real-time image, a third parking-space icon () is faded into the real-time image on the display screen () by the image processing unit, with said third parking-space icon () in the real-time image in true scale indicating a region which after moving along a second segment () of the travel path towards the parking space () must be brought to overlay the parking space () shown in the real-time image.

Method for operating a display system in a vehicle for driving into a parking space

A vehicle () has at least two image data sources (), at least one mixing unit (), at least one conversion unit () and an image display unit (). The pixel data () generated with the image data sources () can be brought together by means of the mixing unit () in particular for simultaneous display on the image display unit (). With the conversion unit (), the pixel data () can be transformed to a form of image data () which can be displayed on the image display unit (). The mixing unit () includes at least two data input ports () for receiving pixel data () from the two image data sources (), and at least one data output port () for the brought-together pixel data (). The conversion unit () includes at least one data input port () for the brought-together pixel data (). The data output port () of the mixing unit () is directly or indirectly connected to the data input port () of the conversion unit (). A method for operating an image processing system in a vehicle () is provided in which first the pixel data () of the various image data sources () is brought together by means of the mixing unit (), and thereafter, by means of the conversion unit (), the brought-together pixel data () is transformed into a form of image data ().

Vehicle with image processing system and method for operating an image processing system

For the cooling of electronic components on a board ( ) which is located within an (EMC) shield ( ), the shield ( ) lying within a housing ( ), a part air stream of a fan ( ) in the housing wall is guided into the shield ( ) by an air guide duct ( ). Cooling is highly effective, and known heat-conducting elements between the components ( ) and the shield ( ) are dispensible.

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Hasloch, Germany

Martin Laufer