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Michael Huelsen

Dirk Legler

Thomas Rudolph

Juraj Lehotsky

Magnus Sviberg

Cédric Langlais

Johannes Thannheimer

Michael Deppe

Michael Mailhamer

Max Huber

Cèdric Langlais

Thomas Lindner

Maximilian Ehrmann

Achim Holzwarth

Alexander Kilias

Oliver Heisel

Michael Respondek

Heinrich Wüllrich

Engelbert Hirschvogel

Thomas Podolski

Nikolaus Linner

Harald Bachmann

Heinz Seiler

Andrea Kramer

Tobias Fritz

Sascha Dietrich

Thomas Columbus

Freddy Geeraerds

Craig T Marx

Maximilian Ehrman

Benedikt Kainz

A sensor module to be mounted on a motor vehicle in a length-adaptive manner, the sensor module may have a first module component unit, which preferably has at least one first environment sensor, at least one second module component unit, which has at least one second environment sensor, and at least one intermediate element, via which the first module component unit is coupled to the second module component unit, the intermediate element being configured to be adjustable in length as a function of a mounting position on the motor vehicle.

Sensor module to be mounted on a motor vehicle in a length-adaptive manner

A roof module having a panel component which forms at least sections of a roof cladding of a vehicle roof, which functions as an outer sealing surface of the roof module, and has a viewing area, wherein at least one transmitter and/or receiver apparatus of an environment sensor is disposed directly and without gaps at the viewing area and/or the panel component or is integrated therein and is configured to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic and/or optical signals directly via the viewing area and/or the panel component.

Roof module having a transmitter and/or receiver apparatus

A roof sensor module having a panel component which forms at least sections of a roof cladding of a vehicle roof, the roof cladding functioning as an outer sealing surface of the roof sensor module, at least one environment sensor for charting a vehicle environment which is connected to at least one cable, and at least one channel-shaped carrier structure. The at least one cable is guided along the channel-shaped carrier structure within a hollow cross section thereof and/or an in particular channel-shaped guide profile is formed at the channel-shaped carrier structure, the at least one cable being guided along the channel-shaped guide profile.

Roof sensor module and motor vehicle

A vehicle roof having a roof skin assembly, a roof substructure, which is disposed below the roof skin assembly, and at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment, the environment sensor being disposed in a sensor housing having a sensor window. The roof skin assembly has a sensor cutout accommodating the sensor housing in a circumferentially sealing manner with the result that the sensor window forms a visible outer roof surface.

Vehicle roof comprising a roof skin assembly and a sensor module

A motor vehicle roof module having a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms the roof skin of the vehicle roof and serves as an outer sealing surface of the roof module, and at least one environmental sensor by means of which a vehicle environment can be detected during autonomous or semi-autonomous driving of the motor vehicle. The roof module has a kinematic system having a drive and configured to move the at least one environmental sensor from a retracted position into a deployed position, in which the at least one environmental sensor protrudes beyond the roof skin to detect the vehicle environment, and to fix the at least one environmental sensor at least in the deployed position in such a manner that the at least one environmental sensor cannot be moved by an external force.

Roof module for forming a vehicle roof

Vehicle roof

The invention relates to a roof module for forming a vehicle roof () on a motor vehicle, the roof module comprising a panel component () which at least partially forms a roof skin () of the vehicle roof () and serves as an outer sealing surface of the roof module (), at least one sensor module () comprising a controller () and at least one environment sensor () configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through a see-through area () in order to detect a vehicle environment, and at least one cleaning device () comprising at least one cleaning nozzle () configured to clean the see-through area (). The at least one environment sensor () is configured to detect at least one object () moving toward the see-through area () in the form of image data, and the controller () is configured to generate at least one object information from the image data and to prompt the at least one cleaning nozzle () to discharge a cleaning fluid based thereon.

Roof module for forming a vehicle roof comprising a cleaning device and method for cleaning a see-through area

A vehicle roof having a roof skin arrangement which may have at least one cover element and the vehicle roof having at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment which is at least partially covered by the cover element, the cover element being limited by an edge gap via which air, in particular cooling air, for the sensor module flows under the cover element.

Vehicle roof with sensor module and trim element

Sensor module for mounting on a motor vehicle panel component having a sensor housing, at least one environment sensor, at least part of which is disposed in the sensor housing, and which is configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals to thus detect a vehicle environment, and a kinematic system having a drive configured to move the sensor housing from a retracted position into at least one deployed position. The kinematic system is configured to move the sensor housing into a first deployed position, which activates the at least one environment sensor to detect the vehicle environment in a portion of its field of view, and to move the sensor housing into a second deployed position, which activates the at least one environment sensor to detect the vehicle environment in its entire field of view.

Sensor module for being mounted on a panel component of a motor vehicle and panel component comprising such a sensor module

A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle, the roof module may have a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms the roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof module having at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle environment. At least one reflector element at which the electromagnetic signals can be reflected is associated with the environment sensor.

A roof module for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, is proposed, the roof module having a roof cladding, which forms an outer visible surface of the roof module, and at least one sensor module having an environment sensor for sensing a vehicle environment during an autonomous or partially autonomous operation of the motor vehicle. A viewing area can be formed in the roof cladding for the environment sensor and the viewing area can be provided with a cleaning element.

Roof module having an environment sensor for autonomous or partially autonomous vehicle operation

A roof module for connection to a motor vehicle having a transparent solid roof portion, which forms a see-through roof area and which is immobile relative to the vehicle body when the roof module is in the installed position, and/or a roof opening system having a mobile lid element, by means of which a roof opening can be opened or closed at will, and a closed roof skin, which forms the see-through roof area and/or is adjacent to the roof opening and forms a roof cover outside of the see-through roof area and/or the roof opening. At least one sensor module can be provided having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment and is disposed outside of the see-through roof area and/or the roof opening and is covered by the roof skin.

Roof module for a motor vehicle comprising a roof skin forming a roof cover

A vehicle roof having a support on the vehicle body shell, a roof module disposed on the support and having a roof skin, and a sensor system having at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment, the environment sensor being disposed in a lateral edge area of the roof module associated with a lateral roof edge and being covered by the roof skin, the roof skin having a sensor see-through area for the environment sensor, the sensor see-through area being oriented in the transverse roof direction and being situated higher than the associated roof edge or an adjacent area of the associated roof edge and/or being located above the associated roof edge.

Vehicle roof comprising a support and a roof module

A motor vehicle, in particular for a passenger car, having a support structure, a roof skin, which is disposed on the support structure, and at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment and having at least one housing for accommodating the environment sensor. The housing of the sensor module is disposed on the support structure and has a construction which collapses or is deformed when defined external forces are applied such that deformation forces, which are exerted by the sensor module on the support structure or on another roof module component, are reduced.

Roof module for a motor vehicle, comprising a sensor module having a housing

A roof module for forming a motor vehicle roof, the roof module having a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms a roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof module having at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle environment. The environment sensor is disposed below the roof skin formed by the panel component, the roof module having a cooler configured to discharge exhaust heat emitted by the environment sensor and/or heat introduced from outside from the environment sensor.

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Stockdorf, Germany

Michael Huelsen