Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Vti Technologies Oy

Murata Electronics Oy

Stefan Günthner

Bernhard Schmid

Jakob Schillinger

Dietmar Huber

Thomas Fischer

Ulrich Stählin

Klaus Rink

Lothar Biebricher

Alexander Kolbe

Michael Schulmeister

Ramnath Sivaraman

Jasmin Lohmann

Roland Hilser

Timo Dietz

Petri Klemetti

Marco Benner

Otmar Simon

Bernhard Hartmann

Jürgen Kunz

Jörg Heimel

Gerhard Möheken

Waldemar Baumung

A sensor for sensing a physical transmitter field dependent on a physical quantity to be measured, including: a sensor circuit for sensing the transmitter field and for outputting a sensor signal dependent on the transmitter field a circuit carrier having a first region in which at least a part of the sensor circuit is supported and a second region in which at least a first mechanical interface and a second mechanical interface for connecting the circuit carrier to a retainer are arranged, and a noise resistance element, which is arranged between the first region and the second region and which is designed to conduct structure-borne noise entering via the first mechanical interface to the second mechanical interface.

Structure-borne noise decoupling on sensors working with transmitter fields

A method for producing an electronic device, the method including: encasing an electronic assembly with a first casing material; holding the first electronic assembly encased by the first casing material over a holding element such that the holding element is spaced apart from the electronic assembly above the first casing material, and encasing the assembly retained on the holding element with a second casing material.

Sensor production by holding the intermediate injection-molded part

A sensor element for a motor vehicle, includes a sensor circuit for detecting a physical variable, a first housing, in which the sensor circuit is arranged, a second housing, in which the first housing is arranged, a thermoplastic, which at least partially encloses the first housing and fixes the first housing in the second housing in a positioning position, at least two positioning recesses for receiving positioning pins being formed in the first housing in order to fix the first housing in the positioning position while the first housing is being enveloped by the thermoplastic.

Sensor element for a motor vehicle

A system for processing sensor data in a vehicle has a processor and a chassis sensor in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to record driving dynamics data and chassis sensor data for the vehicle, and filter driving dynamics data or the chassis sensor data on the basis of the chassis sensor data or the driving dynamics data.

Fusion of chassis sensor data with vehicle dynamics data

A method for producing an electronic assembly in which an electronic component supported on a wiring support is encapsulated with an encapsulation material, the method including: &#x2014;arranging the electronic component on the wiring support in such a manner that a stress applied onto the electronic component by the encapsulation material falls below a predetermined value; and &#x2014;encapsulating the electronic component with the encapsulation material.

Method for producing an electronic assembly

A micromechanical spring including at least two bar sections which, in the undeflected state of the spring, are oriented substantially parallel to one another or are at an angle of less than 45&#xb0; with respect to one another, and one or more connecting sections which connect the bar sections to one another, wherein the bar sections can be displaced relative to one another in their longitudinal direction, and wherein the spring has, in the direction of its bar sections, a substantially adjustable, in particular linear force-deflecting behavior.

Micromechanical spring

A micromechanical component formed from, a substrate () having a first cavity () and a second cavity (), a first micromechanical structure () arranged in the first cavity (), and a second micromechanical structure () arranged in the second cavity (). The first cavity () and the second cavities having respective first and second gas pressures having different values. The first gas pressure is provided by a closed configuration of the first cavity () and a first channel () opens into the second cavity (), and the second gas pressure is adjustable via the first channel ().

Component having a substrate with cavities with micromechanical structures located therein

A method for determining location data for a vehicle, a control apparatus for performing the method, and to a vehicle having the control apparatus. The method includes measuring the driving dynamics data for the vehicle, measuring at least one distance of the vehicle from a stationary object and recording a distance, and filtering the driving dynamics data on the basis of the recorded distance.

Method for determining position data of a vehicle

A sensor for detecting a rotation rate of an object, including: a sensor element, which is designed to vibrate at an angle to the rotation axis of the rotation rate to be detected at an excitation frequency on a resetting element fastened in a spatially fixed manner to the object, such that the sensor element is deflected at a reaction frequency in a reaction direction at an angle to the rotation axis and at an angle to the vibration direction owing to the Coriolis force; and a measuring transducer, which is designed to detect the vibration in the reaction direction wherein the vibratable sensor element is formed in such a manner that a comparison of a temperature-dependent displacement of a frequency spacing between the excitation frequency and the reaction frequency and a temperature-dependent position of the sensor element on the object satisfies a predefined condition.

Sensor for detecting a rotation rate of an object

A sensor having at least one sensor element (), at least one signal processing element (), and a housing () which has at least one fastening means. An electrical interface is provided for electrically connecting the sensor. The sensor has an electrically and mechanically connecting carrier means () on which the at least one sensor element () and the signal processing element () are arranged and are electrically connected to the carrier means. The carrier means () is also at least electrically connected to the electrical interface.

Sensor with a single electrical carrier means

A device for distributing data about a vehicle, has a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor, a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor, and a transmission interface for transmitting the data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver. A vehicle and an on-board system which incorporate the devise are also encompassed herein.

Device for distributing data about a vehicle

A method for filtering data in a tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle includes the steps of: recording a variable that is dependent on the tire radius for a wheel of the vehicle, and filtering the variable that is dependent on the tire radius on the basis of driving dynamics data and/or a global navigation satellite system signal, called GNSS signal below. A vehicle control system and a vehicle having the control system are also described.

Method for filtering data in a tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle

The invention relates to a frequency generator assembly, including at least one oscillator and an electronic signal processing device, which is designed in such a way that the electronic signal processing device provides an electric clock signal (f) having a defined frequency as an output signal of the frequency generator assembly, wherein the defined frequency depends on the vibration frequency of the oscillator, wherein the oscillator includes at least one micromechanical seismic mass which is vibrationally excited by at least one driving device, whereupon the electronic signal processing device generates and provides the electric clock signal (f) according to the vibration frequency of the at least one seismic mass.

Frequency generator assembly

A micromechanical rotation rate sensor has at least one first and one second seismic mass coupled to at least one first drive device and are suspended such that the first and second seismic masses are driven such that they are deflected in antiphase in one drive mode, with the rotation rate sensor being designed such that it can detect rotation rates about at least two mutually essentially orthogonal sensitive axes, wherein at least the first and second seismic masses are designed and suspended such that they oscillate in antiphase in a first read mode when a first rotation rate about the first sensitive axis is detected, and the first and second seismic masses and/or additional seismic masses are designed and suspended such that they oscillate in antiphase in a second read mode when a second rotation rate about the second sensitive axis is detected.

Double-axle, shock-resistant rotation rate sensor with linear and rotary seismic elements

A micromechanical rotation rate sensor, including a substrate whose base surface is aligned parallel to the x-y plane of a Cartesian coordinate system, with the rotation rate sensor having at least one first seismic mass and a second seismic mass which are coupled to at least one first drive device and are suspended such that the first and the second seismic masses are driven such that they are deflected in antiphase in one drive mode, with the rotation rate sensor being designed such that it can detect rotation rates about at least two mutually essentially orthogonal sensitive axes, wherein at least the second seismic mass is in the form of a frame which at least partially surrounds the first seismic mass with respect to the position on the x-y plane.

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Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

Stefan Günthner