Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Daimler Ag

Mercedes-benz Group Ag

Universitãt Stuttgart

Steffen Reichert

Bastian Baudy

Mary C Boyce

Sylvain Christophe Wehnert

Martin Konermann

Christine Ortiz

Long Nguyen

Achim Menges

Ronny Bach

Christian Binder

Erich Jehle-Graf

Volker Meyer

Andrej Ruckhaberle

Antonis Schley

Juha Song

Oliver Sens

Zane Amiralis

A device and a method for projecting image data onto a projection surface of a vehicle windowpane of a vehicle. An image data processing unit generates second image data from first image data based on recorded surroundings brightness of the vehicle. A gradation curve is used to generate the second image data in such a way that dark image regions of the first image data lying below a predetermined color brightness threshold compared to image regions lying above the color brightness threshold in the first image data are brightened in the second image data compared to the first image data with regard to color or greyscale spectra. A degree of brightening of the dark image regions in the first image data increases with an increase in the recorded surroundings brightness.

Device and method for projecting image data onto a projection surface of a vehicle windowpane

A method of determining a modified shape of a computer-aided design model of an object or a partition thereof is described. With the method, at least two reference landmarks are placed at a reference position with respect to the shape of the object or to the partition. An adjustment landmark is placed at the reference position of the corresponding reference landmark. The adjustment landmarks are displaced from the reference position to a modified position, and a displacement between the modified position and the reference position is obtained. The modified shape of the object or the partition is generated by modifying the shape of the object or the partition by applying a homogeneous function of the displacement to the computer-aided design model of the shape of the object or the partition.

Method for transforming the computer-aided design model of an object

A vehicle wheel for a vehicle has a plurality of spokes, lamellac, blades, wheel segments or similar which are arranged on an outer side of the vehicle wheel, a kinematic system, via which the contour of the outer side of the vehicle wheel can be changed, and a slide element which is adjustable between an inner position and an outer position. The spokes, lamellae, blades, wheel segments or similar are hinged on the slide element and are adjustable together with the slide element.

Vehicle wheel for a vehicle

Articulating protective systems for resisting mechanical loads and related methods are generally described. The protective structures described herein can incorporate one or more features that enhance the ability of the structure to resist an applied force while remaining sufficiently flexible to allow for movement of the object or person the structure is designed to protect.

Articulating protective system for resisting mechanical loads

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