A drive unit for a window wiper system having an electronically commutated drive motor, which has a rotor and phase conductors for providing a stator magnetic field; a reversing transmission, which controls one or more wiper arms of a wiper unit in a pivoting motion with alternating direction; a power unit, which provides phase voltages to the drive motor based on control signals and which has a device for measuring phase currents through the phase conductors; and a control unit, which determines a rotor position of the rotor of the drive motor based on the phase currents without using any sensors to generate the control signals based on the rotor position to provide a drive torque and to control rotational speed based on a specified operating function.

A drive unit for a window wiper system having an electronically commutated drive motor, which has a rotor and phase conductors for providing a stator magnetic field; a reversing transmission, which controls one or more wiper arms of a wiper unit in a pivoting motion with alternating direction; a power unit, which provides phase voltages to the drive motor based on control signals and which has a device for measuring phase currents through the phase conductors; and a control unit, which determines a rotor position of the rotor of the drive motor based on the phase currents without using any sensors to generate the control signals based on the rotor position to provide a drive torque and to control rotational speed based on a specified operating function.

A sensor apparatus for coupling to a pane of glass, in particular to the windscreen of a motor vehicle, having at least one coupling layer for the optical coupling of the sensor apparatus with the windscreen. The coupling layer is constructed with multiple layers, at least two layers of the coupling layer consist of coupling materials that are different from each other, and the layer provided for placement on the pane of glass has a weaker capacity for adhesion to the glass than at least one further layer of the coupling layer.

A DC-DC converter control apparatus, installed in a vehicle including parallel-connected first and second DC-DC converters and in-vehicle devices configured to operate on an electric power that is output from at least one of the first and second DC-DC converters, is configured to control the first and second DC-DC converters, and includes a processor. The processor is programmed to monitor an operational status of at least one predetermined device that is included in the in-vehicle devices; when the at least one predetermined device is not in operation, set at least a controlled target value of an output voltage of the first DC-DC converter to a target voltage for operating the in-vehicle devices; and, when at least one of the at least one predetermined device is in operation, set controlled target values of output voltages of both the first and second DC-DC converters to the target voltage.

A DC-DC converter control apparatus, installed in a vehicle including parallel-connected first and second DC-DC converters and in-vehicle devices configured to operate on an electric power that is output from at least one of the first and second DC-DC converters, is configured to control the first and second DC-DC converters, and includes a processor. The processor is programmed to monitor an operational status of at least one predetermined device that is included in the in-vehicle devices; when the at least one predetermined device is not in operation, set at least a controlled target value of an output voltage of the first DC-DC converter to a target voltage for operating the in-vehicle devices; and, when at least one of the at least one predetermined device is in operation, set controlled target values of output voltages of both the first and second DC-DC converters to the target voltage.

A system for guiding a driver of a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a light sensor configured to detect light; and a processor configured to determine a position of vehicle on a roadway based on a characteristic of the detected light.

An opening-closing body driving motor includes a motor body, a drive circuit, and a control circuit. The motor body is provided to automatically open and close an opening-closing body of a vehicle. The drive circuit supplies driving power to the motor body. The control circuit includes a PWM controller. The control circuit is configured to adjust the driving power by PWM control and control an operation mode of the opening-closing body through the motor body such that the operation mode is changeable. The PWM controller is configured to have a control frequency of the PWM control include a frequency in an audible range based on a predetermined trigger so that the motor body vibrates in the audible range, thereby performing a sound producing operation. The predetermined trigger includes information about an opening-closing state of the opening-closing body or information about activation and deactivation of a child lock.

The invention relates to a wiper motor (10), with an output shaft (11) which rotates in exclusively one direction (12) and is designed at least indirectly to move at least one wiper blade (1) between two reversal positions (A, B). According to the invention, it is provided that the wiper motor (10) has means (30) which are designed at least indirectly to activate a pump (25) for conveying a cleaning fluid in such a manner that cleaning fluid can be applied to a vehicle window (2) exclusively in front of the wiper blade (1) in the respective wiping direction.

The invention relates to a wiper motor (10), with an output shaft (11) which rotates in exclusively one direction (12) and is designed at least indirectly to move at least one wiper blade (1) between two reversal positions (A, B). According to the invention, it is provided that the wiper motor (10) has means (30) which are designed at least indirectly to activate a pump (25) for conveying a cleaning fluid in such a manner that cleaning fluid can be applied to a vehicle window (2) exclusively in front of the wiper blade (1) in the respective wiping direction.

In the cabin of an automatic driving vehicle, a touch panel for inputting a control instruction in relation to the automatic driving vehicle and a display for displaying information on the automatic driving vehicle are provided. The touch panel and the display are disposed in the front end area in the end area in the vehicle width direction inside the cabin of the automatic driving vehicle such that their display surfaces are directed rearward. The touch panel is disposed further outward in the vehicle width direction than the display.