[BAMBERGER, Joachim, HORN, Joachim, MICHAU, Peter, NOCK, Ernst] Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München;Wurmstrasse 31a 82131 Stockdorf;Geigerstrasse 5 80689 München;Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse 67 93055 Regensburg;Aussingerstrasse 8 93057 Regensburg The pressure in an actuator and therefore, the position of the clutch, is determined with the coil current of an electromagnetically operated valve (21). A model of the control system made up of the valve (21), the actuator (22) and the clutch (23) is produced, an inverse model is derived from this model and the coil current of the valve is controlled with said inverse system model.

[BAMBERGER, Joachim, BETONI PARODI, Bruno, GRIGORAS, Marian, HORN, Joachim, SZABO, Andrei] Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München;Würmstraße 31 A 82131 Stockdorf;Thalkirchnerstr. 35 80337 München;Zwergerstr. 7 85579 Neubiberg;Pfefferstraße 18 22143 Hamburg;Pommerstr. 9 85521 Ottobrunn The invention relates to a method for computer-aided localization of a mobile object using a feature-based positioning method According to the invention, a probabilistic localization of the object is performed on the basis of a reference map modeling a probabilistic distribution of features of the field when the object is positioned at the associated node for each of a plurality of prescribed nodes. The method is first initialized using a reference map, and then a plurality of positions are taken for determining measurement values of the features of the field, wherein an update of the reference map takes place after each positioning, considering the measurement values determined in the most recent positioning. The method according to the invention allows precise probabilistic positioning, wherein the reference map is also learned during the positioning of the object. This eliminates the need for calibrating the reference map prior to performing the positioning.

[Joachim Bamberger, Joachim Horn, Peter Michau] DE Stockdorf A clutch actuation system includes an actuator drive for actuating the clutch, and a position control circuit having a controller determining a position of the clutch and to which a position setpoint value is fed and a measurement signal, representing the position, of a sensor is fed as an actual value. A filter that filters interference oscillations out of the position signal is inserted into the position control circuit. The stop band of the filter depends adaptively on the rotational speed of the drive engine of the motor vehicle, in particular, the stop band corresponds to the speed.

[Joachim Bamberger, Joachim Horn, Peter Michau] DE Grobenzell In a method of controlling a transmission ratio of a continuously variable toroidal transmission, a holding force for an intermediate roller is pilot-controlled as a function of the torques acting on the toroidal disks and of the pivoted position of the intermediate roller, and/or the adjustment path of the intermediate roller is fed back statically or dynamically into a control circuit.

[BAMBERGER, Joachim, HORN, Joachim, MICHAU, Peter, NOCK, Ernst] Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München;Wurmstrasse 31a 82131 Stockdorf;Geigerstrasse 5 80689 München;Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse 67 93055 Regensburg;Aussingerstrasse 8 93057 Regensburg According to the method, a clutch with an electromagnetically operated valve controls a volume flow QA that builds up a pressure in an actuator and hereby determines the position of the clutch, with the coil current of said valve. A control deviation is determined and is used to calculate a control signal I R for the clutch position. A precontrol signal I vs which is calculated from a position setpoint value of the clutch and with which nonlinearities of the control system are compensated, is added to the control signal.

[BAMBERGER, Joachim, BETONI PARODI, Bruno, HORN, Joachim, LENZ, Henning, SZABO, Andrei] Hofmannstrasse 51 81379 München;Würmstrasse 31 A 82131 Stockdorf;Thalkirchnerstr. 35 80337 München;Pfefferstrasse 18 22143 Hamburg;Boeckhstrasse 9 76137 Karlsruhe;Hohenbrunnerstr. 10 85521 Riemerling The invention relates to a position-finding method for determining the location of a mobile object. The features, for example received field strengths, of a plurality of base stations are measured, and the object position is located from these features, using a reference map. During an initialization process, a reference map is created which comprises a multiplicity of positions and the associated feature-dependent values. During use of the method, a plurality of position-finding processes are carried out, by means of each of which a measured feature-dependent value and, from this, a located position of the object, are determined using the predetermined reference map. The predetermined reference map is in each case updated for at least some of the positions found, during which updates, the feature-dependent values are each corrected by a correction term at the support points of the reference map in a predetermined area surrounding an object position. The correction term depends on the difference between the measured feature-dependent value for the respective location, and the feature-dependent value at the support point in the predetermined surrounding area.

[BAMBERGER, Joachim, HORN, Joachim, MICHAU, Peter, NOCK, Ernst] Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München;Wurmstrasse 31a 82131 Stockdorf;Geigerstrasse 5 80689 München;Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse 67 93055 Regensburg;Aussingerstrasse 8 93057 Regensburg The pressure in an actuator and thus the position of the clutch is defined using the coil current of a valve. A control model of the system to be controlled is used to generate an inverse system model for regulating the coil current of the valve. In addition, the pressure is built up in a control cylinder lying against a stop and a control signal for the position of the clutch is generated using a determined pressure value.

[Joachim Bamberger, Bruno Betoni Parodi, Joachim Horn, Henning Lenz, Andrei Szabo] DE Stockdorf The invention relates to a position-finding method for d4eterming the location of a mobile object. The features, for example received field strengths, of a plurality of base stations are measured, and the object position is located from these features, using a reference map. During an initialization process, a reference map is created which comprises a multiplicity of positions and the associated feature-dependent values. During use of the method, a plurality of position-finding processes are carried out, by means of each of which a measured feature-dependent value and from this, a located position of the object, are determined using the predetermined reference map. The predetermined reference map is in each case updated for at least some of the positions found, during which updates, the feature-dependent values are each corrected by a correction term at the support points of the reference map in a predetermined area surrounding an object position.

[Joachim Bamberger, Ralph Grothmann, Kai Heesche, Clemens Hoffmann, Michael Metzger] DE München A method for improving the usability of photovoltaic installations (PV installations) by taking account of shading information of adjacent PV installations for forecasting the power output by a relevant PV installation is provided. In particular, cloud movements and cloud shapes are taken into account. This improves the accuracy of the forecast. Here, it is advantageous that short-term forecasts in relation to e.g. the next 15 minutes are possible and a substitute energy source can be activated accordingly, in good time, prior to a dip in the power output by the PV installation. The invention can be used e.g. in the field of renewable energies, PV installations or smart grids.

[BAMBERGER JOACHIM] DE The invention relates to an iteration specification to determine a condition variable in a first order dynamic system. Parameters of this iteration specification that are to be adapted can be obtained by measurements on the dynamic system, e.g. a spark-ignition engine . Determined parameter behaviour can be used in the form of families of characteristics or as a trained neuronal network. One example of the method disclosed in the invention is the approximation of induction pipe pressure in a spark-ignition engine. Said induction pipe pressure enables, for instance, engine timingcontrol in a motor vehicle, and allows the fuel quantity to be metered by means of the model.