Patent · US Expired

Method and arrangement for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle

US6393356B1 · kind B1 · utility

3Cited by

8References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Albrecht Clement · Kornwestheim, DE
Manfred Homeyer · Markgröningen, DE
Frank Plagge · Markgröningen, DE
Torsten Bauer · Leinfelden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2000
Grant date	May 21, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 30, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02D2250/26
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle wherein maximum permissible value is pregiven for monitoring purposes for the output quantity for the drive unit. In this value, requirement values of at least one consumer and/or one ancillary function are included. The inclusion only takes place when the at least one consumer and/or the ancillary function is actually active. To determine whether the consumer and/or ancillary function is active, two pieces of data as to the activation state are evaluated, which pieces of data are independent of each other.

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