Patent · US Expired

Method and device for controlling the functional unit of a motor vehicle

US7437218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References

10Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Guido Funcke · Asperg, DE
Stefan Keller · Mainaschaff, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2002
Grant date	Oct 14, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S706/908
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a device for controlling a functional unit of a motor vehicle are provided. In the method, a function sequence is implemented in a functional program. The functional program is verified here by a safety program, which is in turn monitored by a monitoring module. Like the safety program, the functional program has a modular structure. The monitoring of the safety program is accordingly implemented in multiple stages corresponding to the number of modules.

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