Robert Boschgmbh

Hauke Wendt

Sergey Chirkov

Tobias Pfister

Guenter Kettenacker

Rocco Gonzalez Vaz

Ulrich Schopf

Juergen Saile

Steffen Hald

Gunther Reimann

Martin Hilliges

A method and a control unit for checking an exhaust gas system in a vehicle. A control unit in the vehicle receives data from sensors of the vehicle and sends out control commands to final control elements of the vehicle. The control unit is in communication connection with an external computer located outside of the vehicle. The external computer causes the control unit to make an active intervention in the exhaust gas system by actuating final control elements of the vehicle. The control unit receives sensor data from the exhaust gas system, which it forwards to the external computer. Based on the sensor data from the sensors, the external computer rates the exhaust gas system as 'OK' or “manipulated”.

Method for checking an exhaust gas system in a vehicle, and control unit for performing the method

A method detects a manipulation of an exhaust gas system, in which measured values are sent to an external checking unit by a control unit of the exhaust gas system. In the external checking unit, an evaluation of the exhaust gas system as 'manipulated' or as 'not manipulated' takes place. Model values are formed in the control unit, which are at least partially formed from the measured values which are sent to the external checking unit. The external checking unit takes the model values and the measured values into consideration in the evaluation of the exhaust gas system.

Method for detecting a manipulation of an exhaust gas system and control unit and checking unit

A method for transmitting pieces of information between vehicles of a vehicle platoon during a lane change for circumventing an obstacle. A first vehicle of the vehicle platoon checks, in response to an identification of the obstacle, whether an evasive maneuver of the first vehicle into an alternative lane is possible. If the check yields that the evasive maneuver of the first vehicle is not possible, an assistance request is output to a communication interface for communication with at least one second vehicle of the vehicle platoon to prompt the second vehicle to conduct an evasive maneuver into the alternative lane.

Method for transmitting pieces of information between vehicles of a vehicle platoon and method for processing an assistance request output by a first vehicle of a vehicle platoon during a lane change by at least one second vehicle of the vehicle platoon

A method for forming and coordinating a group of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles includes a potential platoon vehicle transmitting a coupling inquiry for coupling to a vehicle present in its surroundings to form or modify a vehicle group, establishing or ascertaining a platoon coordination vehicle, which checks whether a conflict exists, and, after the conflict has been resolved or in the absence of the conflict, forming or modifying the group of vehicles.

Method for forming and for coordinating at least one group of vehicles

A monitoring system for monitoring the control system of an autonomous vehicle is developed independently of the control system of the autonomous vehicle and is set up to monitor the functions of the control system in order to detect malfunctions of the control system and to report a detected malfunction of the control system to an external monitoring station.

Monitoring system for an autonomous vehicle

A method for evaluating a hazardous situation acquired by at least one sensor of a vehicle includes reading in an item of hazard information representing the hazardous situation, an item of sensor information representing at least one property of the sensor, and a signal quality of a sensor signal provided by the sensor during acquisition of the hazardous situation; determining a sensor quality of the sensor using the item of sensor information and the signal quality; and determining a plausibility of the hazardous situation using the item of hazard information and the sensor quality in order to obtain a plausibility signal representing the plausibility of the hazardous situation.

Method for evaluating a hazardous situation which is sensed by at least one sensor of a vehicle, method for controlling reproduction of a hazard warning and method for reproducing a hazard warning

In a method for operating a vehicle having a drive, a value of an internal torque to be supplied by the drive is determined from a positive propulsion torque requested by a user or a control and/or regulating system and the drive is triggered accordingly. Furthermore, the drive may supply a negative propulsion torque. A value of a negative propulsion torque requested by the user or by the control and/or regulating system is determined and then used to determine a value of a corresponding negative internal torque to be supplied by the drive and the drive may be triggered accordingly.

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Hauke Wendt