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Uwe Hartmann

Friedrich Kost

Anton Van Zanten

Thomas Ehret

Wolf-Dieter Ruf

Karl-Josef Weiss

Rainer Erhardt

Simon Kramer

Peter Haefele

Gerd Busch

Lou Guillot

Venugopalan Ranjith Kumar

Werner Urban

Christian Buske

Klaus Dieter Vissing

Peter F&ouml;rnsel

Alfred Baalmann

Dirk Ziegenbein

Guido Ellinghorst

Albert Lutz

Alfred Straub

Eugen Herb

A method for operating a control unit, in particular for a motor vehicle, the control unit including at least one execution unit for executing task programs, a first task program and a second task program being executed at least intermittently, the first task program providing data for the second task program at the end of a first predefined time interval, wherein a transfer of the data from the first task program to the second task program only takes place after a particular last execution of the first task program within a predefined second time interval for the execution of the second task program, the second time interval being longer than the first time interval.

Method and device for operating a control unit

For error handling of data communications, in a transmission interval, between first and second tasks for which first and second time intervals are respectively predefined, (1) execution of the first task is omitted in a pending instance of the second time interval responsive to where the transmission interval immediately prior to the pending instance of the second time interval began in, and continued past an end point of, a most recent instance of the first time interval, which was during an immediately preceding instance of the second time interval; or (2) execution of the second task is omitted in the pending instance of the second time interval responsive to where a most recent prior execution of the second task began in, and continued past an end point in time of, a most recent instance of the second time interval immediately prior to the pending instance of the second time interval.

Method and device for error handling in a communication between distributed software components

For error handling of data communications between first and second tasks in a data transmission interval, where first time intervals and second time intervals are predefined for the first and second tasks, respectively, the data transmission interval is omitted in one of the second time intervals when (1) execution of the first task immediately prior to the current second time interval, which began in a first time interval, during an immediately preceding second interval, continues past an end point of that first time interval, and an execution of the second task of the current second interval has begun, or (2) execution of the second task, which began in an immediately preceding one of the second intervals, continued past an end point of the preceding second interval and an execution of the first task the current second interval has already begun.

A method for coating surfaces, for which a precursor material is caused to react with the help of plasma and the reaction product is deposited on a surface, the reaction as well as the deposition taking place at atmospheric pressure, such that a plasma jet is generated by passing a working gas through an excitation zone and the precursor material is supplied with a lance separately from the working gas to the plasma jet.

Method and device for plasma coating surfaces

A device and a method for regulating at least one vehicle dynamics controlled variable (vGi) which describes a motion of a vehicle, is described. At least one vehicle dynamics variable is determined in a determination device. A regulator device with which actuators are triggered for regulating the at least one vehicle dynamics controlled variable is provided, the sensitivity of the regulator device being influenceable. Sensitivity of the regulator device in at least one operating state of the vehicle is determined by at least one of the vehicle dynamics variables thus determined.

Method and device for situation-dependent and driver-dependent attenuation of ESP stabilization measures

In a control process for increasing the traction in the case of a vehicle while the vehicle stability remains almost the same, a wheel slip is determined at the powered wheels and is compared with at least one slip threshold value. The driving power is reduced when the wheel slip exceeds the slip threshold value. For improving the traction on a loose base, at least one slip integral is formed between the powered and the non-powered wheels. The at least one slip threshold value is continuously determined as a function of the at least one slip integral.

Regulating method for increasing the traction of a vehicle while maintaining constant vehicle stability

A method and a device for controlling at least one operating-dynamics variable of a vehicle in closed loop are discussed. In particular, the at least one operating-dynamics variable includes a variable describing the yaw rate of the vehicle. The device includes arrangements which are used for determining whether an actuation of a parking brake contained in the vehicle exists above a predefined value for the vehicular speed. If such an actuation of the parking brake exists, then no braking interventions and/or no engine interventions, to be implemented along the lines of the closed-loop control of the at least one operating-dynamics variable, are carried out. The device makes it possible to execute an escape turn with a vehicle equipped with a device for the closed-loop control of an operating-dynamics variable.

Method and device for regulating at least one travel dynamic variable in a motor vehicle

An apparatus and a process for closed loop control of a motion quantity representing the vehicle motion which means determine the yaw rate of the vehicle, the longitudinal speed of the vehicle, and the transverse acceleration of the vehicle. Moreover, the apparatus influences the forward moment and/or the braking moment of individual wheels of the vehicle. The apparatus further determines a transverse acceleration component dependent on the roadway transverse inclination, as well as correcting the transverse acceleration of the vehicle at least as a function of the transverse acceleration component dependent on the roadway transverse inclination. The determination of the transverse acceleration component dependent on the roadway transverse inclination and also the correction of the transverse acceleration of the vehicle as carried out in a stable state of the vehicle characterized by the yaw rate and the transverse acceleration.

Process and apparatus for controlling in closed loop a motion quantity representing vehicle motion

A method for improving the controllability of motor vehicles during braking wherein desired slip values are determined and adjusted with the aid of a wheel slip controller. According to the method, the following are measured: the yaw rate .psi., the steering angle .delta., the wheel speeds V.sub.Ri, the inlet pressure P.sub.inlet or wheel brake pressure P.sub.i, and, if required, the engine speed and the throttle valve angle. The following variables are estimated using the measured values: the longitudinal vehicle speed V.sub.X, the longitudinal vehicle acceleration V.sub.X, the wheel slip values .lambda..sub.i, the braking forces F.sub.Bi, the tire forces F.sub.Ri, and the transverse speed V.sub.Y. Desired slip values .lambda..sub.i * are then determined from these measured and estimated variables with the aid of a simple vehicle model and supplied to the slip controller to control the vehicle wheel brake pressure.

Method for improving the controllabilty of motor vehicles

Method for setting target braking torques

Control of vehicle side slip using yaw rate

In a method for detecting the reverse travel of a motor vehicle, the yaw speed and a model yaw-speed are obtained and, with the aid of these variables as well as constants, a factor .THETA.t is determined, which is compared to preselected comparison values. From these comparisons, it is determined whether forward travel or reverse travel exists.

Method for detecting the reverse travel of a motor vehicle

A method for controlling vehicle stability comprises the steps of determining the rate of yaw and comparing it to a setpoint rate of yaw. The deviation is used to adjust a counter rate of yaw by means of a controller when the rate of yaw is too large. An optimal profile for a setpoint rate of yaw is determined, even when parameters such as the coefficient of friction of the road surface and the vehicle speed vary.

Method for controlling motor vehicle stability

In a method for braking motor vehicle wheels, to reduce a yawing moment produced by an antilock braking system, the build-up of braking pressure on at least one wheel is influenced. The braking pressure on the wheels of one axle is influenced to such an extent that the differential between the braking pressures of one axle does not exceed a maximum permissible value. This maximum permissible value is made dependent upon the vehicle speed and the transversal acceleration.

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