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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2016
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Thomas Zettler, Hohenkirchen, DE;
Dirk Hammerschmidt, Villach, AT;
Friedrich Rasbornig, Klagenfurt, AT;
Michael Strasser, Villach, AT;
Akos Hegedus, Budapest, HU;
Wolfgang Granig, Seeboden, AT;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
Fault detection devices, systems and methods are provided which implement identical processors. A first processor is configured to receive a first measurement, execute a first firmware based on the first measurement, and output a first result of the executed first firmware. A second processor, identical to the first processor, is configured to receive a second measurement, execute a second firmware based on the second measurement, and output a second result of the executed second firmware. The first firmware and the second firmware provide a same nominal function in a diverse manner for calculating the first result and the second result, respectively, such that the first result and the second result are expected to be within a predetermined margin. Thus, a fault can be detected by comparing the first and the second results.