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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2022
Vitesco Technologies Gmbh, Regensburg, DE;
Xavier Guillaume, Toulouse, FR;
Jean-Luc Boyer, Toulouse, FR;
VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, Regensburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for monitoring a vehicle engine comprising an electronic engine control unit, comprising a multicore computer (C), a first module (L), a second module (L), and a third module (L) that is designed to implement a safety procedure command at the request of the second module or if a failure of the first module is detected, the first module being designed to run on a first core (C) of the computer, the second module being designed to run on a second core (C) of the computer, the electronic engine control unit comprising a fourth module (LM) that is designed, in a redundant manner, to provide the main functions for driving the engine of the vehicle, and to run under the monitoring of the second module and on the second core, the third module arbitrating between a command produced by the first module and a command produced by the fourth module.