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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1998
Rudi Mayer, Vaihingen, DE;
Holger Bellmann, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Gudrun Menrad, Stuttgart, DE;
Dieter-Andreas Dambach, Korntal-Münchingen, DE;
Jürgen Wolf, Karlsruhe, DE;
Rainer Frank, Sachsenheim, DE;
Hans Hillner, Karlsruhe, DE;
Juergen Schiemann, Markgroeningen, DE;
Georg Mallebrein, Korntal-Münchingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A fault diagnostic device for monitoring and detecting faults in technical functions, in particular in technical functions of a motor vehicle, includes a plurality of monitoring devices for monitoring technical functions, whether they have a fault or not. The fault diagnostic device also includes a storage device for storing (data concerning) direct mutual dependencies of the functions to be monitored, in the form of a matrix representation in the logical YES/NO form. Furthermore, the fault diagnostic device includes a processing device for determining the capacity for validation of faults in corresponding technical functions to be detected in the monitoring, in view of the matrix representation; for controlling the monitoring devices for carrying out the monitoring activities; and, assuming the capacity for validation, for validating the faults to be detected in the monitoring.