Method and device for monitoring the functioning of a system
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a functioning of a system, the system one of including a lower-level subsystem and being a component of a higher-level system, the system further including hardware components, including at least one of sensors, actuators and function computers, the method comprising:
- checking input signals, output signals, and functions of the system;
providing a plurality of decentralized monitoring functions in individual ones of the functions of the system for monitoring a functioning of the individual ones of the functions of the system; and
providing at least one higher-level, functions-overreaching monitoring instance for coordinating the plurality of decentralized monitoring functions.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring the functioning of a system by checking input signals, output signals, and functions of the system is provided. The system may have lower-level subsystems or may be a component of a higher-level system. The system has hardware components, including sensors, actuators, and/or function computers. A flexible structure, applicable to various systems to be monitored, is provided for the monitoring method. This monitoring method is structured into multiple decentralized monitoring functions provided in the individual functions of the system for monitoring the functioning of the individual functions, and structured into at least one higher-level, functions-overreaching monitoring instance for coordinating the monitoring functions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a functioning of a system, the system one of including a lower-level subsystem and being a component of a higher-level system, the system further including hardware components, including at least one of sensors, actuators and function computers, the method comprising:
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checking input signals, output signals, and functions of the system;
providing a plurality of decentralized monitoring functions in individual ones of the functions of the system for monitoring a functioning of the individual ones of the functions of the system; and
providing at least one higher-level, functions-overreaching monitoring instance for coordinating the plurality of decentralized monitoring functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17)
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12. A method of monitoring a functioning of a system, the system one of including a lower-level subsystem and being a component of a higher-level system, the system further including hardware components, including at least one of sensors, actuators and function computers, the method comprising:
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checking input signals, output signals, and functions of the system;
monitoring a functioning of individual ones of the functions of the system in a plurality of decentralized monitoring functions, the plurality of decentralized monitoring functions being provided in the individual ones of the functions of the system; and
coordinating the plurality of decentralized monitoring functions in at least one higher-level, functions-overreaching monitoring instance.
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13. A memory element for a device for monitoring a functioning of a system, the system one of including a lower-level subsystem and being a component of a higher-level system, the system further including hardware components, including at least one of sensors, actuators and function computers, the memory element comprising:
a memory storage arrangement to store a computer program executable on a computer, the computer program operable to perform the following steps;
checking input signals, output signals, and functions of the system, providing a plurality of decentralized monitoring functions in individual ones of the functions of the system for monitoring a functioning of the individual ones of the functions of the system, and providing at least one higher-level, functions-overreaching monitoring instance for coordinating the plurality of decentralized monitoring functions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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14. A computer program for execution on a computer, comprising:
a program fragment operable to perform the following steps when executed on the computer;
checking input signals, output signals, and functions of a system, the system one of including a lower-level subsystem and being a component of a higher-level system, the system further including hardware components, including at least one of sensors, actuators and function computers, providing a plurality of decentralized monitoring functions in individual ones of the functions of the system for monitoring a functioning of the individual ones of the functions of the system, and providing at least one higher-level, functions-overreaching monitoring instance for coordinating the plurality of decentralized monitoring functions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 20)
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16. A device for monitoring the functioning of a system, the system one of including a lower-level subsystem and being a component of a higher-level system, the system further including hardware components, including at least one of sensors, actuators and function computers, the device comprising:
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a checking arrangement to check input signals, output signals, and functions of the system;
a monitoring arrangement for providing a plurality of decentralized monitoring functions in individual ones of the functions of the system for monitoring a functioning of the individual ones of the functions of the system; and
at least one higher-level, functions-overreaching monitoring instance arrangement for coordinating the plurality of decentralized monitoring functions.
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