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Method and device for controlling operational sequences, particularly in a vehicle

  • US 6,711,472 B2
  • Filed: 10/01/2001
  • Issued: 03/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for controlling an operational sequence, in which at least one sensor includes a first connection unit that is connected via a bus system to at least one control unit for controlling the operational sequence, and the at least one control unit including a second connection unit, the method comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting sensor information to the at least one control unit;

    causing the at least one control unit to at least one of read in and process the sensor information at specifiable synchronization points; and

    ascertaining the specifiable synchronization points independently of one another in the at least one control unit by a first respective synchronization element and in the at least one sensor by a second respective synchronization element in such a way with an allowance that the sensor information is available at the one of the specifiable synchronization points for the at least one control unit in a manner that the sensor information is able to be at least one of read in and processed, the first respective synchronization element being a separate element than the second respective synchronization element.

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