Method for controlling an automated gearbox, electronic safety system and adapter plug
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1. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- providing an electronic control unit having a main processor;
controlling a predefined functionality of the vehicle using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions;
detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software;
in normal operation of the motor vehicle, coupling a wire harness connector with a control unit connector so as to produce a plurality of contact connections between the wire harness and the electronic control unit;
performing a startup of the automated gearbox;
in conjunction with the startup, inserting an intermediate connector between the wire harness connector and the control unit connector so as to interrupt at least one of the contact connections.
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Abstract
A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle. An electronic control unit controls pre-determined functionalities, and especially pre-determined functionalities of the automated gearbox. Functional software runs on a main processor of the control unit, controlling pre-determined functionalities of the motor vehicle and especially the automated gearbox. An electronic safety system is able to determine safety-critical operating conditions of the motor vehicle in advance, and includes a redundant processor and monitoring software.
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104 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the vehicle using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; in normal operation of the motor vehicle, coupling a wire harness connector with a control unit connector so as to produce a plurality of contact connections between the wire harness and the electronic control unit; performing a startup of the automated gearbox; in conjunction with the startup, inserting an intermediate connector between the wire harness connector and the control unit connector so as to interrupt at least one of the contact connections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the motor vehicle using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; performing a startup of the electronic control unit; and in conjunction with the startup, at least partially deactivating the monitoring software, and activating a substitute monitoring software. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; monitoring at least one of a functionality of the main processor and a functionality of a predefined process running on the main processor during normal operation using the monitoring software; determining whether a predefined impairment of a function exists; wherein, if a predefined impairment is determined to exist during normal operation, performing at least one of a shut-off of a final stage of at least one actuator, and a reset of the electronic control unit; performing a startup of the electronic control unit; and in conjunction with the startup, transmitting a signal that suppresses, during the startup, the at least one of the shutoff of the final stage and the reset of the electronic control unit caused by the determination of the impairment. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; providing an error message upon detection of a predefined impairment of the functionality by the electronic safety system; and at least limiting a monitoring activity of at least one of the electronic safety system and the monitoring software.
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34. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; and providing an error message upon detection of a predefined impairment of the functionality by the electronic safety system only if the electronic safety system recognizes an error when the control unit is not in an initialization phase.
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35. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; adapting at least one touch point of a clutch unit in normal operation according to at least one predefined characteristic; and monitoring a result of the adapting of the touch point using the electronic safety system. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor, a monitoring software and a plurality of function blocks, wherein the plurality of function blocks of the electronic safety system includes a first function block for performing a check of whether a predefined input signal describes an operating state of at least one of the motor vehicle, a clutch unit, and a transmission unit in a plausible way, wherein the plurality of function blocks of the electronic safety system includes a second function block, and wherein, depending on plausible signals indicating operating characteristics of at least one of the motor vehicle and the transmission unit, determining which operating states will be monitored for safety-critical situations. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; determining a reference position of the gearbox under predefined conditions in conjunction with at least one neutral reference run; monitoring the at least one neutral reference run using the electronic safety system; and detecting a change in position in relation to the reference position using an incremental distance measuring device. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; determining a gear selected in the gearbox under predefined conditions and indicating the gear selected in a display; and determining the gear selected in the gearbox using the electronic safety system and comparing it with the gear indicated in the display. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; determining a gear selected in the gearbox in an at least interference-free normal operation and indicating the gear selected in as a gear indication in a display; in conjunction with an initialization of the electronic control unit, performing a check to determine whether the electronic control unit was shut off in a previous operating phase normally, or by a reset of the control unit; if the electronic control unit was shut off normally in the previous operating phase, monitoring the gear indication in a passive mode according to a predefined characteristic, the passive mode being a standard monitoring mode of the electronic safety systems for the gear indication; and if the electronic control unit was not shut off in the previous operating phase by a reset of the control unit in the previous operating phase, influencing the gear indication according to a predefined characteristic in an active mode that differs from the passive mode using the electronic safety system. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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providing an electronic control unit having a main processor; controlling a predefined functionality of the automated gearbox using a function software running on the main processor under predefined conditions; detecting a safety-critical operating state of the motor vehicle in advance using an electronic safety system having a redundant processor and a monitoring software; and monitoring whether the motor vehicle is starting to move without an existence of a corresponding driver intent using the electronic safety system. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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