Real-time computer system and method for controlling a system or a vehicle

A real-time computer system comprising a distributed real-time computer system for controlling a technical device, wherein the real-time computer system comprises:

• data acquisition components which are independent of each other, the data acquisition components being configured to acquire sensor data;
• and
• data processing components for processing the sensor data,
• wherein the data acquisition components are non-safe components,
• wherein the real-time computer system further comprises a time server as well as a first communication system and a second communication system,
• wherein the time server is configured to periodically transmit global time signals to the first communication system via one or more unidirectional communication lines and to the second communication system via one or more unidirectional communication lines,
• wherein the communication systems are independent of each other,
• wherein each data acquisition component has at least two communication controllers, each data acquisition component being connected to the first communication system by one of the at least two communication controllers via at least one communication line, and being connected to the second communication system by another of the at least two communication controllers via at least one communication line, such that each data acquisition component transmits or can transmit its sensor data to each of the at least two communication systems,
• wherein each data processing component has at least two communication controllers, each data processing component being connected to the first communication system by one of the at least two communication controllers via at least one communication line, and being connected to the second communication system by another of the at least two communication controllers via at least one communication line, such that each communication system transmits or can transmit the sensor data received from the data acquisition components to each of the data processing components, and
• wherein each data processing component can process the received sensor data.