Method for Controlling an Electric Machine and Control Device

A method for controlling an electric machine or electric unit, comprising the steps of:

• actuating a component of the electric machine or electric unit using a predicate in which a functional relationship is defined between a subject and the component, the predicate including an expected value of a quantity of the component;
• automatically examining the component to determine a performance of the predicate;
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• checking during examination of the component to determine whether the expected value occurs when the predicate is performed;
• wherein the component includes a self-description including run-time information which is used as a reference for a quantity during the examination;
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• wherein a control signal for the electric machine or electric unit is obtained from a difference between the reference for the quantity and the expected value.

A control device for an electric machine or electronic unit, comprising:

• an actuation device for actuating a component of the electric machine or electric unit using a predicate in which a functional relationship is defined between a subject and the component, the predicate including an expected value of a quantity of the component, and
• an examination facility configured to automatically examine a performance of the component and configured to check whether the expected value occurs when the predicate is performed;
• wherein the component in a run-time system includes a self-description containing run-time information;
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• wherein the run-time system is configured to obtain a control signal for the electric machine or electric unit from a difference between the reference for the quantity and the expected.