Control system for a vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle actuator;
• a vehicle network;
• a private network;
• a vehicle control system having a first control unit, a second control unit, and a control system network;
• said first control unit being configured to determine a manipulated variable of said vehicle actuator and to output the determined manipulated variable of said vehicle actuator at an actuator interface;
• said second control unit being configured to be connected to said vehicle network and said private network in order to receive signals that include two or more geometric characteristics and two or more load characteristics of a current vehicle configuration of the vehicle;
• said control system network being configured to connect said first control unit and said second control unit;
• said second control unit being configured to define a driving dynamics limit value of the current vehicle configuration using the two or more geometric characteristics and the two or more load characteristics and to provide the driving dynamics limit value on said control system network;
• and,
• said first control unit being configured to determine the manipulated variable using the driving dynamics limit value.

A vehicle control method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing signals that include two or more geometric characteristics and two or more load characteristics of a current vehicle configuration of the vehicle on at least one of a vehicle network and a private network;
• defining at least one driving dynamics limit value for the vehicle via a second control unit using the two or more geometric characteristics and the two or more load characteristics;
• providing the at least one driving dynamics limit value on a control system network that connects at least the second control unit to a first control unit;
• determining, via the first control unit, the driving dynamics limit value provided on the control system network;
• and,
• determining a manipulated variable of a vehicle actuator of the vehicle via the first control unit using the vehicle dynamics limit value.