Method and device for controlling an actuator
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsRichard Merl, Gunther Raab
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Abstract
In a method and a device for controlling an actuator, synchronous, cylinder-dependent and asynchronous operations are entered into lists by an operating system as a function of states, in particular operating states of an engine. The lists have prescribed priority levels according to which the lists are processed. In this way, quicker and more flexible processing of the operations is made possible.
Claims13
A device for controlling an actuator, comprising:
- an arithmetic unit detecting input signals and generating control signals for the actuator, said control signals containing control operations for the actuator derived from the input signals, said arithmetic unit ordering said control operations into prescribed priority levels, assigning said control operations to different priority levels as a function of the input signal, processing said control operations in accordance with said priority levels, and transmitting said control signals to the actuator.
A device for controlling an actuator for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an arithmetic unit detecting input signals from a motor vehicle and generating control signals containing control operations for an actuator derived from the input signals, said arithmetic unit ordering said control operations into prescribed priority levels, assigning said control operations to different priority levels as a function of operating states of the motor vehicle, processing said control operations in accordance with said priority levels, and transmitting said control signals to the actuator.
A method for controlling an actuator, which comprises:
- detecting an input signal from a device associated with an actuator;
- ordering a control operation for an actuator into one of a prescribed set of priority levels;
- assigning the control operation to different priority levels within the prescribed set of priority levels as a function of the input signal;
- processing the control operation in accordance with the one prescribed priority level;
- generating a control signal for the actuator, the control signal containing the control operation;
- and
- transmitting the control signal to the actuator.
A method for controlling an actuator for a motor vehicle, which comprises:
- detecting an input signal from a motor vehicle;
- ordering a control operation for an actuator into one of a prescribed set of priority levels;
- assigning the control operation to different priority levels within the prescribed set of priority levels as a function of at least one operating state of the motor vehicle;
- processing the control operation in accordance with the one prescribed priority level;
- generating a control signal for the actuator, the control signal containing the control operation;
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- transmitting the control signal to the actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.