Device and method for controlling an internal combustion engine

A device (1) for controlling an internal combustion engine upon starting,

• having a detection means (420) which detects operating parameters of the engine,
• characterized in that
• a calculation means (410), taking the detected operating parameters before the start of the engine into account, specifies a starting strategy;
• that the calculation means (410), as a function of the specified starting strategy, defines control parameters for controlling a runup to engine operating speed;
• that a control means (430) monitors the runup to engine operating speed;
• that the control means (430), in the event of a runup to engine operating speed that deviates from the starting strategy, adapts the control parameters accordingly;
• and
• that the calculation means, in an engine with a control selected from the group consisting of a variable valve control and a compression control, control parameters for said control selected from the group consisting of said variable valve control and said compression control correspondingly are defined, such that the runup to engine operating speed follows the specific starting strategy.