Driver for a function unit parametrized by a number of input variables

A method for driving a hardware based function unit that is parametrized by a plurality of input variables, the method comprising:

• setting, using a setting unit, a value for at least one prescribed control variable, said setting unit including a plurality of regulators, each regulator being assigned a respective prescribed control variable of a plurality of control variables;
• feeding the set value of each control variable to a control unit;
• and
• determining, using the control unit and as a function of the set value of each control variable, a value for each input variable in accordance with a stored interpolation function and feeding the value to the function unit, the interpolation function defining a continuous subspace of a parameter space defined by the input variables, the continuous subspace including a plurality of prescribed interpolation points, wherein the interpolation function is determined by,
• stipulating the subspace inside the parameter space,
• stipulating, for each dimension of the subspace, a coordinate corresponding to said each control variable, and
• stipulating for each coordinate, a progress function by which each value of the associated control variable is allocated a value of the coordinate.

A hardware based control system for driving a hardware based function unit parametrized by a plurality of input variables, comprising:

• a setting unit including a plurality of regulators each of which is assigned a respective one of a plurality of prescribed control variables, each regulator setting a value of the assigned control variable;
• and
• a control unit configured to store an interpolation function and designed to determine a value for each input variable as a function of each control variable in accordance with the stored interpolation function, and to feed the determined value to the function unit, the interpolation function defming a continuous subspace of a parameter space defined by the plurality of input variables, the continuous subspace including a plurality of prescribed interpolation points, wherein the interpolation function is determined by,
• stipulating the subspace inside the parameter space,
• stipulating, for each dimension of the subspace, a coordinate corresponding to said each control variable, and
• stipulating for each coordinate, a progress function by which each value of the associated control variable is allocated a value of the coordinate.

A hardware based control system for driving a function unit parametrized by a plurality of input variables, comprising:

• means for setting a value for a plurality of prescribed control variables;
• means for storing an interpolation function;
• and
• means for determining a value for each input variable as a function of each control variable in accordance with the stored interpolation function, and for feeding the value to the function unit, the interpolation function defining a continuous subspace of a parameter space defined by the plurality of input variables, the continuous space including a plurality of prescribed interpolation points, wherein the interpolation function is determined by,
• means for stipulating the subspace inside the parameter space,
• means for stipulating, for each dimension of the subspace, a coordinate corresponding to said each control variable, and
• means for stipulating for each coordinate, a progress function by which each value of the associated said control variable is allocated a value of the coordinate.