Computer-implemented method for calculation and output of control pulses by a control unit

A computer-implemented method for calculating and outputting control pulses by a control unit that has a first computing unit and a second computing unit, the control pulses being outputted by the control unit to an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:

• calculating, via the first computing unit using prior state data of the engine, a control pulse pattern with triggering information for multiple future control pulses at a first sampling rate;
• transmitting, via the first computing unit, the calculated control pulse pattern to the second computing unit;
• correcting the triggering information of the control pulses that are currently to be output using current state data of the engine via the second computing unit at a second sampling rate that is greater than the first sampling rate of the first computing unit;
• outputting the control pulses to the engine via the control unit based on the corrected triggering information;
• and
• control the engine using the corrected triggering information,
• wherein the first computing unit is implemented using at least one processor or microcontroller, and wherein the second computing unit is implemented using at least one programmable logic element or a field programmable gate array.