Abstract: A star coupler has the ability to distinguish signals arriving via connections according to the time slot in which they arrive and to forward these signals to at least one other connection on the basis of the connection via which the signals arrive and on the basis of the time slot. An assignment in which the star coupler once treats the bus system as a single bus system and virtually divides the bus system into two subsystems in another time slot is possible in particular.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a FlexRay bus. Values for operating parameters are stipulated for the FlexRay bus. The value for at least one selected operating parameter is obtained from an optimization method in which, on the basis of prescribed messages to be transmitted via the FlexRay, a plurality of values for the at least one selected operating parameter have an allocation—associated with these values—of slots to the prescribed messages provided for them according to a predetermined rule, and a predetermined sequence of the allocation is rated according to a predetermined criterion.

Abstract: A method for controlling a vertical control system of a vehicle with at least two vertical control devices that influence the driving stability of the vehicle, includes monitoring the functionality of the at least two vertical control devices, detecting a fault condition of a first vertical control device of the at least two vertical control devices, and adjusting the control parameters of at least a second vertical control device of the at least two vertical control devices for at least partially compensating of the fault condition of the first vertical control device.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a FlexRay bus. Values for operating parameters are stipulated for the FlexRay bus. The value for at least one selected operating parameter is obtained from an optimization method in which, on the basis of prescribed messages to be transmitted via the FlexRay, a plurality of values for the at least one selected operating parameter have an Allocation—associated with these values—of slots to the prescribed messages provided for them according to a predetermined rule, and a predetermined sequence of the allocation is rated according to a predetermined criterion.

Abstract: A star coupler has the ability to distinguish signals arriving via connections according to the time slot in which they arrive and to forward these signals to at least one other connection on the basis of the connection via which the signals arrive and on the basis of the time slot. An assignment in which the star coupler once treats the bus system as a single bus system and virtually divides the bus system into two subsystems in another time slot is possible in particular.