Abstract: A driver assistance system is provided in a motor vehicle, which driver assistance system executes at least active transverse guidance interventions. The driver assistance system can be activated while decoupled from the activation of a longitudinal control system but can also be active both, with and without longitudinal control, and includes both a traffic jam assistance sub-function and a track guiding assistant sub-function. The two sub-functions can be jointly activated and deactivated by a single on-/off-button. The driver assistance system is characterized by a special combination of the sub-functions track guiding assistance and traffic jam assistance. They each take turns depending on the presence of conditions, which are defined differently for each sub-function.

Abstract: An embodiment of a system of a vehicle includes a power steering system that operates as commanded by control commands, and a control module configured to receive a first control command. The control module is also configured to generate a range signal indicative of a range of command values based on a plurality of input signals, generate a second control command based on a subset of the plurality of input signals, determine whether the first control command is out of the range for longer than a predetermined duration of time, and send the second control command to the power steering system in response to determining the first control command is out of the range for longer than the predetermined duration of time.

Abstract: A driver assistance system is provided in a motor vehicle, which driver assistance system executes at least active transverse guidance interventions. The driver assistance system can be activated while decoupled from the activation of a longitudinal control system but can also be active both, with and without longitudinal control, and includes both a traffic jam assistance sub-function and a track guiding assistant sub-function. The two sub-functions can be jointly activated and deactivated by a single on-/off-button. The driver assistance system is characterized by a special combination of the sub-functions track guiding assistance and traffic jam assistance. They each take turns depending on the presence of conditions, which are defined differently for each sub-function.

Abstract: An embodiment of a system of a vehicle includes a power steering system that operates as commanded by control commands, and a control module configured to receive a first control command. The control module is also configured to generate a range signal indicative of a range of command values based on a plurality of input signals, generate a second control command based on a subset of the plurality of input signals, determine whether the first control command is out of the range for longer than a predetermined duration of time, and send the second control command to the power steering system in response to determining the first control command is out of the range for longer than the predetermined duration of time.

Abstract: A method of mitigating abnormalities in a first control command for controlling a power steering system is provided. The method generates a range signal indicative of a range of command values based on a plurality of input signals. The method determines whether the first control command is out of the range for longer than a predetermined duration of time. The method limits the first control command to the range and sends the limited first control command to the power steering system in response to determining that the first control command is out of the range for shorter than or equal to the duration of time.

Abstract: A method of mitigating abnormalities in a first control command for controlling a power steering system is provided. The method generates a range signal indicative of a range of command values based on a plurality of input signals. The method determines whether the first control command is out of the range for longer than a predetermined duration of time. The method limits the first control command to the range and sends the limited first control command to the power steering system in response to determining that the first control command is out of the range for shorter than or equal to the duration of time.

Abstract: A data memory for storing elements, which data memory stores the data of the elements and at least a chained list which contains, for each stored element, at least its element address, its element number and a pointer to the address of the stored element having the next-higher element number. There are also provided an element status table, in which the element numbers of the elements present in the data memory are taken up, and also an address reference table which contains the element addresses for all element numbers.

Abstract: In the case of a master node (1) for a LIN network (Local Interconnect Network) (9), hardware circuits (2, 3, 4, 5) are rovided in the master node (1), which hardware circuits are provided to carry out the LIN protocol and take over the behavior of the master during data transmission or data reception without additional processor or software support.

Abstract: A data memory for storing elements, which data memory stores the data of the elements and at least a chained list which contains, for each stored element, at least its element address, its element number and a pointer to the address of the stored element having the next-higher element number. There are also provided an element status table, in which the element numbers of the elements present in the data memory are taken up, and also an address reference table which contains the element addresses for all element numbers.

Abstract: A method for use in a CAN device (e.g., a CAN microcontroller) that includes a processor core and hardware external to the processor core (e.g., a DMA engine) that writes message data into a designated message buffer for ensuring integrity of the message data stored in the designated message buffer. The method includes providing a three-state semaphore to indicate a current access status of the designated message buffer, the three-state semaphore having a first state indicative of the hardware external to the processor core starting to write new message data into the designated message buffer, a second state indicative of the hardware external to the processor core having finished writing the new message data into the designated message buffer, and, a third state indicative of the processor core starting to read message data from the designated message buffer. The processor core determines whether the designated message buffer is ready to be accessed based on the current state of the semaphore.

Abstract: An acceptance filter (1) according to the invention for filtering identifiers in messages which may be exchanged between users (2, 3, 4) over a data bus takes the form solely of a hardware circuit and is provided jointly for the allocated users (2, 3, 4). An identifier received by an allocated user (2, 3, 4) is compared locally with stored identifiers and examined to see whether the message to which the received identifier belongs is relevant to the allocated user (2, 3, 4) that received it and where appropriate a corresponding acceptance signal is sent to this allocated user (2, 3, 4).