Abstract: Internal combustion engines, which have an exhaust-gas turbocharger that possesses an adjustable turbine geometry, include a waste-gate bypass. When a valve controlling the waste-gate bypass malfunctions, the pressure in the intake-system branch and the exhaust-system branch may increase to an undesirably high level, which may result in component parts being damaged. To prevent this in an internal combustion engine having an exhaust-gas turbocharger, a pressure sensor is provided, which determines the pressure in or upstream from the turbine and transmits it to an electronic control unit. When the control unit determines that a preselected limiting value of the pressure has been exceeded, the turbine geometry is modified so that the turbine may be prevented from being damaged. This arrangement is provided for internal combustion engines, which have an exhaust-gas turbocharger and are equipped with, in particular, an engine-braking device.

Abstract: 1. Control system for a vehicle and a method for controlling a vehicle.

Abstract: In a device for actuating vehicle assemblies, vehicle movement data is fed to a central arithmetic unit which generates the actuation signals for the vehicle assemblies. The central arithmetic unit has a plurality of software modules, a longitudinal dynamics software module which processes a component of the predefined vehicle movement data in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a lateral dynamics software module which processes a component of the vehicle movement data in the lateral direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and a device for handling errors of software modules for redundantly designed systems in vehicles in order to optimize error handling for redundantly designed systems in vehicles, so that errors are detected and error handling measures are introduced. In addition, error handling is configured in such a way that it can be used for a plurality of software-controlled applications that run on a control device. Furthermore, a device for performing the method uses direct and/or indirect redundant input data to determine the adjusted input data for the software modules.

Abstract: In a method for the avoidance of rollover phenomena in semitrailers with the emission of warning signals for the driver of the vehicle when driving inappropriately, the center of gravity of the load of the semitrailer is calculated in an on-board computer. From the center of gravity thus determined and the known weight of the loaded semitrailer, the on-board computer calculates a rollover limit as a function of instantaneous driving parameters, on exceeding of which limit a warning is issued to the driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for operating an electronically actuated drive train in a motor vehicle includes the steps of determining drive control signals for actuating a drive unit and gearbox control signals for actuating a manual gearbox from a power request of the driver of the vehicle, providing a predefined or predefinable driving style which can be selected from a range from minimum energy or fuel consumption up to maximum power output, taking the driving style into account in the determination of the drive control signals and the gearbox control signals, taking the local position of the motor vehicle into account in the determination of the drive control signals and the gearbox control signals.

Abstract: A device with a starter-generator for internal combustion engines, the combustion engine having a centrifugal mass for stabilizing its smoothness of running, with at least one first nonpositive clutch and a flywheel generator, which can be actuated by means of an electrical energy source and is in effective connection with a selectable gearbox, the nonpositive clutch being provided between the flywheel generator, which can be actuated by means of an electrical energy source, and the combustion engine, and the flywheel generator forming the centrifugal mass of the combustion engine.

Abstract: This invention relates to an arrangement for preventing unintended rolling of a vehicle. If, in the case of a vehicle which is parked properly (with the parking brake activated), it is determined that the parking brake is released, a brake pressure is generated which ensures the stoppage of the vehicle. For this purpose, a control device actuates relay valves to establish a fluid connection between a pressure accumulator and the wheel brakes. The fluid connection is maintained until a brake pressure is applied by the wheel brake cylinders which ensures the stoppage of the vehicle.