Abstract: In a method for producing a complex technical system in a vehicle, as a first step, technical component states are defined for each component in the system, and used to produce an overall model in which all the states for all the components are stored. In a further step, an installation space within the vehicle is established for each component and the electronic component parts of the component are established, producing an overall architecture model for the electronic architecture in the vehicle, with each component being allocated specific electrical/electronic component parts, an installation space and component states. The electrical cabling of the electrical parts of the components and their interfaces are additionally established. When a component is relocated to a different installation space in the vehicle or when the range of possible component states of a component is changed, the necessary signal transmitting operations between the components are calculated for the overall architecture model.

Abstract: A processor unit for a data-processing-aided electronic control system in a motor vehicle, in which the processor unit operates in real-time and contains within its functional structure a scalable computing unit and a vehicle interface unit, as well as (preferably) a communication coprocessor as separate structural components.

Abstract: A processor unit for a data-processing-aided electronic control system in a motor vehicle, in which the processor unit operates in real-time and contains within its functional structure a scalable computing unit and a vehicle interface unit, as well as (preferably) a communication coprocessor as separate structural components.