Abstract: An emergency maneuver control system includes a path planning control device, which is designed to determine an emergency maneuver trajectory in a highly automated or autonomous operating mode of the vehicle; a longitudinal guidance actuator control device which is coupled to the path planning control device and is designed to provide longitudinal guidance control commands derived from the emergency maneuver trajectory and, in the event of an emergency maneuver situation, to cause the at least one longitudinal guidance actuator to execute the longitudinal guidance control commands; and a transverse guidance actuator control device which is coupled to the path planning control device and is designed to provide transverse guidance control commands derived from the emergency maneuver trajectory and, in the event of an emergency maneuver situation, to cause the at least one transverse guidance actuator to execute the transverse guidance control commands.

Abstract: A transmitting unit for transmitting data packets which contain useful information and corresponding receiving unit. The transmitting unit is configured to transmit multiple data packets successively. The transmitting unit is configured to generate and transmit a data packet with combined authentication information for a predefined number of transmitted data packets or for data packets which are transmitted in a predefined time period. The combined authentication information provides an authentication of the data packets of the predefined number of transmitted data packets or of the data packets that are transmitted in a predefined time period.

Abstract: An emergency maneuver control system includes a path planning control device, which is designed to determine an emergency maneuver trajectory in a highly automated or autonomous operating mode of the vehicle; a longitudinal guidance actuator control device which is coupled to the path planning control device and is designed to provide longitudinal guidance control commands derived from the emergency maneuver trajectory and, in the event of an emergency maneuver situation, to cause the at least one longitudinal guidance actuator to execute the longitudinal guidance control commands; and a transverse guidance actuator control device which is coupled to the path planning control device and is designed to provide transverse guidance control commands derived from the emergency maneuver trajectory and, in the event of an emergency maneuver situation, to cause the at least one transverse guidance actuator to execute the transverse guidance control commands.

Abstract: The invention relates to the controlling of functions of an information and communication system in a vehicle by means of physical keys. A control unit for an information and communication system of a vehicle is equipped for receiving a sequence of sensor signals of different proximity sensors of corresponding different mechanical function keys, to which corresponding first functions are assigned. The control unit is further equipped for detecting a swiping event over the mechanical function keys, wherein a swiping event comprises the fact that the sequence of sensor signals corresponds to the sensor signals of proximity sensors of corresponding adjacent mechanical function keys. The control unit is further equipped for assigning corresponding second functions to the mechanical function keys when a swiping event is detected.

Abstract: The invention relates to the controlling of functions of an information and communication system in a vehicle by means of physical keys. A control unit for an information and communication system of a vehicle is equipped for receiving a sequence of sensor signals of different proximity sensors of corresponding different mechanical function keys, to which corresponding first functions are assigned. The control unit is further equipped for detecting a swiping event over the mechanical function keys, wherein a swiping event comprises the fact that the sequence of sensor signals corresponds to the sensor signals of proximity sensors of corresponding adjacent mechanical function keys. The control unit is further equipped for assigning corresponding second functions to the mechanical function keys when a swiping event is detected.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling driving stability of a vehicle wherein a number of input variables are used to control the driving speed of the vehicle to a limit speed. In order to prevent unstable driving conditions in a pre-controlled manner, a model-based stable limit speed of the vehicle is determined on the basis of measured variables that are detected by means of detection devices and represent the current steering angle and the current lateral acceleration, by including other quantities of the vehicle and/or the driving situation, and the driving speed is compared to the model-based stable limit speed of the vehicle, and based on the comparison result, the driving speed is adapted to the limit speed when the driving speed exceeds the limit speed.

Abstract: In a method for regulating the driving stability of a vehicle pressures for individual brakes of the vehicle are determined in dependence on several input quantities so that the driving stability is enhanced by brake interventions at individual wheels. To enhance the driving stability of a vehicle, it is determined during stable driving performance whether in view of a highly dynamic steering maneuver there is a tendency to a subsequent unstable driving performance, and in this case brake pre-intervention will occur already when the vehicle exhibits a stable driving performance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of maintaining the effect of the engine brake of a vehicle during hill descent by way of an active, electronically controlled intervention of the brakes on at least one wheel. The present invention is characterized by a determination of the status of the wheels split into ‘stable wheels’ and ‘unstable wheels’ and the deceleration of all stable wheels (11 to 14) in the event of at least one unstable wheel, on which the condition Vunstable<Ki×Vref occurs, wherein Vunstable=speed of the unstable wheel Vref=medium wheel speed of the stable wheels Ki=correction factor (FIG. 2).

Abstract: A vehicle includes multiple wheels, a locking drive differential, and a stability controller. A first wheel is mechanically coupled to a second wheel. The locking drive differential mechanically couples the second wheel to a third wheel. The stability controller is coupled to the third wheel. The stability controller is programmed to attain a slip rate of about the first and the second wheel at the third wheel, which stabilizes the vehicle in an over-steer condition. The method applies a modulated stability pressure to the third wheel until the third wheel attains about the combined slip rate of the first wheel and the second wheel and a fourth wheel is rotating at about the velocity of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes multiple wheels, a locking drive differential, and a stability controller. A first wheel is mechanically coupled to a second wheel. The locking drive differential mechanically couples the second wheel to a third wheel. The stability controller is coupled to the third wheel. The stability controller is programmed to attain a slip rate of about the first and the second wheel at the third wheel, which stabilizes the vehicle in an over-steer condition. The method applies a modulated stability pressure to the third wheel until the third wheel attains about the combined slip rate of the first wheel and the second wheel and a fourth wheel is rotating at about the velocity of the vehicle.