Control arrangement for a vehicle

Abstract

A control arrangement for a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, includes an operational control system which has at least one central control unit, a set of decentralized sub-system controllers and a control network to which the control unit and the sub-system controllers are connected. In order to ensure that the control satisfies high safety requirements, the control arrangement has an operational control module which is different from the control unit, is connected to the control network and has a data connection unit which is different from the control network and by which the operational control module is connected by data technology to the sub-system controllers. A vehicle having the control arrangement and an operational control module forming the control arrangement in cooperation with an operational control system, are also provided.

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         16 . A control arrangement for a vehicle or a rail vehicle, the control arrangement comprising:
 an operational control system including a control network, at least one central control unit connected to said control network and a set of decentralized sub-system controls connected to said control network; and   an operational control module being different from said at least one central control unit, being connected to said control network and having a data connection unit being different from said control network, said data connection unit connecting said operational control module by data technology to said sub-system controls.   
     
     
         17 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , wherein said operational control module is configured to transfer at least one item of information to one of said sub-system controls for safety-compliant performance of a task of said one sub-system control. 
     
     
         18 . The control arrangement according to  claim 17 , wherein said operational control module is configured to determine the at least one item of information before the transfer, in dependence on the task to be performed. 
     
     
         19 . The control arrangement according to  claim 17 , wherein said operational control module is configured to at least one of acquire the at least one item of information before the transfer by using said data connection unit or to transfer the at least one item of information to said one sub-system control by using said data connection unit. 
     
     
         20 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , which further comprises interfaces connecting said operational control module and said sub-system controls to said control network. 
     
     
         21 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , wherein said operational control module is configured to carry out a consistency check in relation to an item of information received from said control network and an item of information received from said data connection unit. 
     
     
         22 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , wherein said operational control module is configured to monitor at least one operational process of one of said sub-system controls by evaluating a first item of information received from said control network relating to said one sub-system control and a second item of information received from said connection unit relating to said one sub-system control. 
     
     
         23 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , which further comprises a vehicle bus connecting said control network to a further control network of the vehicle, said data connection unit being formed at least partially by said vehicle bus. 
     
     
         24 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , wherein said sub-system controls are components of a set including a control of a vehicle door system, a braking control, a drive control, a control of a vehicle protection system, and a control of a human-machine interface. 
     
     
         25 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , which further comprises a set of sensor units connected to said control network and to said operational control module. 
     
     
         26 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , wherein said operational control module has a computer unit including at least two processors ( 62 ,  64 ). 
     
     
         27 . The control arrangement according to  claim 26 , wherein said at least two processors include a first processor for carrying out communication tasks and a second processor for carrying out other tasks. 
     
     
         28 . The control arrangement according to  claim 16 , wherein said operational control module is configured to initiate a safety-related braking of the vehicle. 
     
     
         29 . A vehicle or a rail vehicle, comprising a control arrangement according to  claim 16 . 
     
     
         30 . An operational control module forming a control arrangement according to  claim 16  in cooperation with an operational control system.