Method for testing a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a method for testing a motor vehicle, said motor vehicle comprising an assembly having a rolling chassis and a body provided on the rolling chassis, the rolling chassis comprising multiple first interfaces and the body comprising multiple second interfaces allocated to the first interfaces, so that each pair of first and second interfaces can form a respective connection between the rolling chassis and the body, when the body is assembled on the rolling chassis. The method comprises, for example, a check as to whether all connections are correctly attached. The method comprises, for example, a check as to whether all components of the motor vehicle are responsive. The method also comprises, for example, a check as to whether the body may be used with the rolling chassis. The invention further relates to a device, a computer program, a machine-readable storage medium, a rolling chassis, a body and a motor vehicle.
1 . A method for testing a motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ), wherein the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ) comprises an arrangement having a rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and a vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) which is arranged on the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ), wherein the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) comprises multiple first interfaces and the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) comprises multiple second interfaces assigned to the first interfaces, such that, when the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) is in the state in which it is arranged on the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ), a respective connection between the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) can be formed by means of a respective first and second interface, comprising the following steps:
automatically generating ( 101 ), in response to the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) being arranged on the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ), first check demand signals which represent a demand for a first check as to whether the respective first and second interfaces of the multiple first interfaces and the multiple second interfaces have been correctly attached to one another such that corresponding connections have been formed between the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ), the multiple first interfaces and the multiple second interfaces including at least two different interface types selected from a group consisting of a mechanical interface, an electrical interface, a thermal/fluidic interface, and a hydraulic interface,
outputting ( 103 ) the generated first check demand signals,
receiving ( 105 ) first check result signals which represent a first check result of the first check,
determining ( 107 ), on the basis of the first check result, which connections between which respective first and second interfaces of the multiple first interfaces and the multiple second interfaces have been formed,
generating ( 109 ), in response to determining which connections have been formed, second check demand signals configured to verify whether components of the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and/or of the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) can be correctly addressed via the respective determined connections that have been formed,
outputting ( 111 ) the generated second check demand signals,
receiving ( 113 ) second check result signals which represent a second check result of the second check,
determining ( 115 ), on the basis of the second check result, which components can be correctly or incorrectly addressed via the determined connections that have been formed, and
performing, in response to determining that one of the results indicates that a fault is present, at least one selected from the group consisting of restricting a function of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ), disabling a function of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ), and generating an alert at a human-machine interface.
2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein vehicle body identification signals are received which represent a vehicle body identification of the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ), wherein, on the basis of the vehicle body identification, in a third check and/or in the first check, it is checked whether the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) is admissible for the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ).
3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein self-test demand signals are generated and output, which self-test demand signals represent a demand for an execution of a respective self-test by components and/or functionalities of the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and/or of the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ).
4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein cooperation test demand signals are generated and output, which cooperation test demand signals represent a demand for a cooperation test of components and/or functionalities of the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and/or of the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ).
5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if one of the results indicates that a fault is present, disablement signals are generated on the basis of said one result, which disablement signals indicate which component(s) and/or functionality (functionalities) of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ) and/or of the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and/or of the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) should be disabled, wherein the generated disablement signals are output.
6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if one of the results indicates that a fault is present, restriction signals are generated on the basis of said one result, which restriction signals indicate which component(s) and/or functionality (functionalities) of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ) should be used further only with restriction, wherein the generated restriction signals are output.
7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if one of the results indicates that a fault is present, solution signals are generated on the basis of said one result, which solution signals represent a proposed solution for solving a problem that a fault is present, wherein the solution signals are output.
8 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if one of the results indicates that a fault is present, a communication message is transmitted via a communication network to at least one network address, wherein the communication message comprises an item of information stating that a fault is present.
9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if one of the results indicates that a fault is present, control signals for controlling a human-machine interface of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ) are generated such that, when the human-machine interface is controlled on the basis of the control signals, said human-machine interface outputs an optical alert, an acoustic alert, or a haptic alert that a fault is present, wherein the generated control signals are output.
10 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one or more method steps are documented in a blockchain.
11 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein operating state signals are received which represent an operating state of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ), wherein the generation of check demand signals is performed in a manner dependent on the operating state of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ).
12 . A device ( 201 ) which is configured to execute all of the steps of the method as claimed in claim 1 .
13 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium ( 301 ) containing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to test a motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ) that has a rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and a vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) which is arranged on the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ), wherein the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) comprises multiple first interfaces and the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) comprises multiple second interfaces assigned to the first interfaces, such that, when the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) is in the state in which it is arranged on the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ), a respective connection between the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) can be formed by means of a respective first and second interface, by:
automatically generating ( 101 ), in response to the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) being arranged on the vehicle body ( 502 , 505 ), first check demand signals which represent a demand for a first check as to whether the respective first and second interfaces of the multiple first interfaces and the multiple second interfaces have been correctly attached to one another such that corresponding connections have been formed between the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ), the multiple first interfaces and the multiple second interfaces including at least two different interface types selected from a group consisting of a mechanical interface, an electrical interface, a thermal/fluidic interface, and a hydraulic interface,
outputting ( 103 ) the generated first check demand signals,
receiving ( 105 ) first check result signals which represent a first check result of the first check,
determining ( 107 ), on the basis of the first check result, which connections between which respective first and second interfaces of the multiple first interfaces and the multiple second interfaces have been formed,
generating ( 109 ), in response to determining which connections have been formed, second check demand signals configured to verify whether components of the rolling chassis ( 401 , 501 ) and/or of the vehicle body ( 503 , 505 ) can be correctly addressed via the respective determined connections that have been formed,
outputting ( 111 ) the generated second check demand signals,
receiving ( 113 ) second check result signals which represent a second check result of the second check,
determining ( 115 ) in response to determining which connections have been formed, on the basis of the second check result, which components can be correctly or incorrectly addressed via the determined connections that have been formed, and
performing, in response to determining that one of the results indicates that a fault is present, at least one selected from the group consisting of restricting a function of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ), disabling a function of the motor vehicle ( 507 , 509 ), and generating an alert at a human-machine interface.