Granted Patent B2

US 12,613,791 · App. 17/802,671 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Christian Kahr (Esslingen, DE); Joshua-Niclas Oergele (Waldenbuch, DE); Mouham Tanimou (Goeppingen, DE); Tobias Krug (Munich, DE); Udo Schulz (Vaihingen/Enz, DE)

Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

G06F11/3688G06F8/65G06F11/3013

Abstract

Claims (38)

1 . A method for testing compatibility between application software and a mobile working machine, comprising the following steps:

aggregating in a cloud operating data that are captured during operation of the mobile working machine;

modeling, using the operating data, the mobile working machine by a digital twin;

testing compatibility of the application software with the mobile working machine in the cloud using the digital twin;

forming, using the digital twin, an environmental model of the mobile working machine; and

testing a design of further application software using the environmental model, wherein:

the digital twin includes a fingerprint, and

the fingerprint is updated in accordance with a new performance feature of the mobile machine.

2 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

the compatibility is tested before the application software is used in the field; and

depending on the compatibility, the application software is deployed or retrofitting or modification of software and/or a peripheral device or hardware, is initiated.

3 . The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein:

the compatibility is tested after deployment of the application software, and

depending on the compatibility, the mobile working machine undergoes servicing or retrofitting, or a function is at least temporarily blocked.

4 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

carrying out, using the operating data, a development of updates of the application software.

5 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, using the captured operating data, changes in configuration that have been made at the mobile working machine; and

writing the changes in configuration to a change history in the cloud.

6 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, using the captured operating data, any accessories of the mobile working machine;

wherein the accessories are taken into account when the compatibility is tested.

7 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for testing compatibility between application software and a mobile working machine, the computer program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform the following steps:

aggregating in a cloud operating data that are captured during operation of the mobile working machine;

modeling, using the operating data, the mobile working machine by a digital twin; and

testing compatibility of the application software with the mobile working machine in the cloud using the digital twin;

forming, using the digital twin, an environmental model of the mobile working machine; and

testing a design of further application software using the environmental model, wherein:

the digital twin includes a fingerprint, and

the fingerprint is updated in accordance with a new performance feature of the mobile machine.

8 . A device for a mobile working machine, the mobile working machine being a mobile agricultural machine or mobile construction machine or industrial trucks or other utility vehicle, the device configured for testing compatibility between application software and the mobile working machine, the device configured to:

aggregate in a cloud operating data that are captured during operation of the mobile working machine;

model, using the operating data, the mobile working machine by a digital twin; and

test compatibility of the application software with the mobile working machine in the cloud using the digital twin;

forming, using the digital twin, an environmental model of the mobile working machine; and

testing a design of further application software using the environmental model, wherein:

the digital twin includes a fingerprint, and

the fingerprint is updated in accordance with a new performance feature of the mobile machine.

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