IP Library Granted Patent US 9,619,947
Granted Patent B2
US 9,619,947 · App. 14/767,079 · Granted Apr 11, 2017

Method and means for operating a first motor vehicle on the basis of at least one characteristic of at least one second motor vehicle

Inventors: Sebastian-Paul Wenzel (Eisenach, DE); Stefan Motz (Bari Santo Spirito, IT)
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
G07C5/08G07C5/008B60K2015/03197B60K2015/03361F02D2200/0612F02D2200/70F02D2200/701
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Patent No.
US 9,619,947
App. No.
14/767,079
Granted
Apr 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided for operating a first motor vehicle, at least one characteristic relevant to the operation of the first motor vehicle being ascertained and at least one component of the first motor vehicle being actuated on the basis of the at least one characteristic. The at least one characteristic is ascertained in at least one second motor vehicle. An arrangement for implementing such a method is also provided.

Claims (38)

1. A method for operating a first motor vehicle, comprising:

ascertaining at least one characteristic relevant to an operation of the first motor vehicle; and

actuating at least one component of the first motor vehicle on the basis of the at least one characteristic,

wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained in at least one second motor vehicle,

wherein the first motor vehicle has fewer sensors than then second motor vehicle, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained by evaluating at least one sensor value of the sensors,

wherein the at least one characteristic is transmitted by the at least one second motor vehicle to at least one diagnostic station and by the at least one diagnostic station to the first motor vehicle.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained in at least two second motor vehicles.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor value includes a sensor value of at least one of a combustion chamber pressure sensor, a lambda probe, a fuel pressure sensor, a fuel quality sensor, an air mass sensor, an intake-air temperature sensor, an intake-air pressure sensor, a nitrogen oxide sensor, and a particle sensor.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained in the at least one second motor vehicle on the basis of at least one of a control intervention value and an actuating variable of the at least one component.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transmission takes place respectively by at least one of terrestrial mobile radio and satellite transmission.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic is further ascertained while using a position signal.

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

ascertaining a fuel quality resulting from a preceding filling-up process as the at least one characteristic in the at least one second motor vehicle;

ascertaining a location of a receiving filling-up process from a position signal at the point in time of the preceding filling-up process; and

as the at least one component of the first motor vehicle, actuating an engine of the first motor vehicle on the basis of the fuel quality if the first motor vehicle has filled up at a location of the preceding filling-up process.

8. A system for carrying out a method for operating a first motor vehicle, the method including ascertaining at least one characteristic relevant to an operation of the first motor vehicle, and actuating at least one component of the first motor vehicle on the basis of the at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained in at least one second motor vehicle, the system comprising:

the first motor vehicle; and

the at least one second motor vehicle; and

an arrangement for transmitting the characteristic ascertained in the at least one second motor vehicle to the first motor vehicle,

wherein the first motor vehicle has fewer sensors than then second motor vehicle, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained by evaluating at least one sensor value of the sensors,

wherein the at least one characteristic is transmitted by the at least one second motor vehicle to at least one diagnostic station and by the at least one diagnostic station to the first motor vehicle.

9. A processing unit set up to carry out a method for operating a first motor vehicle, the method comprising:

ascertaining at least one characteristic relevant to an operation of the first motor vehicle; and

actuating at least one component of the first motor vehicle on the basis of the at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained in at least one second motor vehicle,

wherein the processing unit includes at least one diagnostic station of a system,

wherein the first motor vehicle has fewer sensors than then second motor vehicle, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained by evaluating at least one sensor value of the sensors,

wherein the at least one characteristic is transmitted by the at least one second motor vehicle to the at least one diagnostic station and by the at least one diagnostic station to the first motor vehicle.

10. A computer program having program code that causes a processing unit to carry out a method for operating a first motor vehicle, the method comprising:

ascertaining at least one characteristic relevant to an operation of the first motor vehicle; and

actuating at least one component of the first motor vehicle on the basis of the at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained in at least one second motor vehicle,

wherein the first motor vehicle has fewer sensors than then second motor vehicle, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained by evaluating at least one sensor value of the sensors,

wherein the at least one characteristic is transmitted by the at least one second motor vehicle to at least one diagnostic station and by the at least one diagnostic station to the first motor vehicle.

11. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising:

a computer program having program code that causes a processing unit to carry out a method for operating a first motor vehicle, the method comprising:

ascertaining at least one characteristic relevant to an operation of the first motor vehicle, and

actuating at least one component of the first motor vehicle on the basis of the at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained in at least one second motor vehicle,

wherein the first motor vehicle has fewer sensors than then second motor vehicle, wherein the at least one characteristic is ascertained by evaluating at least one sensor value of the sensors,

wherein the at least one characteristic is transmitted by the at least one second motor vehicle to at least one diagnostic station and by the at least one diagnostic station to the first motor vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2015
From: WENZEL, SEBASTIAN-PAUL; MOTZ, STEFAN
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 202 193 · Feb 11, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150371460A1 · Dec 24, 2015