Patent ID: 9244460
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B60W,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A safety kernel system, for use in connection with motion control of a vehicle, comprising: a processor configured and arranged for communication with a measurement system including a vehicle-system actuator and a sensor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising computer-executable instructions including a safety kernel software and a set of safety rules, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, from distinct software being separate and independent of the safety kernel software, a request for a safety-critical function related to vehicle motion; receiving, from the measurement system including the vehicle-system actuator and the sensor, using the safety kernel software, an actions signal containing an actions data set; applying, using the safety kernel software, the set of safety rules to the actions data set, rendering a safety-kernel software response; comparing the request for the safety-critical function to the safety-kernel software response rendered; limiting, based on results of the comparing operation, the request for the safety-critical function, rendering a limited request, if the request for the safety-critical function is beyond a threshold parameter set by the safety kernel software; and transmitting, by way of a status signal, the limited request for the safety-critical function to the vehicle-system actuator.