Patent ID: 8521468

Claim:
A method for validating sensor readings in a vehicle dynamic control system (VDCS), comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a first sensor reading representative of a first dynamic parameter from a first vehicle sensor; (b) validating the first sensor reading with an intra-parameter evaluation that utilizes sensor readings representative of the first dynamic parameter; (c) receiving a second sensor reading representative of a second dynamic parameter from a second vehicle sensor; (d) validating the second sensor reading with an inter-parameter evaluation that utilizes the first sensor reading and sensor readings representative of the second dynamic parameter, wherein the first sensor reading is already validated; (e) receiving a third sensor reading representative of a third dynamic parameter from a third vehicle sensor; and (f) validating the third sensor reading with an inter-parameter evaluation that utilizes the second sensor reading and sensor readings representative of the third dynamic parameter, wherein the second sensor reading is already validated, and at least one of the validating steps (b), (d) or (f) is performed by a control unit in the vehicle dynamic control system (VDCS).