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A control arrangement for vehicles is suggested which includes at least two computer elements for carrying out at least the same control function. Measures for checking the operability of the control arrangement are provided. The execution of these measures is allocated to the at least two computer

A control arrangement for vehicles is suggested which includes at least two computer elements for carrying out at least the same control function. Measures for checking the operability of the control arrangement are provided. The execution of these measures is allocated to the at least two computer elements in such a manner that each computer element carries out at least one of the monitoring measures. This monitoring measure is not carried out by the other computing element.

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A control arrangement for a vehicle having a motor equipped with a power actuating element for adjusting the output power of the motor, the arrangement comprising: first computer means for controlling the power of the motor; second computer means for monitoring the operation of said first computer m

A control arrangement for a vehicle having a motor equipped with a power actuating element for adjusting the output power of the motor, the arrangement comprising: first computer means for controlling the power of the motor; second computer means for monitoring the operation of said first computer means; first input means for supplying a first input signal to said first and second computer means indicative of a command of the operator of the vehicle; said first computer means including means for determining a desired value for the electronic control on the basis of said first input signal; second input means for supplying a second input signal to said first and second computer means indicative of an actual value of the electronic power control; said first input means, said second input means, said first and second computer means conjointly defining the electronic power control for supplying an output signal for operating on said power actuating element to control the power of the motor; said first computer means including means for comparing said desired value to said actual value to monitor the operation of said electronic power control; said second computer means including means for comparing said first input signal and said second input signal to each other for monitoring the operation of said electronic power control; and, the comparison in each of said computer means being conducted entirely independently of the comparison in the other one of said computer means.