A method for operating a mobile platform includes detecting a malfunction in a first sensor communicating with a sensor controller associated with the mobile platform, and, in response to detecting the malfunction in the first sensor, eliminating the first sensor from a sensor data source for controlling the mobile platform, enabling a second sensor to be in the sensor data source, continuing to receive and evaluate data from the first sensor, and, in response to not detecting an anomaly in the data from the first sensor, restoring the first sensor back into the sensor data source.

A method for operating a mobile platform includes selecting a first sensor associated with a higher weight as a selected sensor among at least two sensors, the weight is among a plurality of weights assigned to the sensors associated with a statistical weight function; detecting a malfunction in the first sensor communicating with a sensor controller associated with the mobile platform, and switching to a second sensor associated with a lower weight as the selected sensor to communicate with the sensor controller based upon the detecting.

A method for operating a mobile platform includes detecting a malfunction in a first sensor communicating with a sensor controller associated with the mobile platform, and, in response to detecting the malfunction in the first sensor, eliminating the first sensor from a sensor data source for controlling the mobile platform, enabling a second sensor to be in the sensor data source, continuing to receive and evaluate data from the first sensor, and, in response to not detecting an anomaly in the data from the first sensor, restoring the first sensor back into the sensor data source.

A method for error-protected acquisition of a measured value in a control unit, wherein the measured value is firstly acquired with a first acquisition device and secondly with a second acquisition device and thereby a first measured value and a second measured value are made available, where in a comparison step in a safety program executing in the control unit, the first and the second measured value are compared with one another for a deviation from one another and upon reaching or exceeding a pre-determined maximum deviation, an error is identified.

A method for operating a mobile platform includes selecting a first sensor associated with a higher weight as a selected sensor among at least two sensors, the weight is among a plurality of weights assigned to the sensors associated with a statistical weight function; detecting a malfunction in the first sensor communicating with a sensor controller associated with the mobile platform, and switching to a second sensor associated with a lower weight as the selected sensor to communicate with the sensor controller based upon the detecting.

A method for operating a mobile platform includes detecting a malfunction in a first sensor communicating with a sensor controller associated with the mobile platform, and switching to a second sensor communicating with the sensor controller based upon the detecting.

A method for error-protected acquisition of a measured value in a control unit, wherein the measured value is firstly acquired with a first acquisition device and secondly with a second acquisition device and thereby a first measured value and a second measured value are made available, where in a comparison step in a safety program executing in the control unit, the first and the second measured value are compared with one another for a deviation from one another and upon reaching or exceeding a pre-determined maximum deviation, an error is identified.

A method for operating a mobile platform includes detecting a malfunction in a first sensor communicating with a sensor controller associated with the mobile platform, and switching to a second sensor communicating with the sensor controller based upon the detecting.