CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND A CONTROL DEVICE OF THIS TYPE, METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A COMPONENT CHARACTERISTIC MAP

A control device for an internal combustion engine includes: a flow path module which is configured for: receiving a specified value for a flow path parameter of a flow path of the internal combustion engine; and determining a control specification for a control element of the flow path depending on the specified value using at least one component characteristic map of at least one component of the flow path.