Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance

Abdelhafid Bourassi

José Robineau

Laurent Petel

Hervé Parvery

The invention relates to an electronic control unit () intended for equipping an automotive vehicle, comprising:—a first antenna (A), and—a controller () which is connected to said first antenna and which is suitable for controlling a functionality of the vehicle as a function of signals exchanged with a mobile terminal () via said first antenna. According to the invention, the electronic control unit comprises at least one second antenna (B) which exhibits electromagnetic properties and/or a position which are different from those of said first antenna and to which the controller is connected in such a way that the controller is suitable for controlling one or more functionalities of the vehicle as a function of signals exchanged with the mobile terminal via said second antenna.

Electronic unit for controlling automotive vehicle and method of monitoring functionalities of the automotive vehicle by means of a mobile terminal

The invention relates to a method for securing a manoeuvre of a motor vehicle, according to which an order for activation of first data is sent to a mobile terminal by a control unit of the motor vehicle, the first data is displayed on the screen of said mobile terminal in an area opposite the antenna area so as to induce the implementation of a continuous movement by a user on the screen of said mobile terminal in said opposite area, second data relating to the implementation of said continuous movement by the user is generated by the mobile terminal, said second data is compared with an expected result, and if the comparison is positive, said manoeuvre is executed by the control unit.

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Créteil, France

Abdelhafid Bourassi