Continental Automotive Gmbh

Continental Automotive France

Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

Centre National Detudes Spatiales

Alexandru Takacs

Mohamed Cheikh

Sebastien Kessler

Youri Vassilieff

Hervé Aubert

Hubert Diez

Daniel Belot

The invention concerns a helical antenna comprising a shape of revolution and a plurality of radiating strands helically wound around the shape of revolution, characterized in that each radiating strand is defined by a repetition of a fractal pattern comprising segments formed by a sinusoidal curve.

Compact helical antenna with a sinusoidal profile modulating a fractal pattern

A communication antenna device (D), on board a motor vehicle, for communicating with an antenna of a portable device, includes:

Antenna device and method of antenna configuration

An inductive charging device () for a portable apparatus for an automobile vehicle including at least one charging antenna () for inductive charging of the WPC type having a cut-out at its center () together with one communication antenna () for near-field communication of the NFC type, situated around the at least one charging antenna, along the sides of the charging device (Z, Z, Z, Z) and including at least one winding, the device being such that:

Inductive charging device for a portable apparatus incorporating a near-field communication antenna

A method for characterizing, by way of at least one primary antenna () on board a motor vehicle (), a mobile device () of indeterminate type comprising a secondary antenna () of indeterminate size, approaching said motor vehicle () in an indeterminate approach mode, said primary antenna () being intended to communicate with the secondary antenna () of the mobile device (), and generating a voltage (V) across its terminals, the voltage being linked to an on-board system () of the motor vehicle (), the invention proposes that the method of characterization comprises the following steps:

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Toulouse, France

Alexandru Takacs