Volkswagen Ag

U-shin France

Theodor Dehelean

Bernd Ette

Dragos Molocea

The invention relates to a method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle, comprising the following steps of: &#x2014;projection of at least one light spot () with which an authorized user (U) has to interact, &#x2014;determining if there is an intention to open the panel (), and if so&#x2014;authorizing the opening of the panel (). The step of determining if there is an intention to open the panel () comprises: &#x2014;acquiring a measurement signal of a movement performed by the user (U), &#x2014;filtering the signal, &#x2014;identifying if the movement performed by the user (U) is in a predefined correct order with at least the following steps: moving the user's part towards the light spot (), keeping it in the light spot () and moving it outside the light spot (), and &#x2014;determining if the movement performed by the user (U) meets a predefined specific time condition.

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Theodor Dehelean