Abstract: A control method is implemented in a vehicle comprising an internal-combustion engine providing a first torque and coupled to a gearbox by a coupling device comprising a hydraulic circuit and delivering a second torque from the first torque in a coupling position, and an electric motor installed between the coupling device and gearbox and producing, from the second torque, a third torque having a negative value opposite to that of the first torque to charge a battery. This method comprises a step (10-20) in which, in the event of a transition between neutral and parking positions during a charging phase, a nullification of the third torque produced is triggered to nullify the first torque before a sudden placement of the coupling device in a decoupling position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a front structure (1) of a motor vehicle, comprising: —two longitudinal structural beams (10) having a generally elongate shape in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) of the vehicle; —two deformation boxes (14), each deformation box (14) being rigidly attached to one of the longitudinal structural beams (10), respectively; —an upper cross-member (18), the upper cross-member (18) comprising a cross-member element (180) that extends along a transverse axis (Y) of the vehicle, the cross-member element (180) being attached to the rest of the front structure (1) by means of two attachment brackets (182), each attachment bracket (182) being sandwiched between the corresponding longitudinal structural beam (10) and the deformation box (14), respectively.

Abstract: A battery unit includes a plurality of rows of cells, longitudinal members positioned between the rows of cells, a receptacle receiving the plurality of rows of cells and the longitudinal members, and a cooling system for cooling the cells. The cooling system includes: a dielectric-fluid circulation circuit positioned in the bottom of the receptacle and in the thickness of the longitudinal members, spray elements for spraying the dielectric fluid onto the rows of cells, the spray elements passing through an upper surface of the longitudinal members and communicating with the circulation circuit, and an extraction device for extracting the sprayed dielectric fluid passing through the upper surface and opening into the circulation circuit, and a dielectric-fluid cooling circuit connected to the circulation circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an autonomous driving method for a motorized land vehicle, called an ego-vehicle 102, by adaptive speed regulation based on a target speed. The method is suitable for detecting a first target vehicle 104 and for calculating a relevance indicator for the first target vehicle 104, which is configured to characterize a probability of presence of the first target vehicle. Upon detection of a loss of detection of the first target vehicle 104 and if the relevance indicator is greater than a predetermined deselection value, the method calculates an autonomous driving setpoint using the information on the movement of the first vehicle target 104, the target speed and the speed of the ego-vehicle 102.

Abstract: A cowl vent grille (10) including a first wall (11), a second wall (12) not aligned with the first wall (11) and offset with respect to said first wall (11), including an air inlet grille (14), a connecting wall (13) connecting an edge of the first wall (11) to an edge of the second wall (12), the first wall (11) extending on one side of the connecting wall (13) and the second wall (12) extending on the opposite side of said connecting wall (13) with respect to the first wall (11). The cowl vent grille (10) includes a low wall (15) extending along the edge located at the junction between the connecting wall (13) and the second wall (12), at least opposite the air inlet grille (14), so as to block the flow of a liquid from the first wall (11) towards the second wall (12).

Abstract: A hood ornament lamp housing is provided to provide illumination through a cut out area in an outer vehicle hood. The lamp housing has first and second sections. The first housing section houses electrical components such as a printed circuit board. The first housing section includes a mounting flange configured to connect the first housing section with an inner hood component. The second section houses electrical components such as LED lamps. The second section contains mounting tabs that engage projections connected with an inner hood component to clip the lamp housing in a desired location relative to the outer hood. The lamp housing further includes a lens for disposition in the cut out area of an outer hood to provide illumination.

Abstract: A head-up display device (1), comprising a housing including a front wall (11), a rear wall and two opposing side walls connecting the side edges of the front wall (11) and the rear wall, and a covering wall (15), each of said walls including an upper edge (110, 120, 130, 140),—the covering wall (15) being connected to the upper edges of the front, rear and side walls so as to cover the internal cavity of the housing (10),—wherein said walls each include a lower edge opposite their upper edge, and at least one of the front (11), and/or rear and/or side walls comprise a frangible portion (55) arranged so as to allow the covering wall (15) to be moved closer to one of the lower edges by breaking said frangible portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for communication between a communication system of a vehicle (10) and a public land mobile network (100). To this end, a first piece of information representative of the current power consumption of the vehicle (10) is received; a second piece of information representative of an amount of electricity available in the vehicle (10), for example in the battery of the vehicle (10), is received; and a third piece of information representative of the target time during which the vehicle (10) wishes to remain connected to the network (100) is received. Based on the first, second and third pieces of information, the network (100) determines which power saving mode should be assigned to the communication system of the vehicle (10) so that the vehicle can maintain a connection to the network (10) for the desired time.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising: —gas tanks (12), such as hydrogen tanks, and a tray (13) for receiving the gas tanks (12) comprising a frame (15) formed by side members (16) and side flanges (17), said vehicle further comprising a shock-absorbing device (21) arranged at least between one side flange (17) of the tray (13) for receiving the gas tanks (12) and at least one portion of a side face of a gas tank (12) and/or between at least two portions of two side faces of two adjacent gas tanks (12), so as to be able to at least partially absorb by buckling an impact of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a line element (10) for a fluid-cooled turbocharger (20) of an internal combustion engine (30), having a supply line (11) for supplying cooling fluid to the turbocharger (30) and an outlet line for discharging cooling fluid from the turbocharger (20), wherein the turbocharger (20) has an internal cooling fluid path (23) which has an inlet (21) which can be connected for fluid flow to the supply line (11), and an outlet (22) which can be connected for fluid flow to the outlet line (12), and wherein the supply line (11) is also connected to the outlet line (12) via a bypass connection (14, 15, 16).

Abstract: The invention relates to a structural assembly (1) for a vehicle comprising a side rail line and an upper support cup (2) for a suspension system, the assembly comprising a wheel arch wall (3), the assembly (1) further comprising at least one metal sheet (4) shaped to form a stress path (5) extending from the side rail line towards the cup (2), the wall being arranged between the cup (2), the stress path (5) and the side rail line, the assembly (1) being characterized in that it comprises a connecting member (11) connecting the cup (2) and the stress path (5), the connecting member (11) being shaped so as to deform in a predefined manner in order to transmit at least some of the longitudinal forces generated on the stress path (5) along a transverse axis (A) of the vehicle towards the cup (2) during a small front overlap test.

Abstract: A dust-proof covering element is provided to close a projection aperture located in the dashboard of a vehicle and through which the information-carrying source light beam projected by the projecting module of a head-up display device passes on its way to a partially reflective return element. The covering element comprises a transparent carrier and an optical coating placed on one of the faces of the carrier; wherein, the optical coating comprises a metal layer with plasmonic properties, said metal layer being endowed with an array of subwavelength nanoperforations, and being configured to allow the extraordinary transmission of one or more restricted bands of wavelengths of the visible spectrum that are centered on the one or more wavelengths of the light beam projected by the projecting module.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, implemented in a management system of an electric battery of a vehicle, for estimating the resistive state of health of at least one electrical energy storage element, the method comprising the next steps: —determining (10) at least one operating range for which the direct current resistance of the element changes linearly with respect to the state of charge of the element and to temperature; —measuring (14) the variation in the strength and the voltage of an electric current generated by the element during a running phase of the vehicle; —calculating (16), based on the measured values of variation in strength and voltage, at least one direct current resistance value of the element; and —calculating (18) at least one value of the resistive state of health of the element based on the calculated direct current resistance value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for determining a deceleration setpoint value of an autonomous vehicle (204), the autonomous vehicle (204) comprising an adaptive cruise control capable of decelerating the autonomous vehicle according to a first deceleration setpoint (215), referred to as standard deceleration, the autonomous vehicle (204) traveling along a first lane (201) at a first speed, the vehicle heading into a second lane (202) subject to a speed limit (208) at a distance, D, relative to the beginning (203) of the second lane (202), said method comprising the steps wherein: —a necessary deceleration is calculated; —the deceleration setpoint of the autonomous vehicle (204) is determined; —the adaptive cruise control applies the deceleration setpoint thus determined in order to decelerate the autonomous vehicle (204) from the beginning (203) of the second lane (202).

Abstract: An underframe structure for a motor vehicle, the underframe structure comprising a floor (12), and at least two longitudinal side members (14) respectively disposed on each side of the floor (12); the floor (12) is divided into at least one front unit (16) and one rear unit (18) fixed to a transverse heel board (24). The underframe structure also comprises a lateral reinforcement part (26) which comprises at least one elongate body extending from the heel board towards the closest side member, the lateral reinforcement part is fixed on one side to the heel board (24), and on the other side to the front unit (16) of the floor (12) or to a side member (14) in the region of the front unit (16) of the floor.