Abstract: This invention proposes a microphone integrated assembly used in a motor vehicle, which comprises a main application printed circuit board, a microphone printed circuit board implementing one or more microphones, and a compression type interconnector which is compressively assembled between the main application printed circuit board and the microphone printed circuit board such as to electrically connect the microphone printed circuit board and the main application printed circuit board. The compression type interconnector acts as an acoustic insulator, which mechanically decouple the microphone printed circuit board from the main application printed circuit board and prevents vibrations which source in the main application printed circuit board from coupling with the microphone printed circuit board, leading to decreased acoustic noise and improved microphone acoustic performance.

Abstract: A compact digital camera and infrared (IR) illuminator apparatus, including IR illuminators arranged adjacent to the digital camera. The digital camera has a camera lens and each IR illuminator includes IR LEDs. A single cover lens is positioned to cover the at least one IR LED and the camera lens. A region of the single cover lens that covers the IR LEDs blocks visible light and a region of the single cover lens that covers the camera lens is a neutral lens that transmits visible light. The single cover lens is a two-shot molded lens or a three-shot molded lens.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for trajectory update using remote vehicle control. According to an embodiment, the above-described method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium of the present disclosure generally relate to identifying an obstacle blocking at least a portion of a road based on data received from one or more vehicle sensors, determining whether a path trajectory cannot be found to operate the vehicle with respect to the identified obstacle while the vehicle is operating in autonomous mode, sending, upon determination that the path trajectory cannot be found, a request to a remote controller to navigate the vehicle, operating the vehicle in remotely controlled mode, based upon instructions received from the remote controller, wherein a movement trajectory of the vehicle is recorded while being operated in the remotely controlled mode, and updating a navigational map based at least on the recorded movement trajectory.

Abstract: A device for luminously signalling a change of lane for a motor vehicle comprises at least one element for detecting the change of lane of the vehicle and at least one control module configured to receive and process information coming from the one or more elements for detecting the change of lane and to accordingly control at least one emitting and projecting element configured to project at least one pictogram onto the road.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for triggering an action on an opening panel of a motor vehicle. The device (1) comprises in particular: a capacitive sensor (C) for detecting a variation in capacitance, comprising at least three electrodes (E1, E2, E3), said at least three electrodes (E1, E2, E3) forming a detection pattern (M); and a processing unit (2) connected to the capacitive sensor (C) for processing output signals front the capacitive sensor (C), said output signals being representative of the capacitance of each of the electrodes (E1, E2, E3). The triggering device (1) is characterised in that: the positioning of the electrodes (E1, E2, E3) is defined such that at least one of the electrodes (E1, E2, E3) is not covered by a hand approaching the detection pattern (M), and the processing unit (2) is designed to perform a triggering action on the opening panel of the motor vehicle when a band approaches said detection pattern (M).

Abstract: A light-transmitting element including a main body and a fixing portion. A connection portion is provided between the main body and the fixing portion, so that the main body is spaced apart from the fixing portion by the connection portion. The present utility model also provides a lighting device including the light-transmitting element. According to the light-transmitting element and the lighting device of the present utility model, it can avoid a fixing structure for fixing the light-transmitting element from being observed from outside.

Abstract: The invention concerns a contact element (10; 10a) for forming an electric connection (1) with a counterpart element (50), wherein the contact element (10; 0a) has at least two sections (12; 12a, 13; 13a) with respectively at least one contact region (21; 21a, 22; 22a, 22b; 23; 23a), wherein the sections (12; 12a, 13; 3a) are constructed to bear against the counterpart element (50) under elastic pre-stress, and wherein the at least two contact regions (21; 21a, 22; 22a, 22b; 23; 23a) are arranged on mutually facing sides of the sections (12; 12a, 13; 13a) with respect to a longitudinal plane (25) of the contact element (10; 10a) defined by two axes (X, Y) arranged perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a device (1) for cleaning an optical sensor (3), in particular intended to equip a motor vehicle, comprising a nozzle (5) for dispensing a cleaning liquid, characterised in that the cleaning liquid dispensing nozzle (5) is a drip dispensing nozzle and is configured to deposit the cleaning liquid on the optical sensor (3) in individual drops.

Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle light includes light sources, optical elements respectively configured to guide light rays emitted by a light source, and a fixing support against which the optical elements and the light sources are disposed, the optical elements including a first optical element associated with a first light source, a second optical element associated with a second light source and a third optical element associated with a third light source. The first optical element includes means for retaining the second optical element and the third optical element on the fixing support.

Abstract: A method for identifying an object in a surrounding region of a motor vehicle as a stationary object is disclosed. The surrounding region is captured in images using a vehicle-side capture device and the object is detected in the captured images using an image processing device. A first position of the object in the surrounding region relative to the motor vehicle is estimated on the basis of a first captured image, a movement sequence of the object in image coordinates is determined on the basis of the first image and a second captured image, a first movement sequence that characterizes a first, stationary object in the image coordinates is determined proceeding from the first estimated position in the surrounding region, and the captured object is identified as a stationary object on the basis of a comparison of the movement sequence of the captured object to the first characterizing movement sequence.

Abstract: A luminous module, in particular for a motor vehicle, including: a monolithic electroluminescent source including electroluminescent elements; a primary optical system equipped with a plurality of convergent optics, at least one convergent optic being associated with each electroluminescent element and forming an image of the electroluminescent element with which it is associated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a parking area (8) for parking a motor vehicle (1), in which the motor vehicle (1) is moved relative to a potential parking space (9), a road marking (11) and at least one object (12, 16) delimiting the potential parking space (9) are recognized on the basis of sensor data of at least one sensor (4) of the motor vehicle (1) during the movement of the motor vehicle (1) relative to the potential parking space (9), and the parking area (8) within the potential parking space (9) is determined on the basis of the recognized road marking (11) and the at least one object (12, 16), wherein an orientation for the parking area (8) is determined on the basis of the road marking (11), an orientation of the at least one object (12, 16) is determined, and the parking area (8) is determined in dependence on a comparison between the determined orientation for the parking area (8) and the determined orientation of the at least one object (12, 16).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical module for a motor vehicle. The optical module comprises an optical element that is optically unitary; a plurality of spaced apart entry ports disposed on the optical element adapted to receive a plurality of light beams; and a plurality of optical paths within the optical element for communicating the plurality of light beams from the respective entry faces along an optical axis to an outlet portion disposed at one end of the optical element. The outlet portion comprises a plurality of deflecting facets adapted to spread the plurality of light beams and provide a unitary light output from the optical module.

Abstract: A light module, notably of a vehicle, including a semiconductor light source including a plurality of light-emitting units of submillimetric dimensions distributed in different selectively activatable light zones, at least one optic, capable of receiving the light rays emitted by the selectively activatable light zones and of deflecting them out of the light module, the shaping optic being arranged in such a way as to form an image of the light source including a plurality of pixels, the light source and the optic being arranged in such a way that these pixels exhibit an angular aperture of at most 0.4° in at least one given direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manoeuvring a motor vehicle (1) into a parking space in which a parking trajectory (9) from a starting point (11) to a destination point (12) in the parking space is determined, wherein the parking trajectory (9) is composed of circular arcs (13, 13?), straight lines (14, 14?) and clothoids (17), and the motor vehicle (1) is manoeuvred along the determined parking trajectory (9) into the parking space, wherein an auxiliary trajectory (10) with a plurality of sections is determined from the starting point (11) to the destination point (12), wherein the auxiliary trajectory (10) comprises circular arcs (13, 13?) and straight lines (14, 14?) as the sections, a respective transition region (16) is defined for neighbouring sections, and a clothoid (17) is determined for the respective transition regions (16), wherein the parking trajectory (9) is determined from the auxiliary trajectory (10) in which the respective transition regions (16) are replaced by the clothoids (17).

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium that determine if an authorized mobile device is in a vicinity of a vehicle, upon determination that the authorized mobile device is in the vicinity of the vehicle, capture a plurality of images from an environment surrounding the vehicle, detect one or more pedestrians in the plurality of images, correlate a movement trajectory of the authorized mobile device with movement trajectory of the one or more detected pedestrians to determine an authorized person, and actuate a function of the vehicle when the authorized person crosses a first threshold distance from the vehicle.

Abstract: The system concerns a gear motor for a motor vehicle wiping system comprising:—an electric motor comprising a rotor, a stator and a rotating shaft solidly attached to the rotor,—a reducing mechanism connecting the rotating shaft and an output shaft of the gear motor.

Abstract: Heatsink apparatus for use with vehicle lamps are disclosed. A heatsink assembly for a vehicle lamp includes a circuit board. The heatsink assembly also includes a heatsink configured to couple to the vehicle lamp and defining a mounting portion to receive the circuit board. The heatsink assembly also includes a seal coupled to the heatsink near the mounting portion and including a body configured to form a fluid seal between the heatsink and the vehicle lamp. The body of the seal includes a clip that extends away therefrom past the mounting portion and is configured to couple the circuit board to the heatsink when the circuit board is positioned on the mounting portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a switch (10), in particular as a steering column switch for arrangement on a steering column of a vehicle, with an actuable switch lever (12) which has along its longitudinal axis (14) a bearing element (16) with which the switch lever (12) is mounted movably in a bearing (20) of a base housing (18), a switching element (30) which is movement-coupled to the switch lever (12) and which is embodied with a contact-free signalling element (32), wherein the switch lever (12) can be activated on a first side (34) of the bearing element (16), the switching element (30) is arranged on a second side (36) of the bearing element (16), the switching element (30) is embodied as a reversing lever with a first and a second lever arm (40, 42), the reversing lever (30) is retained in the connection region (44) of the first and second lever arm (40, 42) in a reversing bearing (46) rotatably on the base housing (18), the signalling element (32) is arranged on the first lever arm (40), and the second le

Abstract: A converter that makes it possible to selectively switch between various converter architectures that are capable of supplying different output voltages on the basis of one and the same input voltage. The various architectures share at least some electronic components with one another, thereby decreasing the production cost of the converter according to the invention. The converter is particularly advantageous for lighting modules for motor vehicles, in which there are substantial space constraints but in which wide output-voltage ranges are required to be able to supply a varied and substantial number of electroluminescent light sources (LEDs) with power.