Abstract: The invention relates to an image capture device (1) comprising an image sensor (9) making it possible to obtain both an infrared image (31) and an image in the visible range (35) by means of an array of optical filters comprising first filtering elements, having a transmission spectral band in the infrared range, as well as second filtering elements, having a transmission spectral band in the visible range. The image capture device further comprises: —a lighting device (11) configured to emit infrared radiation, and—a computer (13), programmed to control the power of the infrared radiation emitted by the lighting device, as a function of said ambient luminosity in the infrared range. The invention also relates to a monitoring system (2) for monitoring a driver (3), comprising such an image capture device.

Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a housing having a front lighting surface, a substantially planar plate and at least one lighting module mounted on the plate. The plate has a general plane of extension that is horizontal when the housing is mounted in the vehicle, and has a surface referred to as a lower surface and a surface referred to as an upper surface. The plate includes a first control system which comprises a first male element and is arranged to cause translation of the first male element in an axis parallel to the plate, the plate being provided with a first recess receiving the first male element, and a second control system that includes a second male element and is arranged to cause translation of the second male element in an axis perpendicular to the plate, the plate being provided with a second recess on its upper or lower surface that receives the second male element. The housing thus takes up less space above the modules, which can easily be raised.

Abstract: An air flow control device for a front face module of a motor vehicle, the control device including a frame and a plurality of vanes extending within and attached thereto in a rotatable manner, each vane being rotatable about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the main extension direction of each vane. The vanes being able to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The frame includes an integral support bar extending in direction perpendicular to the main extension direction of the vanes, with the vanes having fins configured to rest on the support bar when the vanes are closed and pressured towards the support bar.

Abstract: The invention includes a lighting device with a signaling module that can move in at least a first direction and a lighting module that can move in a second direction different from the first direction. The movable lighting module being able to take a position that is invisible and a position that is visible from outside the lighting device. The lighting device further including a controller designed to control a movement of the lighting module such that: in a first mode, called daytime mode, the lighting module assumes the invisible position; in a second mode, called nighttime mode, the lighting module assumes the visible position. The controller moves of the signaling module such that at least one part of the signaling module moves in the first direction in order to authorize a movement of the lighting module in the second direction from the invisible position to the visible position.

Abstract: A lighting system for a motor vehicle includes at least one lighting module capable of projecting lighting functions from image data, a control unit connected to the at least one lighting module by a data transmission channel and configured to generate a control image intended for the lighting module as a function of the optical features of the lighting module and of a setpoint datum. The lighting system also includes compression and decompression units to compress and decompress the image data while the data image travels between the control unit and the at least one lighting module.

Abstract: An automotive lighting device and a method for operating an automotive lighting device including at least one solid-state light source. The method includes defining a color allowance condition, feeding the light source with a current value which produces a luminous flux value higher than a minimum luminous flux threshold value, measuring the temperature in the light source, checking whether the output color satisfies the allowance condition and increasing or decreasing the current value, always keeping the current such as it produces a luminous flux value higher than the minimum luminous flux threshold value and producing a color which satisfies the allowance condition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchange module (22) for a motor vehicle (10), comprising: —a housing (32), —at least a first heat exchanger (24) and a second heat exchanger (26) which are arranged in the housing (32), and —a ventilation device comprising at least a first tangential-flow turbomachine (30a) which is configured to move at least a first airflow (F1) intended to pass through the set of heat exchangers (24, 26), and which is arranged downstream of the set of heat exchangers (24, 26) in the direction of flow of the first airflow (F1). According to the invention, the ventilation device comprises at least a second tangential-flow turbomachine (30b) which is configured to move at least one second airflow intended to pass through the first heat exchanger (24), and which is arranged on one side of the housing (32) between the first and second heat exchangers (24, 26) downstream of the first heat exchanger (24) in the direction of flow of the second airflow.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning an optical surface of an optical system for a motor vehicle, based on a cleaning device having a first and second spray nozzles for spraying a cleaning fluid, the cleaning device being arranged relative to the optical system such that, in the cleaning position, the first spray nozzle sprays the cleaning fluid onto a first portion of the optical surface and the second spray nozzle sprays the cleaning fluid onto a second portion of the optical surface, including activating the first spray nozzle depending on a first state of at least one item of aerodynamic data, and activating the second spray nozzle depending on a second state of at least one item of aerodynamic data.

Abstract: [Problem] To improve a strength and productivity of a filter having a filtration member in a pleated shape. [Solution] A filter (40) includes a filtration member (41) having partitioned surfaces (43) that are partitioned by mountain-fold pleats (42) and valley-fold pleats (42), and end plates (48, 49) fixed to two end portions of the filtration member (41) and configured to maintain the filtration member (41) in a pleated shape. The filtration member (41) includes a plurality of filtration portions (45a, 45b, and 45c) and intermediate portions (46a, 46b) each provided between the adjacent filtration portions. In the filtration portions (45), an angle formed by the adjacent partitioned surfaces (43, 43) is greater than 0°, and in the intermediate portions (46a, 46b), an angle formed by the adjacent partitioned surfaces (43, 43) is 0°.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for operating an automotive lighting device (1) comprising at least two solid-state light modules (2). This method comprising the steps of defining a homogeneity criterion for each pair of colours, feeding the first light module with a first current value which produces a first output colour in the first light module and feeding the second light module with a second current value which produces a second output colour in the second light module, wherein the pair first output colour-second output colour fulfils the homogeneity criterion. The invention also provides an automotive lighting device (1) comprising a control element (3) to carry out the steps of this method.

Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle in a manual parking procedure of the motor vehicle in a surroundings of the motor vehicle, is disclosed. At least one indicator characterizing the parking procedure is acquired and, depending on an evaluation of the indicator, a performance of a parking procedure is recognized and, depending thereon, at least one parking-procedure-specific function of the motor vehicle is activated to support the driver during the parking procedure, wherein a performance of the parking procedure is recognized when at least a first indicator that characterizes the parking procedure in a surroundings-specific manner is acquired and if, after the acquisition of the first indicator, at least one second indicator that characterizes the parking procedure in a motor-vehicle-specific manner is acquired.

Abstract: A light module of a motor vehicle lighting device. The light module includes a light source intended to perform at least one photometric function, and an electrochromic device including at least one portion arranged downstream of the light source and capable of optionally having a diffusing appearance or a transparent appearance. A controller is arranged to receive an emission instruction from the photometric function and to control, in accordance with the instruction, the emission of light by the light source and the appearance of the electrochromic device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical equipment, in particular for electrical or hybrid vehicles, comprising a casing, said casing comprising a casing element comprising a side wall and defining an inner space. The side wall of the casing element comprises a material offset towards the inner space thereof forming a zone for connecting the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the electrical energy source such that said material offset overlaps the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor only making visible, from the outside of said side wall, the positive visible terminal and the negative visible terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (50) for analysing infrared radiation emitted or reflected by at least one surface (21) of a motor vehicle (1) passenger compartment (7), characterised in that said device comprises at least one infrared camera (51) arranged and oriented such as to measure at least part of the infrared radiation emitted or reflected by the at least one surface (21) of the passenger compartment (7).

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a method for detecting faults related to wheels of a motor vehicle in a driving situation, comprising: —a step (S1) of automatically determining a first series of corrective steering wheel angles applied successively to force the vehicle to follow a path parallel to a first rectilinear portion of a traffic lane; —a step (S2) of automatically detecting, from the corrective steering wheel angles of the first series, the presence of a fault affecting a pair of steering wheels of the vehicle; and, optionally: —a step (S3) of estimating a type of fault associated with the detected fault, a step (S4) of identifying the steering wheel of the pair of wheels affected by the fault; and —a step (S5) of generating a warning message for the attention of the driver of the motor vehicle, the message including the estimated type of fault and the wheel identified as having the fault.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal control system (100) for a vehicle, the thermal control system (100) comprising at least one first heat exchanger (110) and at least one second heat exchanger (120) that are arranged in series, the first heat exchanger (110) extending mainly on a first plane (P1) intersecting a second plane (P2) on which the second heat exchanger (120) mainly extends such that the first heat exchanger (110) is closer to the second heat exchanger (120) at respective first ends (111, 121) of the two heat exchangers (110, 120) and the first heat exchanger (110) is farther away from the second heat exchanger (120) at respective second ends (112, 122) of these two heat exchangers (110, 120).

Abstract: The present invention pertains to lighting device systems or methods applicable to off-road utility vehicles. The concepts include light sources for light beam production, a housing enclosure that encompasses internal elements and includes opposing front and rear portions. Inventive concepts further include a heatsink arrangement along an outer surface of the rear portion via a fastening system that is configured to transfer generated heat from the light sources and includes a sealing member with fasteners for securing the heatsink through the housing such that the sealing member becomes positioned between the heatsink and interfacing housing structures.

Abstract: An electronic circuit for a vehicle comprises a network interface for connecting the electronic circuit to a communication network and a hardware component with a hardwired logic to receive at least one data packet representing a software program from the communication network via the network interface according to a predefined communication protocol. The electronic circuit comprises a memory interface connected to the hardware component, wherein the hardware component is adapted to store the software program to a non-volatile memory via the memory interface, and a processing unit, which is configured to read the non-volatile memory and to execute the software program.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control circuit (50) for pulsed control of a light-emitting means (52), in particular an LED or a laser diode (52), having a switched-mode power supply unit (54) with a first switch (64) arranged in a primary circuit of the switched-mode power supply unit (54), wherein the switched-mode power supply unit (54) has a primary-side connector (62) for connection to a supply voltage, a secondary-side connector (67) for supplying the light-emitting means (52) and a switching input (65) for operating the first switch (64), having a storage capacitor (68) arranged between the secondary-side connector (67) and a ground (66), having a second switch (70) arranged in a current path (71) in parallel with the storage capacitor (68), wherein the light-emitting means (52) is positionable in the current path (71), and having a control unit (72) to control the first and the second switch (64, 70), wherein the control unit (72) is designed to operate the first switch (64) in order to induce at least on

Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting bracket (5) for a pipe (4) supplying fluid to a driving arm (1) of a motor vehicle wiper system (100), the driving arm (1) comprising at least one spring (14), the mounting bracket (5) comprising at least one sleeve (51) configured to hold the supply pipe (4). The mounting bracket (5) according to the invention comprises a substantially hollow cylindrical body (50) linked to the sleeve (51) and configured to be inserted into a space (141) surrounded by the spring (14) of the driving arm (1). The invention also relates to a driving arm (1) comprising such a mounting bracket (5) and to a method for assembling such a driving arm (1), comprising a preliminary step of inserting the body (50) of such a mounting bracket (5) into at least part of the aforementioned space (141).