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    • 专利摘要:
    The invention relates to an electronic control unit (11) intended to equip a motor vehicle, comprising: - a first antenna (16A), and - a controller (12) which is connected to said first antenna and which is adapted to control a vehicle functionality based on signals exchanged with a mobile terminal (20) via said first antenna. According to the invention, the electronic control unit comprises at least a second antenna (16B) which has electromagnetic properties and / or a position different from those of said first antenna and to which the controller is connected in such a way that the controller is adapted to control one or more functions of the vehicle according to signals exchanged with the mobile terminal via said second antenna.
    公开号:FR3041167A1
    申请号:FR1558500
    申请日:2015-09-11
    公开日:2017-03-17
    发明作者:Abdelhafid Bourassi；Herve Parvery；Jose Robineau
    申请人:Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance SAS；
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    专利说明:

    ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE
    A MOBILE TERMINAL
    Technical field to which the invention relates
    The present invention generally relates to the control of functionalities of a motor vehicle by means of a mobile terminal.
    It relates more particularly to an electronic control unit intended to equip a motor vehicle, comprising an antenna and a controller which is connected to this antenna and which is adapted to control a function of the motor vehicle according to signals exchanged with a mobile terminal via the 'antenna.
    It also relates to a method of controlling access to at least one functionality of a motor vehicle by a user equipped with a mobile terminal. The invention applies particularly advantageously in the case where the controlled functionality is the unlocking of the vehicle doors or the starting of the vehicle engine.
    BACKGROUND
    It has been proposed to control certain functions of a motor vehicle, such as unlocking the doors or starting the engine, by means of a mobile terminal, for example a mobile phone commonly used by the vehicle owner.
    The request for access to the functionalities of the motor vehicle can then be initiated by a user action, for example by pressing a button on the mobile terminal. It can also be initiated automatically, for example when the user is detected as arriving in the immediate vicinity of the motor vehicle or as entering the cabin of the vehicle.
    For this, the electronic control unit on board the vehicle is equipped with an antenna for communicating with the mobile terminal. For reasons of cost, this antenna is generally placed on the electronic card of the on-board electronic control unit.
    Before allowing any access to the functionality of the motor vehicle, it is provided, for security reasons, that the electronic control unit checks whether the mobile terminal holder is in the vicinity of the motor vehicle. Thus, as an illustrative example, if the user deviates from his vehicle and a malicious person enters and tries to start the vehicle, this start will be prohibited because of the distance separating the vehicle from the carrier. mobile terminal.
    In more detail, in the event that the user controls the unlocking of the doors by pressing a button of the mobile terminal, it is desired to verify that this distance is less than a first threshold (generally of the order of twenty or so). meters).
    To control the automatic unlocking of the doors when it is detected that the user approaches the vehicle, it is desired to verify that this distance is less than a second threshold (generally of the order of one to five meters).
    To control the automatic start of the vehicle engine, it is desired to verify that this distance is less than a third threshold (generally less than one meter, which makes it possible to ensure that the user has entered the cockpit of the vehicle).
    The major problem is that it is in practice extremely difficult to accurately determine the distance separating the vehicle from the mobile terminal.
    One method to determine this distance could be to measure the electromagnetic power received by the antenna. Indeed, theoretically, the power loss of the signal between its transmission by the mobile terminal and its reception by the antenna is a function of the distance separating these two elements.
    In practice, this method does not give sufficiently reliable results to be exploited, for the following reasons.
    The first reason is that the antenna has a non-isotropic radiation pattern. Otherwise formulated, the power emitted by the antenna is not the same in all directions of space. In the same way, the power received by the antenna varies according to the direction from which the signal originates. Also, by way of example, the measured electromagnetic power will not be the same depending on whether the carrier of the mobile terminal is 10 meters in front of the vehicle or 10 meters behind the vehicle.
    The second reason is that the signal is subject to strong variations due to the environment in which the antenna is located, variations that can not be predicted or evaluated. Thus, when the antenna is located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, the signal is reflected several times before being received by the antenna. The signal is also attained at the crossing of the various obstacles he encounters. Therefore, it seems difficult to know with sufficient acuity the distance between the carrier of the mobile terminal and the antenna equipping the motor vehicle.
    Furthermore, the non-isotropic nature of the antenna does not ensure good signal transmission between the antenna and the mobile terminal regardless of the position of the latter relative to the motor vehicle, which can s' to prove inconvenient for the user, for example when he wishes to remotely lock the doors of his vehicle.
    Object of the invention
    In order to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the state of the art, the present invention proposes an electronic control unit as defined in the introduction, in which at least one second antenna is provided which has electromagnetic properties and / or position different from those of the other antenna and to which the controller is connected in such a way that the controller is adapted to control the functionality of the vehicle according to signals exchanged with the mobile terminal via this second antenna.
    Thus, thanks to the invention, it is possible, by processing the power levels of the signals received via each of the antennas, to obtain a better estimate of the distance separating the mobile terminal from the motor vehicle.
    It is also possible, by exploiting the successive power levels of the signals received via the two antennas, to determine with good precision whether the mobile terminal is in or outside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle.
    Moreover, thanks to the invention, it is possible to ensure a better transmission of the data exchanged between the controller and the mobile terminal, by exploiting only one of the two signals: the one whose power level is the highest. Other advantageous and non-limiting characteristics of the electronic control unit according to the invention are the following: the first and second antennas have different positions in that they are located at a distance from one of the other than one quarter of the minimum wavelength used to communicate with the mobile terminal; the first and second antennas have different positions in that they are oriented in directions inclined relative to each other by an angle greater than 10 degrees; the first and second antennas have different electromagnetic properties in that they have radiation patterns of different shapes; and the first antenna has a radiation pattern whose main lobes are oriented in directions different from those of the main lobes of the radiation pattern of the second antenna. The invention also proposes a method of controlling access to at least one functionality of a motor vehicle by a user equipped with a mobile terminal, said motor vehicle being equipped with an electronic control unit as mentioned above, comprising steps: a) transmission by the mobile terminal, or respectively by the controller, of an emitted signal, b) reception by the controller, or respectively by the mobile terminal, of a first received signal having transited by the first antenna and having a first power level and a second received signal having passed through the second antenna and having a second power level, c) measuring the first and second power levels, d) verification during which the controller verifies that the mobile terminal is authorized to access said functionality, this step being performed according to the first and second levels of power. ssance, and, e) if the mobile terminal is authorized to access the said authorization functionality, during which the electronic control unit authorizes access to the said functionality. Other advantageous and non-limiting features of the method according to the invention are as follows: in step d), the controller uses only the received signal whose power level is the highest; in step c), it is planned to evaluate the distance separating the electronic control unit from the mobile terminal, as a function of the first and second power levels, and, in step d), the mobile terminal is authorized to access said functionality only if said distance is less than a predetermined threshold; in step c), said distance is evaluated by means of a mathematical function which is applied to said first and second power levels and which makes it possible to distinguish the case where said mobile terminal is located inside the passenger compartment the motor vehicle of the case where said mobile terminal is located outside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle; said mathematical calculation consists in a mathematical combination of said first and second power levels, preferably in a geometric mean of said first and second power levels; in step a), the transmitted signal is transmitted by the mobile terminal, and steps b) to e) are operated by the controller; or - in step a), the transmitted signal is emitted by the controller, and steps b) and c) are operated by the mobile terminal.
    Detailed description of an example of realization
    The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, given as non-limiting examples, will make it clear what the invention consists of and how it can be achieved.
    In the accompanying drawings: - Figure 1 is a schematic view of a mobile terminal and a motor vehicle equipped with an electronic control unit according to the invention; - Figure 2 schematically shows components of the motor vehicle and the mobile terminal of Figure 1, useful for understanding the invention; FIG. 3 represents the radiation diagrams of the two antennas of the electronic control unit of FIG. 1; and FIG. 4 represents, in the upper part, two histograms illustrating the distribution of the power levels of the signals received by each antenna for several positions of the mobile terminal in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and, in the lower part, a histogram illustrating the distribution of the geometric means of said power levels.
    FIG. 1 represents an example of context in which the invention can be implemented.
    In this context, a motor vehicle 10 comprises an electronic control unit 11 (or ECU for "Electronic Control Unit") which can communicate via a wireless link with a mobile terminal 20 in order to exchange data with it. mobile terminal 20. This data exchange makes it possible in particular to control the functionalities of the motor vehicle 10 by means of the mobile terminal 20 (such a function that can be for example the unlocking of the doors of the motor vehicle 10 or the starting of the motor of the vehicle).
    The mobile terminal 20 will preferably be a mobile phone (or cell phone), possibly of the "smart phone" or "smartphone" type according to the Anglo-Saxon name commonly used. Alternatively, it could be a remote control, a connected watch, a pair of glasses connected, a tablet computer ...
    The wireless link used to communicate between the electronic control unit 11 and the mobile terminal 20 is of the Bluetooth type. Alternatively, another low or medium range communication protocol (of the order of one hundred meters) could be used.
    Figure 2 schematically shows components of the motor vehicle 10 and the mobile terminal 20, useful for understanding the invention.
    In this figure, it is observed that, in addition to the electronic control unit 11 already mentioned, the motor vehicle 10 comprises a first actuator 15 (designed here to allow the unlocking of the doors of the motor vehicle 10), a second actuator 17 (designed here to allow the vehicle to start) and a user interface 18 (designed here to allow the driver to enter information).
    As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic control unit 11 comprises a controller 12 which is adapted to control the actuators 15, 17 and which is adapted to communicate with the user interface 18.
    According to a particularly advantageous characteristic of the invention, the electronic control unit 11 also comprises a first antenna 16a and a second antenna 16b which have electromagnetic properties and / or different positions, and which are connected to the controller 12 in such a way that the latter can generate a control setpoint of the actuators 15, 17 as a function of signals exchanged with the mobile terminal 20 via one and / or the other of these two antennas 16a, 16b-
    In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the controller 12 comprises a processor 13 and a storage unit 14, for example a rewritable non-volatile memory. The storage unit 14 stores in particular computer programs comprising instructions whose execution by the processor 13 allows the implementation by the electronic control unit 11 of the method described below. The storage unit 14 also stores invariable data used in the context of the method described below, in particular three distance thresholds Lsgyu-i, Lseuii2> Lseuii3 ·
    The controller 12 also comprises measuring means 19 making it possible to continuously measure: a first RSSU (Received Signal Strength Indication) power level corresponding to the power received by the signal received by the first antenna 16a, and a second RSSIb power level corresponding to the power received by the signal received by the second antenna 16b.
    These two power levels make it possible to provide an indication of the intensity of the signal received by each antenna.
    As also shown in Figure 2, the mobile terminal 20, which is recalled that this is a mobile phone, includes a processor 22, a memory 24 (for example a non-volatile memory rewritable), an interface user 27, a short or medium-range communication module 26 and a long-range communication module 28. The user interface is here formed by the touch screen of the mobile phone. Alternatively, it could be a keyboard or a button (in the variant where the mobile terminal would be a simple remote).
    The memory 24 allows the mobile terminal 20 to store a user application, intended to facilitate the control of the functionalities of the vehicle by means of this mobile terminal 20.
    The short or medium-range communication module 26 of the mobile terminal 20 includes an antenna that allows the processor 22 of the mobile terminal 20 to establish a wireless link (here of Bluetooth type as already indicated) with the controller 12 of the unit electronic control 11 via the two antennas 16a, 16b.
    Finally, the long-range communication module 28 enables the mobile terminal 20 to exchange data on the mobile telephone network.
    As indicated above, the two antennas 16a, 16b of the electronic control unit 11 have electromagnetic properties and / or different positions. The advantage is that when the mobile terminal 20 transmits a single signal (via its single antenna), the controller 12 receives, via the two antennas 16a, 16b, two different signals.
    In this way, the controller 12 will be able to exploit these differences in signals in order to: - optimize the quality of the connection between the mobile terminal 20 and the electronic control unit 11, - increase the precision of the determination of the distance L1 separating the motor vehicle 10 of the mobile terminal 20 (see Figure 1), and thus - secure access to vehicle functionality (unlocking the doors and starting the engine).
    More precisely, the positions of the two antennas 16a, 16b may be described as different: if these two antennas 16a, 16b are located at a distance from each other which is greater than one quarter of the minimum wavelength used to communicate with the mobile terminal 20, and / or - if these two antennas 16a, 16b are oriented in directions inclined relative to each other by an angle greater than 10 degrees.
    Here, the communication protocol used being Bluetooth, the minimum wavelength above is equal to 0.3 / 2.4835 meters.
    Moreover, the electromagnetic properties of the two antennas 16a, 16b may be described as different if their radiation patterns Da, Db have different shapes (see FIG. 3).
    It is recalled in this regard that the radiation pattern of a radio antenna is the graphical representation of the spatial distribution (two-dimensional or three-dimensional) of a quantity characterizing the antenna radiation. In FIG. 3, this magnitude is here the power emitted by the antenna.
    The radiation diagrams Da, Db make it possible to visualize the main transmit and receive lobes Da1, Da2, Db1, Db2, Db3 of each antenna 16a, 16b, that is to say the directions in which the antennas 16a, 16b radiate the best.
    Preferably, the two antennas 16a, 16b are positioned relative to one another so that the main transmit and receive lobes DA1, DA2 of the first antenna 16a are oriented in directions different from those main transmit and receive lobes Db1, Db2, Db3 of the second antenna 16b.
    Thus, it will be possible to orient the two antennas 16a, 16b so that the main lobe of transmission and reception of one of the antennas is oriented in the direction where the transmission power and reception of the other antenna is the weakest. The objective is that the envelope circumscribed to these two diagrams of radiation Da, Db is as circular as possible (that is to say the most isotropic possible), so that the quality of the exchanges between the mobile terminal 20 and the electronic control unit 11 is substantially the same, regardless of the relative angular position of the mobile terminal 20 relative to the motor vehicle 10.
    Thus, if the transmitting and receiving power of one of the antennas is very small in a given direction (which generates a shadow zone in which this antenna can not communicate with the mobile terminal), the other Antenna will be able to hide this shadow area.
    In practice, for reasons of cost, the two antennas 16a, 16b are here installed on the electronic board of the electronic control unit 11, the same which carries the processor 13 and the measuring means 19.
    Alternatively, they could be placed away from the electronic card, inside or outside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and inside or outside the vehicle body.
    As has been explained above, the advantage of the device described above is to allow the wearer of the mobile terminal 20 to access the functionalities of the motor vehicle 10 either manually (using the user application and the touch screen 27 of the mobile terminal 20), either automatically (by detecting the position of the mobile terminal 20 relative to the motor vehicle 10).
    For this, the method is operated in five main steps a) to e) which, in short, are implemented in the following manner.
    During a step a), when it is within range of at least one of the antennas 16a, 16b of the electronic control unit 11 of the motor vehicle 10, the mobile terminal 20 transmits a signal, called a transmitted signal. S1. In step b), this transmitted signal S1 propagates to the two antennas 16a, 16b. In this manner, the controller 12 receives two signals, of which: a first received signal S2a which corresponds to a component of the transmitted signal S1 having been received by the first antenna 16a, and - a second received signal S2B which corresponds to a component of the transmitted signal S1 having been received by the second antenna 16b- In step c), the measuring means 19 of the controller 12 measure the first and second RSSIa power levels, RSSIb of the first and second received signals S2A, S2B. In step d), the controller 12 verifies that the mobile terminal 20 is authorized to access said functionality. This step is operated according to the first and second power levels RSSIa, RSSIb measured. In step e), if the mobile terminal 20 is authorized to access said functionality, the controller 12 controls one of the actuators 15, 17 to allow access to said functionality. Step d), which constitutes the heart of this process, can be implemented in various ways.
    It may in particular be implemented differently depending on the functionality to which the holder of the mobile terminal 20 wishes to have access and according to the way in which access is requested (automatically or manually).
    In this presentation, this process can be illustrated by distinguishing three cases.
    The first case will be the one where the carrier will manually control the unlocking of the doors using the user application stored in his mobile terminal 20. In this case, the method will maximize the scope of the exchanges between the mobile terminal 20 and the motor vehicle 10 in all directions around this vehicle (almost isotropically). The method will further optionally optionally verify that the distance between the carrier of the mobile terminal 20 and the motor vehicle 10 is less than a first distance threshold Lseuiii - This first distance threshold Lseuiii corresponds to the circle Z1 illustrated in FIG. Figure 1. It is here chosen between 10 and 20 meters.
    The second case will be where the electronic control unit 11 will detect that the carrier of the mobile terminal 20 approaches the motor vehicle and it will automatically control the unlocking of the doors. In this case, the method will verify that the distance between the carrier of the mobile terminal 20 and the motor vehicle 10 is less than a second distance threshold LseUii2, strictly less than the first distance threshold LSeuiii This second distance threshold LseUii2 corresponds to the circle Z2 illustrated in FIG. 1. It is here chosen between 2 and 10 meters.
    The third case will be that where the electronic control unit 11 will detect that the carrier of the mobile terminal 20 enters the motor vehicle and it will automatically control the engine start. In this case, the method will verify that the distance between the carrier of the mobile terminal 20 and the motor vehicle 10 is less than a third distance threshold Lseuii3, strictly less than the second distance threshold LseUii2 · This third distance threshold LseUii3 corresponds to the circle Z3 illustrated in FIG. 1. It is here chosen equal to 80 centimeters.
    In these three cases, it is therefore planned to evaluate the distance L1 separating the electronic control unit 11 from the mobile terminal 20, so that in step d), the mobile terminal 20 is authorized to access to the desired functionality only if said distance L1 is less than the distance threshold Lseuiii, LseUii2, LseUii3 corresponding. As will be well described below, this evaluation will be carried out according to the first and second levels of power RSSU, RSSIb measured.
    Consider first the first case, the one where the carrier manually controls the unlocking of the doors using the touch screen 27 of the mobile terminal 20. In step a), the mobile terminal 20 therefore emits a transmitted signal S1, constituting a request to unlock the doors.
    As has been explained above, in steps b) and c), two received signals S2a, S2b, respectively having power levels RSSIa, RSSIb, are then acquired by the computer 12.
    Then, prior to step d), the controller 12 first uses these two received signals S2a, S2b to estimate the distance L1 separating the mobile terminal 20 from the motor vehicle 10.
    This estimate is made taking into account that, theoretically, the power loss of the signal between its transmission by the mobile terminal 20 and its reception by the antenna in question is a function of the distance separating these two elements. The storage unit 14 then records a table which corresponds, at each level of power RSSIa, RSSIb measured, an estimated distance.
    Since it acquires two received signals S2a, S2b, the controller 12 can then read in this table two estimated distances L1A, L1B.
    Because the loss of signal power is affected by many factors other than the distance separating the mobile terminal 20 from the antennas 16a, 16b, these two estimated distances L1a, L1b are not generally equal.
    Then, the controller 12 can estimate that the distance L1 separating the mobile terminal 20 from the motor vehicle 10 is equal to the arithmetic mean of the two estimated distances L1a, L1b, which can be written: L1 = (L1 a + L1 B) / 2
    Alternatively, the controller 12 could estimate the distance L1 otherwise. As a preferred example, it could estimate the distance L1 by considering not the power levels RSSIa, RSSIb of a single pair of received signals S2a, S2b, but rather the power levels RSSU (k), RSSlB (k ) of several pairs of received signals S2A (k), S2B (k), received at successive times k.
    In other words, in this variant, we will no longer consider only a single pair of signals received at a given instant, but several pairs of signals received during a time interval consisting of a finite number of instants k. It will thus be possible to consider the last N instants k (the set of last N instants k forming what is called a "sliding time window").
    For this, the controller 12 may issue successive requests to the mobile terminal 20, so that it returns a plurality of transmitted signals S1 at successive times k. Then, the controller 12 will acquire several pairs of received signals S2A (k), S2B (k), respectively having power levels RSSlA (k), RSSlB (k). He can then read in the table stored in his storage unit 14 the corresponding values of the estimated distances L1 A (k), L1 B (k). Finally, he can estimate the distance L1 in the following way:
    Anyway, once the distance L1 has been estimated, the controller 12 compares this distance L1 with the first distance threshold Lseuiii -
    As long as this distance L1 is greater than the first distance threshold Lseuin, the controller 12 interrupts the process, so that the doors remain locked.
    On the other hand, if this distance L1 is less than or equal to the first distance threshold Lseuiii, which means that the mobile terminal 20 is located in the zone represented by the circle Z1 in FIG. 1, the controller 12 checks whether the mobile terminal 20 is actually allowed to unlock the doors of the motor vehicle.
    This operation consists in verifying that a valid virtual key is stored in the memory 24 of the mobile terminal 20.
    This operation is performed through an exchange of information between the controller 12 and the mobile terminal 20. Since the content of this information is not the subject of the present invention, this exchange will not be described here in more detail.
    However, it will be possible to specify that during this step d), the controller 12 can use any one of the two antennas 16a, 16b in order to communicate with the mobile terminal 20.
    Here, advantageously, the controller 12 will only operate the antenna 16a, 16b through which the received signal S2A, S2B passed whose power level RSSU, RSSIb was the highest.
    In this way, the quality of information exchanges remains assured.
    However, if at a given time, the communication is interrupted, the controller 12 may attempt to operate the other antenna to restore the exchange of information.
    In an alternative implementation of this first case, it can be envisaged that the computer does not verify that the distance L1 between the carrier of the mobile terminal 20 and the motor vehicle 10 is less than the distance threshold Lseuiii - In this variant it will be appreciated that if the connection could be established between the mobile terminal 20 and the motor vehicle 10, this means that the mobile terminal 20 is at a sufficiently small distance from the automobilelO vehicle to be able to authorize the unlocking of the doors.
    Consider now the second case, the one in which the unlocking of the doors is controlled automatically, at the entrance of the carrier of the mobile terminal 20 in the area marked by the circle Z2 in FIG.
    Initially, the electronic control unit 11 remains in waiting to receive signals from the mobile terminal 20.
    It then sends, via one and / or the other of its two antennas 16a, 16b and at regular intervals, successive requests so as to detect the presence of the mobile terminal 20. At this stage, the use of the two antennas allows to maximize the range of this signal since, as has been explained supra, the shadow areas of each antenna are masked by the other antenna.
    Then, as soon as the presence of the mobile terminal 20 is detected, the electronic control unit 11 evaluates the distance L1 separating it from the mobile terminal 20, as a function of the first and second power levels RSSIa, RSSIb, in the same way as that previously described.
    Then, the unlocking of the doors of the vehicle will be controlled automatically by the electronic control unit 11 as soon as this distance L1 will be less than a predetermined threshold Lseuiii (provided that the mobile terminal 20 stores a valid virtual key in its memory 24).
    Consider finally the third case, where the engine start is automatically controlled at the entrance of the carrier of the mobile terminal 20 in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle 10.
    Here, the precision required to determine the distance between the mobile terminal 20 and the antennas 16a, 16b of the electronic control unit 11 is very high, insofar as it is desired to distinguish the case where the mobile terminal 20 is located inside the cabin of the motor vehicle of the case where said mobile terminal 20 is located outside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle (in the immediate vicinity thereof).
    The required precision is then less than the decimetre. As a result, using the technique described with reference to the first case to determine the distance L1 is not conceivable. The technique used is then the following.
    In response to the requests successively transmitted by the controller 12 to the mobile terminal 20, the latter transmits a plurality of transmitted signals S1.
    As has been explained above, at each of these instants, two received signals S2a, S2b, respectively having power levels RSSIA, RSSIb, are then acquired by the computer 12.
    Then, the controller 12 uses these received signals S2A, S2b to determine whether the mobile terminal 20 is located inside or outside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle 10.
    For this purpose, it applies a mathematical function / at the first and second power levels RSSIA, RSSIB.
    This mathematical function / here consists of a geometric mean, which we can write:
    The controller 12 will then estimate that the mobile terminal 20 is located inside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle 10 if the result of this mathematical function / is greater than a given value (here -68 mW in logarithmic scale). Conversely, it will be estimated that the mobile terminal 20 is located outside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle 10 if the result of this mathematical function / is less than this given value.
    This value given will result from measurements carried out on a test bench.
    To understand why this result makes it possible to determine the exact position of the mobile terminal 20, reference can be made to FIG. 4.
    This FIG. 4 represents, in the upper left part, a histogram Ha illustrating the distribution of the RSSIA power levels of the signals S2A received via the first antenna 16a for several positions of the mobile terminal 20 inside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle 10.
    FIG. 4 represents, in the upper right part, a histogram H b illustrating the distribution of the RSSIb power levels of the corresponding signals S2b received via the second antenna 16b.
    It is observed on these two histograms Ha, H b that the distribution of the power levels is rather random.
    FIG. 4 represents, in the lower part, a histogram Hab illustrating the distribution of the geometric means f of the power levels RSSU, RSSIb observed for each pair of signals S2a, S2b.
    It is observed on this Hab histogram that the distribution of the power levels varies according to a Gaussian curve centered on the value -68. This is the reason why it seems quite reliable to consider that when the geometric mean / power levels RSSU, RSSIb is greater than or equal to -68, it means that the mobile terminal 20 is inside the motor vehicle.
    However, it is understood from this Gaussian curve that if the method gives more reliable results when considering the two antennas in combination rather than a single antenna, this reliability is not absolute.
    To optimize the reliability of this method, it will then be advantageous to exploit not the power levels RSSU, RSSIb of a single pair of received signals S2A, S2B, but rather the power levels RSSU (k), RSSIB (k ) of several pairs of received signals S2A (k), S2e (k), received at successive times k.
    In other words, it will be advantageous to consider not only a single pair of signals received at a given instant, but several pairs of signals received during a time interval consisting of a finite number of instants k. It will thus be possible to consider the last M moments k.
    For this, the controller 12 may issue successive requests to the mobile terminal 20, so that it returns a plurality of transmitted signals S1 at successive times k. Then, the controller 12 will acquire several pairs of received signals S2A (k), S2B (k), respectively having power levels RSSU (k), RSSlB (k). It will then be possible, to determine the position of the mobile terminal 20 inside or outside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle 10, to consider the geometric mean of the mathematical functions fk, where:
    It will be estimated that the mobile terminal 20 is located inside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle 10 if the result of this mathematical function / is greater than -68.
    Once the mobile terminal 20 has been detected as being located inside the cabin of the motor vehicle, the controller 12 will check if the mobile terminal 20 is actually authorized to start the engine of the motor vehicle.
    This operation may for example consist in verifying that a valid second virtual key is stored in the memory 24 of the mobile terminal 20.
    The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described and shown, but the skilled person will be able to make any other variant.
    Thus, for example, it would be possible to consider that in step a), the transmitted signal S1 is transmitted by the controller 12, and that step b) (see also step c) are implemented by the processor of the mobile terminal 20. In fact, the processor of the mobile terminal 20 could be used to measure the power levels of the signals it receives, one of these signals having passed through the first antenna 16a while the other of these signals will have passed through the second antenna 16b.
    According to another variant of the invention, the electronic control unit 11 could comprise 3 antennas, or more generally P antennas (with P greater than or equal to 2). It will be recalled in this regard that the geometric mean of P power levels RSSI, is equal to:
    According to another variant, it would be possible to vary the power of the signals transmitted according to the situation and the state of the system.
    More precisely, it will be possible to obtain an increased accuracy in determining the distance separating the vehicle from the mobile terminal by varying the power of the transmitted signal (which amounts to adding another parameter in the mathematical equations for determining the aforementioned distance). As an illustrative example, if one of the antennas has a substantially lower overall gain than the other, it will be possible to compensate for this gain by transmitting a larger power signal when this antenna is used. The goal will be to harmonize the covers of the two antennas.
    In another variant, thanks to the two antennas 16a, 16b, the transmission and reception range of the electronic control unit 11 can be increased beyond the envelope circumscribed by the two radiation diagrams Da, Db (see FIG. ), so as to cover the entire area Dab shown in Figure 3.
    For this, it will be necessary to apply to the received signals S2a, S2b a predefined mathematical function. For example, a combinatorial operation on the areas covered by the two antennas 16a, 16b, with a sliding processing of the antenna data and a time weighting to define whether the user is approaching or away from the vehicle, will allow 'get good results. Otherwise formulated, we can seek to determine the direction of variation of the distance separating the vehicle from the mobile terminal, in order to deduce if the mobile terminal moves away from or approaches the vehicle.
    Still in a variant, provision could be made for using a first antenna having a range confined inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and a second antenna having a longer range (of at least several meters). In this variant, it will be easy to check reliably if the mobile terminal 20 is inside the passenger compartment. It will suffice for this to control that the first antenna is able to receive the signals transmitted by the mobile terminal 20.
    Still in a variant, provision could be made for using a first highly directive antenna having a very high range in a given direction (for example in the direction of the driver's door) and having a much smaller range in the other directions. The second antenna can be chosen to have a substantially constant range in all directions.
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    Claims (12)
    [1" id="c-fr-0001]
    An electronic control unit (11) for equipping a motor vehicle (10), comprising: - a first antenna (16a), and - a controller (12) which is connected to said first antenna (16a) and which is adapted controlling a function of the vehicle (10) as a function of signals exchanged with a mobile terminal (20) via said first antenna (16a), characterized in that it further comprises at least a second antenna (16b) having properties electromagnetic and / or a position different from those of said first antenna (1 6a) and to which the controller (12) is connected in such a way that the controller (12) is adapted to control the functionality of the vehicle (10) as a function of signals exchanged with the mobile terminal (20) via said second antenna (16b).
    [2" id="c-fr-0002]
    2. Electronic control unit (11) according to the preceding claim, wherein the first and second antennas (16a, 16b) have different positions in that they are located at a distance from each other greater than one quarter the minimum wavelength used to communicate with the mobile terminal (20).
    [3" id="c-fr-0003]
    3. Electronic control unit (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second antennas (16a, 16b) have different positions in that they are oriented in directions inclined with respect to the other from an angle greater than 10 degrees.
    [4" id="c-fr-0004]
    An electronic control unit (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second antennas (16a, 16b) have different electromagnetic properties in that they exhibit radiation patterns (DA, Db) of different forms.
    [5" id="c-fr-0005]
    5. Electronic control unit (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first antenna (1 6a) has a radiation pattern (DA) whose main lobes (DA1, DA2) are oriented in different directions of those of the main lobes (DB1, DB2, DB3) of the radiation pattern (Db) of the second antenna (16b).
    [6" id="c-fr-0006]
    6. A method of controlling access to at least one functionality of a motor vehicle (10) by a user equipped with a mobile terminal (20), said motor vehicle (10) being equipped with an electronic control unit (11) according to at least one of the preceding claims, comprising: a) a step of transmission by the mobile terminal (20), or respectively by the controller (12), of a transmitted signal (S1), b ) a step of receiving by the controller (12), or respectively by the mobile terminal (20), a first received signal (S2A) having passed through the first antenna (16A) and having a first power level (RSSU) and a second received signal (S2b) having passed through the second antenna (16b) and having a second power level (RSSIb), c) a step of measuring the first and second power levels (RSSU, RSSIb), d ) a verification step, operated according to the first and second power levels nce (RSSU, RSSIb), during which the controller (12) verifies that the mobile terminal (20) is authorized to access said functionality, and, e) whether the mobile terminal (20) is authorized to access said functionality , an authorization step during which the electronic control unit (11) authorizes access to said functionality.
    [7" id="c-fr-0007]
    7. Control method according to claim 6, wherein in step d), the controller uses only the received signal (S2A, S2B) whose power level (RSSU, RSSIb) is the highest.
    [8" id="c-fr-0008]
    8. Control method according to one of claims 6 and 7, wherein: in step c), it is expected to evaluate the distance (L1) between the electronic control unit (11) of the mobile terminal. (20), according to the first and second power levels (RSSU, RSSIb), and, in step d), the mobile terminal (20) is allowed to access said functionality only if said distance (L1) is less than a predetermined threshold (LSeuin)
    [9" id="c-fr-0009]
    The control method according to claim 8, wherein, in step c), said distance (L1) is evaluated by means of a mathematical function that is applied to said first and second power levels (RSSU, RSSU) and which makes it possible to distinguish the case where said mobile terminal (20) is located inside the cabin of the motor vehicle of the case where said mobile terminal (20) is located outside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle.
    [10" id="c-fr-0010]
    10. Control method according to claim 9, wherein said mathematical calculation consists of a mathematical combination of said first and second power levels (RSSU, RSSIb), preferably in a geometric mean of said first and second power levels (RSSU, RSSIb) .
    [11" id="c-fr-0011]
    11. Control method according to one of claims 6 to 10, wherein, in step a), the transmitted signal (S1) is transmitted by the mobile terminal (20), and steps b) to e) are operated by the controller (12).
    [12" id="c-fr-0012]
    12. Control method according to one of claims 6 to 10, wherein, in step a), the transmitted signal (S1) is transmitted by the controller (12), and steps b) and c) are operated by the mobile terminal (20).
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