A vehicular door handle assembly includes a handle portion, and first and second sensors disposed within the handle portion. The first sensor is configured to communicate with a remote device. The second sensor is configured to sense force applied at a deformable portion of an outer wall of the handle portion. The first sensor, responsive to communication with the remote device, communicates a first signal to an electronic control unit. The second sensor communicates a second signal to the electronic control unit for controlling the vehicular door handle assembly responsive to sensing by the second sensor of force applied by a user at the deformable portion of the outer wall. Responsive to the first signal and responsive to the second signal, the electronic control unit allows the door of the vehicle to be opened by the user.

A control device includes a control section configured to obtain one or more distance measurement values, and estimate a relative position of a position changeable type communication device with respect to a target space based on the one or more distance measurement values, the one or more distance measurement values being obtained when one or more position fixed type communication devices and the position changeable type communication device perform wireless communication, and indicating a distance between each of the one or more position fixed type communication devices and the position changeable type communication device.

A communication device including: a plurality of wireless communicators configured to perform wireless communication with another communication device; and a controller configured to estimate a position at which the other communication device is located on the basis of a plurality of measured distance values which indicate distances between the plurality of wireless communicators and the other communication device and which are acquired through wireless communication performed by the plurality of wireless communicators.

A control device includes a control section configured to obtain a distance measurement value, and estimate a relative position of a position changeable type communication device with respect to a target space based on the distance measurement value, the distance measurement value being obtained when at least one of a plurality of position fixed type communication devices and the position changeable type communication device perform wireless communication, and indicating a distance between the at least one position fixed type communication device and the position changeable type communication device, the plurality of position fixed type communication devices including a first position fixed type communication device that is fixed inside a target space and to at least one part included in the target space, and a second position fixed type communication device that is fixed to a part different from the at least one part.

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method for performing ranging through a UWB communication including receiving state information of each of moving nodes occupying channels provided by anchor nodes in a UWB communication area to perform ranging on the anchor nodes, setting priorities of the moving nodes based on the state information, and recovering one of the channels occupied by the moving nodes based on each of the priority.

An information processing device, includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: correct a signal strength of electrical power-saving communication based on a distance measurement between a vehicle and a portable information terminal calculated from a result of communication by ultra-wideband communication that temporarily has been put into an on state, initiate distance measurement between the vehicle and the portable information terminal by the ultra-wideband communication in a case in which the corrected signal strength is equal to or higher than an operation allowable threshold value, and enable control of the vehicle so as to perform at least one of locking, unlocking or engine starting of the vehicle in accordance with an operation signal transmitted from the portable information terminal by the electrical power-saving communication.

An access control device of a vehicle is configured to detect the spatial position of the access element of the vehicle safety unit relative to the vehicle via electromagnetically detecting the distances and angles between several low-frequency transmitting antennas of the vehicle safety unit and the low-frequency receiver of the access element. The access control device is also configured to detect the location position of an external induction charging unit relative to the vehicle via electromagnetically measuring the distance and angle between at least two transmitting antennas of several low-frequency transmitting antennas and at least one receiving antenna of the induction charging unit.

A system and method for performing an operation at a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a first acoustic transceiver that transmits and receives inaudible acoustic signals and a second acoustic transceiver that transmits and receives inaudible acoustic signals. The second acoustic transceiver is stationary with respect to the vehicle. A processor receive an inaudible acoustic signal transmitted between the first acoustic transceiver and the second acoustic transceiver, determines a location of the first acoustic transceiver with respect to the vehicle from the received signal, and performs an operation at the vehicle based on the location of the first acoustic transceiver with respect to the vehicle.

A UHF communication method for activating a motor vehicle function with a portable item of user equipment, based on the presence of the portable item of equipment in predetermined areas around the vehicle. The portable item transmitting a first signaling event at a predetermined period on at least one signaling channel. The first event including at least one signaling frame having a data block. The method including: a predetermined number of additional signaling events transmitted to the vehicle during the period; a request signal received from the vehicle, for each signaling frame of each event received by the vehicle; sending a response frame upon receipt of the request signal by the portable item; determining the presence of the portable item in one of the predetermined areas based on the strength values of the received signal; activating a vehicle function based on the determined presence of the portable item of equipment.

A method for a receiver locates an authentication unit of a motor vehicle. The method includes determining environment information relating to the receiver. The method also includes receiving a reception signal from a transmitter. The method further includes determining a relative position of the transmitter with respect to the receiver on the basis of the environment information and the reception signal.