VEHICLE AND METHOD

Technical field

This invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a vehicle provided with systems for manual selection of corresponding functions, and to a method, more specifically a method which allows managing the selection of functions.

Background art

Known in the prior art are vehicles, in particular sports vehicles, provided with systems for manual selection of corresponding functions, comprising, for example, selector elements such as knobs or lever switches.

These systems allow a vehicle user to select the most frequently used vehicle configurations or operating modes from the multiple configurations or operating modes available, such as, for example, dynamics, performance and energy management.

For example, depending on the type of road or driving style, it may be desirable to use the knobs to adapt the vehicle to a particular situation.

Usually, these knobs or lever switches are located on the steering wheel or on the dashboard, in particular on the dash tunnel.

In some cases, when the driver operates the knob, not only do the vehicle dynamics change but so does the style in which the information on the vehicle dashboard, such as the rev counter, is represented or displayed.

To know or remember the mode selected, the driver is therefore obliged to look away from the road ahead to look at the respective knob or to focus on the different graphic style that has appeared on the dashboard (and remember the mode it is associated with).

There is no doubt that all these actions constitute a source of distraction for the driver, who must look away from the road for some length of time, creating situations of potential danger not only for the driver but also for passengers and other road users. Known in the prior art are solutions, such as the one described in document EP2567854, where a portion of the steering wheel corresponds to a zone of the dashboard but without providing prompt indications as to the interactions between the driver and the controls on the steering wheel.

In other solutions like the one described in document DE102021 121821 , the dashboard shows different layouts in response to input imparted through the controls on the steering wheel and displayed on the dashboard. Disadvantageously, such a solution is particularly complex and exposes the driver to potential distractions by having to look at the dashboard for some length of time to check that the layout has changed and ensure that the command has been successful.

There is therefore a need to improve the level of road safety, for example, by limiting as much as possible the length of time that the driver needs to look away from the road ahead.

Aim of the invention

The aim of this invention is to meet the above-mentioned need by providing a vehicle that allows road safety to be improved.

At least said aim is achieved by the invention as characterised in the independent claims.

The dependent claims correspond to possible different embodiments of the invention.

According to an aspect of it, this disclosure relates to a vehicle which essentially comprises:

- at least one control unit,

- a dashboard comprising at least one interface,

- a steering wheel connected to the dashboard and disposed below the interface

- and at least one selector element.

The term "dashboard" is used to denote the set of components situated at the front of the vehicle interior (facing the driver and the passengers, the "dash tunnel", if any), to perform a variety of functions, for example, for aesthetic, structural, safety and information purposes.

The interface is, for example, a screen and acts as an instrument panel of the vehicle.

According to an aspect, the selector element may be located on the steering wheel or on the dashboard of the vehicle.

According to an aspect, the selector element is movable by a user.

The selector element is, for example, a knob, preferably of the monostable type.

In other examples, the selector element is a lever switch or a pushbutton.

According to an aspect, the selector element is configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes of the vehicle.

The plurality of operating modes may regard several aspects of the vehicle, such as, for example: driving mode, hybrid or consumption strategy mode, adjustment of suspensions or aerodynamic aids.

To better clarify, let us consider the exemplary, non-limiting case where the selector element allows choosing a driving mode. By moving the selector element, the user can scroll through the plurality of driving modes (for example, racing, sport, road) and select the desired operating mode.

According to an aspect, the selector element is in communication with the control unit.

According to an aspect, the selector element is configured to send a signal to the control unit as a function of the operating mode selected.

According to an aspect, the control unit is configured to receive the signal and to send an animation to the interface as a function of the signal.

According to an aspect the animation occupies a fixed position in the interface.

Preferably, the animation is situated in the bottom portion of the interface, that is, the one closest to the steering wheel. This allows the user to find the information regarding the selected operating mode quickly on the screen, thus reducing the length of time the user needs to look away from the road.

According to an aspect, the steering wheel comprises a first portion and a second portion that are symmetrical about an axis of symmetry.

According to an aspect, the interface is symmetrical about a projection of the axis of symmetry onto the interface; the projection of the axis of symmetry defines a first and a second portion of interface.

According to an aspect, the first portion of steering wheel is located below the first portion of interface and the second portion of steering wheel is located below the second portion of interface.

In other words, each portion of the steering wheel corresponds to a portion of the interface.

According to an aspect, if the selector element is located in the first portion of the steering wheel, the animation is located in the first portion of the interface, preferably as close as possible to the steering wheel.

The position of the selector element on the steering wheel is represented by the animation on the interface, making it easier for the user to see the chosen operating mode.

Advantageously, representing the position of the selector element on the interface allows the user to quickly identify the operating mode selected, reducing the length of time the user needs to look away from the road.

Advantageously, the time the user needs to glance down at the interface (located below the windscreen of the vehicle) to check the animation is less than that needed to check the selector element on the steering wheel or on the dashboard.

This is less distracting for the vehicle driver and thus ensures a higher level of road safety.

According to an aspect, the animation comprises a first portion comprising an image.

According to an aspect, the image represents an outline of the selector element.

The term "outline" denotes the profile of the selector element.

To better clarify, the term "outline" indicates the shape of the contour of the selector element.

In other words, the image corresponds at least partly to the outline of the selector element.

Preferably, the colour of the image coincides with the colour of the outline of the selector element.

The first portion draws the user's attention to the shape of the selector device so it is easy to identify on the interface.

Advantageously, the first image representing the outline of the selector element helps the user, that is to say, the driver, to quickly trace the animation on the interface.

Advantageously, reducing the length of time the driver needs to look away from the road allows the driver to remain focused on driving, thus ensuring a higher level of road safety.

To better clarify, let us consider the exemplary, non-limiting case where the selector element is a knob.

The image of the first portion at least partly represents the outline of the upper portion of the knob.

For example, if the outline of the knob is a circle from which tooth-like elements protrude, the image comprises at least one portion of a toothed circle.

In an example, the image comprises at least one portion of a toothed circle and a portion of a circle concentric with the toothed circle.

If the selector element is a lever, the image may represent at least part of the outline of the upper portion of the lever.

In a preferred example, the first portion of the animation is static and remains fixed on the interface.

In an example, the control unit is configured to move the first portion as a function of the signal. In particular, the movement of the first portion represents the movement of the selector element.

According to an aspect, the animation comprises a second portion.

According to an aspect, the second portion comprises a code, which is a function of the output signal.

The code is, for example, a string of alphabetic or alphanumeric characters or a figure.

Advantageously, the code tells the user the operating mode that the user has selected.

Advantageously, the user can read the selected operating mode directly from the interface through the code without looking at the selector element. This ensures less distraction from driving, hence more safety.

According to an aspect, the second portion is located in the proximity of the image.

In an example, the second portion is located at least partly inside the first portion.

Preferably, the second portion is situated inside the image that represents the outline of the selector element.

In an example, the second portion comprises a symbol located in the proximity of the code.

Preferably, the symbol is located under the code to help the user focus quickly on what the code stands for.

The symbol may be, for example, a sign, a line segment, an arc to underline the code.

If the selector element is a knob, the second portion comprises at least one portion of a semicircle delimited by the image of the first portion, which represents the outline of the selector element (for example, a toothed circle). In an example, the code that defines the operating mode selected by the user and/or the symbol located under the code are positioned inside the semicircle of the second portion.

In an example, the control unit is configured to move the second portion relative to the first portion as a function of the signal received.

According to an aspect, the second portion is configured to make a movement that represents to the user a movement made by the selector element.

In other words, a movement of the second portion of the animation tells the user how the selector element is moving.

Advantageously, by glancing down at the interface and looking at the movement of the second portion of the animation, the user can see how the selector element is moving without having to look at the steering wheel or the dashboard.

In an example, the selector element is a monostable lever switch which the user moves from an initial position to a second position; the second portion of the animation moves and reproduces at least the movement of the upper portion of the lever switch as it passes from the initial position to the second position.

In an example, the selector element is a monostable knob which the user can turn from an initial, rest position, which it tends to return to, to a second position.

The second portion of the animation moves and at least partly reproduces the turning of the knob in passing from the initial position to the second position and vice versa.

According to an aspect, the control unit is configured to move the code.

In the specific exemplary case where the selector element is a monostable knob, the movement of the code reproduces the return movement of the knob from the second position to the initial position.

According to an aspect, the control unit is configured to move the symbol.

In particular, a movement of the symbol corresponds to the movement of the selector element.

In other words, the symbol is configured to reproduce the movement of the selector element.

According to an aspect, the control unit is configured to move the code and the symbol as a function of the signal received from the selector element; in particular, it is configured to move the symbol by reproducing any movement of the selector element and to move the code by at least partly reproducing the movement of the selector element.

To better clarify, let us consider the case where the selector element is a monostable knob and the user turns the knob clockwise, for example.

The symbol in the animation is moved accordingly by turning clockwise so as to reproduce the movement of the selector element.

As soon as the monostable knob turns anticlockwise to return to the initial position, the symbol makes a corresponding anticlockwise turning movement.

In other words, the movement of the symbol reproduces that of the monostable knob turning from the initial position to the second position, and vice versa.

In an example, when the knob passes from the second position to the initial position, the code moves simultaneously with the symbol, which turns anticlockwise.

According to an aspect, the vehicle may comprise two selector elements. According to an aspect, the two selector elements may both be located on the steering wheel, both on the dashboard or one on the steering wheel and one on the dashboard.

The two selector elements are configured to select two different operating modes, chosen from two pluralities of operating modes of the vehicle.

In an example, one selector elements allows choosing a driving mode and one selector element allows choosing a strategy for controlling the hybrid part of the vehicle.

The two selector elements are each configured to send a respective signal to the control unit.

The control unit is configured to receive the two signals and to send two animations to the interface, each as a function of the respective signal. The animations each comprise a first portion, comprising an image which represents the selector element, and a second portion, comprising a code which is located in the proximity of the image and which is a function of the respective signal.

Advantageously, having an animation that represents the selector element directly on the interface improves road safety, for example, because it prevents the driver from looking away from the road to look at the steering wheel and creating situations of potential danger not only for the driver but also for passengers and other road users.

The animations are preferably located at a fixed position on the interface. Preferably, the animation relating to the selector element on the first portion of the steering wheel is located in the first portion of the interface, while the animation relating to the selector element on the second portion of the steering wheel is located in the second portion of the interface.

Advantageously, the fact that the position of the selector element, for example, on the steering wheel, corresponds to that of the respective animation on the interface makes it easier for the user to quickly locate the animation on the interface so as to see the code and information regarding the operating mode selected, and thus reducing distraction from driving.

In an example, each second portion is located inside the first portion of the respective animation.

In an example, each first portion is static and the image on the interface remains fixed.

In an example, each first portion is configured to reproduce the movement of the selector element.

According to an aspect, the control unit is configured to move each second portion as a function of the two signals received.

According to an aspect, each second portion is configured to make a movement.

According to an aspect, the movement of each second portion is a function of the signal of the respective selector element. In particular, the movement of each second portion represents to the user the movement of the selector element.

In an example, the second portion comprises a symbol, located in the proximity of the code and configured to reproduce the movement of the respective selector element.

According to an aspect of it, this disclosure relates to a method, in particular a method for managing an operating mode of a vehicle, among a plurality of operating modes of the vehicle.

According to an aspect, the method comprises a step of providing a vehicle comprising at least one control unit, a dashboard comprising an interface, a steering wheel and at least one selector element located on the steering wheel or on the dashboard.

According to an aspect, the method comprises a step of moving the selector element to select the operating mode.

The selector element is, for example, a knob (preferably monostable), a lever switch or a pushbutton.

According to an aspect, the method comprises a step of sending a signal to the control unit as a function of the operating mode selected.

According to an aspect, the method comprises a step of sending to an interface an animation, comprising a first portion which comprises an image that represents an outline of the selector element, and a second portion, as a function of the signal sent to the control unit.

According to an aspect, the method comprises a step of showing a code on the interface as a function of the signal.

According to an aspect, the method comprises a step of showing a code on the interface as a function of the signal, in the second portion of the animation.

According to an aspect, the step of showing a code, as a function of the signal, in the second portion of the animation comprises a step of displaying the code in the second portion of the animation on the interface.

Advantageously, sending an animation which represents the animation to the user and which indicates the operating mode selected allows ensuring greater road safety.

In effect, it is sufficient for the user to glance quickly at the interface to know what vehicle function has been selected without having to look down at the steering wheel or at the dashboard.

Thanks to the image representing the outline of the selector element, the time taken by the user to find the operating mode selected is extremely limited.

According to an aspect, the method comprises a step of moving the second portion relative to the first portion, as a function of the signal so as to represent to the user a movement of the selector element.

According to an aspect, the second portion of the animation comprises a symbol and the method comprises a step of moving the symbol to reproduce the movement of the selector element as a function of the signal.

According to an aspect, the method comprises a step of keeping the first portion of the animation fixed.

In an example, the method comprises a step of moving the first portion as a function of the signal to reproduce the movement of the selector element.

Brief description of the drawings

The main features of the invention are more apparent from the detailed description which follows, with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention purely by way of non-limiting example, and in which:

- Figure 1 shows a vehicle dashboard comprising at least one selector element according to the disclosure, in a schematic front view;

- Figure 2 shows a configuration of the selector element of Figure 1 , according to the disclosure, in a schematic front view;

- Figure 3 shows a configuration of the selector element of Figure 1 , according to the disclosure, in a schematic front view;

- Figure 4 shows a configuration of the selector element of Figure 1 , according to the disclosure, in a schematic front view. Detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention

With reference to the accompanying drawings, in particular Figure 1 , the numeral 1 denotes a vehicle.

The vehicle 1 , described only insofar as necessary for understanding this invention, essentially comprises:

- at least one control unit 2;

- a dashboard 3 comprising at least one interface 4 in communication with the control unit 2;

- a steering wheel 5 disposed below the interface 4;

- a selector element 6 in communication with the control unit 2.

The steering wheel 5 comprises a portion 5A and a portion 5B which are symmetrical about an axis of symmetry A1 .

The interface 4 is preferably symmetrical about a projection A2 of the axis of symmetry A1 onto the interface 4.

The projection A2 defines a portion 4A and a portion 4B of the interface.

The portion 5A of the steering wheel 5 is located below the portion 4A and the portion 5B of the steering wheel 5 is located below the portion 4B.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is located on the steering wheel 5.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is located on the dashboard 3.

The selector element 6 is movable by a user not illustrated.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is a knob.

In a preferred embodiment, the selector element 6 is a mono stable knob.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is a lever switch, preferably monostable.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is a pushbutton.

In Figures 2 and 4, the selector element 6 is a monostable knob and is at a rest position 1 P which the knob always tends to return to.

In Figure 3, the selector element 6 is a monostable knob and is at a position 2P as a result of the movement imparted it by the user U.

The selector element 6 is configured to select an operating mode F of the vehicle 1 from a plurality of operating modes PF of the vehicle 1 .

The plurality of operating modes PF may regard several aspects of the vehicle 1 , such as, for example: driving mode, consumption mode, hybrid strategies, configuration of suspensions, configuration of aerodynamic aids. The selector element 6 is configured to send a signal S6 to the control unit 2 as a function of the mode F selected.

The control unit 2 is configured to receive the signal S6 and to send an animation 10 to the interface 4 as a function of the signal S6.

The interface 4 is configured to display the animation 10 so the user can see it.

The interface 4 comprises, for example, a screen which is in communication with the control unit 2 and on which at least the animation 10 is displayed.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is located on the portion 5A of the steering wheel 5 and the animation 10 is located in the portion 4A of the interface.

There is correspondence between position of the selector element 6 in the vehicle 1 , in particular on the steering wheel 5, and the position of the animation 10 on the interface 4.

The animation 10 comprises:

- a portion 1 1 comprising an image 12 representing an outline 13 of the selector element 6;

- a portion 14 comprising at least one code 15 which is a function of the signal S6.

The portion 14 is located in the proximity of the image 12.

In an embodiment, the code 15 is an alphabetic or alphanumeric string.

In an embodiment, the code 15 is a symbol or a figure.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is a knob and the image 12 corresponds to an upper portion of the outline 13.

In an embodiment, the portion 14 is located at least partly inside the portion 1 1.

In a preferred embodiment, the portion 14 is located inside the portion 1 1 . Advantageously, the image 12 which represents the outline 13 of the selector element 6 allows the user to quickly trace the animation 10 on the interface 4.

Advantageously, reducing the length of time the driver needs to look away from the road allows ensuring a higher level of road safety.

Preferably, the portion 14 is located inside the image 12.

In a preferred embodiment, the portion 1 1 is static.

In an embodiment, the control unit 2 is configured to move the portion 1 1 as a function of the signal S6.

The control unit 2 is configured to move the portion 14 relative to the portion 1 1 as a function of the signal S6.

The control unit 2 is configured to move the portion 14 relative to the static portion 1 1 as a function of the signal S6.

A movement of the portion 14 of the animation 10 represents to the user a movement of the selector element 6.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is a monostable knob and the movement it makes is a turn, for example, a clockwise turn to pass from the position 1 P to the position 2P and an anticlockwise turn to return to the rest position 1 P.

The portion 14 at least partly reproduces the turning of the selector element 6.

In an embodiment not illustrated, the selector element 6 is a monostable lever switch which the user moves from a first, rest position to a second position for selecting the mode F.

The portion 14 at least partly reproduces the upper portion of the lever that translates or slides between the two positions.

In an embodiment, the portion 14 comprises a symbol 16 located in the proximity of the code 15.

Preferably, the symbol 16 is located underneath the code 15.

In an embodiment, the symbol is a portion of a circle.

In an embodiment, the symbol is a line segment. The control unit 2 is configured to move the symbol 16.

A movement of the symbol 16 corresponds to the movement of the selector element 6.

In an embodiment, as illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 4, the selector element 6 is a monostable knob which turns when moved by the user, for example clockwise and then anticlockwise; similarly, the symbol 16 replicates the turning of the selector element 6 by moving clockwise and then anticlockwise.

In an embodiment, the selector element 6 is a monostable knob which turns when moved by the user, for example clockwise and then anticlockwise.

The symbol 16 replicates the movement of the selector element 6 by turning first clockwise and then anticlockwise.

Simultaneously with the anticlockwise turning of the symbol 16, hence of the monostable knob, the code 15 and a code 15' are turned anticlockwise. Consequently, when the selector element 6 returns to the position 1 P after being turned, the code 15' replaces the code 15.

In the specific example of Figures 2, 3 and 4, the selector element 6 is a monostable knob which allows selecting a driving mode from a plurality of driving modes.

In Figure 2, the monostable knob is at the position 1 P and the code 15 is, for example, the alphabetic code "Strada" ("Road") which indicates the driving mode selected and the symbol 16 is a solid line placed underneath the code "Strada".

The knob is turned clockwise by a user not illustrated to select a different driving mode.

At the same time, the symbol 16 is also turned clockwise to reproduce the movement of the knob.

As illustrated in Figure 3, as a result of being turned clockwise, the knob moves to the position P2 and the symbol 16, having been turned, is no longer placed underneath the code 15.

As shown in Figure 4, the monostable knob then turns anticlockwise and returns to the position P1 and the code 15 "Strada" is replaced by the code 15' "Sport", which indicates the different driving mode selected. The symbol 16 is turned anticlockwise and is placed underneath the code 15'.

In an embodiment, the vehicle 1 comprises a selector element 6 and a selector element 26.

In an embodiment, illustrated in Figure 1 , the selector elements 6 and 26 are located on the steering wheel 5.

In an embodiment, not illustrated, the selector elements 6 and 26 are located on the dashboard 3.

In an embodiment, not illustrated, the selector element 6 is located on the steering wheel, and the selector element 26 is located on the dashboard 3. The selector element 6 is configured for selecting an operating mode F1 , and the selector element 26 for selecting an operating mode F2.

The modes F1 and F2 are selected from a plurality P1 and a plurality P2 of operating modes, respectively.

In an embodiment, the plurality P1 are the driving modes of the vehicle 1 , and the plurality P2 are the hybrid strategies of the vehicle 1 .

The selector element 26 is configured to send a signal S26 to the control unit 2.

The control unit 2 is configured to receive the signals S6 and S26.

The control unit 2 is configured to send to the interface 4 the animation 10, relating to the selector element 6, and an animation 30, relating to the selector element 26, each as a function of the respective signal S6 and S26. The animation 30 comprises a portion 31 comprising an image 32 showing an outline 33 of the selector element 26 to the user.

The animation 30 comprises a portion 34 comprising a code 35 which is a function of the signal S26.

The code 35 is located in the proximity of the image 32.

Preferably, the animations 10 and 30 are placed at fixed positions on the interface 4.

In a preferred embodiment, the selector element 6 is located in the portion 5A of the steering wheel and the animation 10 in the portion 4A of the interface, while the selector element 26 is located in the portion 5B of the steering wheel and the animation 30 in the portion 4B of the interface 4. The portion 34 is located in the proximity of the image 32.

In an embodiment, the code 35 is an alphabetic or alphanumeric string.

In an embodiment, the code 35 is a symbol or a figure.

In an embodiment, the selector element 26 is a knob and the image 32 corresponds to the upper portion of the outline 33.

In an embodiment, the portion 34 is located at least partly inside the portion 31.

Preferably, the portion 34 is located inside the image 32.

In a preferred embodiment, the portion 31 is static.

In an embodiment, the control unit 2 is configured to move the portion 31 as a function of the signal S26.

The control unit 2 is configured to move the portion 34 relative to the portion 31 as a function of the signal S26.

In a preferred embodiment, the control unit 2 is configured to move the portion 34 relative to the static portion 31 as a function of the signal S26.

A movement of the portion 34 of the animation 30 represents to the user a movement of the selector element 26.

In an embodiment not illustrated, the selector element 26 is a monostable lever switch which the user moves from a first, rest position to a second position for selecting the mode F2.

The portion 34 at least partly reproduces the upper portion of the lever that translates or slides between the two positions.

In an embodiment, the selector element 26 is a monostable knob which turns, for example, which turns clockwise to pass from the position 1 P to the position 2P and anticlockwise to return to the rest position 1 P.

The portion 34 at least partly reproduces the turning of the selector element 26.

In an embodiment, the portion 34 comprises a symbol 36 located in the proximity of the code 35.

Preferably, the symbol 36 is located underneath the code 15.

In an embodiment, the symbol 36 is a portion of a circle.

In an embodiment, the symbol 36 is a line segment.

The control unit 2 is configured to move the symbol 36.

A movement of the symbol 36 corresponds to the movement of the selector element 26.

In an embodiment, the selector element 26 is a monostable knob which turns when moved by the user U, for example clockwise and then anticlockwise; similarly, the symbol 36 replicates the turning of the selector element 26 by moving clockwise and anticlockwise.

In an embodiment, the selector element 26 is a monostable knob which turns when moved by the user U, for example clockwise and then anticlockwise; the symbol 36 replicates the turning of the selector element 6 in its entirety, moving clockwise and anticlockwise, while the code 35 replicates only the rotational return movement of the knob, that is, its turning anticlockwise.

This disclosure also has for an object a method, in particular a method for managing an operating mode F of a vehicle 1 , among a plurality of operating modes PF of the vehicle 1 , comprising at least a step of:

- providing a vehicle comprising at least one control unit, a dashboard 3 comprising an interface 4, a steering wheel 5 and at least one selector element 6 located on the steering wheel 5 or on the dashboard 3;

- moving the selector element 6 to select an operating mode F of the vehicle;

- sending a signal S6 to the control unit 2 as a function of the operating mode F selected;

- sending an animation 10, comprising a first and a second portion 1 1 , 14, to the interface 4 as a function of the signal S6 received by the control unit 2, the first portion 1 1 comprising a first image 12 representing an outline 13 of the selector element 6; - showing a code 15, as a function of the signal S6, in the portion 14 of the animation 10 on the interface 4.

Advantageously, sending to the interface 4 an animation which represents the selector element 6 to the user, allows the driver to know at a glance what the selected operating mode is, without having to look down at the steering wheel 5 or at the dashboard 3, thus ensuring greater road safety. In an embodiment, the step of showing a code 15 comprises a step of showing an alphabetic or alphanumeric code telling the user what the selected mode F is.

In one embodiment, the step of showing a code 15, as a function of the signal S6, in the second portion 14 of the animation 10 comprises a step of displaying the code 15 in the second portion 14 of the animation 10 on the interface 4.

The method comprises a step of moving the portion 14 relative to the portion 11 , as a function of the signal S6 to represent to the user a movement of the selector element 6.

Preferably, the step of moving at least one selector element 6 comprises a step of turning the selector element 6.

In an embodiment, the step of moving the portion 14 relative to the portion 11 comprises a step of turning the code 15.

In an embodiment, the portion 14 of the animation 10 comprises a symbol 16 and the method comprises a step of moving the symbol 16 to reproduce the movement of the selector element 6.

In an embodiment, the step of moving the symbol 16 to reproduce the selector element 6 comprises a step of turning the symbol 16 to replicate a turning movement of the selector element 6.

In an embodiment, the method comprises a step of keeping the portion 1 1 of the animation 10 fixed.

In an embodiment, the method comprises a step of moving the portion 10 as a function of the signal S6 to reproduce the movement of the selector element 6.