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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard E. Newton, White Lake, MI (US);
Jim Antime Marleau, Jr., Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/16 (2006.01); B60C 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 16/005 (2013.01); G10K 11/178 (2013.01); G10K 11/1788 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/09 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/11 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/304 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1282 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a three-axis accelerometer attached to a door and in communication with a processor. A speaker is in communication with the processor. Operation of the door toward a closed position is measured by the accelerometer to define a corresponding door acceleration. The processor determines a corresponding door-operating event based on the corresponding door acceleration and the speaker delivers a corresponding audio signal in response to the corresponding door-operating event.