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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Perry Robinson MacNeille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Bo Wu, Northville, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for a pedestrian warning system. An example disclosed method to simulate noise for an electric or noise-dampened vehicle to warning pedestrians includes producing a first sound at a first frequency range from a first sound generator located at a front of the vehicle. The method also includes producing a second sound at a second frequency range from a second sound generator located under the vehicle. Additionally, the example method includes adjusting the acoustic characteristics of the first and second sounds based on vehicle motion data.