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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Farrell, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark Steven Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Cheng, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tony Tae-Jin Pak, Garden City, MI (US);
Nagarjuna Muvva, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/17 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 20/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/17 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 20/50 (2013.01); B60W 2530/14 (2013.01); B60W 2550/12 (2013.01); B60W 2710/065 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0644 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes automatically operating an electrified vehicle in a noise reduction mode, via a control system of the electrified vehicle, if, based at least on noise restriction information and driver history information received by the control system, a current time and a current location of the electrified vehicle are appropriate for invoking the noise reduction mode.