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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joshua Wheeler, Trenton, MI (US);
Scott Andrew Amman, Milford, MI (US);
John Edward Huber, Novi, MI (US);
Leah Busch, Berkley, MI (US);
Ranjani Rangarajan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marla Johnston, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for accelerometer-based external sound monitoring during low speed maneuvers. An example vehicle includes accelerometers affixed to windows of the vehicle, speakers located inside the vehicle, and an infotainment head unit. Each of the speakers is uniquely associated with one of the accelerometers. The infotainment head unit, when a speed of the vehicle satisfies a threshold, selects a zone corresponding to a direction of travel of the vehicle. Additionally, the infotainment head unit plays signals captured by the accelerometers associated with the selected zone on the corresponding speakers.