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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Scott Andrew Amman, Milford, MI (US);
Joshua Wheeler, Trenton, MI (US);
Doug B. Thornburg, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G10K 15/02 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); G10K 15/04 (2006.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/165 (2013.01); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G10K 11/17837 (2018.01); G10K 15/02 (2013.01); G10K 15/04 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9317 (2013.01); G01S 2013/93272 (2020.01); G01S 2015/938 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1282 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Accelerometer-based external sound monitoring for backup assistance in a vehicle. The vehicle includes an accelerometer mounted on an internal surface of a rear window of the vehicle, a rear view camera, and a processor. The processor identifies a source of a sound that causes vibrations on the rear window that are captured by the accelerometer. The processor also categorizes the sound and provides an alert based on a category of the sound.