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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sumanth Reddy Dadam, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vinod Ravi, Canton, MI (US);
Hani Mohammad Ayesh, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/22 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60W 10/22 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); F02D 13/0242 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G06V 40/176 (2022.01); B60W 2710/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle that includes a passenger is described. In one example, the method adjusts vehicle suspension and exhaust system sound in response to characteristics of the passenger that are monitored via a camera and a microphone. The method may operate the vehicle suspension and exhaust system in a way that sooths the passenger.