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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
May. 16, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Ki Chang Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jin Sung Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ji Won Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong Chul Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung Jin Chang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae Kun Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jeong Soo Eo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A virtual sound provision apparatus for an electric vehicle includes a driving information detector configured to detect vehicle driving information for outputting a virtual driving sound, a microphone configured to detect an actual driving sound generated from the electric vehicle, a controller configured to determine a characteristic of a target sound based on an acceleration and deceleration driving pattern of a driver from an accelerator pedal input value and a brake pedal input value of the driver, and generating and outputting a sound control signal for outputting the virtual driving sound having the characteristic of the target sound based on the determined characteristic information of the target sound and characteristic information of the actual driving sound, and a sound device configured to output a virtual engine sound that simulates an engine sound from the electric vehicle at the time of acceleration and deceleration according to the sound control signal.