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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Jeffrey R. Seaman, Petersburg, MI (US);
Ralph R. Jones, Tecumseh, CA;
Brendan F. Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Joseph W. Herman, Ferndale, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A pedestrian alerting system adapts alerting sounds emitted by a vehicle according to an acoustic environment around the vehicle. Echoes of the alerting sound in an enclosed space such as a garage can be irritating to the pedestrians and/or occupants of the vehicle. A sensor suite including radar, cameras, and/or a GPS locator detect confined spaces in which reflections result in a greater apparent loudness. Emitted loudness of the alerting sounds are reduced, wherein the reduction of the volume may be based on the size of the space.