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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Lord Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mark Norris, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Florin Barbulescu, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Karl Kintz, Apex, NC (US);
Martin Bieber, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
LORD Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2006.01); G10K 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2013.01); G10K 15/04 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2250/26 (2013.01); B60L 2270/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric vehicle emulation system and method is provided using at least one force generator (FG) to induce a vibration emulating the feel of an internal combustion engine in an all-electric, hybrid-electric, or alternative fuel vehicle. The FG may be a circular FG (CFG), a linear FG (LFG), or a combination of both CFGs and LFGs.