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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark Mccarthy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alexander Petniunas, Canton, MI (US);
Jason Konopa, Clawson, MI (US);
John Marshall Dodson, II, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Lynn Clapper, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Zellers, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Alan Robert Dona, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Jonathan Hair, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for generation of lower-frequency tactile energy (e.g., vibration) of a vehicle system based on different signals. In one example, a method may include: acquiring an audio signal from an audio source and, responsive to acquiring the audio signal, generating a first motor input command for a first traction motor driving a wheel of a vehicle system; acquiring a vehicle tactile feedback signal from the vehicle system and, responsive to acquiring the vehicle tactile feedback signal, generating a second motor input command for the first traction motor; and acquiring a drive signal from a controller of a vehicle and, responsive to acquiring the drive signal, generating a third motor input command for the first traction motor.