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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Martin Schuessler, Koesching, DE;
Inventor:
Martin Schuessler, Koesching, DE;
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/54 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 5/005 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2510/081 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method provides information relating to the operational state of a motor vehicle to a driver. The motor vehicle has at least one electric motor operating with a fixed gear ratio for driving the motor vehicle. During operation of the electric motor a virtual speed and a virtual gear-shift stage are continuously determined from at least one first operating parameter describing the operational state of the motor vehicle and an acoustic output, in particular an output of an engine noise, takes place on the basis of the virtual speed and the virtual gear-shift stage.