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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Heather Konet, Canton, MI (US);
Tsuyoshi Kanuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Sato, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Toshiyuki Tabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Andy Christensen, Livonia, MI (US);
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A method of emanating a sound from a vehicle comprising detecting an accelerator state, a brake state, and a transmission state of the vehicle, and emanating a take-off sound. The take-off sound includes changing emanation of a sound profile from a first sound pressure level to a second sound pressure level that is greater than the first sound pressure level, upon first detecting the accelerator state transitioned from an accelerator released state to an accelerator depressed state while the brake state indicates the brake released state and the transmission state indicates a motive state.