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Enhanced sound generation for quiet vehicles with vehicle-to-vehicle communication capabilities

  • US 10,019,902 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2017
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of announcing the presence of a plurality of moving quiet vehicles, which are proximate to each other as they move, the method comprising:

  • determining operating characteristics of a quiet vehicle based on vehicle impairment, optional equipment, and crash-avoidance capabilities;

    establishing bi-directional wireless communications with nearby quiet vehicles;

    determining operating characteristics of the nearby quiet vehicles, including vehicle impairment, optional equipment, and crash-avoidance capabilities;

    for at least one driver of the plurality of moving quiet vehicles, determining a driver'"'"'s impairment;

    sampling ambient noise levels and characteristics;

    selecting and outputting a distinctive noise correlated to a driver'"'"'s impairment level, vehicle position within the plurality of moving vehicles, and operating characteristics of the quiet vehicle and of the nearby quiet vehicles;

    sending a first type of noise to a leading vehicle of the plurality of moving quiet vehicles;

    sending a second type of noise to a trailing vehicle of the plurality of moving quiet vehicles; and

    generating the first type of noise from the leading vehicle and the second type of noise from the trailing vehicle.

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