Engine sound processing system

• US 20050201570A1
• Filed: 03/10/2005
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Honji, Yoshikazu
• Granted Patent: US 7,961,894 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/86
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 15/02 Synthesis of acoustic waves synthesis of speech G10L13/00

Abstract

Microphones are provided to an intake port of an engine and a wall surface of an engine room on the interior side respectively to collect an engine sound. The engine sound is processed by a signal processing portion and output via a speaker provided to an interior of a vehicle. Filters for simulating the noise insulating characteristic in the interior of the vehicle and filters for processing the engine sound to emphasize the driving conditions are provided to the signal processing portion. Filter characteristics of the filters are decided in response to sensed values of an engine revolution sensor 30, an accelerator opening angle sensor, and a speed sensor. The driving conditions are emphasized by filtering the engine sound based on the filter characteristics.

Claims

1. An engine sound processing system comprising:

a plurality of microphones that are provided outside an interior of a vehicle and collect an engine sound of a vehicle;

a sensor that senses driving condition of the vehicle;

a signal processing portion that processes the engine sound collected by the plurality of microphones and outputs processed signal; and

a control portion that controls the signal processing portion based on contents sensed by the plurality of sensors.

2. The engine sound processing system according to claim 1, wherein the signal processing portion includes a sound insulating characteristic filter which simulates a sound insulating characteristic of a wall of the interior and an active filter characteristic of which is varied according to the driving condition.

3. The engine sound processing system according to claim 1 further comprising a mixer that mixes engine sounds collected respectively by the plurality of microphones, and outputs it to the signal processing portion.

4. The engine sound processing system according to claim 1, wherein the signal processing portion separately processes the engine sounds collected by the plurality of microphones.

5. The engine sound processing system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors include at least one of a sensor for sensing an engine revolution, a sensor for sensing an accelerator opening angle, and a sensor for sensing a speed of the vehicle.

6. The engine sound processing system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of microphones are provided at at least one of an intake port, an exhaust port and a wall of an engine room.

7. The engine sound processing system according to claim 1, wherein the microphones comprises a sound microphone or a vibration sensor.