ENHANCED SOUND GENERATION FOR QUIET VEHICLES
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of announcing a presence of a vehicle operated by a driver, the method comprising:
- determining a state of mind or physical state of the driver in real time;
generating noise, audible to at least pedestrians that are proximate to the vehicle when it is being driven, characteristics of the generated noise being selected from a plurality of different characteristics responsive to a determined state of mind or determined physical state of the driver.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The presence of an electrically-powered quiet vehicle is accomplished by determining a state of mind or physical state of the driver, determining the presence and proximity of humans and other objects, how the vehicle is being operated and generating a noise correlative to the threat posed by the vehicle to humans and other objects.
30 Citations
16 Claims
-
1. A method of announcing a presence of a vehicle operated by a driver, the method comprising:
-
determining a state of mind or physical state of the driver in real time; generating noise, audible to at least pedestrians that are proximate to the vehicle when it is being driven, characteristics of the generated noise being selected from a plurality of different characteristics responsive to a determined state of mind or determined physical state of the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
-
-
7. The method of 1, wherein the step of generating noise comprises:
generating audible signals from an audio signal transducer.
-
10. An apparatus for announcing a presence of a vehicle operated by a driver, the apparatus comprising:
-
a driver impairment determiner, configured to determine in real time at least one of;
a driver'"'"'s state of mind and physical state;a noise generator, configured to generate noise that is audible to at least pedestrians proximate to the vehicle when the vehicle is being driven, characteristics of the generated noise being selected by the noise generator from a plurality of different characteristics responsive to the determined state of mind or physical state of the driver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
Specification