Acoustic feedback system
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a memory configured to store sound data associated with one or more audible sounds; and
a processor configured to;
receive an output signal from a sensor associated with a vehicle;
initiate sending an audible sound signal generated based on the sound data to at least one speaker;
detect an increase in a difference between the output signal and a threshold level, the difference associated with the output signal being greater than the threshold level;
in response to detection of the increase, increase a sound level of the audible sound signal, shift a pitch of the audible sound signal, or modulate the audible sound signal based on another signal; and
modify the threshold level to a second threshold level based on a detection of a change in at least one of a plurality of performance margins.
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Abstract
An acoustic feedback system includes a memory and processor to receive at least one of a plurality of output signals from a plurality of sensors. The system determines whether an output signal has reached a first threshold, and sends an audible sound signal to a speaker(s) based on the first threshold. Thus, the acoustic feedback system utilizes output signals of various vehicle sensors and generates audible signals based on the sensor output signals.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store sound data associated with one or more audible sounds; and a processor configured to; receive an output signal from a sensor associated with a vehicle; initiate sending an audible sound signal generated based on the sound data to at least one speaker; detect an increase in a difference between the output signal and a threshold level, the difference associated with the output signal being greater than the threshold level; in response to detection of the increase, increase a sound level of the audible sound signal, shift a pitch of the audible sound signal, or modulate the audible sound signal based on another signal; and modify the threshold level to a second threshold level based on a detection of a change in at least one of a plurality of performance margins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving an output signal from a sensor associated with a vehicle; sending a first audible sound signal to at least one speaker, the first audible sound based on sound data; detecting an increase in a difference between the output signal and a threshold level, the difference associated with the output signal being greater than the threshold level; in response to detecting the increase, increasing a sound level of the first audible sound signal, shifting a pitch of the audible sound signal, or modulating the audible sound signal based on another signal; determining whether the output signal is at the threshold level, wherein initiation of sending the audible sound signal is responsive to a determining that the output signal is at the threshold level; determining whether the output signal has reached a second threshold level, the second threshold level greater than the first threshold level; and based on the determination that the output signal has reached the second threshold, sending a second audible sound signal generated based on the sound data to the at least one speaker. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an output signal from a sensor associated with a vehicle; sending an audible sound signal to at least one speaker, the audible sound signal based on sound data; detecting an increase in a difference between the output signal and a threshold level, the difference associated with the output signal being greater than the threshold level; and in response to detecting the increase, increasing a sound level of the audible sound signal, shifting a pitch of the audible sound signal, or modulating the audible sound signal based on another signal; and modifying the threshold level to a second threshold level based on a detection of a change in at least one of a plurality of performance margins. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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