FUNCTION BASED CONTINUOUS EXHAUST VALVE CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20180223709A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-09

    申请号:US15425433

    申请日:2017-02-06

    IPC分类号: F01N1/16

    摘要: A system for controlling exhaust noise in a vehicle includes a variable exhaust valve for an exhaust system, and an exhaust valve controller operatively connectable to the variable exhaust valve. The exhaust valve controller is configured to retrieve two or more control conditions, and determine an operational intent based on the two or more control conditions. The exhaust valve controller is configured to generate a control signal based on the operational intent and the two or more control conditions, and transmit the control signal to the variable exhaust valve. The control signal changes an exhaust valve position of the variable exhaust valve. The exhaust valve position is configured to create an exhaust noise response associated with the operational intent.

    DRIVER ALERT SYSTEMS AND CONTROL LOGIC WITH POWERTRAIN POTENTIAL ENERGY INDICATIONS IN ELECTRIC-DRIVE VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20210370967A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US16882793

    申请日:2020-05-26

    摘要: Presented are driver alert systems with control logic for powertrain energy tracking and reporting, methods for making/using such systems, and electric-drive vehicles with alert systems for providing driver cues to indicate real-time potential energy buildup in the powertrain. A method of operating a driver alert system for an electric-drive vehicle includes a vehicle controller receiving a selection of a powertrain operating mode. Responsive to the received selection, the vehicle controller determines a buildup of output torque generated via an electric traction motor for an impending vehicle maneuver associated with the selected powertrain operating mode. The controller accesses a memory-stored, torque-based lookup table to retrieve an output level calibrated to an in-vehicle sensory output device and corresponding to an output torque value for the determined torque buildup. The controller then commands the sensory output device to generate a driver-perceptible visible, audible, and/or tactile cue based on the retrieved output level.

    Audio adjustment system
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    公开(公告)号:US10966027B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16525893

    申请日:2019-07-30

    IPC分类号: H04R5/04 H04R25/00 G06K9/00

    摘要: An audio adjustment system for a vehicle includes a detection module that is configured to receive an image and detect a face of at least one of a passenger of the vehicle and a pedestrian near the vehicle. An age estimation module is configured to estimate an age of the at least one of the passenger and the pedestrian based on the detected face. An adjustment determination module is configured to determine an audio adjustment parameter for an audio signal based on the estimated age of the at least one of the passenger and the pedestrian.

    Vehicle braking type indication systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11142172B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16403781

    申请日:2019-05-06

    摘要: A brake pedal portion is configured to be contacted by a driver; an arm portion is connected to the brake portion and is configured to, in response to force being applied to the brake pedal portion, move in a first direction away from a first predetermined position and toward a second predetermined position; a detent mechanism is configured to: apply a first biasing force to the arm portion in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction when a position of the arm portion is between the first predetermined position and a third predetermined position between the first and second predetermined positions; and apply a second biasing force to the arm portion in the second direction opposite to the first direction when the position of the arm portion is between the third and second predetermined positions, where the first biasing force is different than the second biasing force.