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

US10019902B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2017
Grant dateJul 10, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/20
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Two or more quiet vehicles traveling together sense each other and communicate to each other the condition of the respective drivers of the vehicles and announce their presence to pedestrians and other motorists using noise sounds. The characteristics of the emitted sounds are selected according to a level of threat presented by the quiet vehicles.

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