Accelerometer-based external sound monitoring for voice controlled autonomous parking

US10580304B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Joshua Wheeler · Trenton, US
• Scott Andrew Amman · Milford, US
• Ranjani Rangarajan · Farmington Hills, US
• Leah Busch · Berkley, US
• John Edward Huber · Novi, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 3, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Y2400/304
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Method and apparatus are disclosed for accelerometer-based external sound monitoring for voice controlled autonomous parking. An example vehicle includes a body control module, an infotainment head unit, and an autonomy unit. The example body control module communicatively couples to a mobile device. The example infotainment head unit communicatively couples to an accelerometer mounted on a window of the vehicle. The example autonomy unit autonomously parks the vehicle in response to a first key word detected by the accelerometer when (i) a button is activated on the infotainment head unit and (ii) a message from the mobile device is being periodically received.