US 12,233,718 B2
Tactile energy generation based on audio signal
Mark McCarthy, Ann Arbor, MI (US); John Marshall Dodson, II, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Alexander Petniunas, Canton, MI (US); Alan Robert Dona, Huntington Woods, MI (US); Jason Konopa, Clawson, MI (US); Brian Schabel, Northville, MI (US); and Mark Lynn Clapper, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/938,859.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116369 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 15/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H02P 23/00 (2016.01)
CPC B60L 15/20 (2013.01) [G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H02P 23/0004 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for creating tactile energy in a vehicle system, comprising:
acquiring an audio signal from an audio source;
responsive to acquiring the audio signal, generating a first motor input command for a first traction motor driving a wheel of the vehicle system, wherein the audio signal is processed to generate the first motor input command for the first traction motor when a decibel level of the audio signal is greater than a decibel threshold.