Vehicle for outputting virtual engine sound and control method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorKeunjin Kim
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Abstract
A vehicle includes: a cooling module including a first radiator and a second radiator arranged to be spaced apart from a rear of the first radiator; and a speaker module provided on one side of the cooling module to output a sound to a space between the first radiator and the second radiator.
Claims19
A vehicle, comprising:
- a cooling module comprising a first radiator and a second radiator arranged to be spaced apart from a rear of the first radiator;
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- a speaker module provided on one side of the cooling module to output a sound to a space between the first radiator and the second radiator;
- wherein the speaker module is configured to output a virtual engine sound, and a frequency band of the virtual engine sound output from the speaker module is pre-set based on a height of the first radiator and a distance between the first radiator and the second radiator.
A control method of a vehicle comprising a cooling module having a first radiator, a second radiator arranged to be spaced apart from a rear of the first radiator and a cooling fan, and a speaker module provided on one side of the cooling module to output a sound to a space between the first radiator and the second radiator, the control method comprising:
- controlling the speaker module based on operation information of the cooling fan and speed information of the vehicle;
- wherein the speaker module is configured to output a virtual engine sound, and a frequency band of the virtual engine sound output from the speaker module is pre-set based on a height of the first radiator and a distance between the first radiator and the second radiator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.