Anti-vibration driver assist
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsChristian CASTRO GUZMAN, Maria Fernanda PULIDO PLAUCHUD, Oswaldo PEREZ BARRERA
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Abstract
A vehicle anti-vibration device includes a vibration sensor programmed to detect vibrations and output a vibration signal representing the vibrations detected. The device further includes a motor that vibrates in accordance with a vibration dampening signal, a communication interface programmed to wirelessly transmit the vibration signal to a remote device, and a processor programmed to process the vibration signal and generate the vibration dampening signal to dampen the vibrations detected.
Claims20
A vehicle anti-vibration device comprising:
- a vibration sensor programmed to detect vibrations and output a vibration signal representing the vibrations detected;
- a motor that vibrates in accordance with a vibration dampening signal;
- a communication interface programmed to wirelessly transmit the vibration signal to a remote device;
- and
- a processor programmed to process the vibration signal and generate the vibration dampening signal to dampen the vibrations detected.
A vehicle steering wheel comprising:
- at least one vibration sensor programmed to detect vibrations and output a vibration signal representing the vibrations detected;
- an electroactive stiffener that stiffens in accordance with a vibration dampening signal;
- a communication interface programmed to wirelessly transmit the vibration signal to a remote device;
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- a processor programmed to process the vibration signal and generate the vibration dampening signal to dampen the vibrations detected.
A handlebar comprising:
- at least one vibration sensor programmed to detect vibrations and output a vibration signal representing the vibrations detected;
- a motor that vibrates in accordance with a vibration dampening signal;
- a communication interface programmed to wirelessly transmit the vibration signal to a remote device;
- and
- a processor programmed to process the vibration signal and generate the vibration dampening signal to dampen the vibrations detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.