Synthetic audio feedback for machine implement control

A method comprising using at least one hardware processor in a controller within a work machine to, in real time:

• receive one or more operational parameters associated with movement of at least one component of the work machine, external to a cabin of the work machine, under control of at least one input device in the cabin;
• execute a sound-generation algorithm that converts the one or more operational parameters into audio;
• and
• output the audio to at least one speaker in the cabin.

A work machine comprising:

• a machine body;
• a cabin comprising at least one joystick and at least one speaker;
• a work implement comprising a plurality of components;
• a controller configured to, in real time with movement of one or more of the plurality of components under control of the at least one joystick,
• receive one or more operational parameters associated with the movement of the one or more components,
• execute a sound-generation algorithm that converts the one or more operational parameters into audio, wherein the sound-generation algorithm associates each of the plurality of components with an audio layer that is different from the audio layer associated with at least one other one of the plurality of components, and wherein converting the one or more operational parameters into audio comprises incorporating the audio layer associated with each of the plurality of components, for which the one or more operational parameters represent movement, into the audio, and
• output the audio to the at least one speaker.