Systems and methods of improving driver experience
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsEli Tzirkel-Hancock, Omer Tsimhoni, Ziv Hermon
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Abstract
A vehicle apparatus includes a seat and a transducer configured to vibrate such that a vibration is felt by a person sitting in the seat. A transducer control signal that is transmitted to the transducer is based on output from a sensor of the apparatus configured to measure data including parameters indicative of at least one of a vehicle system function, a vehicle environment, and driver state, or on output from the vehicle system indicating parameters related to the vehicle system, vehicle environment, or driver state.
Claims20
A vehicle apparatus, comprising:
- a transducer configured to provide a vibration sensible by a person;
- a sensor configured to measure characteristics indicative of at least one of a vehicle system function, a vehicle environment, and a driver state;
- and
- a computing device comprising a processor and a memory including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving output data generated by the sensor of the vehicle apparatus;
- analyzing the output data to identify a collision metric, the collision metric comprising one of:
- a distance to a proximate object;
- a velocity of the proximate object;
- an acceleration of the proximate object;
- and
- an estimated time to a potential collision with the proximate object;
- determining, if a collision metric is identified, a transducer control signal;
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- transmitting the transducer control signal to the transducer for producing the vibration corresponding to the transducer control signal.
A vehicle apparatus, comprising:
- a tactile transducer configured to provide a vibration to a person sitting in a seat;
- a vehicle audio system;
- and
- a computing device comprising a processor and a memory including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an audio signal that is input to the vehicle audio system or output by the vehicle audio system;
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- transmitting the audio signal to the tactile transducer for producing the vibration corresponding to the audio signal.
A vehicle apparatus, comprising:
- a tactile transducer configured to provide a vibration to a person sitting in a seat;
- a sensor configured to produce an engine signal of a vehicle engine system;
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- a computing device comprising a processor and a memory including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving the engine signal from the sensor;
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- transmitting the engine signal to the tactile transducer for providing the vibration corresponding to the engine signal to the person sitting in the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.