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US 12,296,817 · App. 17/940,721 · Granted May 13, 2025

Method and system for active and selective preventive cross-force and noise control in a vehicle

Inventors: Michele Rondinone (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Daniel Kaszner (Mainz, DE); Dominik Matheis (Hanau, DE); Thomas Walter (Neustadt a. d. Weinstraße, DE)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
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Patent No.
US 12,296,817
App. No.
17/940,721
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment method for active and selective preventive cross-force and noise control in a first vehicle includes determining current driving parameters of a second vehicle that will foreseeably drive by the first vehicle, wherein a prognostic time-dependent path of the second vehicle is estimated based on the current driving parameters of the second vehicle, determining cross-force or noise characteristics caused by the second vehicle, calculating a time window for a drive-by of the second vehicle based on the current driving parameters, determining compensating measures to be taken by the first vehicle to reduce cross-forces or noise expected during the drive-by of the second vehicle based on the determined cross-force or noise characteristics, and executing the determined compensating measures by the first vehicle in the estimated time window.

Claims (34)

1. A method for active and selective preventive cross-force and noise control in a first vehicle, the method comprising:

determining current driving parameters of a second vehicle that will foreseeably drive by the first vehicle, wherein a prognostic time-dependent path of the second vehicle is estimated based on the current driving parameters of the second vehicle;

determining cross-force or noise characteristics caused by the second vehicle, wherein at least one of the driving parameters or the cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle is determined by a third vehicle that was passed by the second vehicle at an earlier time;

calculating a time window for a drive-by of the second vehicle based on the current driving parameters;

determining compensating measures to be taken by the first vehicle to reduce cross-forces or noise expected during the drive-by of the second vehicle based on the determined cross-force or noise characteristics; and

executing the determined compensating measures by the first vehicle in the calculated time window.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising wirelessly communicating the current driving parameters and the cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle to the first vehicle.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising wirelessly communicating the current driving parameters and the cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle from the third vehicle to the first vehicle.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the driving parameters or the cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle is measured by an infrastructure device.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compensating measures comprise:

generating a cross-force stabilization of the first vehicle based on the cross-force characteristics; or

generating an anti-noise signal with an acoustic signal generator inside a cabin of the first vehicle, the anti-noise signal being configured based on communicated noise characteristics to reduce acoustic noise in at least a portion of the cabin of the first vehicle by destructive interference.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compensating measures are accompanied by an alarm signal to a driver of the first vehicle that the second vehicle is about to pass by.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising applying a threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle to determine whether the cross-force or noise characteristics are to be communicated to the first vehicle.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising applying the threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle to determine whether compensating measures need to be taken by the first vehicle during the drive-by of the second vehicle.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising applying a threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle to determine whether compensating measures need to be taken by the first vehicle during the drive-by of the second vehicle.

10. A system for active and selective preventive cross-force and noise control in a first vehicle, the system comprising:

a measuring system configured to determine current driving parameters of a second vehicle that will foreseeably drive by the first vehicle and to determine cross-force or noise characteristics caused by the second vehicle, wherein a prognostic time-dependent path of the second vehicle is estimated based on the current driving parameters of the second vehicle;

a controller configured to execute compensating measures in a calculated time window during a drive-by of the second vehicle based on the current driving parameters, the compensating measures to be taken by the first vehicle to reduce cross-forces or noise expected during the drive-by of the second vehicle based on the determined cross-force or noise characteristics; and

a communicator configured to wirelessly communicate the current driving parameters and the cross-force or noise characteristics between the first vehicle and a third vehicle that was passed by the second vehicle at an earlier time, the driving parameters or the cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle being determined by the third vehicle.

11. The system according to claim 10 , further comprising an acoustic signal generator configured to generate an anti-noise signal inside a cabin of the first vehicle, the anti-noise signal being configured based on communicated noise characteristics to reduce acoustic noise in at least a portion of the cabin of the first vehicle by destructive interference.

12. The system according to claim 10 , further comprising a control panel configured to provide an alarm signal that the second vehicle is about to pass by.

13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the measuring system is configured to apply a threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics to determine whether the cross-force or noise characteristics are to be communicated.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the measuring system is configured to apply the threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics to determine whether compensating measures need to be taken by the first vehicle during the drive-by of the second vehicle.

15. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the measuring system is configured to apply a threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics to determine whether compensating measures need to be taken by the first vehicle during the drive-by of the second vehicle.

16. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the communicator is configured to wirelessly communicate the cross-force or noise characteristics based on application of a threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics to determine whether the cross-force or noise characteristics are to be communicated.

17. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to execute the compensating measures based on application of a threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics to determine whether compensating measures need to be taken by the first vehicle during the drive-by of the second vehicle.

18. A vehicle comprising:

a measuring system configured to determine current driving parameters of a second vehicle that will foreseeably drive by the vehicle and to determine cross-force or noise characteristics caused by the second vehicle, wherein a prognostic time-dependent path of the second vehicle is estimated based on the current driving parameters of the second vehicle;

a controller configured to execute compensating measures in a calculated time window during a drive-by of the second vehicle based on the current driving parameters, the compensating measures to be taken by the vehicle to reduce cross-forces or noise expected during the drive-by of the second vehicle based on the determined cross-force or noise characteristics;

a communicator configured to wirelessly communicate the current driving parameters and the cross-force or noise characteristics between the vehicle and at least one third vehicle that was passed by the second vehicle at an earlier time, the driving parameters or the cross-force or noise characteristics of the second vehicle being determined by the at least one third vehicle; and

an acoustic signal generator configured to generate an anti-noise signal inside a cabin of the vehicle, the anti-noise signal being configured based on communicated noise characteristics to reduce acoustic noise in at least a portion of the cabin of the vehicle by destructive interference.

19. The vehicle according to claim 18 , wherein the measuring system is configured to apply a threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics to determine whether the cross-force or noise characteristics are to be communicated.

20. The vehicle according to claim 18 , wherein the communicator is configured to wirelessly communicate the cross-force or noise characteristics based on application of a threshold to the determined cross-force or noise characteristics to determine whether the cross-force or noise characteristics are to be communicated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2022
From: RONDINONE, MICHELE; KASZNER, DANIEL; MATHEIS, DOMINIK; WALTER, THOMAS
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 102022203348.5 · Apr 5, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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