EV vehicle driving sound control system and control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11049488-B2
Application number	US-201916674960-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2019
Priority date	Dec 6, 2018
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

An EV driving sound control system may include a sound output device of generating a driving sound of an EV vehicle; a torque measurement sensor of measuring a torque of a motor in the EV vehicle; an indoor noise measurement sensor of detecting a noise of the EV vehicle; and a signal processing controller for controlling the sound output device to reach a target tone by receiving signals from the torque measurement sensor and the indoor noise measurement sensor, wherein the signal processing controller extracts and outputs only the acceleration feeling sound component from an engine sound upon acceleration, and masks high-frequency noise upon deceleration by the sound output device, by use of the traveling information related to the EV vehicle inputted from the CAN communication in real time and the signals inputted from the indoor noise measurement sensor and the torque measurement sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric vehicle driving sound control system, comprising:
a sound output device of generating a driving sound of an electric vehicle (EV);
a torque measurement sensor of measuring a torque of a motor in the EV;
an indoor noise measurement sensor mounted in an indoor of the EV and detecting an indoor noise of the EV; and
an outdoor noise measurement sensor mounted in an outdoor of the EV and detecting an outdoor noise of the EV; and
a signal processing controller configured for controlling the sound output device to reach a target tone by receiving signals from the torque measurement sensor and the indoor noise measurement sensor,
wherein the signal processing controller is configured to extract and to output an acceleration feeling sound component from an engine sound when a power performance of an engine vehicle matching with a power performance of the EV is implemented upon acceleration of the EV, and to mask high-frequency noise upon deceleration of the EV by the sound output device, by use of traveling information related to the EV inputted from CAN communication in a real time and the signals inputted from the indoor noise measurement sensor and the torque measurement sensor,
wherein the signal processing controller is configured to match and output an acceleration sound corresponding to a general internal combustion engine upon the acceleration of the EV vehicle,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component is extracted from an engine order arrangement arranged based on revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component applies a variable bandwidth filter which is proportional to the RPM of the motor,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component to which the variable bandwidth filter is applied has an indoor tone subject to a proportional-integral-differential (PID) control by the indoor noise measurement sensor or by the outdoor noise measurement sensor.

2. The EV driving sound control system of claim 1 ,
wherein whether the EV is accelerated is determined by whether a change in the torque of the motor is determined as positive from the torque measurement sensor.

3. The EV driving sound control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the torque of the motor is subject to smoothing in real time, and
wherein the outdoor is an engine compartment of the EV.

4. The EV driving sound control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component is provided through an indoor speaker.

5. The EV driving sound control system of claim 1 ,
wherein whether the EV is decelerated is determined by whether a change in the torque of the motor is determined as negative from the torque measurement sensor, and
wherein the torque of the motor is subject to smoothing in real time.

6. The EV driving sound control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the masking the high-frequency noise extracts a component required for masking upon the deceleration of the EV from the RPM of the motor and a negative torque of the motor.

7. The EV driving sound control system of claim 6 ,
wherein the component required for masking is an order arrangement from the RPM of the motor and a level of the torque in the motor, and
wherein the level of the torque of the motor is converted into positive by applying an absolute value to a negative torque value.

8. An electric vehicle driving sound control system, comprising:
a sound output device of generating a reinforcing sound in order to reinforce a driving sound of an electric vehicle (EV);
a power change amount measurement sensor of measuring a power change signal of the EV in real time;
an indoor noise measurement sensor mounted in an indoor of the EV and detecting an indoor noise of the EV; and
a signal processing controller configured for controlling the sound output device by applying a variable frequency band filter upon acceleration of the EV, and performing a high-frequency noise masking control upon deceleration of the EV, by use of traveling information related to the EV inputted from CAN communication in a real time and signals inputted from an indoor noise measurement sensor and the power change amount measurement sensor,
wherein the signal processing controller is configured to match and output an acceleration sound corresponding to a general internal combustion engine upon the acceleration of the EV,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component is extracted from an engine order arrangement arranged based on revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component applies a variable bandwidth filter which is proportional to the RPM of the motor,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component to which the variable bandwidth filter is applied has an indoor tone subject to a proportional-integral-differential (PID) control by the indoor noise measurement sensor.

9. The EV driving sound control system of claim 8 ,
wherein the traveling information includes at least one among the RPM of the motor, a pedal opening amount, a vehicle speed, a traveling mode, and a gear position.

10. The EV driving sound control system of claim 8 ,
wherein the signal processing controller is configured to select the engine order arrangement corresponding to an engine from the RPM of the motor, and
wherein the signal processing controller is configured to set a level in the engine order arrangement by use of the RPM of the motor.

11. An electric vehicle driving sound control method, comprising:
applying, by a signal processing controller, a variable frequency band filter upon acceleration of an electric vehicle (EV); and
performing, by the signal processing controller, a high-frequency noise masking control upon deceleration of the EV by operating one or more among a torque and revolutions per minute (RPM) of a motor of the EV, a pedal opening amount, a vehicle speed, a traveling mode, and a gear position in the signal processing controller,
wherein the signal processing controller is configured to match and output an acceleration sound corresponding to a general internal combustion engine upon the acceleration of the EV vehicle,
wherein an acceleration feeling sound component is extracted from an engine order arrangement arranged based on the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component applies a variable bandwidth filter which is proportional to the RPM of the motor,
wherein the acceleration feeling sound component to which the variable bandwidth filter is applied has an indoor tone subject to a proportional-integral-differential (PID) control by an indoor noise measurement sensor or by an outdoor noise measurement sensor.

12. The EV driving sound control method of claim 11 , wherein the indoor noise measurement sensor is configured to detect an indoor noise of the EV vehicle.

13. The EV driving sound control method of claim 11 ,
wherein a frequency band of the variable frequency band filter is set in proportion to the RPM of the motor, and
wherein a high-frequency noise masking control applies an absolute value to a torque value of the motor.

14. The EV driving sound control method of claim 11 ,
wherein the signal processing controller is configured to select the engine order arrangement corresponding to an engine from the RPM of the motor, and
wherein the signal processing controller is configured to set a level in the engine order arrangement by use of the RPM of the motor.

15. The EV driving sound control method of claim 11 , further including
applying the variable frequency band filter upon the accel

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Jung In-Soo
• Lee Dong-Chul

Classifications

• G10K11/16

  Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general (G10K11/36 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60Y2400/307

  Torque sensors · CPC title

• B60Q2300/112

  Vehicle speed · CPC title

• B60Q5/008 Primary

  for signaling silent vehicles, e.g. for warning that a hybrid or electric vehicle is approaching · CPC title

• G10K15/04

  Sound-producing devices (G10K15/02 takes precedence) · CPC title