Apparatus for improving sound of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11538450-B2
Application number	US-201917296087-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2019
Priority date	Nov 21, 2018
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

An apparatus for improving the sound of a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise: a window open/closed detection sensor for detecting the open/closed state of a window of the vehicle; a car door open/closed detection sensor for detecting the open/closed state of a car door of the vehicle; a speed sensor for measuring the speed of the vehicle; a microphone; a memory; and a processor for adjusting a coefficient of an adaptive filter used for an engine order cancellation (EOC) function, on the basis of the opened degree of the window and the speed, when the car door is closed, the window is open, and the magnitude of noise inputted to the microphone is less than or equal to a threshold magnitude.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first sensor configured to determine whether a window of a vehicle is open or closed;
a second sensor configured to determine whether a door of the vehicle is open or closed;
a third sensor configured to determine a speed of the vehicle;
a microphone configured to detect sounds of the vehicle;
a memory; and
a processor configured to adjust a coefficient of an adaptive filter used in a function based at least in part on a determination that the window of the vehicle is open, the door of the vehicle is closed, and a volume of the sounds of the vehicle into the microphone is less than or equal to a threshold size, wherein the coefficient of the adaptive filter is adjusted based at least in part on a degree that the window of the vehicle is open and the speed of the vehicle.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , Wherein the processor is further configured to:
perform the function by using a filtered-X Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm, and
determine an estimation auxiliary path transfer function of the filtered-X LMS algorithm based at least in part on the degree that the window of the vehicle is open and the speed of the vehicle, wherein the coefficient of the adaptive filter is further adjusted by using the determined estimation auxiliary path transfer function.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the memory stores correlations between the degree that the window of the vehicle is open, the speed of the vehicle, and the determined estimation auxiliary path transfer function corresponding to the degree that the window of the vehicle is open and the speed of the vehicle.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to retrieve the determined estimation auxiliary path transfer function from the memory.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a first estimation auxiliary path transfer function to an auxiliary path transfer function corresponding to the degree that the window of the vehicle is open past a first level and the speed of the vehicle in a first speed range, and
determine a second estimation auxiliary path transfer function to the auxiliary path transfer function corresponding to the degree that the window of the vehicle is open past a. second level and the speed of the vehicle in the first speed range.

6. A method for operating a sound improving apparatus for improving a sound of a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining whether a window of the vehicle is open or closed and whether a door of the vehicle is open or closed;
detect sounds of the Vehicle from a microphone;
determine a speed of the vehicle; and
adjusting a coefficient of an adaptive filter used in a function based at least in part on a determination that the window of the vehicle is open, the door of the vehicle is closed, and a volume of the sounds of the vehicle into the microphone is less than or equal to a threshold size, wherein the coefficient of the adaptive filter is adjusted based at least in part on a degree that the window of the vehicle is open and the speed of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
performing the function by using a filtered-X Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm, and
determining an estimation auxiliary path transfer function of the filtered-X LMS algorithm based at least in part on the degree that the window of the vehicle is open and the speed of the vehicle, wherein the coefficient of the adaptive filter is further adjusted by using the determined estimation auxiliary path transfer function.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
storing correlations between the degree that the window of the vehicle is open, the speed of the vehicle, and the determined estimation auxiliary path transfer function corresponding to the degree that the window of the vehicle is open and the speed of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
retrieving the determined estimation auxiliary path transfer function from a memory.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the retrieving of the estimation auxiliary path transfer function includes:
determining a first estimation auxiliary path transfer function to an auxiliary path transfer function corresponding to the degree that the window of the vehicle is open past a first level and the speed of the vehicle in a first speed range, and
determining a second estimation auxiliary path transfer function to the auxiliary path transfer function corresponding to the degree that the window of the vehicle is open past a second level and the speed of the vehicle in the first speed range.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Kyuho
• Kim Kihyun
• Lee Byounggi

Classifications

• G10K2210/1282

  Automobiles · CPC title

• G10K2210/3056

  Variable gain · CPC title

• G10K2210/3028

  Filtering, e.g. Kalman filters or special analogue or digital filters · CPC title

• G10K2210/12821

  Rolling noise; Wind and body noise · CPC title

• G10K15/02

  Synthesis of acoustic waves (synthesis of speech G10L13/00) · CPC title