Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for conducting acoustical measurements via an inflatable mannequin. In one embodiment, a system comprises an inflatable mannequin that comprises a detachable mannequin head, a plurality of inflatable anatomical parts, and a plurality of configurable joints, an inflation system that calibrates and controls inflation of the plurality of anatomical parts of the inflatable mannequin; and a joint control system that calibrates and controls the plurality of configurable joints via joint motors. In another embodiment, a first method comprises selecting a mannequin profile based on sizes of anatomical parts of the inflatable mannequin and second method comprises conducting acoustical measurements with the selected mannequin profile. In this way, acoustical measurements may be conducted to develop audio processing schemes that widen the sweet spot in an interior of a vehicle.

Abstract: An in-vehicle computing system and method that extracts driving intention data, driving capability data, and a driving mode data from one or more vehicle systems including an autonomous driving system. Autonomous driving information is derived from the extracted data. A message frame is created to include the autonomous driving information and sent to a V2X system.

Abstract: An apparatus to realize the virtual height and surround effect. The apparatus includes at least an input source, a processor and front speaker. The input source provides the input signals on front, surround and height channels input into the processor in which a beamforming, channel separation and/or virtual-height effect are applied on each of the source channels, respectively. After the processing, all produced output channels output by the processor are arranged and combined into existing speakers of the soundbar.

Abstract: A road noise cancellation (RNC) system is provided with at least one loudspeaker to project anti-noise sound within a passenger cabin of a vehicle in response to an anti-noise signal; and a controller. The controller is programmed to: determine a coherence value between a noise signal indicative of road induced noise and an error signal indicative of noise and the anti-noise sound within the passenger cabin; estimate a noise reduction value based on the coherence value; filter the noise signal and the error signal based on the estimated noise reduction value; and generate the anti-noise signal based on the filtered noise signal and the filtered error signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device, including: a switch element; and a memory card slot suitable for receiving a memory card. The memory card slot includes a power supply pin and a detection pin, and the power supply pin of the memory card slot being connected to a power supply through the switch element. The memory card slot has a first configuration where a memory card is received and a second configuration where there is no memory card. In the first configuration of the memory card slot, the detection pin of the memory card slot is in a grounded state, and in the second configuration of the memory card slot, the detection pin of the memory card slot is in a non-grounded state. The detection pin of the memory card slot is connected to the switch element and the detection pin in the grounded state can turn on the switch element.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a microphone assembly including a substrate, a printed circuit board (PCB), a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) transducer, a first lid, and a second lid is provided. The substrate defines a first port that extends completely therethrough. The PCB defines a sound opening that extends completely therethrough. The MEMS transducer is positioned on a first side of the substrate. The first lid defines a second port and covers the MEMS transducer and the first port. The first lid and the substrate define a front volume of air that surrounds the MEMS transducer. The second lid is positioned on the second side of the PCB. A cavity of the second lid, the sound opening of the PCB, the sound opening of the PCB, and the first port of the substrate define a back volume of air that is greater than the front volume of air.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for providing a virtual sound effect in a listening environment is provided. The apparatus includes at least one controller and an audio playback device. The audio playback device includes the at least one controller that is programmed to receive an audio input signal from an audio input source and to apply a head related transfer function (HRTF) to the audio input signal. The at least one controller is further programmed to apply crosstalk cancellation to the audio input signal and to generate an audio output signal after applying the HRTF and the crosstalk cancellation to the audio input signal for playback by at least one loudspeaker that is invisible to a listener in the listening environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a noise-reducing loudspeaker and systems implementing such. In one aspect, a loudspeaker apparatus comprises a diaphragm. The diaphragm comprises an acoustic layer configured to emit output sounds toward a first side of the loudspeaker apparatus; and a first sound attenuation layer configured to attenuate sounds passing from a second side of the loudspeaker apparatus to the first side through the diaphragm, where the first sound attenuation layer is positioned nearer to the second side relative to the acoustic layer.

Abstract: An omnidirectional loudspeaker includes a lower horn member having a generally convex, upwardly-facing outer wall, an upper horn member spaced from the lower horn member and having a generally convex, downwardly-facing outer wall, and at least one compression driver connected to one of the lower or upper horn members along a central axis. The at least one compression driver includes a magnet assembly, a diaphragm operably connected to the magnet assembly, a phasing plug adjacent the diaphragm, and a compression chamber defined between the diaphragm and the phasing plug. The lower and upper horn members are coupled via the at least one compression driver in spaced relationship along the central axis to define a passageway for radiating sound waves generated by the compression driver in a generally horizontal 360° radiation pattern.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed for systems and methods for user interfaces of a vehicular environment, especially for autonomous vehicles wherein an orientation or attention of the vehicle occupants is not constrained to a direction of motion. In one embodiment, a system for providing visualizations within a vehicular environment comprises at least one touch-sensitive display device positioned adjacent to at least one seat within the vehicular environment and configured to display the visualizations to an occupant of the at least one seat, the at least one touch-sensitive display device moveable from a first position in front of the seat to a second position at an interior wall of the vehicular environment.

Abstract: Methods and systems for an electronic package for a vehicle are provided. In one example, the electronic package includes a chassis having a plurality of bent tabs forming a plurality of respective vent openings in the chassis, and a circuit board coupled to the chassis, wherein the bent tabs directly contact the circuit board.

Abstract: A vehicle display system may include a light guide, a quantum dot film arranged adjacent with the light guide and configured to receive blue light from the light guide and convert the blue light to red and green light, at least one buffer film, and a blue color filter arranged between the quantum dot film and the at least one buffer film, the blue color filter configured to transmit blue light back to the quantum dot film to further convert the red and green light.

Abstract: Computer-implemented method for determining coordinates of navigation key points indicative of road sign locations and/or turn points, the method comprising: collecting, as a first training data subset, one or more first images of a first camera comprised in a mobile device; obtaining, as a second training data subset, image-related coordinates of navigation key points related to the images of the first training data subset; supplying the first training data subset and the second training data subset to an artificial neural network as a training dataset; training the artificial neural network on the training dataset to predict image-related coordinates of navigation key points indicative of road sign locations and/or turn points; capturing a second image of a second camera as an input dataset, processing the input dataset by the artificial neural network to predict image-related coordinates of navigation key points indicative of road sign locations and/or turn points.

Abstract: A method for audio processing, the method comprising: determining at least one input audio object that includes an input audio object signal and an input audio object location, wherein the input audio object location includes a distance and a direction relative to a listener location; depending on the distance, applying a delay, a gain, and/or a spectral modification to the input audio object signal to produce a first dry signal; depending on the direction, panning the first dry signal to the locations of a plurality of speakers around the listener location to produce a second dry signal; depending on one or more predetermined room characteristics, generating an artificial reverberation signal from the input audio object signal; mixing the second dry signal and the artificial reverberation signal to produce a multichannel audio signal; and outputting each channel of the multichannel audio signal by one of the plurality of speakers.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a computer-implemented method comprising determining a target location in an environment, determining a set of sub-band impulse responses for a first frequency sub-band, each in the set of sub-band impulse responses being associated with a location proximate to the target location, selecting a first pair of sub-band impulse responses for the first frequency sub-band among pairs within the set of sub-band impulse responses, computing a first coherence value indicating a coherence level between sub-band impulse responses in the first pair, determining that the first coherence value is below a coherence threshold, in response, combining the sub-band impulse responses using a non-linear interpolation technique to generate an estimated impulse response for the first frequency sub-band for the target location, generating, based on the estimated impulse response, a filter for a speaker, filtering an audio signal, and causing the speaker to output the filtered audio signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth techniques for compensating for a roll effect for an optical sensor. The techniques include receiving sensor data from at least one sensor associated with the vehicle, detecting an amount of a roll of the vehicle based on the sensor data, generating a command based on the detected amount of roll, and controlling an orientation of the optical sensor based on the command.

Abstract: A method includes generating by a bone conduction headset, based on one or more audio signals, a three-dimensional audio scene. A frequency response of the one or more signals is adjusted by the bone conduction headset based on the three-dimensional audio scene, wherein the adjusted frequency response simulates a response of an ear canal of a user. Audio content is outputted by the bone conduction headset based on the adjusted frequency response.

Abstract: A single-ended analog signal receiver apparatus is provided, which can cope with an external ground current and an undefined impedance through an AC bootstrap input impedance, while considering electromagnetic compatibility, convert a received single-ended analog signal into a balanced output differential signal, and may provide at a post-stage circuit output an output signal with lower noise through common mode rejection.