Patent attributes
A vehicle sound system and method of generating sound having a plurality of frequency responses are provided. The vehicle sound system includes one or more acoustic panel assemblies. Each of the one or more acoustic panel assemblies includes a sound panel formed of a material having a respective flexural modulus and an acoustic exciter coupled to each of the one or more sound panels. Each acoustic exciter is configured to receive a first audio signal containing a first frequency range. Each of the one or more sound panels is configured to generate a sound signal containing a respective range of sound pressure vibrations dependent on the flexural modulus of a material the sound panel is formed of, variations of dimensions of the sound panel, and the first audio signal received by the acoustic exciter coupled to the sound panel.
