Patent ID: 11881203
Assignee: CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A machine, comprising:
one or more of a microphone or another sensor configured for detecting sound vibrations or other operational parameters that result in the generation of sound vibrations during operation of the machine; and
an active noise control system configured for identifying and cancelling specific, preselected sounds that an operator does not want to hear during operation of a machine, wherein the machine is a vibratory compactor, and the active noise control system includes a sensor configured for detecting vibrations transmitted to machine parts or components of the machine by a vibratory drive shaft configured to introduce various vibration frequencies to compactor drums of the vibratory compactor; the active noise control system comprising:
a controller configured for:
identifying the specific, preselected sounds, and
generating an anti-noise signal to interfere with the specific, preselected sounds.