The present disclosure relates generally to the field of a system and method for receiving an audible input in a vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a steering wheel having at least one microphone and configured to process audible input.
A communication steering wheel device has been developed in which a variety of informational messages can be displayed to the driver primarily through icons. These messages include a variety of warning messages, informational messages about upcoming landmarks, navigation commands, etc. For example, see US Published Application US20060070795 and WIPO Publications W02006076903 and W02006076904 (all three applications incorporated by reference herein).
A vehicle may include microphones to provide or control additional features (e.g., hands free telephone use, navigation control, etc.) using voice recognition algorithms. Much attention has been placed in the industry to improve and refine voice recognition but significant challenges remain to make such systems sufficiently reliable for automotive use. For example, detection of the driver voice can be obscured by other voices and sources of noise in and outside of the car. Currently, an input device (microphone) may be included within the instrument panel (IP) or headliner of the vehicle. There is a need for a system and method for filtering out road noise, car noise, other occupants, and other noise for voice recognition.