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System and method for automatic driver evaluation

US8323025B2 · kind B2 · utility

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39Claims

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Assignee

Eastern Virginia Medical School · US

Inventors

Barbara Freund · Heidelberg, DE
Ronald FREUND · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2006
Grant date	Dec 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09B19/167
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for automatic driver evaluation of a person's driving capabilities and render an outcome of pass or fail without the need for a trained observer to evaluate driver's performance. In one embodiment, the automatic driver evaluation system facilitates the display of a predetermined driving route designed for a predetermined demography, observe simulated driving performance of a user on the predetermined driving route, record errors made by the user while performing the simulated drive, and compare the performance errors to at least one threshold value and generate a score based on the comparison.

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