Combining driver and environment sensing for vehicular safety systems
US8384534B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/89
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for assisting safe operation of a vehicle includes an environment sensor system detecting hazards within the vehicle environment, a driver monitor providing driver awareness data (such as a gaze track), and an attention-evaluation module identifying hazards as sufficiently or insufficiently sensed by the driver by comparing the hazard data and the gaze track. An alert signal relating to the unperceived hazards can be provided.
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