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Safe operation apparatus and method for moving object

US8816836B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2011
Grant dateAug 26, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Y2400/3015
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A safe operation apparatus for a moving object includes: a distraction detection unit for detecting distraction information of a user operating a moving object; a controller for collecting the distraction information from the distraction detection unit, calculating a user's distraction state value, and controlling the moving object to be automatically operated or warning of the distraction state based on the distraction state value; and an automatic operation unit for automatically operating the moving object under the control of the controller. The apparatus further includes a communication unit for transmitting the user's distraction state to a remote control center or an adjacent different moving object under the control of the controller.

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