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Low-level consciousness determination system

US9315194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2012
Grant dateApr 19, 2016
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2556/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The low-level consciousness determination system includes curved road determination means for determining whether a road on which the vehicle is traveling is a curved road and determining whether the vehicle is traveling on the outside of the curved road or on the inside of the curved road when the road is the curved road, threshold value setting means for setting different sudden steering determination threshold values when the curved road determination means determines that the road is not the curved road, when the curved road determination means determines that the vehicle is traveling on the outside of the curved road, and when the curved road determination means determines that the vehicle is traveling on the inside of the curved road, and sudden steering detection means for detecting the sudden steering on the basis of the threshold values set by the threshold value setting means after the non-steering state is detected.

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