Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for assisting a driver by means of at least one collision warning system, the method comprising the steps of: measuring a visual activity of the driver based on the driver's head and/or eye movement; assessing a driver's level of attention to driving tasks based on the measured visual activity; and adapting a warning threshold of the at least one collision warning system to the assessed driver's level of attention.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for enhancing driving performance by monitoring a driver's distraction from driving tasks due to the driver's attention to secondary tasks, the method comprising the steps of: measuring a visual activity of the driver based on the driver's head and/or eye movement; assessing the driver's level of distraction from driving tasks based on the measured visual activity; and redirecting the driver attention to driving tasks by providing a real time attention feedback to the driver.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for enhancing driving performance by monitoring a driver's workload due to the performance of secondary tasks, the method comprising the steps of: measuring a visual activity of the driver based on the driver's head and/or eye movement; assessing the driver's level of workload based on the measured visual activity; and adapting at least one of the interfaces of integrated, in-vehicle information systems to the driver's level of workload for ensuring that proper attention is given to the driving tasks.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a driver assistance system provided with an auxiliary system (1 - 9, 15 - 19). The driver assistance system comprises detecting means (11) for detecting information about a vehicle and influencing means (11) for influencing a direction of movement and/or the speed of the vehicle according to information about said environment. The auxiliary system (1 - 9, 15 - 19) is used for issuing assistance information to the driver of the vehicle. Said auxiliary system comprises recognition means for recognising whether the driver assistance system can be operated in a reliable manner in a momentary environment state and/or in a future environment state and/or an operational state of the vehicle. The auxiliary system (1 - 9, 15 - 19) is connected to the recognition means (11) and is embodied in such a manner that information can be given to the driver during operation of the vehicle if the driver assistance system can not be operated in a reliable manner.
Abstract:
Present invention discloses a method and a system for assessing a vehicle driver's excessive workload due to the driver's performance of secondary tasks and responsively adapting a subsystem of the vehicle's operation based thereupon, said method comprising: taking a series of measurements of a driver's head or eye movement variability and inputting the measurements to a computer processor for analysis; analysing the input measurements using the computer processor and determining therefrom whether an excessive amount of driver attention is being paid to a secondary task based on an assessment of driver workload; and tailoring performance of a subsystem of the vehicle based upon said assessment of the driver's excessive level of workload and thereby assuring that behaviour of the vehicle appropriately matches the driver's present level of attentiveness to driving control tasks, as well as a computer program and a computer program product for performing such a method.
Abstract:
A driving intention estimation, driver assistance and vehicle with the driver assistance for providing a stable estimation of a driver's driving intention even if detection of a relationship between an own vehicle and lane markers is lost. A plurality of imaginary drivers of a first type and a second type, each being given a respective driving intention, are provided. When detection of lane markers is reliably kept, a driving intention by a real driver is estimated based on a comparison between an operation of the real driver to operations of the imaginary drivers of the first type that are calculated based on the relative positional relationship of the own vehicle to the detected lane marker. When the detection of lane markers is lost, operations of the plurality of imaginary drivers are calculated based on the relative positional relationship of the own vehicle to a preceding vehicle. In response to the status of detection of the lane marker, either the imaginary drivers of the first type or the second type are selected.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a driver assistance system provided with an auxiliary system (1 - 9, 15 - 19). The driver assistance system comprises detecting means (11) for detecting information about a vehicle and influencing means (11) for influencing a direction of movement and/or the speed of the vehicle according to information about said environment. The auxiliary system (1 - 9, 15 - 19) is used for issuing assistance information to the driver of the vehicle. Said auxiliary system comprises recognition means for recognising whether the driver assistance system can be operated in a reliable manner in a momentary environment state and/or in a future environment state and/or an operational state of the vehicle. The auxiliary system (1 - 9, 15 - 19) is connected to the recognition means (11) and is embodied in such a manner that information can be given to the driver during operation of the vehicle if the driver assistance system can not be operated in a reliable manner.
Abstract:
A lane departure prevention apparatus is configured to avoid lane departure even when the driver is not focused on driving operations, in a state in which the system-operating switch is OFF. The lane departure prevention apparatus has a driver condition detection section or device (step S3) for detecting that the condition of the driver is a condition in which the driver cannot perceive that the host vehicle is tending toward departure, and a lane departure avoidance control section or device (steps S2 to S4) for setting the braking control for avoiding departure in an operable state when the system-operating switch for the driver to instruct the operation of control braking for avoiding the lane departure is OFF, the braking control for avoiding departure is OFF, and the driver condition detection section (step S3) has detected that the condition of the driver is a condition in which the driver cannot perceive that the host vehicle is tending toward departure.