Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driver-monitoring system
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Application No.: US17813121Application Date: 2022-07-18
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Publication No.: US11685385B2Publication Date: 2023-06-27
- Inventor: Yang Yang , Douglas L. Welk
- Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited
- Applicant Address: BB St. Michael
- Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee Address: BB St. Michael
- Agency: Sawtooth Patent Group PLLC
- Main IPC: B60W40/08
- IPC: B60W40/08 ; B60W40/09 ; G08B21/06 ; B60W50/14

Abstract:
The techniques of this disclosure relate to a driver-monitoring system. The system includes a controller circuit that receives monitoring data from a driver-monitor sensor that is configured to monitor a driver of a vehicle while the vehicle operates in an autonomous-driving mode. The controller circuit determines a score of one or more driver-supervisory metrics based on the monitoring data, each of the driver-supervisory metrics being indicative of whether the driver is supervising the operation of the vehicle. The controller circuit determines a supervision score based on the score of the driver-supervisory metrics. The supervision score is indicative of whether the driver is ready to resume control of the vehicle. The controller circuit indicates a driver-awareness status on a display in a field of view of the driver based on the supervision score. The system can improve vehicle safety by alerting the driver when the driver exhibits reduced driver awareness behavior.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220358826A1 Driver-Monitoring System Public/Granted day:2022-11-10
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