System and method for responding to driver state
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Abstract
A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.
Claims30
A method of controlling one or more vehicle systems in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems;
- determining a plurality of driver states of a driver based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems, wherein the plurality of driver states includes a first driver state comprising hand contact of the driver with a steering wheel of the motor vehicle, and a second driver state comprising engagement of a brake pedal or engagement of an accelerator pedal by the driver;
- determining a combined driver state index as a value dependent on evaluating the plurality of driver states together, including evaluating the first driver state and the second driver state together;
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- controlling the one or more vehicle systems as a function of the combined driver state index.
A method of controlling vehicle systems in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems;
- determining a plurality of driver states of a driver based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems, wherein the plurality of driver states includes a first driver state comprising hand contact of the driver with a steering wheel of the motor vehicle, and a second driver state comprising braking of the motor vehicle;
- determining a combined driver state index resulting from confirming the plurality of driver states together;
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- controlling the one or more vehicle systems to engage or disengage a function of the one or more vehicle systems according to the combined driver state index.
A method of controlling one or more vehicle systems in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- receiving monitoring information from a plurality of monitoring systems;
- determining a plurality of driver states of a driver based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems, wherein the plurality of driver states includes a behavioral driver state comprising hand contact of the driver with a steering wheel of the motor vehicle, and a vehicular-sensed driver state comprising engagement of a brake pedal or engagement of an accelerator pedal by the driver
- determining a combined driver state index as a function of evaluating the plurality of driver states together, including evaluating the behavioral driver state and the vehicular-sensed driver state together;
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- modifying a control status of the one or more vehicle systems as a function of the combined driver state index.
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