System for controlling vehicle based on occupant's intent
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyung Hoon Kim, Sung Joon Ahn, Tae Hun Kim, Myung Bin Choi
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Abstract
A system for controlling a vehicle includes: an occupant gaze recognition unit to recognize a gaze of an occupant in the vehicle; a point of interest determination unit to determine the point of interest among an external object visible through a side window of the vehicle based on the gaze of the occupant; and a seat position control unit to change a seat position of the occupant to enable a continuous stare at the point of interest according to a movement of the vehicle.
Claims13
A system for controlling a vehicle, the system comprising:
- one or more processors, the one or more processors being configured to:
- recognize a gaze of an occupant in the vehicle;
- determine a point of interest among external objects visible through a side window of the vehicle based on the gaze of the occupant;
- and
- change a seat position of the occupant to enable a continuous stare at the point of interest according to a movement of the vehicle, such that when it is determined that the gaze of the occupant remains on the point of interest and the occupant turns his/her head to continuously stare at the point of interest for equal to or longer than a preset time, a seat on which the occupant is seated is rotated to allow the occupant to continuously stare at the point of interest in a more comfortable position.
A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining gaze information of an occupant in the vehicle;
- determining a point of interest located on the outside of the vehicle using the gaze information;
- and
- changing a seat position of the occupant to enable a continuous stare at the point of interest according to a movement of the vehicle, such that when it is determined from the gaze information that a gaze of the occupant remains on the point of interest and the occupant turns his/her head to continuously stare at the point of interest for equal to or longer than a preset time, a seat on which the occupant is seated is rotated to allow the occupant to continuously stare at the point of interest in a more comfortable position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.