Guiding a vehicle based on gaze tracking data
AssigneeValeo Comfort and Driving Assistance
InventorAntonyo Musabini
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for guiding a vehicle at least in part automatically. The method includes generating gaze tracking data by tracking a gaze direction of a user of the vehicle for a predefined time interval and analyzing the gaze tracking date by a computer unit with respect to a lane change intention of the user. Depending on a result of the analysis, an at least partially automatic lane change maneuver is proposed to the user or the at least partially automatic lane changer maneuver is initiated by the computing unit.
Claims19
A method for guiding a vehicle at least in part automatically, the method comprising:
- generating gaze tracking data by tracking a gaze direction of a user of the vehicle for a predefined time interval;
- analyzing the gaze tracking data by a computing unit with respect to a lane change intention of the user;
- wherein the analysis of the gaze tracking data comprises:
- determining an intersection point of the gaze direction with a virtual plane,
- determining a map representing a distribution of the position of the intersection point during the time interval, and
- analyzing the map with respect to the lane change intention of the user and based on previously identified patterns of the user;
- and
- depending on a result of the analysis, proposing an at least partially automatic lane change maneuver to the user or initiating the at least partially automatic lane change maneuver by the computing unit.
An electronic vehicle guidance system for a vehicle, the guidance system comprising:
- a gaze tracking sensor system, which is configured to track a gaze direction of a user of the vehicle for a predefined time interval;
- and
- a computing unit, which is configured to analyze the gaze tracking data with respect to a lane change intention of the user;
- wherein the analyzing the gaze tracking data comprises:
- determining an intersection point of the gaze direction with a virtual plane,
- determining a map representing a distribution of the position of the intersection point during the time interval, and
- analyzing the map with respect to the lane change intention of the user and based on previously identified patterns of the user;
- and
- wherein the computing unit is configured to, depending on a result of the analysis, propose an at least partially automatic lane change maneuver to the user or initiate the least partially automatic lane change maneuver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.