Audio cues for driver training
AssigneesToyota Research Institute, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroshi Yasuda, Jean Marcel dos Reis Costa
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to training a vehicle driver using audio cues. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a deviation of a vehicle between an actual path of the vehicle and an ideal path. The ideal path defines a position and a velocity of the vehicle to optimize driving time through a current section of a road. The method includes generating an audible cue within the vehicle to indicate to a driver the deviation from the ideal path.
Claims15
An audio system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory communicably coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- determine a deviation of a vehicle between an actual path of the vehicle and an ideal path, wherein the ideal path defines a position and a velocity of the vehicle to optimize driving time through a current section of a road;
- and
- generate an audible cue within the vehicle to indicate to a driver the deviation from the ideal path including selecting the audible cue to mimic a virtual vehicle by one of:
- i) executing the ideal path using a Doppler effect to convey movement in relation to the vehicle as though the virtual vehicle is emitting the audible cue, ii) driving in proximity to the vehicle to influence the driver to control the vehicle along the ideal path, including approaching from a rear position of the vehicle and accelerating away from the vehicle.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- determine a deviation of a vehicle between an actual path of the vehicle and an ideal path, wherein the ideal path defines a position and a velocity of the vehicle to optimize driving time through a current section of a road;
- and
- generate an audible cue within the vehicle to indicate to a driver the deviation from the ideal path including selecting the audible cue to mimic a virtual vehicle by one of:
- i) executing the ideal path using a Doppler effect to convey movement in relation to the vehicle as though the virtual vehicle is emitting the audible cue, ii) driving in proximity to the vehicle to influence the driver to control the vehicle along the ideal path, including approaching from a rear position of the vehicle and accelerating away from the vehicle.
A method, comprising:
- determining a deviation of a vehicle between an actual path of the vehicle and an ideal path, wherein the ideal path defines a position and a velocity of the vehicle to optimize driving time through a current section of a road;
- and
- generating an audible cue within the vehicle to indicate to a driver the deviation from the ideal path including selecting the audible cue to mimic a virtual vehicle by one of:
- i) executing the ideal path using a Doppler effect to convey movement in relation to the vehicle as though the virtual vehicle is emitting the audible cue, ii) driving in proximity to the vehicle to influence the driver to control the vehicle along the ideal path, including approaching from a rear position of the vehicle and accelerating away from the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.