Method and system for monitoring driver attention
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsYannick Forster, Frederik Naujoks
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method and automotive control unit is configured to monitor an attention of a driver of a vehicle. To this end, a gaze location of a driver of the vehicle is determined. If the gaze location corresponds to a rear-facing mirror, a field of view of the rear-facing mirror is determined. If the field of view corresponds to a view of a driving environment of the vehicle, the driver is classified as performing a driving task. If the field of view corresponds to a view of the vehicle, the driver is classified as performing a non-driving task. An attention alert is issued to the driver based on the classification of the driver.
Claims18
A method for monitoring an attention of a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
- determining a gaze location of a driver of the vehicle;
- when the gaze location corresponds to a rear-facing mirror, determining a field of view of the rear-facing mirror;
- when the field of view corresponds to a view of a driving environment of the vehicle, classifying the driver as performing a driving task;
- when the field of view corresponds to a view of the vehicle, classifying the driver as performing a non-driving task;
- and
- issuing an attention alert to the driver based on the classification of the driver, wherein the field of view corresponds to the view of the driving environment of the vehicle if the field of view includes less of the view of the vehicle than a vehicle view threshold.
An automotive control unit, comprising:
- at least one processing unit;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and configured to store machine-readable instructions,
- wherein the machine-readable instructions cause the at least one processing unit to:
- determine a gaze location of a driver of a vehicle;
- and
- when the gaze location corresponds to a rear-facing mirror:
- determine a field of view of the rear-facing mirror;
- when the field of view corresponds to a view of a driving environment of the vehicle, classify the driver as performing a driving task;
- when the field of view corresponds to a view of the vehicle, classify the driver as performing a non-driving task;
- and
- issue an attention alert to the driver based on the classification of the driver, wherein the field of view corresponds to the view of the driving environment of the vehicle if the field of view includes less of the view of the vehicle than a vehicle view threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.