Apparatus and method for controlling alcohol interlock of vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsDae Yun An, Gyun Ha Kim, Eung Hwan Kim, Sang Kyung Seo
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Abstract
An alcohol interlock control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a sensor configured to acquire a biosignal of an occupant that is seated in a driver's seat; and a controller configured to determine whether or not the occupant seated in the driver's seat has changed based on the biosignal of the occupant, and when changed, to determine whether the occupant is in a drunken state, and may identify a driver based on the biosignal of the occupant seated in the driver's seat without an additional device and cost, and may fundamentally block an improper alcohol measurement of an additional occupant instead of the driver.
Claims20
An alcohol interlock control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor configured to acquire a biosignal of an occupant that is seated in a driver's seat;
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- a controller configured to determine whether or not the occupant seated in the driver's seat has changed based on the biosignal of the occupant, and when changed, to determine whether the occupant is in a drunken state.
An alcohol interlock control method comprising:
- acquiring, by a sensor, a biosignal of an occupant that is seated in a driver's seat;
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- determining, by a controller, whether or not the occupant seated in the driver's seat has changed based on the biosignal of the occupant, and when changed, determining whether the occupant is in a drunken state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.