Method and apparatus for motion sickness mitigation in a vehicle
AssigneeClearMotion, Inc.
InventorsMarco Giovanardi, Mario Flores Alanis, Jack A. Ekchian, Paul A. DiZio, James R. Lackner, Aditya Chandrashekhar Chetty, Yu Jiang
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Abstract
Various systems and methods are disclosed for predicting, detecting or mitigating motion sickness of one or more occupants of a vehicle. Also, disclosed are systems and methods for measuring aspects of head motion and characteristics of at least one eye an occupant of a vehicle and using that information mitigate motion sickness.
Claims17
A method of mitigating an aspect of motion sickness experienced by an occupant of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- (a) monitoring at least one saccadic parameter related to at least one eye of the occupant as the occupant performs a visual task while being transported in the vehicle;
- (b) determining that a value of the at least one saccadic parameter has exceeded a preset threshold value;
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- (c) based at least partly on the determination in (b), modifying an operation of at least one subsystem of the vehicle, the at least one subsystem being selected from the group consisting of:
- a propulsion system, a steering system, a braking system, a navigation system, an HVAC system, and a suspension system.
A method of mitigating an aspect of motion sickness experienced by an occupant of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- (a) monitoring an aspect of head motion of the occupant as the occupant is transported in the vehicle;
- (b) determining a value of at least one parameter that is related to the aspect of the head motion;
- (c) determining that the occupant is likely to experience motion sickness based at least partly on the value determined in (b);
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- (d) based at least partly on the determination in (c), modifying an operation of at least one subsystem of the vehicle, the at least one subsystem being selected from the group consisting of:
- a propulsion system, a steering system, a braking system, and a suspension system.
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment;
- a camera located in the passenger compartment, the camera being configured and arranged to monitor a motion of an eye of a vehicle occupant while the vehicle is moving and the vehicle occupant is performing a visual task;
- a first processor configured and arranged to receive information about the motion of the eye and to determine a value of a saccadic parameter related to the motion of the eye;
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- a second processor configured and arranged to determine a likelihood that the vehicle occupant will experience motion sickness based at least partially on the value of the saccadic parameter.
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