Adaptive vehicle control system with driving style recognition

A system for classifying a driver's driving style of a vehicle, said system comprising:

• a plurality of vehicle sensors providing sensor measurement signals;
• a maneuver identification processor responsive to the sensor signals from the plurality of vehicles sensors, said maneuver identification processor identifying characteristic maneuvers of the vehicle and providing maneuver identifier signals identifying the characteristic maneuvers;
• a style characterization processor responsive to the maneuver identifier signals, said style characterization processor classifying driving style based on the maneuver identifier signals using discriminant features, where the style characterization processor includes a separate classification processor for each different type of characteristic maneuver, said style characterization processor providing driving style classification signals that identify the type of driver driving the vehicle;
• a style profile trip-logger responsive to the maneuver identifier signals and the driver style signals, said trip-logger storing the style classification signals;
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• a decision fusion processor responsive to the style classification signals from the style characterization processor and the stored driving style classification signals from the trip-logger, said decision fusion processor integrating the most recent style classification signals with past style classification signals stored in the trip-logger, and providing integrated driving style classification signals.

A system for classifying a driver's driving style of a vehicle, said system comprising:

• a plurality of vehicle sensors providing sensor measurement signals;
• a signal processor responsive to the sensor signals and processing the sensor signals to be in a format suitable for the classification;
• a maneuver identification processor responsive to the sensor signals from the signal processor, said maneuver identification processor identifying characteristic maneuvers of the vehicle and providing maneuver identifier signals identifying the characteristic maneuvers;
• a traffic and road condition recognition processor responsive to the sensor signals from the signal processor, said traffic and road condition recognition processor providing traffic and road condition signals identifying traffic conditions and road conditions;
• a vehicle position processor responsive to the sensor signals from the signal processor and location signals, said vehicle position processor outputting vehicle position signals to the traffic and road condition recognition processor to incorporate vehicle position in the traffic and road condition signals;
• a data selection processor responsive to the sensor signals from the signal processor, the maneuver identifier signals and the traffic and road condition signals, said data selection processor storing data for the maneuvers and the traffic and road conditions;
• a style characterization processor responsive to the maneuver identifier signals, the stored data from the data selection processor and the traffic and road condition signals from the traffic and road condition recognition processor, said style characterization processor classifying driving style based on the signals and providing driving style classification signals that identify the type of driver driving the vehicle, where the style characterization processor uses a select/switch incorporation to include traffic/road conditions in the classification of the driving style;
• a style profile trip-logger responsive to the maneuver identifier signals and the driver style signals, said trip-logger storing the style classification signals;
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• a decision fusion processor responsive to the style classification signals from the style characterization processor and the stored driving style classification signals from the trip-logger, said decision fusion processor integrating the most recent style classification signals with past style classification signals stored in the trip-logger, and providing integrated driving style classification signals.