A vehicle driver assist arrangement (1) is provided comprising an output unit (2) and a vehicle driver attentiveness assessment arrangement (3) comprising a host vehicle lane position evaluation unit (5), a steering wheel torque detection unit (7), a pedal pressure detecting unit (9), and a processing unit (11). The processing unit (11) is arranged to assess a level of vehicle driver attentiveness on the basis of a first, a second and a third signal (S1, S2, S3) transmitted to the processing unit (11) by the host vehicle lane position evaluation unit (5), the steering wheel torque detection unit (7), and the pedal pressure detecting unit (9). The vehicle driver assist arrangement (1) is arranged to issue an alert, via the output unit (2), in case the assessed level of vehicle driver attentiveness is below a predetermined threshold attentiveness level. The present invention also relates to a method of assisting a vehicle driver and a vehicle (13) comprising a vehicle driver assist arrangement (1).
VEHICLE DRIVER ASSIST ARRANGEMENT
29.04.2015
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein |