A driving consciousness estimation device is configured to estimate a driver's driving consciousness of a host vehicle as a driving readiness degree. The device includes a viewing target recognition unit configured to recognize a viewing target used for estimating the driving readiness degree based on a result of detection by an external sensor of the host vehicle, a driver's line of sight recognition unit configured to recognize a driver's line of sight, a viewing reaction index calculation unit configured to calculate a driver's viewing reaction index for the viewing target based on the driver's line of sight recognized by the driver's line of sight recognition unit, and a driving readiness degree estimation unit configured to estimate the driving readiness degree based on the viewing reaction index.
DRIVING CONSCIOUSNESS ESTIMATION DEVICE
13.12.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch