A method of monitoring situational awareness of a vehicle driver D comprises receiving eye movement information, tracking information of one or more objects external to the vehicle 2, and correlating them to determine whether the driver eye movement corresponds to relative movement of the external objects. The driver eye tracking information may be obtained by analysing image data from an optical or infrared camera 10 facing the automobile driver and being configured to follow eye movements, and may contain a saccade pattern or angular velocity or acceleration. The external object tracking information may be obtained from an optical camera 8 in the front of the car, or may comprise an array of sensors to provide larger area coverage. The eye movements form an eye tracking signature which can be correlated with object tracking signatures by an electronic processor 3, determining whether the driver is observing an external object.
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS
SITUATIONSBEWUSSTES ÜBERWACHUNGSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE SURVEILLANCE DE LA CONSCIENCE DE LA SITUATION
2023-08-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / A61B DIAGNOSIS , Diagnostik / 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 / G08B SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS , Signalisier- oder Rufsysteme / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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