System for warning of drowsiness of driver and method thereof

• US 10,029,568 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2016
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HL Mando Corporation (Halla Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mando Corporation
• Inventors: Jang, HyunSeop
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US15/279,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20170096063A1
• Time in Patent Office: 663 Days
• Field of Search: 340575, 340576
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/066 actuating a signalling device B60K28/063 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/18 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/12 Lane keeping
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons

Abstract

The present embodiment provides a driver'"'"'s drowsiness warning system. The driver'"'"'s drowsiness warning system according to the present embodiments of the present disclosure may include: a steering angle sensor that measures a steering signal; a lane recognizing sensor that recognizes a lane; a lane keeping assist unit that determines whether a vehicle is out of a lane that the vehicle drives along; and a controller that determines whether a driver is drowsy based on at least one out of a frequency of a change in the steering signal during a predetermined period of time and how frequently the vehicle is out of the lane during a predetermined period of time, and generates a warning to the driver when it is determined that the driver is drowsy.

Claims

1. A driver'"'"'s drowsiness warning system, comprising:

a vehicle speed sensor configured to measure a vehicle speed;

a steering angle sensor configured to measure a steering signal;

a lane recognizing sensor configured to recognize a lane;

a lane keeping assist unit configured to determine whether a vehicle is out of a lane that the vehicle drives along; and

a controller configured to,

when the vehicle drives in a straight line and the vehicle speed is faster than a predetermined speed, determine whether a driver is drowsy based on at least one out of a frequency of a change in the steering signal during a predetermined period of time and whether the vehicle is out of the lane that the vehicle drives along, and

generate a warning to the driver when it is determined that the driver is drowsy,

wherein the controller is configured to

when the frequency of the change in the steering signal during the predetermined period of time is less than predetermined reference frequency, determine the driver is drowsy, and

when the lane keeping assist unit determines that the vehicle is out of the lane, determine the driver is drowsy.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the warning includes at least one out of steering reaction controlling, sound warning, gauge warning, and emergency light warning.

3. A driver'"'"'s drowsiness warning method, which is executed in a system that includes a vehicle speed sensor, a steering angle sensor, a lane recognizing sensor, a lane keeping assist unit that enables a vehicle to keep a lane, and a controller, the method comprising:

measuring, by the vehicle speed sensor, a vehicle speed;

measuring, by the steering angle sensor, a steering signal;

recognizing, by the lane recognizing sensor, a lane;

determining, by the lane keeping assist unit, whether a vehicle is out of the lane based on the recognized lane;

determining, when the vehicle drives in a straight line and the vehicle speed is faster than a predetermined speed, whether a driver is drowsy based on at least one out of a frequency of a change in the steering signal during a predetermined period of time and whether the vehicle is out of the lane that the vehicle drives along; and

generating, by the controller, a warning to the driver when it is determined that the driver is drowsy

wherein

when the frequency of the change in the steering signal during the predetermined period of time is less than predetermined reference frequency, the controller determines the driver is drowsy, and

when the lane keeping assist unit determines that the vehicle is out of the lane, the controller determines the driver is drowsy.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the warning includes at least one out of steering reaction controlling, sound warning, gauge warning, and emergency light warning.