System and method for detecting distraction and a downward vertical head pose in a vehicle
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1. A computer-implemented method for detecting a head pose in a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving images of a vehicle occupant located in the vehicle from an imaging device;
selecting facial feature points from a plurality of facial feature points extracted from the images;
calculating a head pose point by averaging vertical position components of the selected facial feature points;
determining the head pose based on a change in position of the head pose point over a period of time T, wherein determining the head pose further includes calculating a difference between the head pose point and a reference point, the reference point being a value indicating a position on a plane of the image and being a learned variant of the head pose point; and
controlling one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle based on the head pose.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for detecting a head pose in a vehicle including receiving images of a vehicle occupant located in the vehicle from an imaging device and selecting facial feature points from a plurality of facial feature points extracted from the images. The method includes calculating a head pose point based on normalizing the selected facial feature points, determining the head pose based on a change in position of the head pose point over a period of time T, and controlling one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle based on the head pose.
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1. A computer-implemented method for detecting a head pose in a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving images of a vehicle occupant located in the vehicle from an imaging device; selecting facial feature points from a plurality of facial feature points extracted from the images; calculating a head pose point by averaging vertical position components of the selected facial feature points; determining the head pose based on a change in position of the head pose point over a period of time T, wherein determining the head pose further includes calculating a difference between the head pose point and a reference point, the reference point being a value indicating a position on a plane of the image and being a learned variant of the head pose point; and controlling one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle based on the head pose. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for detecting a head pose in a vehicle, comprising:
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an imaging device operably connected for computer communication with the vehicle, the imaging device capturing images of a face of a vehicle occupant located in the vehicle; a processor operably connected for computer communication with the imaging device and the vehicle, the processor extracts a plurality of facial feature points from the images and selects facial feature points from the plurality of facial feature points, wherein each of the selected facial feature points have a position on a plane of the images, wherein the processor calculates a head pose point by normalizing vertical components of the positions of the selected facial feature points, and determines the head pose based on a change in position of the head pose point over a period of time T, wherein the processor calculates the change in position of the head pose point as a change in position between the head pose point and a reference point over the period of time T, the reference point being a value indicating a position on a plane of the image and being a learned value based on a mean value of the head pose point over time; and one or more vehicle systems operably connected for computer communication to the processor and the vehicle, wherein the processor controls the one or more vehicle systems based on the head pose. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for detecting a head pose in a vehicle including instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a processor perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving images of a vehicle occupant located in the vehicle from an imaging device; calculating a head pose point by averaging vertical position components of facial feature points selectively identified from the images; determining the head pose based on a change in position of the head pose point over a period of time T, wherein determining the head pose further includes calculating a difference between the head pose point and a reference point, the reference point being a value indicating a position on a plane of the image and being a learned variant of the head pose point; and controlling a function of one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle based on the head pose. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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