Dynamic control apparatus and related method
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1. A method of dynamically controlling one or more vehicle driver aid systems, the method comprising:
- using at least one image sensor to determine driver attentiveness; and
controlling sensitivity of one or more of said vehicle driver aid systems in dependence on the determined driver attentiveness,wherein determining the driver attentiveness comprises plotting a virtual projection representative of a line of sight of the driver and integrating the virtual projection with a virtual model of at least a portion of the vehicle stored in memory, the virtual model comprising a plurality of predefined areas of interest and a relative weighting applied to each predefined area of interest.
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Abstract
The present application relates to a method of dynamically controlling one or more systems in a vehicle (V). The method uses at least one image sensor (3-1, 3-2) to determine driver attentiveness. The sensitivity of one or more vehicle driver aid systems are then controlled in dependence on the determined driver attentiveness. The present application also relates to a dynamic control apparatus (1); and to a vehicle (V).
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1. A method of dynamically controlling one or more vehicle driver aid systems, the method comprising:
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using at least one image sensor to determine driver attentiveness; and controlling sensitivity of one or more of said vehicle driver aid systems in dependence on the determined driver attentiveness, wherein determining the driver attentiveness comprises plotting a virtual projection representative of a line of sight of the driver and integrating the virtual projection with a virtual model of at least a portion of the vehicle stored in memory, the virtual model comprising a plurality of predefined areas of interest and a relative weighting applied to each predefined area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A dynamic control apparatus for controlling one or more vehicle driver aid systems, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one image sensor for monitoring a driver of a vehicle; at least one processor configured to analyze image data output from the at least one image sensor to determine driver attentiveness; and a controller configured to control sensitivity of one or more of the vehicle driver aid systems in dependence on the determined driver attentiveness; wherein the at least one processor is configured to plot a virtual projection representative of a line of sight of the driver and to integrate the virtual projection with a virtual model of at least a portion of the vehicle stored in memory to determine driver the attentiveness, the virtual model comprising a plurality of predefined areas of interest and a relative weighting applied to each predefined area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dynamic control apparatus for controlling one or more vehicle driver aid systems, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one image sensor configured to monitor a driver of a vehicle; at least one processor configured to analyze image data output from the at least one image sensor to determine driver attentiveness; and a controller configured to control the sensitivity of one or more of the vehicle driver aid systems in dependence on the determined driver attentiveness; wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify an eyes off-road event and/or an eyes on-road event and to measure a cumulative time period and/or a frequency for said eyes off-road event and/or said eyes on-road event. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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