Apparatus detecting driving incapability state of driver
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1. An apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver, the apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device that is mounted on a vehicle and is configured to capture a driver'"'"'s seat;
a memory storing an inclination detection portion and a posture collapse detection portion;
a processor executing the inclination detection portion and the posture collapse detection portion stored in the memory;
the inclination detection portion detects inclination of a head of a driver with respect to a trunk of the driver lower than a neck, based on an image of the driver'"'"'s seat captured by the imaging device; and
the posture collapse detection portion detects the driver is incapable of driving when the inclination of the head with respect to the trunk detected by the inclination detection portion is greater than a relative inclination threshold during travel of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to be safely stopped in a case where it is determined that the driver is incapable of driving.
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An apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: an inclination detection portion that detects inclination of a head of a driver with respect to a trunk of the driver lower than a neck, based on an image of a driver seat captured by an imaging device mounted on a vehicle; and a posture collapse detection portion that detects the driver is incapable of driving when the inclination of the head detected by the inclination detection portion is greater than a relative inclination threshold during travel of the vehicle.
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1. An apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver, the apparatus comprising:
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an imaging device that is mounted on a vehicle and is configured to capture a driver'"'"'s seat; a memory storing an inclination detection portion and a posture collapse detection portion; a processor executing the inclination detection portion and the posture collapse detection portion stored in the memory; the inclination detection portion detects inclination of a head of a driver with respect to a trunk of the driver lower than a neck, based on an image of the driver'"'"'s seat captured by the imaging device; and the posture collapse detection portion detects the driver is incapable of driving when the inclination of the head with respect to the trunk detected by the inclination detection portion is greater than a relative inclination threshold during travel of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to be safely stopped in a case where it is determined that the driver is incapable of driving. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a camera configured to capture a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle; and a processor configured to detect inclination of a head of the driver with respect to a trunk of the driver lower than a neck of the driver, based on an image of the driver'"'"'s seat captured by the camera, and detect the driver is incapable of driving when the detected inclination of the head with respect to the trunk is greater than a relative inclination threshold during travel of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to be safely stopped in a case where it is determined that the driver is incapable of driving.
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30. A method of detecting driving incapability state of a driver of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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capturing, by a camera, a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle; detecting, by a processor, inclination of a head of the driver with respect to a trunk of the driver lower than a neck of the driver, based on an image of the driver'"'"'s seat captured by the camera; and detecting, by the processor, the driver is incapable of driving when the detected inclination of the head with respect to the trunk is greater than a relative inclination threshold during travel of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to be safely stopped in a case where it is determined that the driver is incapable of driving.
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