System and method for driver performance improvement
First Claim
1. A method of informing a vehicle operator to improve the operator'"'"'s performance, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving vehicle operating data from the vehicle relating to the vehicle operating condition;
monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle relating to activities of the operator within the interior portion;
receiving vehicle environment data from the environment external to the vehicle;
monitoring the vehicle operator and receiving operator condition data relating to a condition of the vehicle operator;
estimating an operator cognitive load; and
prioritizing vehicle information based upon the operator cognitive load for selectively informing the operator of the vehicle information.
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Abstract
A method (500) of informing a vehicle operator to improve the operator'"'"'s performance includes the steps of receiving vehicle operating data (502); monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle (504); receiving vehicle environment data (506); monitoring the vehicle operator and receiving operator condition data relating to a condition of the vehicle operator (508); estimating an operator cognitive load (510); and prioritizing vehicle information based upon the operator cognitive load for selectively informing the operator of the vehicle information (512).
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20 Claims
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1. A method of informing a vehicle operator to improve the operator'"'"'s performance, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving vehicle operating data from the vehicle relating to the vehicle operating condition;
monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle relating to activities of the operator within the interior portion;
receiving vehicle environment data from the environment external to the vehicle;
monitoring the vehicle operator and receiving operator condition data relating to a condition of the vehicle operator;
estimating an operator cognitive load; and
prioritizing vehicle information based upon the operator cognitive load for selectively informing the operator of the vehicle information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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10. A method of providing information to an operator of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a master condition list, the master condition list being a fusion of sensor data within the vehicle;
determining an operating situation of the vehicle based on the master condition list; and
prioritizing information presented to the operator based upon the operating condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. An apparatus for providing information to an operator of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor fusion module, the sensor fusion module being coupled to a vehicle condition sensor, a vehicle exterior sensor, an operator condition sensor and an operator activity sensor respectively providing to the sensor fusion module vehicle condition data, vehicle environment data, operator condition data and operator activity data, the sensor fusion module operable to provide a master condition list based on the data received by the sensor fusion module;
a response selector coupled to the sensor fusion module, the response selector being operable to determine a current operating condition based upon the master condition list and to assess an operator action in response to the current operating condition to provide an operator performance assessment value based upon the master condition list and the operator action; and
an action generator coupled to the response selector to generate an indication; and
an operator interface coupled to the action generator to convey the indication to the operator.
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