Operating method for vehicles

• US 20070007067A1
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Borke, Danny, Fuchs, Maximilian, Pollehn, Dietger
• Granted Patent: US 7,431,120 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/272
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00742 by detection of the vehicle occupants' presence; by detection of conditions relating to the body of occupants, e.g. using radiant heat detectors
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms

Abstract

A method for operating vehicles, with which the state of the driver'"'"'s health is determined and a corresponding signal is sent, provides continuously activatable systems in the vehicle, and thus the physical state of the driver and the other passengers is positively influenced and/or any stress that arises is counteracted.

Claims

1. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising the acts of:

determining a state of health of a driver or other passengers;

transmitting a signal corresponding to the state of health of the driver or the other passengers; and

positively influencing a physical state of, or counteracting a detected stress on, the driver and the other passengers with at least one continuously activatable system in the vehicle, based on the signal.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the state of health of the driver and the other passengers is determined contactlessly.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein an actual physical state of the driver and the other passengers is determined by bio-sensor technology.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an actual physical state of the driver and the other passengers is derived from events occurring during the trip or a current or preceding traffic situation.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an actual physical state of the driver and the other passengers is derived from acoustic behavior.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a scope or nature of an activation of the at least one continuously activatable system is individually set by respective vehicle users.

7. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein an actual physical state of the driver and the other passengers is derived from events occurring during the trip or a current or preceding traffic situation.

8. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the actual physical state of the driver and the other passengers is derived from events occurring during the trip or a current or preceding traffic situation.

9. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein an actual physical state of the driver and the other passengers is derived from acoustic behavior.

10. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein an actual physical state of the driver and the other passengers is derived from acoustic behavior.

11. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein an actual physical state of the driver and the other passengers is derived from acoustic behavior.

12. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein a scope or nature of an activation of the at least one continuously activatable system is individually set by respective vehicle users.

13. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein a scope or nature of an activation of the at least one continuously activatable system is individually set by respective vehicle users.

14. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein a scope or nature of an activation of the at least one continuously activatable system is individually set by respective vehicle users.

15. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein a scope or nature of an activation of the at least one continuously activatable system is individually set by respective vehicle users.

16. A device for operating a vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of sensors configured to detect data about a state of health of a driver;

a health determination and adjustment unit configured to determine adjustments needed to improve the state of health of the driver, based on the detected data; and

a plurality of adjustable systems configured to provide outputs to improve the state of health of the driver.

17. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the state of health of the driver is determined contactlessly.

18. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein an actual physical state of the driver is determined by a bio-sensor.

19. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein an actual physical state of the driver is derived from events occurring during use of the vehicle or a current traffic situation or a preceding traffic situation.

20. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein an actual physical state of the driver is derived from acoustic data.