DRIVING SKILL RECOGNITION BASED ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT BEHAVIOR
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1. A method for determining a driver'"'"'s driving skill of a vehicle, said method comprising:
- providing an ideal transmission shift map based on throttle position and vehicle speed;
monitoring an actual transmission shift point performed by the driver;
comparing an actual transmission shift point to the transmission shift map to identify a shift-error distance on the map;
comparing the shift-error distance to a predetermined threshold; and
classifying the driver'"'"'s driving skill based on the comparison of the shift-error distance to the threshold.
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Abstract
A method for determining a driver'"'"'s driving skill of a vehicle using transmission shift information. The method includes providing an ideal transmission shift map based on throttle position and vehicle speed. The method also includes monitoring an actual transmission shift point performed by the driver and comparing an actual transmission shift point to the transmission shift map to identify a shift-error distance on the map. The method also includes comparing the shift-error distance to a predetermined threshold and classifying the driver'"'"'s driving skill based on the comparison of the shift-error distance to the threshold.
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1. A method for determining a driver'"'"'s driving skill of a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing an ideal transmission shift map based on throttle position and vehicle speed; monitoring an actual transmission shift point performed by the driver; comparing an actual transmission shift point to the transmission shift map to identify a shift-error distance on the map; comparing the shift-error distance to a predetermined threshold; and classifying the driver'"'"'s driving skill based on the comparison of the shift-error distance to the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for determining a driver'"'"'s driving skill of a vehicle using transmission shift information, said method comprising:
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comparing an actual transmission shift of the vehicle to an ideal transmission shift; determining a degree of transmission shift shock; measuring transient vehicle longitudinal acceleration at an end of a transmission shift; determining engine torque when a vehicle clutch is disengaged; determining a time duration of a manual gear transmission shift; and using the comparison of the ideal transmission shift to the actual transmission shift, the degree of transmission shock, the transient vehicle longitudinal acceleration, the engine torque when the vehicle clutch is disengaged and the time duration of the manual gear transmission shift to classify the driver'"'"'s driving skill. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for determining a driver'"'"'s driving skill of a vehicle, said system comprising:
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means for providing an ideal transmission shift map based on throttle position and vehicle speed; means for monitoring an actual transmission shift point performed by the driver; means for comparing an actual transmission shift point to the transmission shift map to identify a shift-error distance on the map; means for comparing the shift-error distance to a predetermined threshold; and means for classifying the driver'"'"'s driving skill based on the comparison of the shift-error distance to the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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