TECHNIQUE FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY
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Abstract
A control system is employed in a vehicle to assist a user to operate the vehicle effectively and safely. In accordance with the invention, the system provides driving assistance to the user by taking into account the user'"'"'s physical condition, the vehicle condition and the surrounding conditions. The surrounding conditions include, e.g., road, weather and traffic conditions, external to the vehicle. The vehicle condition concerns the conditions of the brakes, steering, tires, radiator, etc. of the vehicle. Signs of fatigue, stress and illness of the user are monitored by the control system to assess the user'"'"'s physical condition.
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42 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled)
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23. A method for use in a system for assisting a user to operate a vehicle comprising:
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collecting a first data concerning at least one of a physical condition or a mental condition of the user; collecting a second data concerning a motion of the vehicle; collecting a third data concerning controlling at least one of a plurality of control subsystems of the vehicle by the user; analyzing the first data, the second data and the third data to determine a cognitive state of the user; and at least partially changing a control characteristic of at least one of the control subsystems of the vehicle depending on the cognitive state of the user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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