Control and monitoring device for vehicle
First Claim
1. Control device (1) for controlling a vehicle movement of a vehicle, havinga control command input device for inputting manual control command inputs for controlling the vehicle movement of the vehicle, anda control signal unit (7), which is configured to generate control signals for controlling the vehicle movement of the vehicle as a function of the manual control command inputs,characterized in that the control command input device hasa camera system (2) for capturing image information relating to at least part of an operator control space of the vehicle,an image processing unit (5), which is configured to detect body movements and/or body postures of at least one vehicle driver (4) from the captured image information, andan evaluation unit (6) which is configured to determine the manual control command inputs as a function of the detected body movements and/or body postures.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a control device (1) for controlling a vehicle movement of a vehicle, having
- a control command input device for inputting manual control command inputs for controlling the vehicle movement of the vehicle, and
- a control signal unit (7), which is configured to generate control signals for controlling the vehicle movement of the vehicle as a function of the manual control command inputs,
wherein the control command input device has - a camera system (2) for capturing image information relating to at least part of an operator control space of the vehicle,
- an image processing unit (5), which is configured to detect body movements and/or body postures of at least one vehicle driver (4) from the captured image information, and
- an evaluation unit (6) which is configured to determine the manual control command inputs as a function of the detected body movements and/or body postures.
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1. Control device (1) for controlling a vehicle movement of a vehicle, having
a control command input device for inputting manual control command inputs for controlling the vehicle movement of the vehicle, and a control signal unit (7), which is configured to generate control signals for controlling the vehicle movement of the vehicle as a function of the manual control command inputs, characterized in that the control command input device has a camera system (2) for capturing image information relating to at least part of an operator control space of the vehicle, an image processing unit (5), which is configured to detect body movements and/or body postures of at least one vehicle driver (4) from the captured image information, and an evaluation unit (6) which is configured to determine the manual control command inputs as a function of the detected body movements and/or body postures.
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8. Monitoring device for monitoring a touch-dependent control element (10) for controlling a vehicle movement of a vehicle, characterized in that
a control element input interface (9) is provided which is configured to receive manual control element control command inputs which can be input by the vehicle driver (4) of the vehicle activating at least one touch-dependent control element (10), a control command-acquisition device is provided which has a camera system (2) for capturing image information relating to at least part of an operator control space of the vehicle, an image processing unit (5), which is configured to detect control element body movements of the vehicle driver and/or control element movements during the activation of the control element (10) in order to input control element control command inputs from the captured image information, and an evaluation unit (6), which is configured to determine manual control command inputs as a function of detected body movements and/or control element movements, and a monitoring unit is provided which is configured to detect a malfunction of the touch-dependent control element (10) by comparing the control command inputs determined from the image information and the control element control command inputs received via the control element input interface (9).
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9. Detection device for detecting a touch state of at least one touch-dependent control element for the controlling of a vehicle movement of a vehicle by a vehicle driver, characterized in that provision is made of
a camera system for capturing image information relating to at least part of an operator control space of the vehicle, an image processing unit which is configured to detect body parts of the vehicle driver, which are provided for inputting control command at the touch-dependent control element of the vehicle, from the captured image information, and an evaluation unit which is configured for detecting a touch state of the touch-dependent control element as a function of the detected body parts.
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