SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EVALUATING AND REPORTING THE DRIVING ACUITY AND PERFORMANCE OF A TEST SUBJECT

• US 20140080098A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.), Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.), Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Price, Chadd I.
• Application Number:
  US13/618,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20140080098A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/29
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/16 Control of vehicles or other craft simulators G09B9/02
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/052 characterised by provision for recording or measuring trainee's performance devices for psychotechnics, e.g. for vehicle drivers A61B5/16, A61B5/18

Abstract

Systems and methods for dynamically evaluating a test subject during operation/driving of a vehicle via an onboard evaluator are provided for herein. In particular, an onboard evaluator in the vehicle may be activated either automatically or manually by a user to dynamically evaluate the test subject of the vehicle and grade the test subject on his or her driving ability. Once the onboard evaluator has been activated, the location of the vehicle is preferably identified via a global positioning system (GPS) and local driving laws and rules are downloaded based on the identified location of the vehicle. The onboard evaluator then dynamically evaluates a test subject'"'"'s driving skill set based on a test subject'"'"'s driving acuity and performance. As the driving skill set is being evaluated, a processor continually calculates a driving grade/score for that particular test subject in relation to the test subject'"'"'s evaluated driving skill set.

Claims

1. A method of dynamically evaluating a test subject of a vehicle via an onboard evaluator, the method comprising:

activating, by a power supply, the onboard evaluator in the vehicle;

identifying, by a processor, a location of the vehicle via a global positioning system (GPS);

downloading, by the processor executing the onboard evaluator, local driving laws based on the identified location of the vehicle;

dynamically evaluating, by the processor executing the onboard evaluator, a test subject'"'"'s skill set based on an acuity and performance of the test subject'"'"'s operation of the vehicle; and

displaying a grade in relation to the test subject'"'"'s evaluated skill set.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the onboard evaluator is activated by identifying a coded remote information transmission device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

before activating the onboard evaluator, searching for the coded remote information transmission device automatically by the onboard evaluator;

in response to locating the coded remote information transmission device, identifying the coded remote information transmission device; and

downloading data stored that is associated with the coded remote information transmission device in relation to the onboard evaluator.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the onboard evaluator is activated manually by a user selecting an application on a touch screen system, and logging into the application accordingly.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

before activating the onboard evaluator, searching for a coded remote information transmission device automatically;

in response to not finding the coded remote information transmission device, requiring the user to manually log into the onboard evaluator before the onboard evaluator is activated; and

downloading data that is associated with the user in relation to the onboard evaluator.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the processor, whether the test subject is a passenger or a driver;

in response to the test subject being a driver, activating a voice control system to communicate with the driver; and

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising connecting the onboard evaluator via a wireless communication media to a remote device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the remote device is a touch screen device operating a Bluetooth system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein evaluating the test subject further includes:

monitoring a plurality of vehicle sensories to evaluate how well a test subject executes operation of the vehicle;

determining, by the onboard evaluator, whether or not any one of a plurality of road rules and laws have been broken by the test subject;

continuously evaluating environmental conditions around the vehicle and the location of the vehicle;

identifying whether a teaching moment is present based on the data received from the plurality of sensories; and

in response to identifying a teaching moment, instructing the test subject either audibly or visually with a proper execution technique for the current environment in which the vehicle is operating.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein in response to the onboard evaluator determining that a law has been broken by the test subject, logging the violation in the memory in association with that test subject and recalculating the test subject'"'"'s grade.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the onboard evaluator provides tutorials related to a specific test'"'"'s subjects bad habits which are identified based upon the rules or laws a test subject violates.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the grade is reported to one or more third parties.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller to dynamically evaluating a test subject of a vehicle via an onboard evaluator, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that activate the onboard evaluator in the vehicle;

program instructions that identify a location of the vehicle via a global positioning system (GPS);

program instructions that download local driving laws based on the identified location of the vehicle;

program instructions that dynamically evaluate a test subject'"'"'s skill set based on an acuity and performance of the test subject'"'"'s operation of the vehicle; and

program instructions that display a grade in relation to the test subject'"'"'s evaluated skill set.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the onboard evaluator is activated by identifying a coded remote information transmission device.

15. A system configured to dynamically evaluate a test subject of a vehicle via an onboard evaluator, the system comprising:

a processor executing program instructions that are configured to activate the onboard evaluator in the vehicle, identify a location of the vehicle via a global positioning system (GPS), download local driving laws based on the identified location of the vehicle, dynamically evaluate a test subject'"'"'s skill set based on driving acuity and performance of the test subject'"'"'s, and provide a grade in relation to the test subject'"'"'s evaluated skill set to one or more display devices.

16. The system of claim 15, the processor is further configured to:

before activating the onboard evaluator, search for a coded remote information transmission device automatically, in response to not finding the coded remote information transmission device, require the user to manually log into the onboard evaluator before the onboard evaluator is activated, and download via the network interface data that is associated with the user in relation to the onboard evaluator.

17. The system of claim 15, the processor s further configured to monitor a plurality of vehicle sensories to evaluate how well a test subject executes operation of the vehicle, determine whether or not any one of a plurality of road rules and laws have been broken by the test subject, continuously evaluate environmental conditions around the vehicle and the location of the vehicle identify whether a teaching moment is present based on the data received from the plurality of sensories, and instruct the driver either audibly or visually with a proper execution technique for the current environment in which the vehicle is operating in response to identifying the teaching moment.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the environmental conditions are based on the location of the vehicle and weather conditions.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein in response to the determination that the law has been broken by the test subject, logging the violation in the memory in association with that test subject and recalculating the test subjects grade.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the grade of the test subject is provided to one or more third parties.