SAFETY MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF FOR HUMAN-DRIVEN VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A safety monitoring apparatus for a human-driven vehicle, comprising:
- a sensing unit, arranged on a steering member of the human-driven vehicle for sensing whether the steering member of the human-driven vehicle is in contact with a hand of a driver and generating a sensing signal, accordingly;
a processing unit, electronically connected to the sensing unit, operatively determining whether the hand of the driver has been placed on the steering member; and
a warning unit, electronically connected to the processing unit, and configured for generating a safety warning message;
wherein when the processing unit determines that the hand of the driver has not been placed on the steering member according to the sensing signal, the processing unit outputs a warning signal causing the warning unit to generate the safety warning message to warn the driver.
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Abstract
A safety monitoring apparatus and method thereof for human-driven vehicle are provided. The safety monitoring apparatus includes a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a warning unit. The sensing unit and the warning unit are electrically connected to the processing unit, respectively. The sensing unit is arranged on a steering member of the human-driven vehicle and is used for sensing whether the steering member is in contact with a hand of a driver and generating a sensing signal accordingly. The processing unit determines whether the hand of the driver is placed on the steering member. The warning unit is used for generating a safety warning message. When the processing unit determines that the hand of the driver has not been placed on the steering member according to the sensing signal, the processing unit drives the warning unit to generate the safety warning message to warn the driver.
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20 Claims
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1. A safety monitoring apparatus for a human-driven vehicle, comprising:
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a sensing unit, arranged on a steering member of the human-driven vehicle for sensing whether the steering member of the human-driven vehicle is in contact with a hand of a driver and generating a sensing signal, accordingly; a processing unit, electronically connected to the sensing unit, operatively determining whether the hand of the driver has been placed on the steering member; and a warning unit, electronically connected to the processing unit, and configured for generating a safety warning message; wherein when the processing unit determines that the hand of the driver has not been placed on the steering member according to the sensing signal, the processing unit outputs a warning signal causing the warning unit to generate the safety warning message to warn the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A safety monitoring method for a human-driven vehicle, comprising:
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sensing whether a hand of a driver has been placed on a steering member using a sensing unit disposed on the steering member of the human-driven vehicle; and generating a safety warning message to warn the driver when sensed that the hand of the driver has not been placed on the steering member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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