METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE OPERATIONAL STATE OF A DRIVER
First Claim
1. A method for determining an operational state of a driver of a vehicle using an awareness detection arrangement, the awareness detection arrangement comprising at least a first and a second source for generating data relating to the behavior of the driver, the method comprising:
- receiving, from the first and the second source, data relating to at least one of physiological data of the driver, the operation of the vehicle, and a model of the driver operating the vehicle;
comparing the data from the first and the second source with a driver state model defining a plurality of predefined driver states for each of the first and the second source, respectively;
determining based on the comparison, for each of the first and the second source, a state probability for each of the plurality of predefined driver states including determining one of a probability mass function or a probability density function for each of the predetermined driver states; and
weighing the determined driver states for the first and the second source with each other for determining an overall operational state probability for the driver.
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Abstract
A method for determining an operational state of a driver of a vehicle uses an awareness detection arrangement. The awareness detection arrangement includes at least a first and a second source for generating data relating to the behavior of the driver. The method includes receiving, from the first and the second source, data relating to at least one of physiological data of the driver, the operation of the vehicle, and a model of the driver operating the vehicle, comparing the data from the first and the second source with a driver state model defining a plurality of predefined driver states for each of the first and the second source, respectively, determining based on the comparison, for each of the first and the second source, a state probability for each of the plurality of predefined driver states, and weighing the determined driver states for the first and the second source with each other for determining an overall operational state probability for the driver.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for determining an operational state of a driver of a vehicle using an awareness detection arrangement, the awareness detection arrangement comprising at least a first and a second source for generating data relating to the behavior of the driver, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the first and the second source, data relating to at least one of physiological data of the driver, the operation of the vehicle, and a model of the driver operating the vehicle; comparing the data from the first and the second source with a driver state model defining a plurality of predefined driver states for each of the first and the second source, respectively; determining based on the comparison, for each of the first and the second source, a state probability for each of the plurality of predefined driver states including determining one of a probability mass function or a probability density function for each of the predetermined driver states; and weighing the determined driver states for the first and the second source with each other for determining an overall operational state probability for the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A control system for determining an operational state of a driver of a vehicle, the control system comprising a control unit, the control unit connected to an awareness detection arrangement comprising at least a first and a second source for generating data relating to the behavior of the driver, wherein the control unit is configured to:
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receive, from the first and the second source, data relating to at least one of physiological data of the driver, the operation of the vehicle, and a model of the driver operating the vehicle; compare the data from the first and the second source with a driver state model defining a plurality of predefined driver states for each of the first and the second source, respectively; determine based on the comparison, for each of the first and the second source, a state probability for each of the plurality of predefined driver states including determining one of a probability mass function or a probability density function for each of the predetermined driver states; and weigh the determined driver states for the first and the second source with each other for determining an overall operational state probability for the driver. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A vehicle system, comprising
a control system for determining an operational state of a driver of a vehicle, and an awareness detection arrangement the control system comprising a control unit, the control unit being connected to the awareness detection arrangement, the awareness detection arrangement comprising at least a first and a second source for generating data relating to the behavior of the driver, wherein the control unit is configured to: -
receive, from the first and the second source, data relating to at least one of physiological data of the driver, the operation of the vehicle, and a model of the driver operating the vehicle;
.compare the data from the first and the second source with a driver state model defining a plurality of predefined driver states for each of the first and the second, source, respectively; determine based on the comparison, for each of the first and the second source, a state probability for each of the plurality of predefined driver states including determining one of a probability mass function or a probability density function for each of the predetermined driver states; and weigh the determined driver states for the first and the second source with each other for determining an overall operational state probability for the driver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program product for determining an operational state of a driver of a vehicle using an awareness detection arrangement, the awareness detection arrangement comprising at least a first and a second source for generating data relating to the behavior of the driver, the computer program product comprising code configured to, when executed by a processor:
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receive, from the first and the second source, data relating to at least one of physiological data of the driver, the operation of the vehicle, and a model of the driver operating the vehicle; compare the data from the first and the second source with a driver state model defining a plurality of predefined driver states for each of the first and the second source, respectively; determine based on the comparison, for each of the first and the second source, a state probability for each of the plurality of predefined driver states including determining one of a probability mass function or a probability density function for each of the predetermined driver states; and weigh the determined driver states for the first and the second source with each other for determining an overall operational state probability for the driver.
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