Control system with driver monitor
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1. A control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a master unit for supplying information to a human operator of the vehicle and a man-machine interface comprising a device to be held by the human operator during vehicle operation, which device comprises at least one transducing means for converting a physiological variation in the human operator to an electrical signal, and means for inhibiting the supply of an information signal to the vehicle operator in response to the electrical signal representative of the physiological variation.
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Abstract
A vehicle control device such as a steering wheel is equipped with a number of sensors for sensing physiological variations in the human vehicle operator. These sensors are coupled to a master unit (not shown). A rise in the anxiety level of the human operator, which may be due to an impending maneuver, is detected by the master unit via, for example, a rise in skin conductivity, and a signal is provided to other in-vehicle equipment. This signal may be used to delay the provision of non-critical information to the operator, such as navigational data, fuel consumption details or the ringing of a car-telephone.
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1. A control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a master unit for supplying information to a human operator of the vehicle and a man-machine interface comprising a device to be held by the human operator during vehicle operation, which device comprises at least one transducing means for converting a physiological variation in the human operator to an electrical signal, and means for inhibiting the supply of an information signal to the vehicle operator in response to the electrical signal representative of the physiological variation.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control system for a vehicle comprising:
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a master unit for supplying information to a human operator of the vehicle, a device to be held by the vehicle operator to provide manual control of the vehicle during operation thereof, transducing means coupled to said master unit and associated with said manual control device and arranged to convert a variation in a physiological characteristic of the human operator into a corresponding electric signal, and means for inhibiting the supply of an information signal to the vehicle operator in response to the electric signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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