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Target awareness determination system and method

  • US 6,989,754 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2003
  • Issued: 01/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A target awareness determination system for determining user awareness of an object, said system comprising:

  • an object monitor including an object detection sensor for sensing an object in a field of view and determining a position of the object;

    an eye gaze monitor including an imaging camera oriented to capture images of a user including an eye of the user, said eye gaze monitor determining an eye gaze vector; and

    a controller for determining awareness of the user to the object based on the detected object position and the eye gaze vector, wherein the controller further determines an awareness angle as a function of the gaze vector and the position of the object, wherein the controller determines driver awareness as a function of the awareness angle.

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