Method and system for detecting operator alertness
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1. A method for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine, the method comprising:
- collecting reference motion data associated with an operator representation of the operator when the operator is in an alert state, wherein the collecting reference motion data comprises creating at least two three dimensional representations of the operator, or a portion thereof, over a first time period via stereo vision processing;
determining observed motion data of one or more points of a three dimensional representation of the operator during a time interval, wherein a change in position versus time is determined for the one or more points of the three dimensional representation of the operator; and
sending an alert signal to alert the operator if a detected angular shift of one or more points of the representation exceed a motion threshold.
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The method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image collection system. The image collection system collects reference motion data associated with an operator representation when the operator is in an alert state. An image processor determines observed motion data of one or more points of a three dimensional representation of the operator during a time interval. An analyser sends an alert signal to alert the operator if a detected angular shift of one or more points of the representation exceed a motion threshold.
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1. A method for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine, the method comprising:
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collecting reference motion data associated with an operator representation of the operator when the operator is in an alert state, wherein the collecting reference motion data comprises creating at least two three dimensional representations of the operator, or a portion thereof, over a first time period via stereo vision processing; determining observed motion data of one or more points of a three dimensional representation of the operator during a time interval, wherein a change in position versus time is determined for the one or more points of the three dimensional representation of the operator; and sending an alert signal to alert the operator if a detected angular shift of one or more points of the representation exceed a motion threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine, the system comprising:
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a stereo vision image collection system for collecting reference motion data associated with an operator representation of the operator when the operator is in an alert state, wherein the reference position data comprises a three dimensional representation of the operator, or a portion thereof, created via stereo vision processing by the stereo vision image collection system; an image processor for determining observed motion data of one or more points of a three dimensional representation of the operator during a time interval, wherein a change in position versus time is determined for the one or more points of the three dimensional representation of the operator; and an analyzer for sending an alert signal to alert the operator if a detected angular shift of one or more points of the representation exceed a motion threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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