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System and method for detecting and preventing drowsiness

  • US 9,041,542 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2014
  • Issued: 05/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • a steering wheel;

    a thermal grill located on an outermost surface of the steering wheel such that at least a portion of the thermal grill is exposed on the outermost surface of the steering wheel, the thermal grill comprising interlaced regions;

    one or more monitors configured to monitor one or more parameters associated with the driver; and

    a controller configured to, in response to one or more monitored parameters indicating a driver of the vehicle is drowsy, activate the thermal grill such that two adjacent regions of the thermal grill approach two different temperatures.

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