Coordinated vehicle response system and method for driver behavior
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1. A method of controlling vehicle systems in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- determining a level of drowsiness based on monitoring information received from one or more monitoring devices;
receiving operating information at a first vehicle system from one or more vehicle systems;
detecting a hazard based on the operating information from the first vehicle system;
modifying control of the first vehicle system based on the level of drowsiness and the hazard;
selecting a second vehicle system that is different from the first vehicle system;
communicating the level of drowsiness and information about the hazard from the first vehicle system to the second vehicle system; and
modifying the control of the second vehicle system based on the level of drowsiness and the hazard.
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Abstract
Methods of assessing driver behavior include monitoring vehicle systems and driver monitoring systems to accommodate for a slow reaction time, attention lapse and/or alertness of a driver. When it is determined that a driver is drowsy, for example, the response system may modify the operation of one or more vehicle systems. The response system can modify the control of two or more systems simultaneously in response to driver behavior.
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1. A method of controlling vehicle systems in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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determining a level of drowsiness based on monitoring information received from one or more monitoring devices; receiving operating information at a first vehicle system from one or more vehicle systems; detecting a hazard based on the operating information from the first vehicle system; modifying control of the first vehicle system based on the level of drowsiness and the hazard; selecting a second vehicle system that is different from the first vehicle system; communicating the level of drowsiness and information about the hazard from the first vehicle system to the second vehicle system; and modifying the control of the second vehicle system based on the level of drowsiness and the hazard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling vehicle systems in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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determining a level of drowsiness associated with a driver of the motor vehicle based on monitoring information received from one or more monitoring devices; operating a first vehicle system, the operation of the first vehicle system comprising; detecting a hazard based on operating information from the first vehicle system; modifying control of the first vehicle system based on the level of drowsiness and the hazard; submitting information related to the hazard to a second vehicle system; operating the second vehicle system, the operation of the second vehicle comprising; receiving the information related to the hazard from the first vehicle system; checking for the hazard; and modifying the control of the second vehicle system based on the level of drowsiness and the hazard. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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a monitoring system being configured to determine a level of drowsiness of a driver a first vehicle system and a second vehicle system in communication with the first vehicle system; the first vehicle system being capable of detecting at least one hazard; the second vehicle system being capable of detecting at least one hazard; wherein the operation of the first vehicle system can be modified according to the level of drowsiness and wherein the operation of the second vehicle system can be modified according to the level of drowsiness; and wherein the second vehicle system is configured to check for at least one hazard when the first vehicle system detects at least one hazard, wherein the second vehicle system checks for at least one hazard in response to information sent by the first vehicle system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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