Method and apparatus for improving vehicle operator performance
First Claim
1. A method of improving driver performance through performance feedback;
- the method comprising the steps of;
receiving vehicle operating data from the vehicle relating to the vehicle operating condition;
monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle relating to activities of the operator within the interior portion;
receiving vehicle environment data from the environment external to the vehicle;
monitoring the vehicle operator and receiving operator condition data relating to a condition of the vehicle operator;
recording an operator performance assessment based on the vehicle operating data, the operator activity data, the vehicle environment data and the operator condition data; and
reporting the operator performance assessment to the operator.
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Abstract
A method (700) for improving driver performance includes the steps of receiving vehicle operating data from the vehicle (702); monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle (704); receiving vehicle environment data from the environment external to the vehicle (706); monitoring the vehicle operator and receiving operator condition data relating to a condition of the vehicle operator (708); recording an operator performance assessment based on the vehicle operating data, the operator activity data, the vehicle environment data and the operator condition data (710); and reporting the operator performance assessment to the operator (712).
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39 Claims
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1. A method of improving driver performance through performance feedback;
- the method comprising the steps of;
receiving vehicle operating data from the vehicle relating to the vehicle operating condition;
monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle relating to activities of the operator within the interior portion;
receiving vehicle environment data from the environment external to the vehicle;
monitoring the vehicle operator and receiving operator condition data relating to a condition of the vehicle operator;
recording an operator performance assessment based on the vehicle operating data, the operator activity data, the vehicle environment data and the operator condition data; and
reporting the operator performance assessment to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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31. An apparatus for improving vehicle operator performance, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor fusion module, the sensor fusion module being coupled to a vehicle condition sensor, a vehicle exterior sensor, an operator condition sensor and an operator activity sensor respectively providing to the sensor fusion module vehicle condition data, vehicle environment data, operator condition data and operator activity data, the sensor fusion module operable to provide a master condition list based on the data received by the sensor fusion module;
a response selector coupled to the sensor fusion module, the response selector being operable to determine a current operating condition based upon the master condition list and to assess an operator action in response to the current operating condition to provide an operator performance assessment value based upon the master condition list and the operator action; and
an action generator coupled to the response selector to generator a feedback message to the operator relating to improving performance. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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