VEHICLE DRIVER ASSIST ARRANGEMENT
First Claim
1. A vehicle driver assist arrangement for a host vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
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a vehicle driver attentiveness assessment arrangement comprising a host vehicle lane position evaluation unit, a steering wheel torque detection unit, a pedal pressure detecting unit, and a processing unit;
wherein the host vehicle lane position evaluation unit is arranged to evaluate a host vehicle lane position and transmit a first signal indicative of a safe and/or unsafe host vehicle lane position to the processing unit, the steering wheel torque detection unit is arranged to detect a torque exerted on the steering wheel of the host vehicle and to transmit a second signal indicative of the torque exerted on the steering wheel to the processing unit, the pedal pressure detecting unit is arranged to detect a pressure exerted on a pedal of the host vehicle and to transmit a third signal indicative of the pedal pressure to the processing unit, the processing unit is arranged to assess a level of vehicle driver attentiveness on the basis of the first, the second and the third signals, and the output unit is arranged to issue an alert in case the assessed level of vehicle driver attentiveness is below a predetermined threshold attentiveness level.
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Abstract
A vehicle driver assist arrangement may include an output unit and a vehicle driver attentiveness assessment arrangement. The vehicle driver attentiveness arrangement may include a host vehicle lane position evaluation unit, a steering wheel torque detection unit, a pedal pressure detecting unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit is arranged to assess a level of vehicle driver attentiveness on the basis of a first, a second and a third signal transmitted to the processing unit by the host vehicle lane position evaluation unit, the steering wheel torque detection unit, and the pedal pressure detecting unit. The output unit is arranged to issue an alert in case the assessed level of vehicle driver attentiveness is below a predetermined threshold attentiveness level.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicle driver assist arrangement for a host vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
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an output unit; and a vehicle driver attentiveness assessment arrangement comprising a host vehicle lane position evaluation unit, a steering wheel torque detection unit, a pedal pressure detecting unit, and a processing unit; wherein the host vehicle lane position evaluation unit is arranged to evaluate a host vehicle lane position and transmit a first signal indicative of a safe and/or unsafe host vehicle lane position to the processing unit, the steering wheel torque detection unit is arranged to detect a torque exerted on the steering wheel of the host vehicle and to transmit a second signal indicative of the torque exerted on the steering wheel to the processing unit, the pedal pressure detecting unit is arranged to detect a pressure exerted on a pedal of the host vehicle and to transmit a third signal indicative of the pedal pressure to the processing unit, the processing unit is arranged to assess a level of vehicle driver attentiveness on the basis of the first, the second and the third signals, and the output unit is arranged to issue an alert in case the assessed level of vehicle driver attentiveness is below a predetermined threshold attentiveness level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of assisting a vehicle driver using a vehicle driver assist arrangement for a host vehicle, the vehicle driver assist arrangement comprising an output unit and a vehicle driver attentiveness assessment arrangement comprising a host vehicle lane position evaluation unit, a steering wheel torque detection unit, a pedal pressure detecting unit, and a processing unit, the method comprising:
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evaluating a host vehicle lane position using the host vehicle lane position evaluation unit; transmitting a first signal indicative of a safe and/or unsafe host vehicle lane position to the processing unit; detecting a torque exerted on the steering wheel of the host vehicle using the steering wheel torque detection unit; transmitting a second signal indicative of the torque exerted on the steering wheel to the processing unit; detecting a pressure exerted on a pedal of the host vehicle using the pedal pressure detecting unit; transmitting a third signal indicative of the pedal pressure to the processing unit; assessing a level of vehicle driver attentiveness on the basis of the first, the second and the third signals using the processing unit; and issuing an alert, via the output unit, in case the assessed level of vehicle driver attentiveness is below a predetermined threshold attentiveness level.
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16. A vehicle driver assist arrangement for a host vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
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an output unit; and a processing unit arranged to assess a level of vehicle driver attentiveness on the basis of a first signal received from a host vehicle lane position evaluation unit arranged to evaluate a host vehicle lane position and transmit the first signal indicative of a safe and/or unsafe host vehicle lane position, a second signal received from a steering wheel torque detection unit arranged to detect a torque exerted on a steering wheel of the host vehicle and to transmit the second signal indicative of the torque exerted on the steering wheel to the processing unit, and a third signal received from a pedal pressure detecting unit arranged to detect a pressure exerted on a pedal of the host vehicle and to transmit the third signal indicative of the pedal pressure to the processing unit; wherein the output unit is arranged to issue an alert in case the assessed level of vehicle driver attentiveness is below a predetermined threshold attentiveness level.
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