Operator alertness monitor
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1. An operator alertness monitoring system, comprising:
- a proximate condition monitor configured to;
detect a hazardous condition, wherein the detected hazardous condition comprises one or more of an external obstacle or a localized technical failure;
issue an alert to direct an operator'"'"'s attention to the detected hazardous condition; and
an operator alertness monitor configured to;
detect an operator'"'"'s physiological reaction to the issued alert within a predetermined time period, wherein the predetermined time period varies in accordance with a type of the detected hazardous condition, andinstruct the proximate condition monitor to respond to the operator'"'"'s physiological reaction to the issued alert.
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Abstract
In one example embodiment, an operator alertness monitoring system may include a proximate condition monitor that is configured to issue an alert to direct an operator'"'"'s attention to a detected hazardous condition, and an operator alertness monitor that is configured to detect the operator'"'"'s physical reaction to the issued alert and instruct the proximate condition monitor to respond to the operator'"'"'s detected physical reaction to the issued alert.
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1. An operator alertness monitoring system, comprising:
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a proximate condition monitor configured to; detect a hazardous condition, wherein the detected hazardous condition comprises one or more of an external obstacle or a localized technical failure; issue an alert to direct an operator'"'"'s attention to the detected hazardous condition; and an operator alertness monitor configured to; detect an operator'"'"'s physiological reaction to the issued alert within a predetermined time period, wherein the predetermined time period varies in accordance with a type of the detected hazardous condition, and instruct the proximate condition monitor to respond to the operator'"'"'s physiological reaction to the issued alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 27)
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15. A method to provide driver safety, under control of a processor-enabled monitoring system, the method comprising:
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monitoring, by a thermal-sensing device communicatively coupled to the processor, a driver'"'"'s body temperature; monitoring, by the processor, driving conditions; determining, by the processor, that the monitored driving conditions include a predefined hazard, wherein the predefined hazard comprises one or more of an external obstacle or a localized technical failure; issuing, by the processor, an alert in response to the determination that the monitored driving conditions include the predefined hazard; detecting, by the processor, an increase in a driver'"'"'s body temperature within a predetermined amount of time after the alert is issued within a predetermined time period, wherein the predetermined time period varies in accordance with a type of the detected hazardous condition; and issuing, by the processor, a reinforced alert. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operator safety acts to:
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monitor real-time physiological data for the operator, relative to pre-stored physiological data for the operator; monitor operating conditions; determine that the monitored operating conditions indicate an operating hazard, wherein the operating hazard comprises one or more of an external obstacle or a localized technical failure; detect an above-threshold increase in the monitored real-time physiological data for the operator within passage of a predetermined amount of time responsive to the monitored operating conditions indicating the operating hazard wherein the predetermined time period varies in accordance with a type of the detected operating hazard; and amplify an existing alert to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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