Driver drowsiness detection

US2015251663A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015251663-A1
Application numberUS-201414197534-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 5, 2014
Priority dateMar 5, 2014
Publication dateSep 10, 2015
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Data is collected related to a yaw-rate of a vehicle during a period of time. Based in part on the yaw-rate data, an actual trajectory and an ideal trajectory for the vehicle in the period of time are computed. A deviation of a yaw-rate associated with the actual trajectory is determined from a yaw-rate associated with the ideal trajectory. A variance of the deviation is calculated. An indication is provided of a dangerous driving condition if the variance exceeds a predetermined variance threshold.

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1 . A system, comprising a computer in a vehicle, the computer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the computer is configured to: collect data related to a yaw-rate of the vehicle during a period of time; compute, based in part on the yaw-rate data, an actual trajectory and an ideal trajectory for the vehicle in the period of time; determine a deviation of a yaw-rate associated with the actual trajectory from a yaw-rate associated with the ideal trajectory; calculate a variance o…

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What does patent US2015251663A1 cover?
Data is collected related to a yaw-rate of a vehicle during a period of time. Based in part on the yaw-rate data, an actual trajectory and an ideal trajectory for the vehicle in the period of time are computed. A deviation of a yaw-rate associated with the actual trajectory is determined from a yaw-rate associated with the ideal trajectory. A variance of the deviation is calculated. An indicati…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ford Global Tech Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G08B21/06. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Sep 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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