Patent ID: 11932255
Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of processing a psychophysical state of a driver (DR) to improve the driving experience of road vehicle (2) driven by the driver (DR); the method comprising:
recording one or more objective vital parameters (OP) of the driver (DR) while the road vehicle (2) is stationary to provide reference values for the one or more objective vital parameters (OP);
cyclically detecting one or more objective vital parameters (OP) of the driver (DR) during driving via one or more first sensors (4) installed within a vehicle system (1);
processing a value of a vital state index (SI), wherein the value of the vital status index (SI) is derived from a difference between the reference values for the one or more objective vital parameters (OP) when the vehicle is stationary and the detected one or more objective vital parameters (OP) of the driver (DR) during the driving;
cyclically detecting one or more subjective parameters (SP) of the driver (DR) by means of one or more second sensors (5) installed within the vehicle system (1) during the driving, wherein said one or more subjective parameters (SP) of the driver (DR) are facial expressions (FEX) and/or vocal expressions;
processing, starting with the value of the vital state index (SI) and according to the one or more subjective parameters (SP) during the driving, a psychophysical state of the driver (DR); and
maintaining or changing a sign of the value of the state index (SI) to indicate a positive or negative psychophysical state depending on the one or more subjective parameters (SP).