Patent ID: 9156352
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B60K,B60W

Abstract:
1. A driving assistant system having a warning function for alerting a driver of a risk level, the system comprising: a driving status monitoring unit configured to monitor a driver's drowsy or careless driving; a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a running speed of a vehicle; a road information providing apparatus configured to provide road information; a reference data storage unit configured to store reference values for a plurality of risk levels using output information from the driving status monitoring unit, the vehicle speed sensor, and the road information providing apparatus as a factor; a warning output unit configured to output at least one warning message corresponding to a driver's risk status according to a predetermined control data; and a control unit configured to compare and calculate the output information of the driving status monitoring unit, the vehicle speed sensor, and the road information providing apparatus based on information stored in the reference data storage unit to determine a plurality of driving risk levels and control the warning output unit according to the different levels of driving risk to output a different warning data which corresponds to each driving risk level, wherein the control unit is configured to compare the output information of the driving status monitoring unit with first reference data, compare the output information of the vehicle speed sensor with second reference data, and compare the output information of the road information providing apparatus with third reference data, and wherein a low risk level is determined when one of the conditions of the first reference data to the third reference data is satisfied and a high risk level is determined when all of the conditions of the first reference, data to the third reference data are satisfied.