Patent ID: 6925425
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: A61B,B60W,G07C,G09B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for assessing vehicle operator performance, the apparatus comprising: a sensor fusion module, the sensor fusion module being coupled to a vehicle condition sensor, a vehicle exterior sensor, an operator condition sensor and an operator activity sensor respectively providing to the sensor fusion module vehicle condition data, vehicle environment data, operator condition data and operator activity data, the sensor fusion module operable to provide a master condition list based on the data received by the sensor fusion module; and a response selector coupled to the sensor fusion module, the response selector being operable to determine an operator cognitive load based upon the master condition list and a current operating condition based upon the master condition list, and to assess an operator action in response to the current operating condition and operator cognitive load to provide an operator performance assessment value based upon the master condition list and the operator action.