Patent application EP17175141A (EP), filed 2017-06-09
Publication number: EP3412533A1
Title: METHOD AND VEHICLE FOR ASSISTING A DRIVER IN DRIVING SUCH VEHICLE
Abstract: The invention regards a vehicle and a method for assisting a driver in driving such vehicle. At first at least one attribute of a driver that is indicative of a driver's mood and/or a driver's behaviour is observed. Then, in a processor (3), it is determined whether the driver is in a mood in which he is inclined to drive risky. On the basis of such determined mood a signal is generated based on which a driver assistance system (5) sets a threshold to intervene.
IPC codes: B60W  30/   182            A I
B60W  50/    08            A I
B60W  50/    10            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: Method for assisting a driver in driving a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
number: 2
text: Method according to claim 1,
 characterized in that 
operational forces of the driver caused by the driver interacting with a component of the vehicle are measured.
number: 3
text: Method according to claim 1 to 3,
 characterized in that 
observing the driver's behaviour (S2) includes observing vehicle state parameters to conclude the driver's behaviour from such parameters.
number: 4
text: Method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
 characterized in that 
the driver assistance system is an electronic stability control (5).
number: 5
text: Method according to any one of claims 1 to 5
 characterized in that 
the determination of the driver's mood (S3) includes an analysis of a behaviour pattern including at least two unrelated behaviours.
number: 6
text: Method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
 characterized in that 
a mood of the driver in which the driver is inclined to drive risky is subdivided into at least two categories and the threshold for the driver assistance system to intervene is set differently based on the respective determined category.
number: 7
text: Vehicle comprising a driver assistance system intervening in the driving operation of a driver when specific parameters of a driving state exceed a predetermined threshold,
wherein the vehicle further comprises
at least one sensor (2) adapted to sense at least one attribute of a driver that is indicative of a driver's mood, and/or at least one sensor adapted to determine a way the driver operates the vehicle and/or drives the vehicle
the at least one sensor (2) being coupled to a processor (3) to supply the sensor output, the processor (3) being configured to determine a driver's mood based on the sensor output, to determine a threshold for intervention of the driver assistance system and to output a signal based on which the driver assistance system sets the threshold, when it is determined that the driver is in a mood where the driver is inclined to drive risky.
number: 8
text: Vehicle according to claim 8,
 characterized in that 
the vehicle (1) comprises at least one sensor (2) to measure directly or indirectly a force used by the driver to operate components of the vehicle (1).
number: 9
text: Vehicle according to claim 8 or 9,
 characterized in that 
the vehicle (1) comprises at least one sensor (2) and processor (3) for analysing the current traffic scene in order to determine a traffic situation and to determine whether the driver's driving behaviour is adequate for the determined traffic situation.
number: 10
text: Vehicle according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
 characterized in that 
the driver assistance system is an electronic stability control (5).
number: 11
text: Vehicle according to any one of claims 8 to 11,
 characterized in that 
the processor (3) is connected to a memory (4) in which different patterns of behaviours are stored associated with a driver's mood.
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-12-12
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
inventive_step_epc_56
Prior art cited: ref_id: DE102008038816A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: WO2007090896A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015307105A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2008071446A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2014309849A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: EP1523435A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: EP1523435
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: WO2007090896
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2008071446
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: US2014309849
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: US2015307105
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
Final disposition: pending (2018-12-12)