Patent application EP17201278A (EP), filed 2017-11-13
Publication number: EP3387995A1
Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE BASED ON DEGREE OF FATIGUE
Abstract: [0001]    The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle based on a degree of fatigue of a driver. The apparatus includes: a fatigue degree learning device configured to learn a degree of initial fatigue of the driver based on biometric information of the driver received from a sensor; a fatigue degree monitoring device configured to, when learning the degree of initial fatigue of the driver is completed and driving of a vehicle is started, monitor the degree of fatigue of the driver by receiving the biometric information of the driver from the sensor, and output a control signal corresponding to the degree of fatigue of the driver, and a driving controller configured to control the driving of the vehicle based on the control signal.
IPC codes: A61B   5/   352            A I
A61B   5/    00            A I
A61B   5/    18            A I
B60K  28/    02            A I
B60W  30/    14            A I
A61B   5/   024            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle based on a degree of fatigue of a driver, the apparatus comprising:
number: 2
text: The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fatigue degree learning device is configured to learn the degree of initial fatigue of the driver based on the biometric information of the driver received during a preset learning period for the degree of initial fatigue of the driver.
number: 3
text: The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the fatigue degree learning device is configured to:
number: 4
text: The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the fatigue degree monitoring device is configured to:
number: 5
text: The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the fatigue degree monitoring device is configured to identify an increment of the degree of fatigue of the driver based on reduction ratios of the second log values for the LF and the HF with reference to the first log values for the LF and the HF.
number: 6
text: The apparatus of claim 4 or 5, wherein the fatigue degree monitoring device is configured to:
number: 7
text: The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the driving controller is configured to output a warning alarm based on the first control signal.
number: 8
text: The apparatus of claim 6 or 7, wherein the driving controller is configured to control a vehicle-to-vehicle distance of the vehicle based on the second control signal.
number: 9
text: The apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the driving controller is configured to interrupt a data of an accelerator position sensor of the vehicle from being transferred to a throttle valve when a distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle is less than a preset distance.
number: 10
text: The apparatus of any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the driving controller is configured to activate a lane departure warning system (LDWS) and a lane keeping assist system (LKAS) based on the second control signal.
number: 11
text: The apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the driving controller is configured to check a setting of a smart cruise control (SCC) system of the vehicle when the fatigue degree monitoring device outputs the control signal.
number: 12
text: The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the driving controller is configured to:
number: 13
text: The apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the biometric information comprises at least one of an electrocardiogram (ECG), an electroencephalogram (EEG), or an electromyograph (EMG).
number: 14
text: A method for controlling a vehicle based on a degree of fatigue of a driver, the method comprising:
number: 15
text: The method of claim 14, wherein monitoring the degree of fatigue of the driver comprises:
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-10-17
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2016001781A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2014276090A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015158425A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2014180145A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2014180145
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2014276090
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2015158425
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2016001781
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2018-10-17)