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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael A. Wuergler, Clarkston, MI (US);
Orson S. Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/18 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); F16H 61/16 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/013 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); F16H 61/16 (2013.01); F16H 61/18 (2013.01); G06K 9/00281 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining whether a shift in gear is appropriate based on a gaze of an operator. The method includes detecting a shift from a first gear to engage a second gear, receiving gaze information associated with the gaze of the user, based on the gaze information, determining whether the second gear is inappropriate, and performing a corrective action corresponding to the inappropriate second gear in response to determining that the second gear is inappropriate.