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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Alexandra Taylor, Harbor Springs, MI (US);
Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mohammad Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Justin Miller, Berkley, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A method to prevent intoxicated operation is described. The method includes providing instructions to a vehicle user to position a vehicle user body portion posture in a predefined alignment. The method further includes obtaining the vehicle user body portion posture from a first vehicle detector, and determining whether the vehicle user body portion posture is in the predefined alignment. The method includes activating a plurality of vehicle visual indicators to illuminate in a predefined manner when the vehicle user body portion posture is in the predefined alignment. The method further includes providing instructions to the vehicle user to move vehicle user eyes to track the plurality of vehicle visual indicators, and obtaining a vehicle user eye movement from a second vehicle detector. The method further includes determining whether the vehicle user eye movement meets a predetermined condition, and actuating a control action accordingly.