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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
Nobuyuki Okabe, Toyota, JP;
Naoki Taki, Okazaki, JP;
Akira Nagae, Susono, JP;
Yasushi Kusaka, Toyota, JP;
Shinya Furuta, Toyota, JP;
Takahiro Matsunaga, Mishima, JP;
Hiroaki Seguchi, Toyota, JP;
Nobuyuki Okabe, Toyota, JP;
Naoki Taki, Okazaki, JP;
Akira Nagae, Susono, JP;
Yasushi Kusaka, Toyota, JP;
Shinya Furuta, Toyota, JP;
Takahiro Matsunaga, Mishima, JP;
Hiroaki Seguchi, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A driver condition estimation apparatusestimates condition of a driver. The driver condition estimation apparatusincludes a driver condition estimating unitfor estimating the condition of the driver before the driver starts driving; and a control variable changing unitfor changing control variables of in-vehicle devices based on the condition of the driver estimated by the driver condition estimating unit