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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Michael Robert James, Northville, MI (US);
Michael Edward Samples, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven F. Kalik, Arlington, MA (US);
Michael Robert James, Northville, MI (US);
Michael Edward Samples, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven F. Kalik, Arlington, MA (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for assisting safe operation of a vehicle includes an environment sensor system detecting hazards within the vehicle environment, a driver monitor providing driver awareness data (such as a gaze track), and an attention-evaluation module identifying hazards as sufficiently or insufficiently sensed by the driver by comparing the hazard data and the gaze track. An alert signal relating to the unperceived hazards can be provided.