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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Wende Zhang, Troy, MI (US);
Dan Levi, Kyriat Ono, IL;
Debbie E. Nachtegall, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Fernando De La Torre, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dong Huang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting an eyes-off-the-road condition based on an estimated gaze direction of a driver of a vehicle includes monitoring facial feature points of the driver within image input data captured by an in-vehicle camera device. A location for each of a plurality of eye features for an eyeball of the driver is detected based on the monitored facial features. A head pose of the driver is estimated based on the monitored facial feature points. The gaze direction of the driver is estimated based on the detected location for each of the plurality of eye features and the estimated head pose.