Driver Distraction Alleviation via AR Provocation and Sensor Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Increasing complexity in vehicle operating environments and the presence of advanced entertainment and navigation systems contribute to driver distractions, necessitating methods to generate data for in-cabin insurance risk evaluations that indicate driver distractions.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses vehicle interior sensors to detect driver distractions, generates data representative of these distractions, and provides driver provocation through augmented reality and gamification to maintain driver attention, while also altering navigation routes to avoid distraction clusters and warning vulnerable road users of potential hazards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If advanced entertainment and navigation systems are added to vehicles, then vehicle functionality and user experience are improved, but driver distractions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors driver state through sensors (eye tracking, posture detection, attention levels) and provides real-time feedback by adjusting or muting entertainment/navigation outputs when distraction is detected, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to driver needs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary control system that acts as a mediator between the driver and complex vehicle systems, filtering and managing information flow to prevent overwhelming the driver while maintaining system functionality
2Measurement precision
If more vehicle interior sensors are deployed to detect driver distractions, then detection accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs sensors that serve multiple functions: cameras capture both facial expressions for distraction detection and can identify road conditions; microphones detect both driver vocal stress and external environmental sounds, reducing the need for separate specialized sensors
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple detection modalities (visual, auditory, physiological) into a unified distraction assessment system, where sensors are integrated and their data processed together to achieve accurate detection without requiring each individual sensor to be highly complex
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for alleviating driver distractions. More particularly, apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for alleviating driver distractions by provoking driver interaction.