Vehicle Occupant Gaze and Surroundings Object Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current eye tracking systems for vehicles lack the ability to accurately determine which objects in the surroundings a vehicle occupant is viewing, making it difficult to assess distraction levels and ensure safety during travel.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that combine surroundings detection with gaze detection to automatically associate the occupant's viewing direction with detected objects, using a sensor system and eye tracking technology to identify viewed objects and provide relevant information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If eye tracking systems are used to detect viewing direction, then the ability to monitor occupant attention is improved, but the ability to accurately determine which specific objects are being viewed deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines eye tracking technology with surrounding object detection technology into a unified monitoring system. The association device merges the viewing direction data from the eye tracking device with the object data from the detection device to automatically determine which objects the occupant is viewing, thereby resolving the information loss problem while maintaining measurement precision.
2Reliability
If automatic association of viewing direction with objects is implemented, then accident analysis capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The association device automatically performs the association between viewing direction and objects without requiring external intervention or complex manual configuration. The system self-services by autonomously determining which objects the occupant is viewing based on the integrated data from the detection devices, thereby improving accident analysis capability while managing system complexity through automation.
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AI summary
A method, a corresponding device, and a corresponding computer program for monitoring a vehicle occupant, including the following: detecting multiple objects in the vehicle surroundings with the aid of a surroundings detection device, detecting a viewing direction of the vehicle occupant with the aid of a gaze detection device, and automatically associating the detected viewing direction with one of the detected objects with the aid of an association device for a determination regarding which object of the multiple objects the vehicle occupant has viewed.