Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
434065000 | Recordation of driver's performance | 42 |
20100112529 | Safe driving evaluation system and safe driving evaluation program - Safety driving evaluation systems, methods, and programs count a frequency of a braking operation of a vehicle and determine whether each braking operation is a sudden braking operation. The systems, methods, and programs calculate a sudden braking percentage. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether a vehicle deceleration frequency is low for a road where the sudden braking occurred, and correct the sudden braking percentage to a higher value if the vehicle deceleration frequency is determined as low. The systems, methods, and programs acquire evaluation information based on the sudden braking percentage. | 05-06-2010 |
20100143872 | DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM BASED ON BEHAVIORAL PROFILING - A computer system is configured to administer a psychological profiling test to a participant in a driver education program, or receive such profile from another source; to determine the participant's psychological profile. The system then selects a driver education program for the participant based on the profile. The system also selects a method of delivering the curriculum to the participant based on the profile. The system further selects a method of testing the participant's comprehension and retention of the curriculum material, also based on the profile. The system delivers the selected curriculum to the participant using the selected delivery method, verifies attendance or participation, and tests the participant's comprehension and retention of the curriculum material using the selected testing method. | 06-10-2010 |
20100209881 | DRIVING SKILL RECOGNITION BASED ON BEHAVIORAL DIAGNOSIS - A system for classifying a driver's driving skill of a vehicle based on behavioral diagnosis. A plurality of vehicle sensors providing vehicle measurement signals. A maneuver qualification and identification processor qualifies and identifies characteristic maneuver identifying signals and a maneuver index and parameter processor creates a maneuver index and identifies relevant vehicle parameters. A path reconstruction processor reproduces an intended vehicle path for each characteristic maneuver identified by the maneuver characteristic processor. A maneuver model processor models the characteristic maneuvers and a driving skill diagnosis processor provides driving skill signals based on the maneuver model and driver input data. The driving skill diagnosis processor converts the maneuver model signals and the driver command input signal to the frequency domain to provide frequency content discrepancy analysis. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209882 | DRIVING SKILL RECOGNITION BASED ON STRAIGHT-LINE DRIVING BEHAVIOR - A method for determining a driver's driving skill of a vehicle based on straight-line driving behavior. The method can classify driver skill based on three straight-line approaches, namely, a lane-position approach, a steering characteristic approach and a traffic-environment reaction approach. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209883 | VEHICLE STABILITY ENHANCEMENT CONTROL ADAPTATION TO DRIVING SKILL BASED ON PASSING MANEUVER - A system and method that classify a driver's driving skill based on a characteristic passing maneuver. The system reads vehicle speed and vehicle yaw rate signals and the maneuver identification processor determines whether the vehicle has made a characteristic passing maneuver. The skill characterization processor then uses the sensor information and the passing information to characterize the driver's driving skill based on the passing maneuver. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209884 | DRIVING SKILL RECOGNITION BASED ON VEHICLE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS - A system that classifies driver driving skill based on left/right turning maneuvers. The system reads sensor signals for vehicle speed and vehicle yaw rate. The system determining that the vehicle has made a left/right-turn maneuver using the vehicle speed signal and the yaw-rate signal and then classifies the driver's driving skill using selected discriminant features obtained or derived from the left/right-turn maneuver. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209885 | VEHICLE STABILITY ENHANCEMENT CONTROL ADAPTATION TO DRIVING SKILL BASED ON LANE CHANGE MANEUVER - A system that classifies driver driving skill based on lane-change maneuvers. The system reads vehicle sensor signals. The system determining that the vehicle has made a lane-change maneuver using the vehicle sensor signals and then classifies the driver's driving skill using selected discriminant features obtained or derived from the lane-change maneuver. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209886 | DRIVING SKILL RECOGNITION BASED ON U-TURN PERFORMANCE - A system that classifies driver driving skill based on U-turn maneuvers. The system reads sensor signals for vehicle speed and vehicle yaw rate. The system determining that the vehicle has made a U-turn maneuver using the vehicle speed signal and the yaw-rate signal and then classifies the driver's driving skill using selected discriminant features obtained or derived from the U-turn maneuver. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209888 | VEHICLE STABILITY ENHANCEMENT CONTROL ADAPTATION TO DRIVING SKILL BASED ON CURVE-HANDLING MANEUVERS - A system and method that classifies a driver's driving skill based on curve-handling maneuvers. The curve-handling maneuvers can be identified based on the drivers steering activity, vehicle yaw motion and a change in the vehicle heading direction. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209889 | VEHICLE STABILITY ENHANCEMENT CONTROL ADAPTATION TO DRIVING SKILL BASED ON MULTIPLE TYPES OF MANEUVERS - A system and method that classify driver driving skill based on multiple types of maneuvers. An original features generation processor receives signals identifying driving characteristics of the driver of the vehicle and outputs original features from the signals. A features extraction processor extracts certain features from the original features and outputs transformed features. A features selection processor selects certain ones of the transformed features and outputs final features and a classifier classifies the final features to determine the skill level of the vehicle driver. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209890 | VEHICLE STABILITY ENHANCEMENT CONTROL ADAPTATION TO DRIVING SKILL WITH INTEGRATED DRIVING SKILL RECOGNITION - A system and method for providing integrated driver skill recognition. The system includes an input switch that receives maneuver identifier signals that identify a plurality of different vehicle maneuvers and data that represents the identified maneuvers. The system also includes a plurality of skill classification processors that selectively receive the data from the input switch depending on the maneuver identifier signals, where a separate skill classification processor is provided for each separate type of maneuver. The skill classification processors classifying the maneuver to determine the driver's driving skill based on the data and provide skill classification signals. An output switch responsive to the skill classification signals from the skill classification processors. | 08-19-2010 |
20100311017 | MODULAR MONITORING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a modular monitoring system for a mobile vehicle, comprising: a) a core unit for controlling, receiving and integrating hardware modules and software modules; b) one or more hardware modules, each hardware module responsible for monitoring one or more operating parameters of said mobile vehicle; and c) one or more software modules, each software module responsible for monitoring one or more operating parameters of said mobile vehicles. | 12-09-2010 |
20120135382 | INDIVIDUALIZED MASTERY-BASED DRIVER TRAINING - Driver training methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed. A training method receives sensor information from a vehicle driven along a driving route by an individual, assesses performance of the individual based on the sensor information and an individual mastery level, and adjusts the individual mastery level based on the assessed performance of the individual. The method may be embodied in a computer readable media. A driver training system includes a receiver that receives vehicle sensor information associated with a vehicle being driven along a driving route by an individual and a processor coupled to the receiver that assesses performance of the individual based on the received sensor information and an individual mastery level and adjusts the individual mastery level based on the assessed performance of the individual. Driver training protocols and systems and methods for implementing and transforming driver training protocols are also disclosed. | 05-31-2012 |
20120202176 | OBJECTIVE MEASURE OF DRIVING PERFORMANCE - The embodiments describe vehicle system and method for evaluating driving performance of a driver of a vehicle. The vehicle system objectively evaluates a driver's performance using latitudinal and longitudinal acceleration to determine the smoothness in which the driver operates the vehicle. | 08-09-2012 |
20130164712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GPS BASED SLOPE DETERMINATION, REAL-TIME VEHICLE MASS DETERMINATION, AND VEHICLE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS - Three dimensional GPS or vehicle position data is used to determine a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time. The slope data can then be combined with other metrics to provide an accurate, slope corrected vehicle mass. The vehicle mass can then be used along with other vehicle data to determine an amount of work performed by a vehicle, enabling s detailed efficiency analysis of the vehicle to be performed. To calculate slope, horizontal ground speed (V | 06-27-2013 |
20130164713 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GPS BASED SLOPE DETERMINATION, REAL-TIME VEHICLE MASS DETERMINATION, AND VEHICLE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS - Three dimensional GPS or vehicle position data is used to determine a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time. The slope data can then be combined with other metrics to provide an accurate, slope corrected vehicle mass. The vehicle mass can then be used along with other vehicle data to determine an amount of work performed by a vehicle, enabling s detailed efficiency analysis of the vehicle to be performed. To calculate slope, horizontal ground speed (V | 06-27-2013 |
20130164714 | USING SOCIAL NETWORKING TO IMPROVE DRIVER PERFORMANCE BASED ON INDUSTRY SHARING OF DRIVER PERFORMANCE DATA - Data is collected during the operation of a vehicle and used to produce a ranking of a driver's performance, and that ranking is shared on a hosted website, such that the drivers can compare their performance metrics to their peers. Fleet operators can use these performance metrics as incentives, by linking driver pay with performance. Individual fleet operators can host their own website, where driver rankings in that fleet can be compared, or the website can be hosted by a third party, and multiple fleet operators participate. The third party can offset their costs for operating the website by charging participating fleet operators a fee, and/or by advertising revenue. In some embodiments, all driver performance data is displayed in an anonymous format, so that individual drivers cannot be identified unless the driver shares their user ID. | 06-27-2013 |
20130164715 | USING SOCIAL NETWORKING TO IMPROVE DRIVER PERFORMANCE BASED ON INDUSTRY SHARING OF DRIVER PERFORMANCE DATA - Data is collected during the operation of a vehicle and used to produce a ranking of a driver's performance, and that ranking is shared on a hosted website, such that the drivers can compare their performance metrics to their peers. Fleet operators can use these performance metrics as incentives, by linking driver pay with performance. Individual fleet operators can host their own website, where driver rankings in that fleet can be compared, or the website can be hosted by a third party, and multiple fleet operators participate. The third party can offset their costs for operating the website by charging participating fleet operators a fee, and/or by advertising revenue. In some embodiments, all driver performance data is displayed in an anonymous format, so that individual drivers cannot be identified unless the driver shares their user ID. | 06-27-2013 |
20130189649 | DRIVER QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR DRIVER EDUCATION - A driver performance evaluation and apparatus includes means for generating first data stream representing driver actions, a second data stream representing vehicle movements, a filtering function to eliminate short term actions in both data streams, the generation of a raw score which is independent of timing and the adjustment of the raw score based on a comparison of actual driver action timing to an ideal timing sequence to provide a final score which is an indication of driver performance/proficiency. | 07-25-2013 |
20130209968 | LESSON BASED DRIVER FEEDBACK SYSTEM & METHOD - A feedback and training system for use in a vehicle the vehicle comprising or connected to one or more sensors enabled to measure one or more physical parameters associated with the vehicle; the system comprising a database, configured to receive and store data from the sensors, a processor enabled to calculate at least one performance factor based at least partly on the current physical parameters measured from the one or more sensors, a display configured to display to a driver representations of one or more of the performance factors, wherein the calculation of a performance factor, or the timing of or the prominence given to the display of the representation of a performance factor, is dependent on historic sensor data stored in the database received previously from the sensors. | 08-15-2013 |
20130244210 | In-Car Driver Tracking Device - Disclosed are a device and method for providing driver tracking and behavior analysis, initiated without concurrent user input, by the presence detection of one or more drivers of the vehicle. Vehicle motion inferred from a location aware device sensor, as well as other driver smartphone sensors and application use are logged and analyzed to determine risk factors associated with identified drivers. Internet data sources are further utilized for associating road conditions and traffic regulations with the logged locations of the vehicle. Logged and analyzed data from the identified drivers is aggregated for reporting on vehicle risk. | 09-19-2013 |
20130260344 | Method and System for Evaluating Driving Performance - A method and system are provided for evaluating driving performance of a driver according to one or more of at least two different performance classes, wherein each performance class relates to a different aspect of driving performance than the others. The method comprising the steps of: identifying a plurality of driving events in a driving session, wherein each of the driving events is associated with indicators characterizing the respective driving event; retrieving values for indicators associated with the respective driving events identified; providing a plurality of pre-defined coefficients that enable adapting the retrieved indicators' values to one of the at least two different performance classes; and based on the values retrieved for the indicators associated with the identified driving events and the plurality of pre-defined coefficients, evaluating a driving performance that is compatible with one or more of the at least two different performance classes. | 10-03-2013 |
20130288206 | DRIVING EVALUATION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE - A driving evaluation system that divides a traveling route of a vehicle into a plurality of sections and evaluates the driving of a driver of the vehicle includes: a driving data acquiring unit that acquires driving data of the driver for each section; a determining unit that determines whether the driving data acquired by the driving data acquiring unit satisfies the evaluation conditions set to each section; and an upload unit that uploads the driving data to a center which evaluates driving when the determining unit determines that the driving data satisfies the evaluation conditions. | 10-31-2013 |
20130302757 | GEOSPATIAL DATA BASED ASSESSMENT OF DRIVER BEHAVIOR - A method of geospatial data based assessment driver behavior to improve driver safety and efficiency is disclosed. A method of a server device may comprise determining that a telemetry data is associated with a vehicle communicatively coupled with the server device and comparing the telemetry data with a driver objective data. A variance between the telemetry data and the driver objective data may then be determined. A performance score may be generated upon comparison of the variance to a threshold limit and/or the driver objective data. The performance score may be published along with other performance scores of other drivers in other vehicles also communicatively coupled with the server device to a reporting dashboard module. Elements of game theory may be implemented to create a team driving challenge and/or a driver performance program to generate the performance score to improve driver safety and efficiency for commercial fleets. | 11-14-2013 |
20130302758 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOGGING VEHICLE BEHAVIOR - Methods and systems for logging driving information associated with a vehicle when driven are disclosed. In one aspect, a mobile telecommunications device is provided that is adapted for installation to a vehicle and configured to log driving information associated with the vehicle when driven. The mobile device is arranged to register the start of a driving period during which the mobile device is installed to the vehicle and the vehicle is being driven by a driver. The mobile device is also arranged to process sensor data during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven. The mobile device is also arranged to store a selection of the driving information to a memory. | 11-14-2013 |
20130316310 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING ORIENTATION OF A MOVING VEHICLE - A method is provided for determining orientation of a moving vehicle. Using a fixed position device, the method comprises: collecting data which relate to acceleration forces measured along the vehicle axes together with corresponding GPS related information; calculating correlations between measured accelerations and velocity changes and/or vehicle's heading changes; associating the calculated correlations with a plurality of possible yaw rotation angles and derive therefrom a yaw rotation angle that maximizes the correlation; and based on a yaw rotation angle that would maximize the correlation derived, determining the orientation of the moving vehicle. Using a mobile device placed in the vehicle in an unknown position, the method comprises collecting data obtained by the mobile device during a driving session from a GPS and from acceleration measurements made by an accelerometer of the mobile device. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316311 | DRIVING MONITORING SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for monitoring driving behavior in real time, which is then used to assign points to a user, such as the driver, a passenger, friends of the driver or passenger, and the like. The assignment of points can be effective at influencing current and future driving behavior of users via gamification and social networking. Users of the described system and method can engage with each other in a fun, competitive, and social way, using leaderboards, contests, points and rewards, and other gamification concepts. The system and method may be loaded onto a smartphone and may be auto-controlled based on one or more predetermined trigger events, which may be internally or externally controlled. An occurrence of the trigger event may cause the system to auto-start or to auto-end without the user interacting with the smartphone. | 11-28-2013 |
20140051041 | DRIVER BEHAVIOR MONITOR AND ANALYZER - A system for monitoring and analyzing the driving behavior of a driver in a motor vehicle includes a traffic-rule-conformance evaluation module ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140162219 | Recording, Monitoring, and Analyzing Driver Behavior - A system adapted to monitor, record and analyze driver performance is described. The system includes: a vehicle sensor module adapted to receive data from a set of sensors that each measure a driving characteristic associated with a vehicle; a map data access module adapted to retrieve, from a map database, map data elements indicating various features associated with at least one path of the vehicle; and a driver behavior engine adapted to receive information from the vehicle sensor module and the map data access module, and to monitor and evaluate driver performance based on the received information. | 06-12-2014 |
20140199662 | DRIVER, VEHICLE, AND OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS - Disclosed are methods, systems, and software for operation a driver analysis system which includes receiving vehicle operation data corresponding to operation of vehicles by drivers from vehicle monitoring system, processing at least a portion of the vehicle operation data to determine driving performance of at least one driver, generating a driving report which identifies the driving performance of at least one driver, and presenting the driving report, where the driving report includes a driving score and/or eye movement index. | 07-17-2014 |
20140272810 | Real-Time Driver Observation and Scoring For Driver's Education - Driving skill data is gathered with one or more accelerometers during a driving session of a first student driver, including one or more of acceleration data, braking data, or steering data and wherein the driving skill data includes one or more of a timestamp or location stamp. A driving session report is generated with a computer processor. The driving session report includes a calculation of one or more of a student driver acceleration skill score based on the acceleration data, a student driver braking skill score based on the braking data, or a student driver steering skill score based on the steering data and storing the one or more scores on a computer-readable medium. The driving session report is displayed. Driving skill data may be gathered and driving session reports may be generated for subsequent student drivers. | 09-18-2014 |
20140287381 | System, Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Driver Training - An application for an adaptive training system includes a computer interfaced to one or more graphics displays, one of more input/output devices and having access to a plurality of training segments. The input/output devices are in communication with a trainee. Software operates in either a simulation mode in which a trainee interacts with the adaptive training system as if the trainee was operating a target vehicle or in a training mode in which the trainee receives computer-based training from the adaptive training system, in particular, when the trainee does not perform well during the simulation mode of operation. | 09-25-2014 |
20140322676 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DRIVING QUALITY FEEDBACK AND AUTOMOTIVE SUPPORT - An approach for determining and scoring driving quality in real-time while supporting various in-vehicle services and leveraging information associated with and related to the driving experience includes collecting, in real-time, a plurality of contextual parameters associated with a user, classifying driving behavior of the user based on the contextual parameters, wherein the driving behavior corresponds to operation of one or more vehicles by the user, and generating a driving profile for the user according to the classification. | 10-30-2014 |
20150037762 | RAPID APPROACH DETECTOR - A computer in a vehicle is configured to receive one or more data collector inputs, detect an object proximate to the vehicle based on the one or more inputs, determine a closure speed between the object and the vehicle, determine a change in speed of the object, compute an accountability factor; and determine whether to identify a potential incident based at least in part on the accountability factor and an incident value. The incident value is a function of at least one of the closure speed and a distance between the vehicle and the object. The accountability factor is based at least in part on the closure speed and the change in speed of the object. | 02-05-2015 |
20150044641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-VEHICLE OPERATOR TRAINING - An on-vehicle system for assessing an operator's efficiency of a vehicle, include sensors, an audiovisual display device, a processor and a data storage. The sensors measure or detect conditions of components of the vehicle, and convert the detected conditions into analog or digital information. The data storage stores program instructions, the analog or digital information from the sensors, and other data. The program instructions, when executed by the processor, control the on-vehicle system to determine a state of the vehicle within a vehicle's environment based on the analog or digital information from the sensors, determine whether one or more of a predetermined set of behaviors has occurred based on the determined state of a vehicle, assess performance of the determined one or more of the predetermined set of behaviors, and present the operator, via the audiovisual display device, a feedback based on the assessment. | 02-12-2015 |
20150064659 | METHODS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER RISK REDUCTION AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and a driver intervention device that obtains an indication of a risk event associated with a motor vehicle driver. At least one human factor of the motor vehicle driver that contributed to the risk event is retrieved based on a correlation with the indicated risk event. At least one recommended intervention is determined for the motor vehicle driver based on a match of the at least one human factor of the motor vehicle driver. The determined at least one recommended intervention is output to a computing device associated with the motor vehicle driver. | 03-05-2015 |
20150379893 | Data Processing System and Method for Processing Training Data Relating to the Training of Motor Vehicle Drivers - A data processing system for processing driver training data includes a central computer, which is located in a data center, and an administration computer which is arranged in an administration area. The central computer and the administration computer can communicate with each other over data interfaces, and data on the participants in the driver training can be recorded in the administration compute. Recorded participant data can be coupled to participant identification data in a participant identification system, and the participant data coupled to the participant identification data can be transmitted to the central computer. The system may also include an identification means for automatically identifying or selecting a participant, and a network access point located in a training area in which a motor vehicle is located, wherein the network access point can transmit participant data between the central computer and the network access point, wherein participant data can also be transmitted by the central computer to a computer located in the motor vehicle. | 12-31-2015 |
20160005332 | METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING A DRIVING TEST - A method for administering a driving test providing a mobile computing device in wireless communication with a test server initially receives from the test server a driving test, which includes a test route and test events along the test route. As the test vehicle is driven along the test route, whenever the current location of the test vehicle match the location coordinates of a test event, the mobile device outputs a description of the test event and captures input from the driving tester indicative of the test subject's performance on the test event. External black box data or video images may also be input to the mobile device. At the end of the test the captured input is uploaded to the test server for scoring. | 01-07-2016 |
20160019807 | VEHICLE RISKY SITUATION REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A risky situation is reproduced in a direct visual field of a driver driving a vehicle with a high sense of reality. A vehicle position and attitude calculation unit calculates a present position and a traveling direction of the vehicle, a driving action detector detects an action performed by the driver driving the vehicle and the condition of the vehicle, a scenario generator generates a content, position, and timing of the risky situation occurring while the driver drives the vehicle, a virtual information generator generates visual virtual information indicating the risky situation, and a superimposing unit superimposes the generated virtual information on the image of the traveling direction of the vehicle shot by an imaging unit Then, an image display unit indicates the image on which the virtual information is superimposed in the direct visual field of the driver. | 01-21-2016 |
20160140872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A VEHICLE EVENT AND GENERATING REVIEW CRITERIA - This disclosure relates to a system and method for detecting vehicle events and generating review criteria based on the detected vehicle events. Some or all of the system may be installed in a vehicle and/or be otherwise coupled with a vehicle. The system may include one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicle and/or multiple video capture devices configured to acquire visual output information representing a vehicle environment. In some implementations, the system may determine a vehicle event type based on the information conveyed by the output signals. The system may generate review criteria, which correspond to the vehicle event, based on the vehicle event type and the fields of view corresponding to the video capture devices. | 05-19-2016 |
20160163217 | BEHAVIORALLY-BASED CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - Described herein are a system and method of training a motor vehicle operator in crash-avoidance skills. Critical crash-avoidance skills comprise actively scanning a driving environment to identify, recognize, and remember what is seen; adjusting vehicle speed and position to accommodate road conditions, visibility, and traffic; proactively identifying and responding to potential hazards before the potential hazards become immediate hazards; recognizing, assessing, and responding to driving risks; creating a space cushion in order to identify and maintain possible escape routes; and identifying and minimizing visual, manual, and cognitive distractions. Training comprises at least one interactive driving simulation in which use of technology by a motor vehicle operator impacts performance of the motor vehicle operator. The training comprises computer-based learning tutorials, interactive point-of-view driving simulations, and conjoint experienced driver mentor/inexperienced trainee activities, as well as objective testing of motor vehicle operators on skills and driving knowledge. | 06-09-2016 |
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