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Title:
An operation supporting device and a driving support method
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5942761
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving support technique capable of preventing an accident even when a driver does not sense danger.SOLUTION: A driving support device comprises: biological information acquisition means for acquiring biological information on a fellow passenger who is a passenger other than a driver; tension level determination means for determining a tension level of the fellow passenger on the basis of the biological information; and driving operation support means for supporting driving operation on the basis of the tension level. It is preferable that the tension level determination means determines the tension level if it is determined that the fellow passenger looks out of a vehicle and if a face direction of the fellow passenger faces forward on the basis of a direction of eyes of the fellow passenger. It is also preferable that the tension level determination means determines the tension level if it is determined that the fellow passenger is not in an excited condition on the basis of voice of the fellow passenger.

Inventors:
Naoki Nobata
Junko Suzuki
Yuji Ayatsuka
Koga Hikari
Chihiro Sannomiya
Koji Sagata
Application Number:
JP2012221702A
Publication Date:
June 29, 2016
Filing Date:
October 03, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
G08G1/16; B60T8/172; B60W30/16; B60W40/08; F02D11/10; G08G1/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2008068664A
JP2004276641A
JP2007296169A
JP2005091463A
JP2011028332A
JP2007171154A
JP2008056059A
Foreign References:
WO2013080250A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi
Kazunobu Sera
Akira Hirakawa
Takehiko Sekine
Katsuhiko Imahori
Fuminori Miyashita
Hironobu Yazawa