Vehicle collision avoidance modification
View Patent ↗One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, via a sensor, data associated with a vehicle operator; determining, using a processor, a view of the vehicle operator based on the received data; associating the view with a characteristic of a collision avoidance system; and thereafter modifying the characteristic of the collision avoidance system. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, via a sensor, data associated with a vehicle operator;
determining, using a processor, a view of the vehicle operator based on the received data;
associating the view with a characteristic of a collision avoidance system;
using a sensor that detects external objects;
determining that a detected external object is within the view of the vehicle operator; and
thereafter modifying the characteristic of the collision avoidance system, wherein the modifying comprises changing a predetermined alert distance set for an external object.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modifying comprises modifying a portion of the collision avoidance system associated with the view of the vehicle operator.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
wherein the modifying comprises reducing a predetermined alert distance set for an external object.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
wherein the modifying comprises increasing a predetermined alert distance set for an external object.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with a vehicle operator is image data.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the determining a view of the vehicle operator comprises processing the image data to determine vehicle operator direction of view.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining a view of the vehicle operator further comprises associating the vehicle operator direction of view with a particular vehicle element.
8. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body;
an operator compartment within the vehicle body;
a sensor positioned within the operator compartment;
a collision avoidance system including at least one sensor positioned to sense external objects with respect to the vehicle body;
a processor;
a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
receive, via the sensor positioned within the operator compartment, data associated with a vehicle operator;
determine a view of the vehicle operator based on the received data;
associate the view with a characteristic of the collision avoidance system;
use the at least one sensor positioned to sense external objects to detect an external object;
determine that the detected external object is within the view of the vehicle operator; and
thereafter modify the characteristic of the collision avoidance system, wherein to modify comprises changing a predetermined alert distance set for an external object.
9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein to modify comprises modifying a portion of the collision avoidance system associated with the view of the vehicle operator.
10. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
wherein to modify comprises reducing a predetermined alert distance set for an external object.
11. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
wherein to modify comprises increasing a predetermined alert distance set for an external object.
12. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the data associated with a vehicle operator is image data.
13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein to determine a view of the vehicle operator comprises processing the image data to determine vehicle operator direction of view.
14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein to determine a view of the vehicle operator further comprises associating the vehicle operator direction of view with a particular vehicle element.
15. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the sensor positioned within the operator compartment comprises a camera array.
16. A collision avoidance system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
receive, via a sensor, data associated with a vehicle operator;
determine, using a processor, a view of the vehicle operator based on the received data;
associate the view with a characteristic of a collision avoidance system;
use a sensor that detects external objects;
determine that a detected external object is within the view of the vehicle operator; and
thereafter modify the characteristic of the collision avoidance system, wherein the characteristic is modified to change a predetermined alert distance set for an external object.