Wakefulness inducing system
A wakefulness inducing system is capable of appropriately inducing a wakeful state in a driver even in a self-driving vehicle. A wakefulness inducing system includes a wakefulness degree sensing apparatus that senses the degree of wakefulness of a driver, a touch operation apparatus including a touch operation interface that detects contact by the operating hand of the driver, and a self-driving apparatus that controls self-driving of a vehicle. When the wakefulness degree sensing apparatus senses a reduction in the degree of wakefulness of the driver, the self-driving apparatus provides an instruction to the driver to move the operating hand to the touch operation interface, and the temperature of the operating hand is lowered in the touch operation interface upon detection of contact of the operating hand by the touch operation interface.
1. A wakefulness inducing system comprising:
a wakefulness degree sensing apparatus configured to sense a degree of wakefulness of a driver;
a touch operation apparatus comprising a touch operation interface on a center console configured to detect contact by an operating hand of the driver and an air blower disposed on the center console so as to be adjacent to the touch operation interface and configured to blow air; and
a self-driving apparatus configured to control self-driving of a vehicle;
wherein when judging that self-driving has initiated,
the self-driving apparatus provides an instruction to the driver to move the operating hand to the touch operation interface on the center console, and
a temperature of the operating hand is lowered by cool air blown by the air blower in the touch operation interface upon detection of contact of the operating hand by the touch operation interface.
2. The wakefulness inducing system of claim 1 , wherein when judging that self-driving has initiated and the wakefulness degree sensing apparatus senses a reduction in the degree of wakefulness of the driver,
the self-driving apparatus provides an instruction to the driver to move the operating hand to the touch operation interface on the center console, and
a temperature of the operating hand is lowered by cool air blown by the air blower in the touch operation interface upon detection of contact of the operating hand by the touch operation interface.
3. The wakefulness inducing system of claim 1 , wherein either the touch operation interface or a surrounding atmosphere thereof is cooled upon detection of contact of the operating hand by the touch operation interface.
4. The wakefulness inducing system of claim 1 , wherein the instruction provided by the self-driving apparatus is related to a selection to be made by the driver with regard to self-driving.
5. The wakefulness inducing system of claim 4 , wherein when the wakefulness degree sensing apparatus senses the reduction in the degree of wakefulness of the driver, a frequency of the instruction by the self-driving apparatus is increased.
6. The wakefulness inducing system of claim 1 , wherein the instruction provided by the self-driving apparatus is related to operation of in-vehicle audio visual equipment operated by the driver on the touch operation interface.
7. The wakefulness inducing system of claim 1 , wherein either the touch operation interface contacted by the operating hand or a surrounding atmosphere thereof is cooled in advance.