초록 ▼

There is provided an apparatus which decides the presence or absence of an anomaly by detecting the gripped state of a steering wheel by the driver steering a road-vehicle, or by measuring fluctuations in heart rate and heartbeat period of the driver, and which issues an alarm of “Take a rest”, etc.

There is provided an apparatus which decides the presence or absence of an anomaly by detecting the gripped state of a steering wheel by the driver steering a road-vehicle, or by measuring fluctuations in heart rate and heartbeat period of the driver, and which issues an alarm of “Take a rest”, etc. or controls the vehicle speed to be lowered, if there occurs any anomaly. Detecting means is attached to a steering wheel, steering wheel cover or a band-shaped member. The detecting means comprises a plurality of reflection type optical sensors which are each composed of a light emitting element and one or more light receiving elements, and which are set in such proper arrangement and orientation as permitting detection in any of various conditions.

대표청구항 ▼

A human condition monitoring and security controlling apparatus on road vehicles having a steering wheel comprising: a plurality of status detecting means, each means including an optical sensing means for generating an electric signal in accordance with whether or not said steering wheel of the roa

A human condition monitoring and security controlling apparatus on road vehicles having a steering wheel comprising: a plurality of status detecting means, each means including an optical sensing means for generating an electric signal in accordance with whether or not said steering wheel of the road vehicle is firmly gripped, said optical status detecting means being disposed on the steering wheel with given intervals therebetween; detection energizing means for energizing said status detecting means; signal processing means for processing an electric signal from said status detecting means; at least one security means carried by the road vehicle; and electronic control means for monitoring information output from said signal processing means and for energizing said security means if any anomaly occurs wherein said electronic control means sequentially selects said light receiving means, detects differences in output signal level between every adjacent light receiving means, and specifies those light receiving means in accordance with said differences.