System and method for detecting and preventing drowsiness

摘要

A system for preventing drowsiness in a driver by employing a thermal grill. The system includes a detection module and an intervention module. The detection module monitors a driver's parameters to determine whether the driver is drowsy. If the driver is determined to be drowsy, the intervention module activates a thermal grill with interlaced hot and cold regions. This activation causes the hot regions to approach one temperature and the cold regions to approach another. Additionally, this activation leads to an uncomfortable sensation for the driver, alerts the driver, and prevents the driver from getting drowsy.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a steering wheel; a thermal grill located on an outermost surface of the steering wheel such that at least a portion of the thermal grill is exposed on the outermost surface of the steering wheel, the thermal grill comprising interlaced regions; one or more monitors configured to monitor one or more parameters associated with the driver; and a controller configured to, in response to one or more monitored parameters indicating a driver of the vehicle is drowsy, activate the thermal grill such that two adjacent regions of the thermal grill approach two different temperatures.