VISUALLY-DISTRACTED-DRIVING DETECTION DEVICE

摘要

A visually-distracted-driving detection device that can detect visually distracted driving with high accuracy. The visually-distracted-driving detection device includes a visually-distracted-driving determination unit that determines that a driver is visually distracted if the direction in which the driver is looking is greater than or equal to a predetermined angle with respect to the front of the driver; and a prohibition unit that, if it is specified that the present position of the vehicle as specified by a present-position specifying unit is within a first predetermined distance from an intersection, prohibits a process that is performed in cases where it is determined that the driver is visually distracted.

主权项

1. A visual distraction detecting apparatus comprising:
a present position identifying unit for identifying a present position of a vehicle; a gazing direction detecting unit for detecting a gazing direction of an occupant of the vehicle based on a viewing direction or a facial direction of the occupant; a visual distraction judging unit for judging that the occupant is visually distracted if the gazing direction of the occupant is angularly spaced from a front direction of the occupant by a predetermined angle or greater; an inhibiting unit for inhibiting a process, which would be performed if the occupant were judged as being visually distracted, when the present position identified by the present position identifying unit is located within a first predetermined distance from an intersection; and a route guiding unit for guiding the vehicle along a route set by the occupant, wherein the intersection is an intersection at which the route guiding unit guides the occupant to make a turn.