Abstract
Modern vehicles have numerous controls and displays. These controls typically split between touch screen controls (soft buttons) and physical switches (hard buttons), which are often in different locations on the vehicle’s instrument panel or overhead console. While operating the vehicle, it is critical that the driver keeps their eyes on the road. It can be difficult for a driver to both maintain attention on the road and search for the location of a desired control button or read an alert on the HMI. While the driver is watching the road, it is hard for the driver to see all the information on the HMI or search for the physical location of a hard button that the driver intends to press. Additionally, it can be hard for drivers to find desired switches in certain lighting conditions, especially in the dark. Pressing the incorrect button can have undesirable consequences. Vehicles have interior driver monitoring sensor suites which monitor the driver’s behavior and view, which can be used in conjunction with image recognition to provide an aid to the driver to actuate their intended control switch.
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Recommended Citation
Anonymous, "Feature or Alert Announcement Based on User View or Hand Position", Technical Disclosure Commons, (December 03, 2024)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/7615