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Monitoring Driver Posture Through Sensorized Seat

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Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED 2018)

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 876))

Abstract

Future intelligent vehicles will be capable to monitor driver distraction while autonomous driving. However, in case of system fault, the intelligent vehicle must also manage an adaptive strategy for the Airbag Control Unit, since the airbag deployment against an Out of Position occupant can be additionally harmful. Thus, the present research work investigates a possibility to monitor the driver position as a robust information to an intelligent vehicle. A seat is sensorized with a map of pressure sensors. The system layout and setup are discussed in details. Signal processing strategy and real driving experiments are reported.

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  1. Department of Engineering Enzo Ferrari, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via P. Vivarelli, 10, 41125, Modena, Italy

    Alberto Vergnano & Francesco Leali

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  1. Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Tareq Ahram

  2. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Waldemar Karwowski

  3. Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France

    Redha Taiar

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Vergnano, A., Leali, F. (2019). Monitoring Driver Posture Through Sensorized Seat. In: Ahram, T., Karwowski, W., Taiar, R. (eds) Human Systems Engineering and Design. IHSED 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 876. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02053-8_113

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