Patents by Inventor Doug MacKenzie

Doug MacKenzie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11164459
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring unit configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring unit configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and a control unit configured to: perform a controlled lane keeping function based on data acquired from the driver monitoring unit and the external environment monitoring unit; detecting whether a driver reacts to the controlled lane keeping function; determine a driving control for the vehicle in response to the driver not reacting to the controlled lane keeping function; perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area, in response to determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Doug MacKenzie
  • Patent number: 11151876
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring sensor configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring sensor configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; a driver input filtering unit configured to filter a vehicle control input from the driver; and at least one processor connected to the driver monitoring sensor, the external environment monitoring sensor, and the driver input filtering unit, the at least one processor configured to: determine criterion based on data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor; determine whether to take over a driving control of the vehicle in response to the data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor meeting the criterion; and perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area in response to determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Patent number: 11113970
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring sensor configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring sensor configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and at least one processor configured to: determine whether the vehicle is in an immediate hazard situation based on data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor; determine, in response to determining that the vehicle is in the immediate hazard situation, whether to perform a recovery maneuver or a rescue maneuver based on the data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor to get out of the immediate hazard situation; and perform, in response to determining to perform the rescue maneuver, autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area by taking over a driving control from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Patent number: 11069240
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring sensor configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring sensor configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and at least one processor configured to: determine whether the vehicle is in an immediate hazard situation based on data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor; determine, in response to determining that the vehicle is in the immediate hazard situation, whether to perform a recovery maneuver or a rescue maneuver based on the data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor to get out of the immediate hazard situation; and perform, in response to determining to perform the rescue maneuver, autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area by taking over a driving control from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200342756
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring unit configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring unit configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and a control unit configured to: perform a controlled lane keeping function based on data acquired from the driver monitoring unit and the external environment monitoring unit; detecting whether a driver reacts to the controlled lane keeping function; determine a driving control for the vehicle in response to the driver not reacting to the controlled lane keeping function; perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area, in response to determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Doug MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20200098265
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring sensor configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring sensor configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and at least one processor configured to: determine whether the vehicle is in an immediate hazard situation based on data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor; determine, in response to determining that the vehicle is in the immediate hazard situation, whether to perform a recovery maneuver or a rescue maneuver based on the data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor to get out of the immediate hazard situation; and perform, in response to determining to perform the rescue maneuver, autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area by taking over a driving control from the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200043340
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring sensor configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring sensor configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; a driver input filtering unit configured to filter a vehicle control input from the driver; and at least one processor connected to the driver monitoring sensor, the external environment monitoring sensor, and the driver input filtering unit, the at least one processor configured to: determine criterion based on data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor; determine whether to take over a driving control of the vehicle in response to the data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor meeting the criterion; and perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area in response to determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Patent number: 10446031
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus may include: a driver monitoring unit configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring unit configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and a control unit configured to determine a driving control for the vehicle based on data acquired from the driver monitoring unit and the external environment monitoring unit, and perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area, when determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180268695
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus may include: a driver monitoring unit configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring unit configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and a control unit configured to determine a driving control for the vehicle based on data acquired from the driver monitoring unit and the external environment monitoring unit, and perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area, when determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson