Abstract: A system and method of monitoring and conveying the health status of a user via a device configured to issue an audio-visual cue to the user to which he or she must respond. If the user does not respond to the cue within a specified amount of time, the system contacts pertinent emergency services, employers, and emergency contacts as elected by the user. A wireless communication radio of the system is used to contact the pertinent authorities, and a GPS device is employed to relay location data to expedite the arrival of help to the individual. The system may also be of use in the prevention of kidnapping or lost child scenarios as the system is configured to alert the relevant authorities when no response is detected from the user after a preset period of time has elapsed.

Abstract: A system for improving performance in an enterprise computing environment is disclosed and involves a change registry vault, including a machine learning model that analyzes whether or not implementation of a change will result in adverse operation of a component of the enterprise computing environment if the change is released, and takes different actions depending upon a result of that analysis. A corresponding method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A sleepiness estimating device includes an environmental information detector that detects a plurality of conditions of an environment surrounding a user and outputs environmental information indicating the detected conditions of the environment, a calculator that calculates an environmental level indicating a degree of how likely the user becomes sleepy in the environment in accordance with the environmental information output by the environmental information detector, and an output that outputs the environmental level calculated by the calculator.

Abstract: A system for indicating an operating point includes and interface and a processor. The interface is to receive user information, user reviewing feedback, and reviewing metadata. The processor is configured to determine a recommendation for an operating point based at least in part on the user information, the user reviewing feedback, and the reviewing metadata and provide an indication of an adjustment to the operating point to a vehicle event recorder. The adjustment is based at least in part on the recommendation for the operating point.

Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method for controlling a vehicle and includes determining a current environment of the vehicle based on a current location of the vehicle, and detecting vulnerable road users (VRUs) disposed in proximity to the vehicle based on messages communicated using a vehicular communications network. The method includes modifying a collision warning system of the vehicle according to the current environment of the vehicle and a number of the detected VRUs.

Abstract: A dialogue system for a vehicle may include: a storage storing context information including at least one of vehicle state information indicating a vehicle state, user information indicating a driver of the vehicle, or driving environment information indicating a driving environment of the vehicle; an input processor determining whether a context of the vehicle is a pre-utterance context, in which the dialogue system firstly outputs an utterance, based on the stored context information, determining whether a task related to the pre-utterance context is a duplicate task which has already processed or is currently processing when the context of the vehicle is the pre-utterance context, and obtaining at least one of an action corresponding to the pre-utterance context or a pre-utterance message to be output by the dialogue system when the task related to the pre-utterance context is not a duplicate task; a dialogue manager obtaining, from the storage, a parameter value of an action parameter used to perform the

Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a vehicle abrupt maneuver; scanning a vehicle environment for a road hindrance; identifying a cause of the vehicle abrupt maneuver based on the vehicle environment; determining a classification as a provoked maneuver or an unprovoked maneuver based on the cause; and generating a message based on the classification and the cause for displaying on a device.

Abstract: In some example embodiments, a method includes storing a user attribute, a resource attribute of a resource of a web service, one or more scope conditions for applying one of attributes in generating a decision of whether to permit an action, and a script comprising an access control policy comprising one or more policy conditions to be satisfied in order to permit an action. A web service request may be received for accessing the resource. The scope condition(s) may be determined to be satisfied, and a decision to permit or deny the web service request may be generated based on the access control policy, with use of the stored attribute in generating the decision being based on the determination that the scope condition(s) are satisfied. Generating the decision may comprise interpreting the script. The decision may be transmitted to the web service.

Abstract: An automated operation vehicle control unit is configured to perform a detection process in which an abnormal condition of a passenger of a vehicle is detected and a notification process in which pedestrians are notified of the abnormal condition detected in the detection process in a case where the abnormal condition of the passenger is detected in the detection process.

Abstract: A utility vehicle comprising a device for displaying a portion on a screen, the portion being concealed by an object at least in part, and the object being arranged between the portion and a vehicle driver and the screen being arranged between the vehicle driver and the object, the portion being in a region that is recorded by a camera setup, the device having a determination device that is provided and set up to determine a position of at least one eye of the vehicle driver and a position of the screen, the determination device determining the position of the portion in the recorded region using the position of the eye and the position of the screen, and this portion being represented by the screen.

Abstract: A scalable configurable universal full spectrum cyber process that utilizes measure points from sensor observation-derived representations or analytically rich sparse data sets for making selected cyber determinations regarding or utilizing sensor observations or sensor observation subjects.

Abstract: Vehicles may have the capability to navigate according to various levels of autonomous capabilities, the vehicle having a different set of autonomous competencies at each level. In certain situations, the vehicle may shift from one level of autonomous capability to another. The shift may require more or less driving responsibility from a human operator. Sensors inside the vehicle collect human operator parameters to determine an alertness level of the human operator. An alertness level is determined based on the human operator parameters and other data including historical data or human operator-specific data. Notifications are presented to the user based on the determined alertness level that are more or less intrusive based on the alertness level of the human operator and on the urgency of an impending change to autonomous capabilities. Notifications may be tailored to specific human operators based on human operator preference and historical performance.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for predicting a state of a user (e.g., asleep or awake). In some embodiments, the location sharing system accesses historical activity data of the user and extracts historical sleep records from the historical activity data. The system clusters the historical sleep records into a plurality of clusters and extracts a sleep pattern from each one of the plurality of clusters. Then, when the location sharing system receives current activity data of the user, the system can predict whether the user is currently asleep based on the current activity of the user and at least one of the sleep patterns. Some embodiments additionally compute an estimated wake up time of the user. Some embodiments share the predicted physiological state of the user with the user's friends via the map GUI. Some embodiments additionally share the estimated wake up time of the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wearable sensor-based automatic scheduling device and method. The wearable sensor-based automatic scheduling device includes: a typical schedule setting part that sets a typical schedule received from the user and specifying a specific event; an atypical schedule inferring part that infers an atypical schedule by analyzing the user's current location and the user's behavioral patterns occurring over a specific period of time in the past; and a schedule determining part that determines the schedule from this point on based on the typical schedule and the atypical schedule. Accordingly, the present invention may provide a technology that can predict the user's expected schedule in real time by taking into account both a typical schedule recorded in a scheduler and an atypical schedule mapped out based on daily behavioral patterns.

Abstract: A method of controlling a device located in a predetermined space includes: obtaining sleep information of a person present in a first space from a biological sensor disposed in the first space, the sleep information indicating a sleep state of the person and the first space includes a first device; determining, by a processor, a first illuminance level to be set for the first device based on the obtained sleep information and a first database indicating a correspondence between the sleep state and a target illuminance level of a corresponding device, the target illuminance level of the corresponding device being a predetermined illuminance level which does not awake a sleeping person at the sleep state and provides visibility for an awake person; and transmitting, to the first device, a first command for setting the first illuminance level in the first device as an illuminance upper-limit value.

Abstract: In a sleep posture alerting method or an apparatus therefor, the sleep posture of a person is detected and the person is automatically alerted by an alerting device when the sleep posture is out of a predetermined body posture range. The detection of the sleep posture or at least the alerting of the person, when his/her body posture is out of the predefined body posture range, is deactivated during a sleep-in time period. The apparatus includes a sleep detecting sensor connected to the control unit for detecting whether the person is in a state of sleep. When it is detected that the person is in a state of sleep, the sleep-in timer is ignored and the detection of the sleep posture or the alerting of the person is activated such that, in the event that his/her body posture is out of the predefined body posture range, the person will be alerted.

Abstract: An electric bed includes: a bed body, a plurality of bed planks, a driver for driving the head bed plank to rotate, a monitoring module, a driving module and a wireless communication module. When the monitoring module detects that the user is snoring, the driving module controls the driver to drive the head bed plank to rotate to an anti-snoring position. When the symptoms of snoring weaken or stop, the driving module controls the driver to drive the head bed plank to restore to an initial position. The wireless communication module is electrically connected to the driving module. The wireless communication module is wirelessly connected to an intelligent terminal. The user sets an anti-snoring program into the intelligent terminal, and then the intelligent terminal transmits the anti-snoring program to the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module sends an application situation of the anti-snoring function to the intelligent terminal.

Abstract: A control system comprising a reference image setting part setting a reference image of the face of the driver based on the image captured by the driver monitor camera, a monitoring part monitoring a condition of the driver based on the image captured by the driver monitor camera and the reference image, a first judging part judging if the face of the driver can no longer be recognized when monitoring the condition of the driver, a second judging part judging if the driver has been changed when the face of the driver can no longer be recognized, and a reference image resetting part resetting the reference image of the face of the driver based on the image captured by the driver monitor camera when it is judged that the driver has been changed.

Abstract: A method for classifying eye opening data of an occupant's eye in a vehicle, to detect drowsiness/microsleep, including generating a first eye opening data record at a first measuring time in a sliding time window, the first record including a measuring point, representing a first eye opening degree, a first eyelid speed and/or acceleration of motion of the occupant's eye at the first measuring time; acquiring a second eye opening data record at a second measuring time, the second record including at least one acquisition point, representing a second eye opening degree, a second eyelid speed of motion and/or acceleration of motion of the occupant's eye; and executing a cluster analysis, using the measuring point and the acquisition point to assign at least the first and/or second record to a first data cluster, to classify the eye opening data; the first cluster representing an opening state of the occupant's eye.

Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a system are configured for controlling driving of a vehicle. The apparatus for controlling driving of a vehicle includes a determination device that determines whether a driver is in an inattentive driving state during driving. The apparatus also includes a controller that switches a driving mode of the vehicle into a rest mode when it is determined that the driver is in the inattentive driving state. The controller also controls the vehicle to enter a rest area when the vehicle reaches the rest area on a traveling path of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for determining a subjective risk score may include a vehicle and/or a computing device associated with a user travelling within the vehicle. The computing device may receive input from the user when the user feels a sense of unease regarding a particular road segment upon which the vehicle is traveling. The system may further include a subjective risk analysis computing system that may be communicatively coupled to the computing device. The subjective risk analysis computing system may receive subjective risk information corresponding to the user's sense of unease regarding particular road segments and may process the subjective risk information to determine a subjective risk score for each of a plurality of road segments along a route. An insurance company may use this information to determine whether to adjust a quote or premium of an insurance policy.

Abstract: A computer system analyzes eyestrain information to detect whether a user of a computing device is currently experiencing eyestrain. In response to detecting that the user of the computing device is currently experiencing eyestrain, the computer system: identifies a first set of display settings corresponding to the computing device, stores the identified first set of display settings in a database, adjusts at least one of the first set of display settings, and in response to detecting that a reduction in the eyestrain being experienced by the user of the computing device exceeds a threshold amount, stores the adjusted first set of display settings in the database.

Abstract: An evacuation driving assistance apparatus capable of evacuation driving toward an appropriate evacuation location is provided. In the evacuation driving assistance apparatus, a driver determination unit determines whether or not a driver of an own vehicle is in a normal-driving enabled state. If it is determined by the driver determination unit that the driver of the own vehicle is in a normal-driving disabled state, a notification unit provides a notification of location information of the own vehicle to a center. The center is capable of determining an evacuation location based on the location information of the own vehicle, and transmitting the evacuation location. A reception unit receives the evacuation location transmitted by the center. An evacuation driving execution unit executes evacuation driving toward the evacuation location received by the reception unit.

Abstract: A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle operation data from vehicle sensors, and may use the data to identify a potentially high-risk or unsafe driving event by the vehicle. The driving analysis server also may receive corresponding image data, video, or object proximity data from the vehicle or one or more other data sources, and may use the image, video, or proximity data to analyze the potentially high-risk or unsafe driving event. A driver score for the vehicle or driver may be calculated or adjusted based on the analysis of the data and the determination of one or more causes of the driving event.

Abstract: An electronic snore-ceasing device including an electroic snore-ceasing device body and a working module, the electronic snore-ceasing device body includes an ear-hook and an ear plug jointed together with the ear-hook, the working module is located inside the ear-hook and the ear plug; the working module includes a snore collecting circuit, a control circuit taking a Micro Control Unit (MCU) as a core thereof, a warning circuit, and a power supply circuit (24); when the control circuit determines that a received sound signal and vibration signal reach their respective threshold values, the control circuit transmits a control signal to the warning circuit located inside the ear plug, thereby activating the warning circuit to generate a sound stimulation signal, a vibration stimulation signal or an electrode stimulation signal that does not wake the user up in sleep to suppress snores.

Abstract: A vehicle seat in accordance with the present disclosure includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend in an upward direction away from the seat bottom. The vehicle seat further includes an electronics system.

Abstract: A processing device, server, and method are provided. According to some illustrative embodiments, the device and method are implemented by detecting a face region of an image, setting at least one action region according to the position of the face region, comparing image data corresponding to the at least one action region to detection information for purposes of determining whether or not a predetermined action has been performed, and executing predetermined processing based on cooperation control information when it is determined that the predetermined action has been performed and the cooperation control information is received.

Abstract: Aspects of automatically detecting periods of sleep of a user of a wearable electronic device are discussed herein. For example, in one aspect, an embodiment may obtain a set of features for periods of time from motion data obtained from a set of one or more motion sensors in the wearable electronic device or data derived therefrom. The wearable electronic device may then classify the periods of time into one of a plurality of statuses of the user based on the set of features determined for the periods of time, where the statuses are indicative of relative degree of movement of the user. The wearable electronic device may also derive blocks of time each covering one or more of the periods of time during which the user is in one of a plurality of states, wherein the states include an awake state and an asleep state.

Abstract: A system, method and wireless earpiece for detecting a touch event. The touch event is measured by a touch sensor and one or more of accelerometers and microphones. The touch event detected by the touch sensor and one or more of the accelerometers and microphones is analyzed. An action for the wireless earpiece associated with the touch event is determined. The action associated with the touch event is implemented.

Abstract: A waveform estimating method performed by a computer, the waveform estimating method including: estimating a first vibration component of less than a first frequency in a period from a present time to a time preceding by a half wavelength of the first frequency, using an input waveform in the period, the input waveform corresponding to a driving trajectory of a vehicle traveling on a roadway; and calculating a second vibration component of the first frequency or higher in the period by subtracting the first vibration component from the input waveform.

Abstract: A driving assistance device of the embodiment includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a degree of drowsiness of a driver who is driving a vehicle, based on information on the driver being input; a calculation unit that calculates an expected time until the effect is lost indicating an expected time when drowsiness is not eliminated despite a stimulus being applied to the driver, based on a time interval when the degree of drowsiness obtained by the acquisition unit becomes equal to or more than a predetermined threshold; and a control unit that changes control performed on the driver as the expected time until the effect is lost calculated by the calculation unit is reduced.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for predicting a state of a user (e.g., asleep or awake). In some embodiments, the location sharing system accesses historical activity data of the user and extracts historical sleep records from the historical activity data. The system clusters the historical sleep records into a plurality of clusters and extracts a sleep pattern from each one of the plurality of clusters. Then, when the location sharing system receives current activity data of the user, the system can predict whether the user is currently asleep based on the current activity of the user and at least one of the sleep patterns. Some embodiments additionally compute an estimated wake up time of the user. Some embodiments share the predicted physiological state of the user with the user's friends via the map GUI. Some embodiments additionally share the estimated wake up time of the user.

Abstract: An alarm unit includes an apparatus and a method of maximizing the efficiency of an alarm function that wakes up a sleeping user. An image input unit capable of photographing an eye image as a criterion for determining if the user has woken up is mounted on an alarm control apparatus. The image input unit mounted alarm control apparatus photographs a face image of the user, detects the eye region from the face image, and then determines a state of whether the user has woken up or not based on movement of the pupils in the eye region. If it is determined that the user keeps a waking state for a certain time, an alarm function is cancelled. By doing this, the alarm unit can help prevent the user from easily cancelling an alarm and maximize the efficiency of an alarm function that wakes up a sleeping user.

Abstract: A method for predicting an arousal level used by a computer of an arousal level prediction apparatus that predicts an arousal level of a user includes obtaining current biological information regarding the user detected by a first sensor, calculating a current arousal level of the user on the basis of the current biological information, obtaining current environment information indicating a current environment around the user detected by a second sensor, predicting a future arousal level, which is an arousal level a certain period of time later, on the basis of the current arousal level and the current environment information, and (i) issuing a notification to the user or (ii) controlling another device, on the basis of the future arousal level.

Abstract: A vehicular display control device includes a video acquiring unit configured to acquire video data captured by a rear camera configured to capture a rear view of a vehicle, a frequency detecting unit configured to detect a frequency of a driver's action in the vehicle for changing a range of view with respect to a display installed in front of the driver, a video data generating unit configured to clip, when the frequency of the driver's action detected by the frequency detecting unit becomes high, a clipping range in the captured video data acquired by the video acquiring unit wider than a clipping range before the frequency of the driver's action becomes high to generate video data for a predetermined time, and a display controller configured to cause a display installed in front of the driver to display the video data generated by the video data generating unit.

Abstract: A device includes a microprocessor and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor. The computer readable medium includes instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to receive output from at least one sensor monitoring an interior space of a vehicle and determine, based on the received output, a condition of an occupant in the interior space of the vehicle. The instructions cause the microprocessor to determine, based on the determined condition of the occupant, to alter a first presentation of information displayed to a display device of the vehicle to a second presentation of the information displayed to the display device. The instructions case the microprocessor to render the second presentation of the information to the display device of the vehicle to replace the first presentation of the information displayed to the display device of the vehicle.

Abstract: An example system for image stream switching. The system for image stream switching may include a processor, a display, and a storage. The storage may include instructions that when executed on the processor, cause the processor to provide, to the display, a first image stream from a multiple simultaneous image streams data, the first image stream including a first setting and a first frame. The storage may include instructions that when executed on the processor, cause the processor to detect a signal to switch an image stream setting. The storage may include instructions that when executed on the processor, cause the processor to provide, to the display, a second image stream from the multiple simultaneous image streams data in response to a detection of the signal, the second image stream including a second setting and a second frame.

Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoresistive textile sensor for detecting the heart and respiratory rate, comprising a lower textile layer whereon a conductive ink or paste is deposited such that first conductive strips are defined, said lower textile layer being joined to a second piezoresistive textile layer whereon a second conductive strip is arranged, to which an upper textile layer is then joined, on which conductive inks and/or pastes can be deposited, said piezoresistive textile sensor being used in a system for detecting the heart and/or respiratory rate.

Abstract: A system for providing hands-free input to a computer. The system includes one or more artificial cilia mounts attached to an eyelid or eyelash of a user, by which one or more of the artificial cilia extending therefrom are adapted to cause generation of an input command in response to an intentional blinking motion, and a computer to which blinking-derived input commands are transmittable. The system further includes a movement sensor mounted for detecting a calibrated instantaneous head orientation of the user. The system includes a means for duplicating a portion of video data or a representation thereof that would cause corresponding images to be viewable by the user on a computer screen in response to the instantaneous head orientation and for displaying the images corresponding to the duplicated portion.

Abstract: A data processing device that performs data processing of monitoring a person, the data processing device includes: a calculator configured to calculate pupil movement and head movement of the person; an evaluator configured to evaluate a suitability degree of a situation in calculating the VOR; a provision unit configured to provide the suitability degree evaluated by the evaluator to data calculated by the calculator; a selector configured to select a first technique of calculating the sleepiness based on the VOR of the person or a second technique different from the first technique based on the suitability degree provided to the data; a first sleepiness calculator configured to calculate the sleepiness based on the first technique when the selector selects the first technique; and a second sleepiness calculator configured to calculate the sleepiness based on the second technique when the selector selects the second technique.

Abstract: A driving monitoring system monitors a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable terminal which communicate with each other. The vehicle control unit controls the host vehicle. The portable terminal includes a display screen and a camera arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen. The driver monitoring system determines whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable terminal during running of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the camera; the driver monitoring system issues a warning in response to that the driver is determined to be looking at the display screen of the portable terminal.

Abstract: A method, including receiving, by a computer, a sequence of three-dimensional maps containing at least a hand of a user of the computer, and identifying, in the maps, a device coupled to the computer. The maps are analyzed to detect a gesture performed by the user toward the device, and the device is actuated responsively to the gesture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a determination system, a corresponding determination method and a computer program for determining a sleep stage of a subject. The determination system comprises a cardiorespiratory signal providing unit (10), an actigraphy data providing unit (20), a first sleep stage determination unit (30) for determining the sleep stage based on a cardiorespiratory signal, and a second sleep stage determination unit (40) for determining the sleep stage based on actigraphy data. The first sleep stage determination unit (30) determines a sleep onset latency (SOL) of the subject. The sleep stage of the subject is determined using the first sleep stage determination unit (30) up to the SOL and the second sleep stage determination unit (40) after the SOL. The determination system and corresponding method allow for a more reliable determination of a sleep stage of subject, in particular improve the determination of the SOL of the subject.

Abstract: A fatigue alarm apparatus having a fatigue detector, a control unit and a stimulus alarm generator is illustrated. The fatigue detector detects whether a driver is drowsy. The control unit is electrically connected to the fatigue detector and the stimulus alarm generator. When the fatigue detector detects that the driver is drowsy, the stimulus alarm generator controlled by the control unit to generate two stimulus alarms having a rest time period therebetween, and then, after an interval period elapses, the control unit determines whether an alarming procedure of generating the two stimulus alarms is to be interrupted or repeated, wherein the rest time period is less than the interval period.

Abstract: The method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitates monitoring a vehicle operator during the course of vehicle operation to determine whether the vehicle operator is in an emotionally impaired state (e.g., aggressive or agitated) and presenting appropriate stimuli (e.g., music or sound recordings) to the vehicle operator when impairment is detected. The vehicle operator, the environment surrounding the vehicle, or forces acting on the vehicle may be monitored using a variety of sensors, including optical sensors, accelerometers, or biometric sensors (e.g., skin conductivity, heart rate, or voice modulation). When the vehicle operator is determined to be in an emotionally impaired state, stimuli are selected to improve the emotional state of the vehicle operator. The selection is based on sensor data and data regarding prior responses of the vehicle operator to various stimuli. After selection, the stimuli are presented to the vehicle operator while monitoring continues.

Abstract: Vehicle cognitive data is collected using multiple devices. A user interacts with various pieces of technology to perform numerous tasks and activities. Reactions can be observed and cognitive states inferred from reactions to the tasks and activities. A first computing device within a vehicle obtains cognitive state data which is collected on an occupant of the vehicle from multiple sources, wherein the multiple sources include at least two sources of facial image data. A second computing device generates analysis of the cognitive state data which is collected from the multiple sources. A third computing device renders an output which is based on the analysis of the cognitive state data. The cognitive state data from multiple sources is tagged. The cognitive state data from the multiple sources is aggregated. The cognitive state data is interpolated when collection is intermittent. The cognitive state analysis is interpolated when the cognitive state data is intermittent.

Abstract: Autonomous systems, such as vehicles being operated in a self-driving mode, may allow for human occupants to be inattentive to the operation of the system. However, events may occur that require a human user to perform an action. Systems and method are provided that enable an autonomous system to determine whether the system requires, or will require, a user action and whether the user is or is not attentive. If an action is required and the human is not attentive, an alerting protocol is executed to cause the system to perform actions that enable the user to be alerted, such as to enable the, now attentive, user to be able to perform the action.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an eye opening degree detection system that can accurately and stably calculate an eye opening degree. The eye opening degree detection system includes imaging devices that generate images including regions of both eyes, a one eye opening degree calculation unit that calculates each one eye opening degree of the left and right eyes of a first image, an eye opening degree selection unit that selects a correctly-calculated one eye opening degree, an eye opening degree calculation unit that calculates an eye opening degree on the basis of the one eye opening degree and an eye opening degree determination unit that compares the eye opening degree calculated on the basis of the first image with an eye opening degree calculated on the basis of a second image prior to the first image to determine the propriety of the eye opening degree.

Abstract: A system configured to determine sleep need dissipation without monitoring brain activity during a sleep session. The system comprises a sensory stimulator configured to provide repetitive visual stimulation (RVS); a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying information related to brain activity; and one or more hardware processors configured to: before the sleep session, cause the one or more sensory stimulators to provide first RVS, and determine a first steady state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) response based on the output signals during the first RVS; and after the sleep session, cause the one or more sensory stimulators to provide second RVS, determine a second SSVEP response based on the output signals during the second RVS; compare the second SSVEP response to the first SSVEP response, and determine the sleep need dissipation for the sleep session based on the comparison.

Abstract: A system for monitoring vehicle operator mirror check procedure includes a wearable electronic device configured to be worn on the head of a vehicle operator. The wearable device includes a motion sensor. A processor that receives motion data from the motion sensor, analyzes the motion data to detect a pattern of motion, and compares the detected pattern of motion to the mirror check procedure to determine whether the pattern of motion complies with the mirror check procedure. If the pattern of motion does not comply with the mirror check procedure, the system will generate an alert.