The premium car maker from UK is working on new 'MindSense' technology
that promises to read the driver's brainwaves to see if they're
concentrating enough on the road. Soon the JLR cars will be able to read
your mind and make you aware of your own state through innovative
feedback mechanisms. Jaguar believes that this approach will make the
roads safer from stressed and distracted drivers which is one of the
major causes of road accidents.
This research project at JLR is officially called 'MindSense' and it's based on the mind reading technology developed by NASA to train astronauts. It relies on medical-grade sensors that continuously scan the driver's heart rate, sweating along with brain activity to quickly identify whether the driver is in good condition to drive or not able to concentrate on driving task. It'll also check whether the driver is looking at the road or constantly taking eyes off the road.
Brainwave measurements typically involve attaching the sensors to a headband to be worn by the driver. In a car, this would be impractical. JLR therefore decided to mount the sensors on the steering wheel. JLR spokesperson said that because the sensors are away from driver's head, a special software has been developed to amplify the signals and filter out noise from pure brainwaves.
Dr. Wolfgang Epple, the director of research at JLR said that even if the driver is looking at the road he or she might be daydreaming. They may miss a warning or a sound alert from the car's system. To handle such scenario, the JRL team is including a vibration system in car's steering wheel and pedals. If the brain waves indicate that the driver is not concentrating on driving, the feedback mechanism will quickly vibrate the steering and pedals to get driver's attention.
JRL engineers are also developing a 'mid-air-touch' technology that will guess what buttons is the driver wants to press and then offer successful button selection without touching the touch-screen. A haptic feedback would inform the driver that the button selection was successful. These sensations can be of various types like 'tap' on your finger or 'tingling' on the tip.
Check the video: youtu.be/HW_44KcAn4o
This research project at JLR is officially called 'MindSense' and it's based on the mind reading technology developed by NASA to train astronauts. It relies on medical-grade sensors that continuously scan the driver's heart rate, sweating along with brain activity to quickly identify whether the driver is in good condition to drive or not able to concentrate on driving task. It'll also check whether the driver is looking at the road or constantly taking eyes off the road.
Brainwave measurements typically involve attaching the sensors to a headband to be worn by the driver. In a car, this would be impractical. JLR therefore decided to mount the sensors on the steering wheel. JLR spokesperson said that because the sensors are away from driver's head, a special software has been developed to amplify the signals and filter out noise from pure brainwaves.
Dr. Wolfgang Epple, the director of research at JLR said that even if the driver is looking at the road he or she might be daydreaming. They may miss a warning or a sound alert from the car's system. To handle such scenario, the JRL team is including a vibration system in car's steering wheel and pedals. If the brain waves indicate that the driver is not concentrating on driving, the feedback mechanism will quickly vibrate the steering and pedals to get driver's attention.
JRL engineers are also developing a 'mid-air-touch' technology that will guess what buttons is the driver wants to press and then offer successful button selection without touching the touch-screen. A haptic feedback would inform the driver that the button selection was successful. These sensations can be of various types like 'tap' on your finger or 'tingling' on the tip.
Check the video: youtu.be/HW_44KcAn4o
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