WO2020055875A1 - System and method for controlling operation of a vehicle using an alcohol detection apparatus - Google Patents
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- Patent Application Serial No. 62/728,898 filed 09/10/2018 by Automotive Coalition For Traffic Safety, Inc. and Kyle Bowers et al. for DADSS Voice Activated Start (Attorney's Docket No. ACTS-3 PROV), which patent application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- Field Of The Invention
- This invention relates to Alcohol Detection Systems (ADS) in general, and more particularly to a voice-activated vehicle start used in conjunction with a Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS).
- ADS Alcohol Detection Systems
- DDSS Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety
- Prior art alcohol detection systems are generally installed after drivers are convicted of an "operating-under-the-influence” (OUI) offense.
- Prior art systems require after-market installation of an interlock system that the operator must blow into (and then "pass” the alcohol detection test performed by the interlock system) before starting the vehicle. It is clear to the inventors that there is a need for a new technology that can accomplish one or more of the following: • Prevent drunk driving by disabling the starting of a vehicle if the driver is impaired
- the present invention comprises the provision and use of a new technology called the Alcohol Detection System (ADS) which detects when a driver is intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above 0.08% - the legal limit in all 50 states except Utah - and prevents the car from moving.
- ADS Alcohol Detection System
- the technology utilizes a breath-based system which measures alcohol as a driver breathes normally when in the driver's seat. It is designed to take instantaneous readings of blood alcohol concentration as the driver breathes normally and to accurately and reliably distinguish between the driver's breath and that of any passengers.
- the technology utilizes a speech recognition system that can understand a driver's voice command such as "start car".
- the alcohol measurement is taken in real-time and synchronized to the driver giving the voice command. If the system detects a BAC measurement above a predetermined threshold, the vehicle is disabled or prevented from moving. The system may give warnings if the measurement is above a predetermined threshold.
- the technology utilizes a speech synthesis system that can be used to inform the driver of events such as "alcohol detected” and "vehicle start disabled", or “vehicle prevented from moving”.
- the technology is an internet of things (loT) application, capable of sending cellular alerts and data. It is also able to upload vehicle and alcohol data over a wireless network to "the cloud” (e.g., one or more remote servers).
- a "Data-Viewer” computer program of the sort known in the art may be used to analyze the uploaded data.
- the technology also utilizes a touch-based system which measures blood alcohol levels under the skin of the driver by shining an infrared or near infrared light through the fingertip of the driver.
- the touch-based system is integrated into the vehicle controls, such as the start button or steering wheel, and takes multiple, accurate readings.
- a system for controlling operation of a vehicle comprising:
- a voice synthesizer unit for providing voice communication to a driver; a speech recognition unit for receiving speech from a driver; a breath alcohol sensor unit for detecting a presence of alcohol on the breath of a driver and providing a signal representative of the same;
- a vehicle operation interface for controlling operation of the vehicle; and a controller for (i) selectively causing the voice synthesizer unit to speak to the driver, (ii) operating the speech recognition unit to detect speech by the driver, (iii) receiving the signal from the breath alcohol sensor unit, and (iv) depending on the signal received from the breath alcohol sensor unit, providing a command to the vehicle operation interface to control operation of the vehicle.
- a method for controlling operation of a vehicle occupied by a driver comprising: identifying a voice command of the driver using a speech recognition system unit;
- FIG. 1 is an exemplary block diagram of the voice-activated vehicle start system of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing an exemplary method of the voice- activated vehicle start
- FIG. 3 is an exemplary pictorial of the breath alcohol sensor unit
- FIG. 4 is another exemplary pictorial of the breath alcohol sensor unit integrated into the vehicle steering column
- FIG. 5 is an exemplary pictorial of the touch alcohol sensor unit integrated into the vehicle center console;
- FIG. 6 is a detailed block diagram of the voice-activated vehicle start system of the present invention;
- FIG. 7 is a flow diagram showing an exemplary method of an alcohol detection alert;
- FIG. 8 is a flow diagram showing an exemplary method for controlling the operation of a vehicle using the alcohol detection apparatus.
- the new voice-activated vehicle start system is an integrated system that is capable of determining if the driver has a presence of alcohol and disables the starting of the vehicle, or prevents movement, if the driver's blood alcohol level is above a predetermined threshold.
- the inventors use the term vehicle, which the reader could interpret as referring to a car, truck, motorcycle or any other type of vehicle known in present-day technologies.
- vehicle which the reader could interpret as referring to a car, truck, motorcycle or any other type of vehicle known in present-day technologies.
- the inventors do not apply limits to this technology and it should be clear to the reader that the methods and apparatus of the present invention could be implemented in any motorized transportation means, such as a plane, train, bus, boat, jet-ski, submarine, jet, helicopter, space-craft, snowmobile, construction equipment, oil- drilling equipment, heavy-machinery, etc., or unmotorized means such as sailboats, gliders, bicycles, etc., including manually controlled, semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicles.
- motorized transportation means such as a plane, train, bus, boat, jet-ski, submarine, jet, helicopter, space-craft, snowmobile, construction equipment, oil- drilling equipment, heavy-machinery, etc.
- unmotorized means such as sailboats, gliders
- FIG. 1 is an exemplary block diagram of the voice-activated vehicle start system 5 integrated into a vehicle.
- the system 5 utilizes the vehicle's integrated microphone 10 and speaker 15 over a Bluetooth interface 20.
- the system could use other interfaces such as WiFi, Zigbee or other wired or wireless interfaces known to those skilled in the art.
- the system 5 contains its own speaker and one or more microphones.
- System 5 comprises a controller 25 for controlling operation of the system.
- the controller 25 contains a speech recognition unit 30 that is able to parse the words spoken by the operator. This enables the system 5 to respond to voice commands such as
- the controller 25 uses a controller area network (CAN) interface 35 to communicate with the breath alcohol sensor unit 40.
- CAN controller area network
- the controller 25 uses a speech synthesizer unit 45 to generate voice prompts to the operator such as "alcohol detected, vehicle disabled” or “no alcohol detected, starting car” in response to the operator voice commands and in concert with the breath alcohol sensor measurements.
- Breath alcohol sensor unit 40 may comprise any breath alcohol sensor unit capable of acquiring the exhaled breath of a driver and analyzing the exhaled breath to determine the blood alcohol content of the driver (which is a function of the breath alcohol concentration of the driver).
- breath alcohol sensor unit 40 may comprise the breath alcohol sensor unit disclosed in (i) U.S. Patent Publication No. 2015/0219620, published 08/06/2015, by Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc. and Bertil Hok et al. for BREATH TEST SYSTEM (Attorney's Docket No. ACTS-108460-0006-
- FIG. 2 an exemplary method of a safe vehicle start using the system 5 is shown.
- the operator gives a "start car" command to begin the sequence.
- the breath sample is taken in real-time as the person speaks.
- the present invention is different than the prior art because the breath alcohol concentration (BRAC) measurement is synchronized in real-time to the person speaking, as opposed to collecting the sample prior to attempting to start the vehicle. More detail of the sensor measurement process is described later in this document.
- controller 25 receives the blood alcohol concentration data from the breath alcohol sensor unit 40, controller 25 compares it to a
- predetermined threshold value e.g., using the Breath Data Analyzer 47 shown in
- FIG. 1 (it should be appreciated that Breath Data Analyzer 47 is essentially a decision tree implemented by appropriate software running on the controller 25).
- the predetermined value shown in FIG. 2 is 0.02 (i.e. a 0.02% blood alcohol concentration), which may be an appropriate value for a teenage driver or a school bus operator. However, other values may be used, such 0.08 (i.e., a 0.08% blood alcohol concentration) which is the legal limited for many states in the United States.
- the blood alcohol concentration of the operator is compared to the 0.02 threshold. If the value is above the predetermined threshold, the system 5 plays the prompt "alcohol detected". This may be accompanied by other messages such as "vehicle disabled”. If the driver's blood alcohol concentration value is below the predetermined threshold, the system plays the prompt "no alcohol detected” and starts the car.
- FIG. 2 could be modified to warn "alcohol detected" above a predetermined threshold such as 0.02, but not disable the vehicle start until a second predetermined threshold is reached, such as 0.08.
- the system 5 may give a countdown to the start or provide additional synthesized speech prompts.
- the system 5 uses a relay 50 that is connected to the contacts of the vehicle start pushbutton 55. It can be appreciated that other methods for starting the car could be used as well, such as a remote start, sending CAN messages to the vehicle's ignition controller, automated key turn, etc.
- the voice-activated vehicle start system 5 allows the vehicle to be started but disables the transmission shifter instead, so that the vehicle may not be driven. For example, the school bus driver is unable to put the bus into gear due to a transmission locking mechanism.
- This method can be preferable in very cold or very warm climate zones and allows the operator to use the heater or air conditioning, so vehicle's cabin temperature is at a comfortable and/or safe setting, while disabling the vehicle from moving.
- the accuracy of a BRAC measurement depends on the volume of exhaled breath which is provided to the alcohol detection system: the greater the volume of exhaled breath, the greater the accuracy of the BRAC measurement (and hence the greater the accuracy of the determination of the blood alcohol concentration of the driver). It should also be appreciated that with a voice-activated automobile start system, the driver is automatically exhaling breath as the driver provides voice-based commands (e.g., "start the car") to the automobile.
- voice-based commands e.g., "start the car
- the system 5 can be configured to increase the volume of exhaled breath which is provided to the alcohol detection system by requiring that the driver engage in additional speaking to the system, until the system has obtained a sufficient volume of exhaled breath to ensure an accurate BRAC measurement (and hence can determine an accurate blood alcohol concentration for the driver).
- the alcohol detection system can require additional speaking by the driver (i.e., in order to obtain additional driver exhaled breath) by presenting the driver with a series of questions which must be responded to.
- the driver commands "start the car”
- the system 5 can respond with a series of questions which must be answered by the driver, e.g., "what is your name?”, "what is your date of birth?", "where were you born?", etc. This series of questions and answers can be continued until the alcohol detection system has obtained a sufficient volume of exhaled breath to ensure that an accurate BRAC
- system 5 may induce the driver to speak certain words which are known to cause more air to be expelled.
- system 5 may be configured to instruct the driver to repeat certain words (e.g., "put”, “where", “task”, etc.) so that the system can capture more breath from the driver, and hence obtain a more accurate BRAC measurement.
- FIG. 3 shows an exemplary pictorial of a breath alcohol sensor unit 40.
- the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 is integrated into to the driver's door.
- the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 contains a fan 60 (not shown in FIG. 3 but shown in FIG. 6) that draws air into the sensor inlet 65 (FIG. 3) and down through the snorkel 70 into the breath analyzer 75.
- Prior art systems require the operator to blow into the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 to start the car.
- Prior art systems also use a disposable plastic tube or straw for the operator to blow into, which must be disposed of after each use. It can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the apparatus in the current invention requires no straw and has no wasteful disposable parts, thereby making it environmentally friendly. It can also be appreciated that the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 does not require the operator to blow or give a directed breath into the breath alcohol sensor unit 40, it simply draws the operator's breath into the breath alcohol sensor unit utilizing the fan 60, allowing the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 to work in a "sniffer mode". However, the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 will work in the event the operator gives a directed breath sample and in some specific cases the system 5 may prompt the operator to do so.
- the breath analyzer 75 runs an algorithm that looks for a predetermined amount of carbon dioxide (C02) in combination with an ethanol measurement (BRAC). If the breath analyzer 75 does not measure C02 at or above the predetermined threshold, it deems the measurement invalid and prompts the operator to provide a breath sample in order to start the vehicle. This prevents the operator from providing an invalid sample, for example, by rolling down and breathing out the window while giving the "start car" command.
- the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 of FIG. 3 is mounted in other areas of the vehicle's cabin. In one form of the invention, there may be more than one breath alcohol sensor unit 40 integrated into the vehicle (see FIG. 6).
- breath alcohol sensor unit 40 is configured so that it can work in "sniffer mode", drawing the driver's breath into the breath analyzer 75.
- breath alcohol sensor unit 40 comprises the fan 60 which is provided to draw the driver's breath into the breath alcohol sensor unit.
- fan 60 is preferably turned on before or when the driver starts speaking so that breath alcohol sensor unit 40 is able to capture as much breath as possible, whereby to provide a more accurate BRAC measurement (and hence provide a more accurate blood alcohol concentration reading).
- system 5 can be configured to turn on fan 60 when the driver's door is opened, or when the driver sits in the driver's seat, or when the driver begins to speak, etc.
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary pictorial of the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 integrated into the vehicle.
- the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 in FIG. 3 is integrated into the vehicle's steering column as shown in FIG. 4.
- Prior art systems use a hand-held device that traditionally uses a tethered cord, so that the operator can blow into the device.
- the drawback of this prior art approach is that there is no mechanism to keep someone else from blowing into the alcohol detection system, such as the passenger or someone else sitting in the car. This allows the safe starting interlock to be bypassed and would allow the operator to drive the car regardless of breath alcohol content.
- the present invention has the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 mounted on the driver door and/or on the steering column, which makes it difficult for someone sitting in the passenger seat or in another location in the vehicle to interfere with the safe start mechanism.
- FIG. 6 is a detailed block diagram of the voice-activated vehicle start system 5. As shown in the diagram, the system 5 contains one or more cameras
- the controller 25 can run a facial recognition algorithm to determine if the person giving the voice command to start the car is sitting in the driver's seat and is the operator of the vehicle.
- the system 5 is able to determine if someone other than the driver is attempting to give the voice command and the breath sample. If the system 5 determines that someone other than the person sitting in the driver's seat is attempting to start the car, the prompt "vehicle disabled" is given. The system 5 may also prompt for the operator to provide a directed breath sample.
- FIG. 6 is the CAN interface 35 from the system 5 to the vehicle's CAN data.
- the vehicle data can be used to determine information about the driver and/or the passengers. For example, information about whether the passenger's airbag is active or not can be used to determine if a passenger is present. Also, status information about the seats, doors, windows, seatbelts, air conditioning, sunroof, etc. can be used to determine if the breath sample obtained while the operator is giving the "start car" command is valid.
- the controller 25 may communicate over CAN 35 with the vehicle's various automotive controllers to take actions such as turning off the car's air conditioner or disabling window roll- down during the vehicle starting process. If it is determined that the operator is not sitting in the driver's seat or gets out of the seat, the vehicle start process is aborted and in some cases, if the car is started, the ignition may be turned off.
- the voice-activated vehicle start system 5 also contains a wireless unit 85.
- the wireless unit 85 contains a cellular sub-unit that is cable of sending data and alerts over 3G or 4G LTE. If the implementation of the system 5 is in a school bus, and if the blood alcohol concentration threshold in FIG. 2 is reached, an alert may be sent out to the school bus management company, the school or the authorities (see FIG. 7). If the blood alcohol concentration threshold in FIG. 2 is the legal limit, an alert may be sent to the local police department. As can be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the alert may be accompanied by data, such as the operator's BRAC and/or blood alcohol concentration.
- the cellular sub-unit of wireless unit 85 may contain 5G or other state-of-the-art cellular radios.
- the cellular sub-unit of wireless unit 85 may also contain GPS, GNSS and/or GLONASS for vehicle location tracking and routing.
- the wireless unit 85 contains a wireless network modem so that the vehicle's data, BRAC
- measurements over time, blood alcohol concentration over time, vehicle tracking, vehicle data, video, etc. may be uploaded to network storage (e.g., "the cloud").
- network storage e.g., "the cloud”
- the stored information may be uploaded to the cloud for later analysis .
- a computer program for viewing the data may be used.
- the computer program may contain a graphical user interface to display the routes the vehicle has taken, real-time reports of the driver's, blood alcohol concentration, vehicle data, events and system diagnostics.
- FIG. 5 is an exemplary pictorial of a touch alcohol sensor unit 90 as seen from above the vehicle's center console 95 looking down.
- the system 5 utilizes the touch alcohol sensor unit 90 in addition to the one or more breath alcohol sensor unit 40. This can be helpful where breath alcohol sensor unit 40 yields inconclusive results, or where it is desired to confirm the results of breath alcohol sensor unit 40.
- the touch alcohol sensor unit 90 uses one or more lasers that are able to penetrate the skin of the operator's finger.
- the touch alcohol sensor unit 90 detects the returning light and able to sense the blood alcohol content using an infrared or near-infrared light. However, other spectroscopy methods using different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum could be used as well.
- touch alcohol sensor unit 90 is integrated into the vehicle's center console 95 .
- the driver enters the car, gives the voice command to
- the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 analyzes the breath of the driver to determine the blood alcohol concentration of the driver and, if the results of the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 are inconclusive, or if it is desired to confirm the results of breath alcohol sensor unit 40, the controller 25 instructs the driver to press the touch alcohol sensor unit 90, which then measures the blood alcohol concentration in the driver's blood. Depending on the results of the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 and touch alcohol sensor unit 90, controller 25 enables or disables the vehicle as appropriate. In another form of the invention, system 5 requires the use of both breath alcohol sensor unit 40 and touch alcohol sensor unit 90 in order to enable the vehicle.
- breath alcohol sensor unit 40 operates in "sniffer mode" to sense the blood alcohol content of the driver using the breath of the driver, and the driver is also required engage their finger with touch alcohol sensor unit 90.
- System 5 then enables the vehicle if the results of the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 and touch alcohol sensor unit 90 show a blood alcohol content that is below a
- the system 5 may also require the operator to press the brake first and then the touch alcohol sensor unit 90. It can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the brake and touch alcohol sensor unit 90 may be electrically coupled to complete a circuit when the operator's foot touches the brake and the operator's finger presses the touch alcohol sensor unit 90. Many methods could be used to complete the circuit such as DC, AC, RF or any other type of signal using point-to-point, electrode-to-electrode, capacitively-coupled, transmitter-receiver or any other topology. This method excludes the possibility of someone else other than the driver attempting to start the car. In one form of the invention, when the voice activated vehicle start system 5 receives the "start car" command and the alcohol detection system detects a blood alcohol concentration above a predetermined threshold, it allows the car to start.
- Touch alcohol sensor unit 90 may comprise any touch alcohol sensor unit capable of determining the blood alcohol content of the driver through touch contact by the finger of a driver.
- touch alcohol sensor unit 90 may comprise the touch alcohol sensor unit disclosed in (i) U.S. Patent Publication No. 2017/0050518, published 02/23/2017, by
- FIG. 7 shows an exemplary method of sending an alert when alcohol is detected by the system 5.
- the system 5 continues to monitor the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 after the voice activation system starts the car. This approach could be used to detect if the operator begins to drink after the car is started. In FIG. 7 a 0.02 BRAC threshold is used, however other values could be used as well.
- This method could be used for either the breath alcohol sensor unit 40 or the touch alcohol sensor unit 90.
- the touch alcohol sensor unit 90 shown in FIG. 5 is integrated into the vehicle steering wheel or throttle. This would allow the system 5 to continuously monitor the driver's hand for alcohol in FIG. 7.
- FIG. 8 is a flow diagram showing an exemplary scenario for controlling the operation of a vehicle using the system 5.
- FIG. 8 connects the teaching in this specification to a real-life scenario of a school bus driver operating under a zero- alcohol tolerance law.
- the driver if no alcohol is detected, the driver is able to put the bus in gear and operate the vehicle normally. However, if alcohol is detected, the driver is unable to put the bus in gear, thus disabling operation of the bus.
- authorities are notified with an alert containing information about the driver's blood alcohol concentration and the location of the bus. If children are present on the bus, the driver is able to adjust the cabin temperature to a safe and comfortable setting.
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