DRIVSCO learns driver behaviour

A computer system that allows vehicles to learn from the behaviour of drivers at the wheel could help detect unusual behaviour and prevent accidents.

The system, called DRIVSCO, was developed by researchers from six European countries.

Their concept gives cars the ability to obtain a behaviour pattern of the driver as he or she faces a curve or approaches an intersection, pedestrian or another vehicle.

For example, during night driving, if the vehicle system detects a deviation in the way a driver faces a curve, it will interpret it is due to the lack of visibility and then generate signals of alarm to warn the driver.

DRIVSCO works using a system of artificial vision developed on a single chip by researchers at the University of Granada. The device receives input pictures and produces a first 'interpretation of the scenario' by combining information on depth (using 3D vision), local movement and image lines.

According to its developers, DRIVSCO can be assembled for various types of vehicles. The team has also developed DRIVSCO with reconfigurable hardware so that it can adapt itself to a variety of field applications.