Artificial Passenger 2
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
The Artificial Passenger (AP) is an artificial intelligence based companion that will be resident in software and chips embedded in the automobile dashboard. The heart of the system is a conversation planner that holds a profile of you, including details of your interests and profession. When activated, the AP uses the profile to cook up provocative questions such as “Who was the first person you dated?” via a speech generator and in-car speakers.
Studies of road safety found that human error was the sole cause in more than half of all accidents. One of the reasons why humans commit so many errors lies in the inherent limitation of human information processing. With the increase in popularity of Telematics services in cars (like navigation, cellular telephone, internet access) there is more information that drivers need to process and more devices that drivers need to control that might contribute to additional driving errors. This seminar is devoted to a discussion of these and other aspects of driver safety.
The natural dialog car system analyzes a driver’s answer and the contents of the answer together with his voice patterns to determine if he is alert while driving. The system warns the driver or changes the topic of conversation if the system determines that the driver is about to fall asleep. The system may also detect whether a driver is affected by alcohol or drugs.
A microphone picks up your answer and breaks it down into separate words with speech-recognition software. A camera built into the dashboard also tracks your lip movements to improve the accuracy of the speech recognition. A voice analyzer then looks for signs of tiredness by checking to see if the answer matches your profile. Slow responses and a lack of intonation are signs of fatigue. If you reply quickly and clearly, the system judges you to be alert and tells the conversation planner to continue the line of questioning. If your
INTRODUCTION
The Artificial Passenger (AP) is an artificial intelligence based companion that will be resident in software and chips embedded in the automobile dashboard. The heart of the system is a conversation planner that holds a profile of you, including details of your interests and profession. When activated, the AP uses the profile to cook up provocative questions such as “Who was the first person you dated?” via a speech generator and in-car speakers.
Studies of road safety found that human error was the sole cause in more than half of all accidents. One of the reasons why humans commit so many errors lies in the inherent limitation of human information processing. With the increase in popularity of Telematics services in cars (like navigation, cellular telephone, internet access) there is more information that drivers need to process and more devices that drivers need to control that might contribute to additional driving errors. This seminar is devoted to a discussion of these and other aspects of driver safety.
The natural dialog car system analyzes a driver’s answer and the contents of the answer together with his voice patterns to determine if he is alert while driving. The system warns the driver or changes the topic of conversation if the system determines that the driver is about to fall asleep. The system may also detect whether a driver is affected by alcohol or drugs.
A microphone picks up your answer and breaks it down into separate words with speech-recognition software. A camera built into the dashboard also tracks your lip movements to improve the accuracy of the speech recognition. A voice analyzer then looks for signs of tiredness by checking to see if the answer matches your profile. Slow responses and a lack of intonation are signs of fatigue. If you reply quickly and clearly, the system judges you to be alert and tells the conversation planner to continue the line of questioning. If your
Bibliography: 1. IBM Research Report on Artificial Passenger by Dimitri Kanevsky, Barbara Churchill, Alex Faisman, David Nahamoo, Roberto Sicconi at IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. 2. United State Patent 4093821 on Speech Analyser for analyzing Pitch or frequency perturbations in Individual Speech pattern to determine the Emotional state of person by John Decatur Williamson. 3. IBM’s Near Future Technologies for Telematics Report by Thomas J. Watson. 4. United State Patent 4203098 on Device for Preventing Dozing while Driving by Hrand M. Muncheryan. 5. United State Patent 5952928 on Driver Alertness Maintaining Device by Freddie L. Washington and Dian G. Washington. 6. United State Patent 6236968 on Sleep Prevention Dialog Based Car System by Dimitri Kanevsky. 7. IBM Research on WHAT 'S NEXT; A Passenger Whose Chatter Is Always Appreciated by Anne Eisenberg.