provided is an automotive key device connected, in the form of a holder, to a mechanism of opening or shutting an automotive door or merged with the mechanism of opening or shutting the automotive door. The automotive key device includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor having a first body signal electrode and a second body signal electrode and a contact terminal electrically connected to the ECG sensor. The contact terminal is configured to serve as a passage for electrical connection with devices within a vehicle. A steering wheel docking station and a system configured to include the steering wheel docking station and the automotive key device are also provided.

A highly safe vehicle control device is provided. The vehicle control device includes an operation unit, a light-emitting and light-receiving unit, and a control unit. The operation unit includes a steering wheel including a rim, a hub, and a spoke. The rim is connected to the hub through the spoke. The light-emitting and light-receiving unit is provided along a surface of the rim. The light-emitting and light-receiving unit includes a first light-emitting element and a first light-receiving element. The first light-emitting element has a function of emitting light with a first wavelength range. The first light-receiving element has a function of receiving the light with the first wavelength range and converting it into an electrical signal. The first light-emitting element and the first light-receiving element are arranged on the same plane. The light-emitting and light-receiving unit has a function of sequentially outputting received-light data to the control unit. The control unit has a function of obtaining biological information of a driver from a plurality of received-light data and executing processing corresponding to the biological information.

A health system for a work vehicle includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive a first sensor signal indicative of a body temperature of an operator positioned outside a cab of the work vehicle. The controller is also configured to determine whether the body temperature of the operator is above a threshold body temperature. Furthermore, the controller is configured to output a first control signal to an interlock system indicative of instructions to lock a door of the cab of the work vehicle in response to determining the body temperature of the operator is above the threshold body temperature.

A health advisory alert system for a vehicle is presented. A controller may determine whether a vehicle occupant is preparing to exit the vehicle. Upon determination that the vehicle occupant is preparing to exit the vehicle, the controller may determine a location of the vehicle, determine a health advisory metric based on the location of the vehicle, and determine whether personal protective equipment should be worn based on the health advisory metric. Upon determination that personal protective equipment should be worn, the controller may output a notification to the vehicle occupant indicating that personal protective equipment should be worn.

A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly receive crash indicia from a vehicle. The processor is also configured to access an occupant profile including medical data relating to an occupant of the vehicle, identify a public safety access point (PSAP), and send the medical data to the identified PSAP, in response to the crash indicia.

An electric wave type biosensor includes: an electromagnetic wave irradiation unit; and a reflected wave receiving unit which receives a reflected wave and obtains an I signal obtained by multiplying the irradiated electromagnetic wave signal and the received reflected signal, and a Q signal obtained by delaying the I signal only by a predetermined phase. The electric wave type biosensor further includes: a differentiation calculation unit which differentiates the I signal and the Q signal and calculates an I signal differential value and a Q signal differential value; and an angular velocity calculation unit which calculates an angular velocity of the I signal and the Q signal, based on the I signal and the Q signal and the I signal differential value and the Q signal differential value.

A sleep-monitoring cap includes interconnected electrodes embedded within a body of the sleep-monitoring cap. The interconnected electrodes are located at positions across a central transverse region, below and along a side of each eye, and on a rear mid-region of a person's head when wearing the sleep-monitoring cap. The sleep-monitoring cap includes a vibratory device embedded within the sleep-monitoring cap, wherein the vibratory device is connected to the interconnected electrodes. The sleep-monitoring cap includes processing circuitry embedded within the sleep-monitoring cap. The processing circuitry is configured to monitor, convert, process, and store brain wave activity retrieved by the interconnected electrodes from the person wearing the sleep-monitoring cap; determine whether the monitored brain wave activity includes low amplitude mixed-frequency waves and if so, activate the vibratory device; determine whether the monitored brain wave activity includes theta waves followed by vertex sharp waves and if so, activate the vibratory device.

Technologies and techniques for controlling modalities for vehicle navigation. A navigation system may be configured to transmit navigation data and communicate the navigation data in a vehicle using a plurality of modalities. One or more sensors provide data associated with at least one of (i) sensor data associated with a vehicle interior environment, (ii) sensor data associated with a physiological state of a driver, and/or (iii) driving condition data. A processor, may be configured to process at least one of the sensor data, driving condition data and/or navigation data to determine one or more modality values, wherein the processor is configured to activate and/or deactivate at least one of the plurality of modalities based on the one or more modality values.

The present disclosure provides systems and method for monitoring pilot biometrics via at least one biometric device incorporated in a pilot seat belt assembly. The at least one biometric device includes a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor system configured to measure biometrics continuously. The sensor system communicates biometrics corresponding to a medical emergency event to an aircraft interface device, which in turn communicates the biometrics to at least one of an aircraft communication system and an air traffic control system.

A system for displaying information indicative of driving conditions, to a driver, using a smart ring are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a smart ring with a ring band having a plurality of surfaces including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. The system further includes a processor, configured to obtain data from a communication module within the ring band, or from one or more sensors disposed within the ring band. The obtained data are representative of information indicative of one or more driving conditions to be displayed to the driver. The smart ring also includes a light emitting diode (LED) display disposed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces, and configured to present information indicative of the one or more driving conditions.