Description:FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 OF 1970)
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THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[See section 10, Rule 13]

TITLE OF INVENTION
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A RIDER OF A VEHICLE

APPLICANT
TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, an Indian company, having its address at “Chaitanya”, No.12 Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India

PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION
The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[001] The present invention relates to a system and a method for assisting a rider of a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for detecting and/or preventing accidents/collisions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[002] Protective head gears such as helmets have been used to protect a rider in case of accidents/collisions while riding a vehicle. Protective head gears have evolved over the years to assist a rider of the vehicle. In one example, the protective head gear is communicatively coupled with a personal digital assistant and/or vehicle to receive as well as transmit information such as not being limited to vehicle parameters, directions, warning signals, calls, multi-media messages and the likes. In another example, the head gears have been used to provide warning to the rider of the vehicle of the potential accident/collision. However, such head gears do not utilize real time data and/or advanced processing of input data to detect the potential accident/collisions. Owing to lack of real time data and/or advanced processing, detection of the hazardous events may not be accurate and false warnings may be generated which might distract and/or stress the rider while riding the vehicle, which is undesirable. To avoid distractions, there is also a possibility that the rider might not use such head gears while riding the vehicle, which is also undesirable. Further, owing to lack of real time data and/or advanced processing, actual hazardous events may not be detected which can lead to accidents/collisions, which is also highly undesirable.
[003] Further, head gears of the prior arts, only provide passive protection to the rider of the vehicle. In other words, head gears of the prior art do not anticipate criticality of the events and actively prevent an accident/collision such as, turning head or neck of the rider to prevent collision or to minimize the effects of the accidents/collisions.
[004] In view thereof, there is a need felt to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and provide a head gear which is capable of detecting and/or protecting the rider from hazardous events.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[005] In one aspect of the present invention, a system for assisting a rider of a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a head gear and a control unit. The head gear comprises one or more first devices. The one or more first devices are configured to detect and/or capture one or more events occurring in real time in an environment surrounding the vehicle. The control unit is communicatively coupled to the one or more first devices. The control unit is configured to receive information indicative of the one or more events. Upon receipt of the information indicative of the one or more events, the control unit is configured to process the information indicative of the one or more events in order to identify if one or more pre-defined conditions have been satisfied. Upon satisfaction of the one or more pre-defined conditions, the control unit is configured to categorize one or more events as hazardous events. Upon identification of the one or more events as hazardous events, the control unit is configured to identify a level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous events. The level of risk, for each identified hazardous event, is pre-defined in the system. Based on the identified level of risk, the control unit is configured to perform one or more pre-defined operations.
[006] In another aspect of the invention, a method for assisting a rider of the vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises a step of detecting and/or capturing one or more events occurring in real time in an environment surrounding the vehicle. The step of detecting one or more events occurring in real time environment is performed by one or more first devices provided in a head gear. The method further comprises a step of receiving information indicative of the one or more events. The step of receiving information indicative of the one or more events is performed by a control unit. The method further comprises a step of processing the information indictive of the one or more events to determine satisfaction of the one or more pre-defined conditions. The step of processing the information indictive of the one or more events is performed by the control unit. The method further comprises a step of categorizing the one or more events as hazardous events. The one or more events are categorized as hazardous events upon satisfaction of the one or more pre-defined conditions. The step of categorizing the one or more events as hazardous events is performed by the control unit. The method further comprises a step of identifying a level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous events. The step of identifying a level of risk is performed by the control unit. The method further comprises a step of performing one or more pre-defined operations based on the level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous events. The step of performing one or more pre-defined operations is performed by the control unit.
[007] In yet another aspect of the present invention, a head gear for assisting a rider of the vehicle is disclosed. The head gear comprises one or more first devices configured to detect and/or capture one or more events occurring in real time in an environment surrounding the vehicle. The one or more first devices are communicatively coupled to a control unit. The control unit is configured to receive information indicative of the one or more events. Upon receipt of the information indicative of the one or more events, the control unit is configured to process the information indicative of the one or more events in order to identify if one or more pre-defined condition have been satisfied. Upon satisfaction of the one or more pre-defined conditions, the control unit is configured to categorize one or more events as hazardous events. Upon identification of the one or more events as hazardous events, the control unit is configured to identify a level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous events. Based on the identified level of risk, the control unit is configured to perform one or more pre-defined operations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[008] Reference will be made to embodiments of the invention, examples of which may be illustrated in accompanying figures. These figures are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. Although the invention is generally described in context of these embodiments, it should be understood that it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to these particular embodiments.
Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for assisting a rider of a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method for assisting a rider of a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating a head gear for assisting a rider of a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[009] Various features and embodiments of the present invention here will be discernible from the following further description thereof, set out hereunder.
[010] Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system 100 for assisting a rider of a vehicle 10, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[011] For the purpose of the present invention, the term “vehicle” comprises a saddle type vehicle which requires a rider of the vehicle to wear protective head gear while riding the vehicle. The term “vehicle” includes bicycles, scooters and motorcycles. The term “vehicle” also includes electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and conventional internal combustion engine vehicles.
[012] As shown in Figure 1, the system 100 comprises a head gear 102 and a control unit 106. The head gear 102 is worn by the rider of the vehicle 10 while driving the vehicle. The head gear 102 comprises one or more first devices 104. The one or more first devices 104 are configured to detect and/or capture one or more events occurring in real time in an environment surrounding the vehicle. The one or more first devices 104 are communicatively coupled to the control unit 106. In one non-limiting example, the control unit 106 is provided in the head gear 102. In another non-limiting example, the control unit 106 is provided in the vehicle. In another non-limiting example, the control unit 106 is provided in a remote server. The control unit 106 is configured to receive information indicative of one or more events. Upon receipt of the information indicative of the one or more events, the control unit 106 is configured to process the information indicative of the one or more events. The control unit 106 processes the information to determine satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions stored in a storage unit communicatively coupled to the control unit 106. Upon satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions, the control unit 106 categorizes the one or more events as hazardous event. It is to be understood that upon non-satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions, the one or more events are categorized as non-hazardous events. Upon determination of the one or more events as hazardous events, the control unit 106 identifies a level of risk associated with each hazardous events and perform, based on the level of risk associated with each hazardous event, one or more pre-defined operations. It is to be understood that the level of risk, for each identified hazardous event, is pre-defined/pre-stored in the system 100.
[013] In an embodiment, the head gear 102 comprises a helmet. However, this should not be construed as limiting and other now known or later developed head gears used by the rider while riding the vehicle 10 are within the scope of the present invention.
[014] In an embodiment, the one or more first devices 104 comprises an image capturing unit, a video recording unit, a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensor, a Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) sensor and an ultrasonic sensor. However, this should not be considered as limiting and other now known or later developed sensors for detecting one or more events in the environment surrounding the vehicle 10 are well within the scope of the present invention.
[015] In an embodiment, the one or more events comprises: distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle, speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10, lane of the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10, state of a rider of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10, load on one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, state of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, age of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, load on one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, speed of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, state of a rider of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, age of a rider of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, load on one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, state of a rider of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, load on the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns, speed of the one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from the one or more blind turns, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more obstacles, dimensions of one or more obstacles, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more pedestrians, direction of movement of one or more pedestrians, lane of the one or more pedestrians, state of the one or more pedestrians, age of the one or more pedestrians and/or departure of the vehicle 10 from a lane. However, this list of events should not be construed as limiting. There can be numerous events which can be hazardous and various pre-defined conditions can be defined in the system 100 to identify such hazardous events.
[016] The one or more predefined conditions comprises: distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being less than a first pre-defined distance, speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being greater than a first pre-defined speed, lane of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being same as lane of the vehicle 10, state of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being less than a pre-defined age, load on the one or more first vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being less than a second pre-defined distance, lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being same as lane of the vehicle 10, speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being less than a second pre-defined speed, state of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being less than a pre-defined age, load on the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being greater than a pre-defined load, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 being less than a third pre-defined distance, lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 being same as lane of the vehicle, state of a rider of the one or more third vehicle being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of a rider of the one or more third vehicles being less than a pre-defined age, load on the one or more third vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load, speed of one or more third vehicle approaching the vehicle 10 being greater than a third pre-defined speed, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10 being less than a fourth pre-defined distance, state of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10 being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicle being less than a pre-defined age, load on the one or more fourth vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load, speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10 being greater than a fourth pre-defined speed, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns being less than a fifth pre-defined distance, speed of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns being greater than a fifth pre-defined speed, lane of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns being same as lane of the vehicle, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns being less than a sixth pre-defined distance, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more obstacles being less than a seventh pre-defined distance, dimensions of the one or more obstacles being greater than one or more pre-defined dimensions, direction of movement of pedestrian being towards the vehicle 10, lane of the one or more pedestrians being same as lane of the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more pedestrians being less than an eighth pre-defined distance, state of one or more pedestrians being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of the one or more pedestrians being less than a pre-defined state and/or departure of the vehicle 10 from one lane to another lane. However, this list of pre-defined events stored in in the system 100 should not be considered as limiting. As already stated, there can be numerous events which can be hazardous and various pre-defined conditions can be defined in the system 100 to identify such hazardous events. Also, parameters such as first pre-defined distance, second pre-defined distance, third pre-defined distance, fourth pre-defined distance, fifth pre-defined distance, sixth pre-defined distance, seventh pre-defined distance, eighth pre-defined distance, first pre-defined speed, second pre-defined speed, third pre-defined speed, fourth pre-defined speed, fifth pre-defined speed, pre-defined abnormal state, pre-defined age, pre-defined load, pre-defined dimensions of the obstacles are defined by the manufacturer of the system 100 keeping in consideration the best ways to avoid accidents/collisions.
[017] In one non-limiting example, the image capturing unit and/or the video recording unit captures the image of a rider approaching the vehicle 10. Upon processing of the information, it is found that the posture of the rider of the approaching vehicle is abnormal such gaze of the rider being not on the road, use of mobile phone by the rider, eyes of the rider being closed, upper body of the rider being turned towards the back of the vehicle etc. Based on the other parameters such as, not being limited to, speed, distance and lane of said approaching vehicle, the system 100 categorizes the event as hazardous if the speed of the approaching vehicle is greater than a pre-defined speed, distance of the approaching vehicle is less than a pre-defined distance and lane of the approaching vehicle being same as the lane of the vehicle 10 and perform a first set of pre-defined operations in case first level of risk is associated with said event and a second set of pre-defined operations in case second level of risk is associated with the event.
[018] In an embodiment, the level of risk can be a first level of risk and a second level of risk. This embodiment should not be construed as limiting. Different level of risks from low to high can be defined for different hazardous events. The first level of risk is a low or medium level of risk which can be avoided by alarming the rider of the vehicle 10. The second level of risk is high level of risk wherein preventive measures are taken by the system 100 to prevent accident/collision.
[019] A first set of pre-defined operation is performed on identification of the first level of risk and second set of pre-defined operations is performed on identification of the second level of risk. The first set of pre-defined operations comprises instructing an audio alert device 108 disposed in the head gear 102 to generate an audio alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events, instructing a visual alert device 110 disposed in the head gear 102 to generate a visual alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events and/or instructing a haptic alert device 112 disposed in the head gear 102 to generate a haptic alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events. In one non-limiting example, the audio alert can be generated by an audio alert device 108 including a buzzer or speaker. The visual alert can be displayed on visor of the head gear 102. The haptic alert can be provided by sending a vibration to front, back, or sides of the head, indicating to move forward, stop, or turn left or right. Also, in case the warning is ignored by the rider of the vehicle 10, level of risk is increased from the first level of risk to the second level of the risk.
[020] The second set of pre-defined operations comprises actuation of one or more actuating units 114 disposed in the head gear 102, activation of a braking device 116 for stopping the vehicle 10 and/or activation of a speed control device 118 to control speed of the vehicle. The one or more actuating units 114 is configured to change orientation of head and/or upper body of the rider to avoid accident/collision. The braking device 116 and the speed control device 118 of the vehicle 10 are in communication with the control unit. In one non-limiting example, the one or more actuating units 114 comprises electric motors, air jets, linear actuators and/or electroactive polymers. Electric motors can be used to move the head and upper body of rider in pre-defined different directions. They can be precise and fast, allowing for quick reactions to potential accidents/collisions. Small air jets can be embedded in the helmet and used to gently push the head and upper body of the rider of the vehicle 10 in different directions. Air jets can be less intrusive than motors and may provide a more comfortable user experience. Linear actuators can be used to push or pull the head and upper body of the rider of the vehicle 10 in different directions. Linear actuators can be precise and strong, making them suitable for heavier riders or more extreme manoeuvres. Electroactive polymers can change their shape or size when an electric field is applied. Electroactive polymers can be used to create small, lightweight actuators that can move the head and upper body of the rider of the vehicle 10 in different directions. Factors such as weight, power consumption, and noise may also influence the choice of the one or more actuating units 114. The actuating units 114 are designed and tested to ensure safety and reliability for use in the head gear 102, which can be a challenging environment due to the limited space and potential for impacts.
[021] The specific position of actuating units 114 in the head gear 102 may be such that the actuators could be placed in the lower back or neck area of the helmet to adjust position of the rider in response to potential accident/collision. For example, a set of air jets or pneumatic cylinders may be positioned in the lower back area of the helmet to inflate or deflate airbags that would push the upper body of the rider of the vehicle 10 forward or backward. Alternatively, a set of motors or linear actuators could be placed in the neck area of the helmet to adjust the rider's head position and center of gravity. It is to be understood that the position of actuators are carefully considered to ensure safety and comfort of the rider of the vehicle. The size and weight of the actuators should be minimal to avoid interfering with the movement of the rider and to prevent the head gear 102 from becoming too heavy or bulky.
[022] In an embodiment, the head gear 102 comprises one or more second devices 120. The one or more second devices 120 are configured to provide an augmented reality (AR) display in a visor of the head gear 102 for providing a virtual map of the travelling route, information on potential hazardous events and/or turn by turn directions to reach a destination.
[023] In an embodiment, the information indicative of the one or more events is processed by machine learning algorithms such as, not being limited to, artificial neural networks, decision trees, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms and/or Kalman filters. It is to be understood that one or more machine learning algorithms may be provided in the system 100.
[024] Artificial neural network is a type of machine learning algorithm that can be trained to detect patterns and make predictions based on information indicative of the one or more events. Artificial neural network can be used to detect potential hazards and decide on one or more pre-defined operations to prevent the accident/collisions.
[025] Decision trees are a type of algorithm that uses a tree-like model of decisions and their possible consequences to make predictions. Decision trees can be used to process the information indicative of the one or more events to evaluate the severity of a potential accident/collision and decide on one or more pre-defined operations to prevent the accident/collisions.
[026] Fuzzy logic is a type of algorithm that can handle imprecise or uncertain information. Fuzzy logics can be used to evaluate level of risk posed by a potential accident/collision and decide on one or more pre-defined operations to prevent the accident/collisions.
[027] Genetic algorithms are a type of optimization algorithm that mimic the process of natural selection. Genetic algorithms can be used process the information indicative of the one or more events and generate a set of potential responses and select one that is most likely to prevent accident/collision.
[028] Kalman filters are a type of algorithm that can estimate a state of a system based on noisy sensor data. Kalman filters can be used to track the movement of different vehicles (following vehicles, preceding vehicles, approaching vehicles) and predict future trajectories of such vehicle to prevent potential accidents/collisions. In a scenario of absence of data or inaccurate date, there is sensitization of the data done before processing using a Kalman Filter (pre-processing) to avoid false negatives. To avoid false negatives, inputs may be received by the control unit 106 from multiple sources such as cloud server to authenticate the events detected/captured by the one or more first devices 104. In one non-limiting example, the data received from the cloud server will be infrastructure based data.
[029] However, use of said machine learning algorithms should not be construed as limiting and now known or later developed machine learning algorithms which can be used to process the information indicative of one or more events to identify a hazardous event, a level of risk associated with the hazardous event and perform one or more pre-defined operations based on the associated level of risk are within the scope of the present invention.
[030] In an embodiment, the control unit 106 is further configured to provide feedback to the rider as to what action is being taken by the system 100 to avoid the accident/collision. This feedback could be visual or auditory, such as a message displayed in the visor of the head gear 102 or an audible warning. Also, the rider of the vehicle 10 may also be given an option to allow or disallow the system 100 to take preventive measures.
[031] In an embodiment, the control unit 106 is coupled to the personal digital assistant of the owner of the vehicle. The personal digital assistant could be utilized for autonomous driving so that owner of the vehicle 10 can control or monitor the driving pattern of the rider of the vehicle 10 through mobile alerts.
[032] Figure 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method 200 for assisting a rider of a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[033] At step 201, the method 200 comprises a step of detecting one or more events occurring in real time in an environment surrounding the vehicle. The step of detecting is performed by one or more first devices 104 provided in a hear gear. In one non-limiting example, the head gear 102 is a helmet, However, this example should not be construed as limiting and other now known or later developed head gears are within the scope of the present invention. In another non-limiting example, the one or more first devices 104 includes image capturing unit, video recording unit, a LIDAR sensor, a RADAR sensor and an ultrasonic sensor.
[034] At step 202, the method 200 comprises receiving information indicative of the one or more events to determine satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions. The step 202 of receiving information is performed by a control unit 106. The control unit 106 is communicatively coupled to the one or more first devices 104. In one non-limiting example, the control unit 106 is provided in the head gear 102. In another non-limiting example, the control unit 106is provided in the vehicle. In another non-limiting example, the control unit 106 is provided in a remote server.
[035] At step 203, the method 200 comprises processing the information indicative of the one or more events to determine satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions. The step 203 of processing the information is performed by the control unit 106.
[036] At step 204, the method 200 comprises categorizing the one or more events as hazardous event upon satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions. Upon nonsatisfaction of the one or more pre-defined conditions, the one or more events are categorized as non-hazardous events. The step 204 of categorizing the one or more events is performed by the control unit 106.
[037] At step 205, the method 200 comprises identifying a level of risk associated with one or more hazardous events. The step 205 of identifying the level of risk is performed by the control unit 106. In one non-limiting example, the level of risk can be a first level of risk and a second level of risk. The first level of risk is generally a low or medium level of risk wherein only alert is generated to warn the rider of a potential collision/accident. The second level of risk is generally a high level of risk wherein the preventive measures are taken by the system 100 to prevent accident/collision.
[038] At step 206, the method 200 comprises performing one or more predefined operations based on the level of risk associated with the one or more events. In one non-limiting example, the step of performing comprises performing the first set of predefined operations on identification of the first level of risk and the performing the second set of operations on identification of the second level of risk.
[039] The step 206 of performing the first set of pre-defined operations comprises a step of instructing an audio alert device 108 to generate an audio alert, a visual alert device 110 to generate a visual alert and/or a haptic alert to generate a haptic to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events. The audio alert device 108, visual alert device 110 and haptic alert device 112 are disposed in the head gear 102. The step of performing the first set of pre-defined operations is performed by the control unit 106. In one non-limiting example, the audio alert can be generated by an audio alert device 108 including a buzzer or speaker. The visual alert can be displayed on visor of the head gear 102. The haptic alert can be provided by sending a vibration to front, back, or sides of the head, indicating to move forward, stop, or turn left or right. Also, in case the warning is ignored by the rider of the vehicle, level of risk is increased from the first level of risk to the second level of the risk.
[040] The step of performing the second set of pre-defined operations comprises a step of actuating one or more actuating units 114, activating a braking device 116 and/or activating a speed control device 118. The one or more actuating units 114 are disposed in the head gear 102. In one non-limiting example, the one or more actuating units 114 comprises one or more electric motors, one or more air jets, one or more linear actuators and one or more electroactive polymers. The one or braking device 116 and one or more speed control device 118 are disposed in the vehicle. The one or more actuating units 114 are configured to change orientation of head and/or upper body of the rider to avoid collision. The braking device 116 is configured for stopping the vehicle. The speed control device 118 is to control the speed of the vehicle 10. In other words, the speed of the vehicle 10 can be set to a pre-defined value.
[041] In an embodiment, the one or more events comprises: distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle, speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10, lane of the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10, state of a rider of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10, load on one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, state of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, age of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, load on one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, speed of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, state of a rider of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, age of a rider of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, load on one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, state of a rider of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, load on the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns, speed of the one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from the one or more blind turns, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more obstacles, dimensions of one or more obstacles, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more pedestrians, direction of movement of one or more pedestrians, lane of the one or more pedestrians, state of the one or more pedestrians, age of the one or more pedestrians and/or departure of the vehicle 10 from a lane. However, this list of events should not be construed as limiting. There can be numerous events which can be hazardous and various pre-defined conditions can be defined in the system 100 to identify such hazardous events.
[042] The one or more predefined conditions comprises: distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being less than a first pre-defined distance, speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being greater than a first pre-defined speed, lane of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being same as lane of the vehicle 10, state of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle 10 being less than a pre-defined age, load on the one or more first vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being less than a second pre-defined distance, lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being same as lane of the vehicle 10, speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being less than a second pre-defined speed, state of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being less than a pre-defined age, load on the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle 10 being greater than a pre-defined load, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 being less than a third pre-defined distance, lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 being same as lane of the vehicle, state of a rider of the one or more third vehicle being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of a rider of the one or more third vehicles being less than a pre-defined age, load on the one or more third vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load, speed of one or more third vehicle approaching the vehicle 10 being greater than a third pre-defined speed, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10 being less than a fourth pre-defined distance, state of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10 being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicle being less than a pre-defined age, load on the one or more fourth vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load, speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle 10 being greater than a fourth pre-defined speed, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns being less than a fifth pre-defined distance, speed of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns being greater than a fifth pre-defined speed, lane of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns being same as lane of the vehicle, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more blind turns being less than a sixth pre-defined distance, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more obstacles being less than a seventh pre-defined distance, dimensions of the one or more obstacles being greater than one or more pre-defined dimensions, direction of movement of pedestrian being towards the vehicle 10, lane of the one or more pedestrians being same as lane of the vehicle 10, distance of the vehicle 10 from one or more pedestrians being less than an eighth pre-defined distance, state of one or more pedestrians being a pre-defined abnormal state, age of the one or more pedestrians being less than a pre-defined state and/or departure of the vehicle 10 from one lane to another lane. However, this list of pre-defined events stored in in the system 100 should not be considered as limiting. As already stated, there can be numerous events which can be hazardous and various pre-defined conditions can be defined in the system 100 to identify such hazardous events. Also, parameters such as first pre-defined distance, second pre-defined distance, third pre-defined distance, fourth pre-defined distance, fifth pre-defined distance, sixth pre-defined distance, seventh pre-defined distance, eighth pre-defined distance, first pre-defined speed, second pre-defined speed, third pre-defined speed, fourth pre-defined speed, fifth pre-defined speed, pre-defined abnormal state, pre-defined age, pre-defined load, pre-defined dimensions of the obstacles are defined by the manufacturer of the system 100 keeping in consideration the best ways to avoid accidents/collisions.
[043] In a non-limiting working example, the vehicle 10 is running at a speed of 50 km/hour. The one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects a following vehicle having a speed greater than a pre-defined speed, say 100 km/hour. The one or more first devices 104 further detects that the following vehicle is in the same lane as the vehicle 10 and the gaze of the rider of the following vehicle is not on the road but on his or her mobile phone. The system 100 processes the information and categorizes the event as hazardous event. In a first scenario, when the distance of the vehicle 10 from the following vehicle is equal to or more than a pre-defined safe overtaking distance, the system 100 assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous event, warns the rider of an unsafe approaching vehicle and provide a list of possible measures such as departure to a safe lane to avoid the accident/collision. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear or on the speedometer of the vehicle. In a second scenario, when no measure is taken by the rider of the vehicle to avoid the accident/collision and/or the distance of the vehicle 10 from the following vehicle is less than a pre-defined safe overtaking distance, the system 100 assigns a second level of risk to the detected hazardous event, determines a point of impact and actuate one or more actuating units to turn head, neck and/or back of the rider to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision.
[044] In a non-limiting working example, the vehicle 10 is running at a speed of 50 km/hour. The one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects a preceding vehicle in the same lane as the vehicle 10. On application of a sudden brake by the preceding vehicle, the system processes the information and categorizes the event as a hazardous event. In a first scenario, when the distance of the vehicle 10 from the preceding vehicle is equal to or more than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous event, warns the rider of an unsafe preceding vehicle and provide a list of possible measures such as departure to a safe lane, decrease in the speed of the vehicle or application of brake to avoid the accident/collision. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear or speedometer of the vehicle 10. In the second scenario, when no measure is taken by the rider of the vehicle 10 to avoid the accident/collision and/or the distance of the vehicle 10 from the preceding vehicle is less than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 actuates the emergency braking device 116 of the vehicle 10 in order to avoid accident/collision. The system 100 may also determine a point of impact and actuates one or more actuating units to turn head, neck and/or back of the rider to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision.
[045] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects an approaching vehicle in the same lane as the vehicle 10. The system 100 processes the information and categorizes the event as hazardous event. In a first scenario, when the distance of the vehicle 10 from the approaching vehicle is equal to or more than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous event and warns the rider of an unsafe approaching vehicle and provide a list of possible measures such as departure to a safe lane or decrease in the speed of the vehicle to avoid collision. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear 102. In a second scenario, when no measure is taken by the rider of the vehicle 10 to avoid the accident/collision and the distance of the vehicle 10 from the approaching vehicle is less than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 actuates the emergency braking device 116 of the vehicle 10 to stop the vehicle 10 to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision. The system 100 may also determine a point of impact and actuates one or more actuating units to turn head, neck and/or back of the rider to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision.
[046] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects a vehicle in the blind spot of the vehicle 10. The system processes the information and categorizes the event as hazardous event. In a first scenario, when there is a safe distance between both the vehicles and the probability of accident/collision is less, the system 100 assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous event, warns the rider of a vehicle in the blind spot and provide a list of possible measures such as decrease in the speed of the vehicle, providing indicator before turning the vehicle 10 to avoid accident/collision etc. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear 102. In the second instance, when no measure is taken by the rider of the vehicle 10 to avoid the accident/collision and the probability of accident/collision with the vehicle in the blind spot is high, say during a turn, the system 100 activates the emergency braking device 116 of the vehicle 10 to avoid the collision. The system 100 may also determine a point of impact and actuates one or more actuating units 114 to turn head, neck and/or back of the rider to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision.
[047] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects an approaching vehicle from a blind turn which is in the same lane as the vehicle 10. The system 100 processes the information and categorizes the event as hazardous event. In a first scenario, when the distance of the vehicle 10 from the approaching vehicle is equal to or more than a pre-defined safe distance, the system assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous events, warns the rider of an unsafe approaching vehicle from a blind turn and provide a list of possible measures such as departure to a safe lane or decrease in the speed of the vehicle 10 to avoid accident/collision. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear 102. In a second scenario, when no measure is taken by the rider of the vehicle 10 to avoid the accident/collision and the distance of the vehicle 10 from the approaching vehicle is less than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 actuates the emergency braking device 116 of the vehicle 10 to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision. The system 100 may also determine a point of impact and actuates one or more actuating units 114 to turn head, neck and/or back of the rider to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision.
[048] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects a sudden obstacle on the road such as an animal running from a side of the road. The system processes the information and categorizes the event as hazardous event. In a first scenario, when the distance of the vehicle 10 from the obstacle is equal to or more than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous event and warns the rider of the sudden obstacle and provide a list of possible measures such as decrease in the speed of the vehicle 10 or application of brakes to avoid collision. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear 102. In a second scenario, when no measure is taken by the rider of the vehicle 10 to avoid the accident/collision and the distance of the vehicle 10 from the obstacle is less than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 actuates the braking device 116 of the vehicle 10 to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision. The system 100 may also determine a point of impact and actuates one or more actuating units 116 to turn head, neck and/or back of the rider to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision.
[049] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects a pedestrian who is in the same lane as the vehicle 10. The system 100 processes the information and categorizes the event as hazardous event. In a first scenario, when the distance of the vehicle 10 from the pedestrian is equal to or more than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous event, warns the rider of an unsafe approaching vehicle from the blind turn and provide a list of possible measures such as departure to a safe lane or decrease in the speed of the vehicle to avoid collision. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear 102. In a second scenario, when no measure is taken by the rider of the vehicle 10 to avoid the accident/collision and the distance of the vehicle 10 from the approaching vehicle is less than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 actuates the braking device 116 of the vehicle 10 to avoid the accident/collision. The system 100 may also determine a point of impact and actuates one or more actuating units to turn head, neck and/or back of the rider to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision.
[050] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects an overloaded vehicle in front of the vehicle 10 or in a lane adjacent to the lane of the vehicle 10. The system 100 processes the information and categorizes the event as hazardous event. In a first scenario, when the distance of the vehicle 10 from the overloaded vehicle is equal to or more than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous event, warns the rider of overloaded vehicle and provide a list of possible measures such as departure to a safe lane or decrease in the speed of the vehicle to avoid accident/collision. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear 102. In a second scenario, when no measure is taken by the rider of the vehicle to avoid the accident/collision and/or the distance of the vehicle from the overloaded vehicle is less than a pre-defined safe distance, the system 100 actuates the speed control device of the vehicle to control the speed of the vehicle or activate the braking device 116 of the vehicle 10 avoid the collision. The system 100 may also determine a point of impact and actuates one or more actuating units 116 to turn head, neck and/or back of the rider to avoid the collision or minimize injuries in case of an accident/collision.
[051] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects a preceding vehicle and/or a following vehicle in the same lane as the vehicle 10. The system further detects the age of the rider of the following vehicle and/or preceding vehicle to be less than a pre-defined age. The system assigns a first level of risk to the hazardous event, warns the rider of an unsafe preceding vehicle and/or following vehicle and provide a list of possible measures such as departure to a safe lane, decrease in the speed of the vehicle to avoid the accident/collision. The warning can be audio, visual or haptic. The list of possible measures to avoid the accident/collision can be provided on the visor of the head gear.
[052] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects a preceding vehicle, approaching vehicle and/or a following vehicle having a speed greater than a pre-defined safe speed. The system further detects the preceding vehicle, approaching vehicle and/or a following vehicle to be in a lane different from the lane of the vehicle 10. The system processes the information and categorizes the event as non-hazardous event and does not take any action on this event. In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 in the head gear 102 detects an obstacle on the road such as a pit. The system processes the detected dimensions of the obstacle and determines that the pre-defined dimensions of the pit will not pose a safety hazard to the vehicle 10 and categorizes the event as non-hazardous event. No action is taken by the system on such non-hazardous event.
[053] In a non-limiting working example, the one or more first devices 104 detects a pedestrian on the road. However, the pedestrian has crossed the lane on which the vehicle is riding. The system processes the real time data in the environment and determine the possibility of the pedestrian returning to the lane on which the vehicle 10 is travelling. In case such possibility is null, the system categorizes the event as non-hazardous event and does not perform any action.
[054] However, this list of examples should not be construed as limiting. There can be numerous combinations of one or more pre-defined conditions which can render a detected event to be hazardous or non-hazardous.
[055] Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating a head gear 102 for assisting a rider of a vehicle 10, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[056] As shown, the head gear 102 comprises one or more first devices 104. The one or more first devices 104 are communicatively coupled to a control unit 106. In one non-limiting example, as shown in the Figure 3, the control unit 106is disposed in the head gear 102. However, this example should not be construed as limiting and the control unit 106 may be provided in a vehicle 10 or a remote server. The working on the control unit 106 has been discussed in detail in Figure 1 and Figure 2. Although not necessary, the head gear 102 may further comprise one or more audio alert devices 108, visual alert devices 110 and/or haptic alert devices 112 and/or actuating units 114. The audio alert device 108 generates an audio alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events and may include a buzzer and/or a speaker. The visual alert device 110 generates a visual alert which is displayed on the visor of the head gear 102 to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events. The haptic alert device 112 generates a haptic alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events. The haptic alert is provided by sending a vibration to front, back, or sides of the head, indicating to move forward, stop, or turn left or right. The one or more actuating units 114 is configured to change orientation of head and/or upper body of the rider to avoid collision. In one non-limiting example, the one or more actuating units 114 comprises electric motors, air jets, linear actuators and/or electroactive polymers.
[057] It is to be understood that typical hardware configuration of the control unit 106 disclosed in the present invention can include a set of instructions that can be executed to cause the control unit 106 to perform the above-disclosed method.
[058] The control unit 106 may include a processor which may be a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or both. The processor may be one or more general processors, digital signal processors, application specific integrated circuits, field programmable gate arrays, servers, networks, digital circuits, analog circuits, combinations thereof, or other now known or later developed devices for analysing and processing data. The processor may implement software programs as mentioned in preceding paragraphs.
[059] The storage unit of the control unit 106 may include a memory. The memory may be a main memory, a static memory, or a dynamic memory. The memory may include, but is not limited to computer readable storage media such as various types of volatile and non-volatile storage media, including but not limited to random access memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable read-only memory, flash memory, magnetic tape or disk, optical media and the like. The memory is operable to store instructions executable by the processor. The functions, acts or tasks illustrated in the figures or described may be performed by the programmed processor executing the instructions stored in the memory.
[060] The control unit 106 may also include a disk or optical drive unit. The disk drive unit may include a computer-readable medium in which one or more softwares can be embedded. Further, the instructions may embody one or more of the methods or logic as described. In a particular example, the instructions may reside completely, or at least partially, within the memory or within the processor during execution by the control unit 106. The memory and the processor also may include computer-readable media as discussed above. The present invention contemplates a computer-readable medium that includes instructions or receives and executes instructions responsive to a propagated signal so that a device connected to a network can communicate data over the network. Further, the instructions may be transmitted or received over the network. The network includes wireless networks, Ethernet AVB networks, or combinations thereof. The wireless network may be a cellular telephone network. Further, the network may be a public network, such as the Internet, a private network, such as an intranet, or combinations thereof, and may utilize a variety of networking protocols now available or later developed.
[061] The control unit 106 accepts incoming content and send content to connected components via a communication channel such as Controller Area Network (CAN), Local Interconnect Network (LIN) and Bluetooth.
[062] The claimed features/method steps of the present invention as discussed above are not routine, conventional, or well understood in the art, as the claimed features/steps enable the following solutions to the existing problems in conventional technologies. Specifically, the present invention provides an improved system and method including a head gear for assisting a rider of the vehicle.
[063] In the present invention, the head gear is capable of detecting one or more events in the environment surrounding the vehicle and warn/protect a rider of the vehicle in case the detected/captured event is a hazardous event. The present invention is innovative and potentially lifesaving for riders of the saddle type vehicles. The innovation and safety features increase the performance, safety as well as market attractiveness of the present invention.
[064] In the present invention, as high level of safety is provided, the rider of the vehicle 10 can drive with comfort and delight.
[065] In the present invention, the head gear is provided with one or more actuating units which can move the head and body of the rider of the vehicle in different directions to save the rider of the vehicle from accident/collisions.
[066] In the present invention, the head gear /control unit are communicatively coupled to the vehicle. The head gear /control unit controls the braking device and the speed control device of the vehicle to prevent accident/collision. This will lead to enhanced safety of the rider of the vehicle.
[067] In the present invention, the control unit is coupled to the personal digital assistant of the owner of the vehicle. The personal digital assistant could be utilized for autonomous driving so that owner of the vehicle can control or monitor the driving pattern of the rider of the vehicle through mobile alerts.
[068] While the present invention has been described with respect to certain embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modification may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

Reference Numerals
10-vehicle
100-system
102-head gear
104- first devices
106- control unit
108-audio alert device
110-visual alert device
112- haptic alert device
114- actuating units
116- braking device
118- speed control device
120- second devices
, Claims:WE CLAIM:

1. A system (100) for assisting a rider of a vehicle (10), the system (100) comprising:
- a head gear (102) comprising one or more first devices (104), the one or more first devices (104) configured to perform at least one of: detect one or more events occurring in real time in an environment surrounding the vehicle (10); and
capture one or more events occurring in real time in the environment surrounding the vehicle (10); and
- a control unit (106) communicatively coupled to the one or more first devices (104), the control unit (106) configured to:
receive information indicative of the one or more events;
process the information indicative of the one or more events to determine satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions;
categorize, upon satisfaction of the one or more pre-defined conditions, the one or more events as hazardous events;
identify a level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous events;
perform, based on the level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous event, one more pre-defined operations.

2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head gear (102) comprises a helmet.

3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more first devices(104) comprise at least one of: an image capturing unit, a video recording unit, a LIDAR sensor, a RADAR sensor and an ultrasonic sensor.

4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more events comprises at least one of:
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
load on one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
load on one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
load on the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
load on the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns;
speed of the one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from the one or more blind turns;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more obstacles;
dimensions of one or more obstacles;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more pedestrians;
direction of movement of one or more pedestrians;
state of one or more pedestrians;
lane of one or more pedestrians;
age of the one or more pedestrians; and
departure of the vehicle (10) from a lane.

5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the one or more pre-defined conditions comprise at least one of:
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being less than a first pre-defined distance;
speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being greater than a first pre-defined speed;
lane of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
state of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more first vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a second pre-defined distance;
lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being same as lane of the vehicle;
speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a second pre-defined speed;
state of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being greater than a pre-defined load;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being less than a third pre-defined distance;
lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of the one or more third vehicles being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more third vehicles being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more third vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
speed of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being greater than a third pre-defined speed;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being less than a fourth pre-defined distance;
state of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicle in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more fourth vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being greater than a fourth pre-defined speed;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being less than a fifth pre-defined distance;
speed of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being greater than a fifth pre-defined speed;
lane of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being same as lane of the vehicle;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being less than a sixth pre-defined distance;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more obstacles being less than a seventh pre-defined distance;
dimensions of the one or more obstacles being greater than one or more pre-defined dimensions;
direction of movement of pedestrian being towards the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more pedestrians being same as lane of the vehicle;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more pedestrians being less than an eight pre-defined distance;
state of one or more pedestrian being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of the one or more pedestrians being less than a pre-defined age; and
departure of the vehicle (10) from one lane to another lane.

6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the level of risk being one of: a first level of risk and a second level of risk.

7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein first set of pre-defined operation being performed on identification of the first level of risk and second set of pre-defined operations being performed on identification of the second level of risk.

8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first set of pre-defined operations comprises at least one of: instructing an audio alert device (108) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate an audio alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events; instructing a visual alert device (110) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate a visual alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events; and instructing a haptic alert device (112) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate a haptic alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events.

9. The system (100) as claimed in claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the second set of pre-defined operations comprises at least one of:
actuation of one or more actuating units (114) disposed in the head gear (102), the one or more actuating units (114) being configured to change orientation of at least one of: head and upper body of the rider to avoid collision;
activation of a braking device (116) for stopping the vehicle (10), the braking device (116) being disposed in the vehicle (10) and in communication with the control unit (106); and
activation of a speed control device (118) to control speed of the vehicle (10), the speed control device (118) being disposed in the vehicle (10) and in communication with the control unit (106).

10. The system (100) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the one or more actuating units (114) comprises at least one of: electric motors, air jets, linear actuators and electroactive polymers.

11. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head gear (102) comprises one or more second devices (120), the one or more second devices (120) configured to provide an augmented reality (AR) display in a visor of the head gear (102) for providing at least one of: a virtual map of a route, information on potential hazardous events and turn-by-turn directions to reach a destination.

12. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit (106) is provided in one of: the head gear (102), the vehicle (10) or a remote server.

13. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information indicative of the one or more events being processed by at least one of: artificial neural networks, decision trees, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms and Kalman filters.

14. A method (200) for assisting a rider of a vehicle (10), the method (200) comprising:
detecting (201), by one or more first devices (104) provided in a head gear (102), one or more events occurring in real time in an environment surrounding the vehicle (10);
receiving (202), by a control unit (106) communicatively coupled to the one or more first devices (104), information indicative of the one or more events;
processing (203), by the control unit (106), the information indicative of the one or more events to determine satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions;
categorizing (204), by the control unit (106), upon satisfaction of the one or more pre-defined conditions, the one or more events as hazardous events;
identifying (205), by the control unit (106), a level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous events; and
performing (206), by the control unit (106), based on the level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous event, one more pre-defined operations.

15. The method (200) as claimed in claim 14, wherein the one or more events comprises at least one of:
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
load on one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
load on one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
load on the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
load on the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns;
speed of the one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from the one or more blind turns;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more obstacles;
dimensions of one or more obstacles;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more pedestrians;
direction of movement of one or more pedestrians;
state of one or more pedestrians;
lane of one or more pedestrians;
age of the one or more pedestrians; and
departure of the vehicle (10) from a lane.

16. The method (200) as claimed in claim 15, wherein the one or more pre-defined conditions comprise at least one of:
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being less than a first pre-defined distance;
speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being greater than a first pre-defined speed;
lane of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being same as lane of the vehicle;
state of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more first vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a second pre-defined distance;
lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a second pre-defined speed;
state of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being greater than a pre-defined load;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being less than a third pre-defined distance;
lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of the one or more third vehicles being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more third vehicles being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more third vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
speed of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being greater than a third pre-defined speed;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being less than a fourth pre-defined distance;
state of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicle in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more fourth vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being greater than a fourth pre-defined speed;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being less than a fifth pre-defined distance;
speed of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being greater than a fifth pre-defined speed;
lane of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being less than a sixth pre-defined distance;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more obstacles being less than a seventh pre-defined distance;
dimensions of the one or more obstacles being greater than one or more pre-defined dimensions;
direction of movement of pedestrian being towards the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more pedestrians being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more pedestrians being less than an eight pre-defined distance;
state of one or more pedestrian being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of the one or more pedestrians being less than a pre-defined age; and
departure of the vehicle (10) from one lane to another lane.

17. The method (200) as claimed in claim 14, wherein the level of risk being one of: a first level of risk and a second level of risk.

18. The method (200) as claimed in claim 17, wherein first set of pre-defined operations being performed on identification of the first level of risk and second set of pre-defined operations being performed on identification of the second level of risk.

19. The method (200) as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of performing the first set of pre-defined operations comprises:
instructing, by the control unit (106), an audio alert device (108) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate an audio alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events;
instructing, by the control unit (106), a visual alert device (110) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate a visual alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events; and
instructing, by the control unit (106), a haptic alert device (112) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate a haptic alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events.

20. The method (200) as claimed in claim 18 or claim 19, wherein the step of performing second set of pre-defined operations comprises:
actuating, by the control unit (106), one or more actuating units (114) disposed in the head gear (102), the one or more actuating units (114) being configured to change orientation of at least one of: head and upper body of the rider to avoid collision;
activating, by the control unit (106), a braking device (116) for stopping the vehicle (10), the braking device (116) being disposed in the vehicle (10) and in communication with the control unit (106); and
activating, by the control unit (106), a speed control device (118) to control the speed of the vehicle (10), the speed control device (118) being disposed in the vehicle (10) and in communication with the control unit (106).

21. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the one or more actuating units (114) comprises at least one of: one or more electric motors, one or more air jets, one or more linear actuators and one or more electroactive polymers.

22. A head gear (102) for assisting a rider of the vehicle (10), the head gear (102) comprising: one or more first devices (104) configured to perform at least one of: detect one or more events occurring in real time in an environment surrounding the vehicle (10); and capture one or more events occurring in real time in the environment surrounding the vehicle (10); the one or more first devices (104) being communicatively coupled to a control unit (106) configured to: receive information indicative of the one or more events; process the information indicative of the one or more events to determine satisfaction of one or more pre-defined conditions; categorize, upon satisfaction of the one or more pre-defined conditions, the one or more events as hazardous events; identify a level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous events; and perform, based on the level of risk associated with the one or more hazardous event, one more pre-defined operations.

23. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 22, wherein the head gear (102) being a helmet.

24. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 22, wherein the control unit (106) being provided in one of: the head gear (102), the vehicle (10) or a remote server.

25. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 22, wherein the one or more first devices(104) comprise at least one of: an image capturing unit, a video recording unit, a LIDAR sensor, a RADAR sensor and an ultrasonic sensor.

26. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 22, wherein the one or more events comprises at least one of:
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
load on one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
load on one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
load on the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
state of a rider of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
load on the one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns;
speed of the one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from the one or more blind turns;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more obstacles;
dimensions of one or more obstacles;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more pedestrians;
direction of movement of one or more pedestrians;
state of one or more pedestrians;
lane of one or more pedestrians;
age of the one or more pedestrians; and
departure of the vehicle (10) from a lane.

27. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 26, wherein the one or more pre-defined conditions comprise at least one of:
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being less than a first pre-defined distance;
speed of one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being greater than a first pre-defined speed;
lane of one or more first vehicle following the vehicle (10) being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
state of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider riding the one or more first vehicles following the vehicle (10) being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more first vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a second pre-defined distance;
lane of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
speed of one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a second pre-defined speed;
state of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more second vehicles preceding the vehicle (10) being greater than a pre-defined load;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being less than a third pre-defined distance;
lane of the one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being same as lane of the vehicle;
state of a rider of the one or more third vehicles being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more third vehicles being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more third vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
speed of one or more third vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) being greater than a third pre-defined speed;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being less than a fourth pre-defined distance;
state of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicle in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of a rider of the one or more fourth vehicles being less than a pre-defined age;
load on the one or more fourth vehicles being greater than a pre-defined load;
speed of one or more fourth vehicles in one or more blind spots of the rider of the vehicle (10) being greater than a fourth pre-defined speed;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being less than a fifth pre-defined distance;
speed of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being greater than a fifth pre-defined speed;
lane of one or more fifth vehicles approaching the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being same as lane of the vehicle (10);
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more blind turns being less than a sixth pre-defined distance;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more obstacles being less than a seventh pre-defined distance;
dimensions of the one or more obstacles being greater than one or more pre-defined dimensions;
direction of movement of pedestrian being towards the vehicle (10);
lane of the one or more pedestrians being same as lane of the vehicle;
distance of the vehicle (10) from one or more pedestrians being less than an eight pre-defined distance;
state of one or more pedestrian being a pre-defined abnormal state;
age of the one or more pedestrians being less than a pre-defined age; and
departure of the vehicle (10) from one lane to another lane.

28. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 22, wherein the level of risk being one of: a first level of risk and a second level of risk.

29. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 28, wherein first set of pre-defined operations being performed on identification of the first level of risk and second set of pre-defined operations being performed on identification of the second level of risk.

30. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 29, wherein the first set of pre-defined operations comprises at least one of: instructing an audio alert device (108) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate an audio alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events; instructing a visual alert device (110) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate a visual alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events; and instructing a haptic alert device (112) disposed in the head gear (102) to generate a haptic alert to alert the rider of the one or more hazardous events.

31. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 29 or claim 30, wherein the second set of pre-defined operations comprises at least one of:
actuation of one or more actuating units (114) disposed on the head gear (102), the one or more actuating units (114) being configured to change orientation of at least one of: head and upper body of the rider to avoid collision;
activation of a braking device (116) for stopping the vehicle (10), the braking device (116) being in communication with the control unit (106); and
activation of a speed control device (118) to control speed of the vehicle (10), the speed control device (118) being in communication with the control unit (106).

32. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 31, wherein the one or more actuating units (114) comprises at least one of: electric motors, air jets, linear actuators and electroactive polymers.

33. The head gear (102) as claimed in claim 22, wherein the head gear (102) comprises one or more second devices (120), the one or more second devices (120) configured to provide an augmented reality (AR) display in a visor of the head gear (102) for providing at least one of: a virtual map of a route, information on potential hazardous events and turn-by-turn directions to reach a destination.

Dated this 18th day of May 2023

TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
By their Agent & Attorney

(Nikhil Ranjan)
of Khaitan & Co
Reg No IN/PA-1471