METHOD FOR THE PREVENTION OF MOTION SICKNESS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND SIGNALING POTENTIALLY SICKENING MOTIONS

摘要

A method for the prevention of motion sickness in occupants of a vehicle,wherein a motion sickness indicator is fitted in the vehicle, which indicatorindicates whether the vehicle motions experienced by the occupants during usecan cause motion sickness, wherein the information coming from the indicatoris fed back to a driver or a steering system of the vehicle, all this in sucha manner that the driver or steering system can adjust the steering of the carin such a manner that the sickening motions are minimized. Further more, theinvention relates to a motion sickness indicator suitable for a methodaccording to the invention, comprising a transducer for measuring a relevantparameter for motion sickness, evaluation means for comparing the measuredmotion parameter with empirical data concerning the sickening effect ofcomparable motion parameters, on the basis of which the sickening effect ofthe measured parameter can be estimated, and rendering means for presenting anoutcome obtained by means of the evaluation tools to the user in a suitablemanner.