Project Stay Alert

Author

Jeevagan, Nayan ; Santosh, Pallavi ; Berlia, Rishabh ; Kandoi, Shubham

Author_Institution

Dept. of Instrum. Technol., R.V. Coll. of Eng., Bangalore, India

fYear

2014

fDate

10-13 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

711

Lastpage

715

Abstract

Project Stay Alert involves a system of integrated devices to determine the sleepiness level of a driver and alert him if required. The system employs behavioral, physiological and vehicle based methods to determine if a driver is alert or not. The first device is a headband that monitors the blink rate of the driver, also the accelerometer on it checks if the driver´s head is swaying unnaturally. The second device is located at the accelerator pedal. It monitors the pressure on the pedal. The third device is located on the steering wheel and constantly monitors the pressure of the driver´s hand on the wheel. All three devices work simultaneously and in conjunction with each other to alert a driver if he is found to be sleepy.

Keywords

accelerometers; electromyography; level measurement; pressure measurement; pressure sensors; steering systems; wheels; EMG sensor; accelerator pedal; accelerometer; behavioral vehicle based method; blink rate monitoring; integrated device; physiological vehicle based method; pressure monitoring; project stay alert; sleepiness level determination; steering wheel; Accelerometers; Electromyography; Monitoring; Sensor systems; Vehicles; Wheels; EMG sensors; alarm devices; alert systems; drowsy driving;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970361

Filename

6970361