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Driver Drowsiness Monitoring and Warning

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PRINCIPLE

Driver Drowsiness Monitoring and Warning systems can detect the driver's drowsiness in several ways:

  • by tracking
    • driver's facial features
    • movements of hands and feet
    • movements of feet
  • by analysing
    • eye-closures and head pose
  • by tracking
    • changes in heartbeat

EXPLANATION

This information - or the combination of several factors - is continuously analysed and the driver is alerted if drowsiness or distraction is detected.

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